It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that baseball players are an inflationary commodity (click here for a yearly progression of highest paid players), but for those who need proof, baseball-reference.com has significantly bolstered its salary database with the addition of information from Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse. Dr. Haupert obtained his data by [...]
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The Historical Cost of Baseball Greatness; BR.com Adds Gold Mine of Salary Data
Posted in All Star Game, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, Yankees, tagged Babe Ruth on December 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Appeasing Aggrieved Fan Bases with All Star Olive Branches (and Video)
Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Humor, Mets, MLB, Video, Yankees, tagged Don Mattingly, HR Derby, Kansas City Royals, R.A. Dickey on July 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Some Yankees’ fans have been slow to forgive the rude way in which All Star second baseman Robinson Cano was treated by their Kansas City counterparts, who were unhappy that the Bronx Bombers’ second baseman did not pick hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the HR Derby. However, I’d like to extend an olive branch to the long suffering [...]
Yankees All Stars Haven’t Always Shined: Historical Look at Bronx Bomber Performances in the Midseason Classic
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, All Star Game, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on July 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In addition to defending his homerun derby crown tonight, Robinson Cano will lead a contingent of four Yankees in tomorrow’s All Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Although that total is half the amount of Bronx Bombers selected to the previous two Midseason Classics, the Yankees will have three starters for the first [...]
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