Defending a World Series title isn’t always easy. The 2014 Boston Red Sox can attest. Last year’s World Series victors just completed a 10-game skid, becoming only the fifth defending champion to post a double-digit losing streak. Can they recover in their title defense? The track record of teams with such a long stretch of […]
Archive for May, 2014
Red Sox Stumble in Title Defense; Can They Recover Like 1953 Yankees?
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on May 28, 2014 | 1 Comment »
Chicago Isn’t Yankees’ Kind of Town; Bombers Blowing Cold in the Windy City
Posted in Baseball on May 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Chicago is a favorite destination for most visiting players, but for three seasons, the city of broad shoulders has treated the New York Yankees rather rudely. The Bronx Bombers have not celebrated a victory at U.S. Cellular field since 2011, when Ivan Nova notched his 10th win of the season and Hector Noesi, last night’s […]
Does Yankees Offense Deserve Girardi’s Vote of Confidence?
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 23, 2014 | 4 Comments »
Because of injuries, the Yankees’ pitching staff has been widely regarded as the area in most need of improvement. And yet, even with three starters currently on the DL and no timetable for their return, the rotation has more than held its own. However, the same can’t be said about the offense. After last night’s […]
Debutants Have a Ball at Subway Series
Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Prospects, Yankee History, Yankees on May 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Chase Whitley vs. Jacob deGrom? Maybe, in Durham, North Carolina for the 2014 Triple-A All Star Game, but certainly not New York City during the Subway Series. Guess again. Thanks to their early season success and a spate of injuries suffered by the Yankees and Mets, the two young right handers were diverted from Tobacco […]
Are the Yankees Full of Shift?
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
What you think of the Yankees’ pitching staff probably depends on the statistic used for evaluation. By traditional measures, the Bronx Bombers’ pitchers are decidedly mediocre, while more advanced metrics place them among the best in the league. What explains this divergence? And what does the variance portend? In terms of runs allowed per game, […]
Can a Little Bit of Luck Go a Long Way? Run Differential Puts Yankees Behind Historical Eight Ball
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis on May 5, 2014 | 1 Comment »
The Yankees have one of the worst run differentials in the major leagues, but still sit atop their division after 30 games. This unique juxtaposition is the result of some good luck and a very mediocre A.L. East. Can the Yankees count on these trends continuing throughout the year, or, will the division turn itself […]
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