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Yankees Lose Their Oriole Way: BR.com Removes Baltimore Years From Franchise History

Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Yankee History, Yankees on July 23, 2014 | 1 Comment »

It’s been a rough year for the Yankees. First they lose four-fifths of their opening day starting rotation to injury, and now the first two years of the franchise’s existence have been erased from the team’s record book at baseball-reference.com. Before Monday, baseball-reference.com had recognized the 1901-1902 Baltimore Orioles as the predecessors of the current […]

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Yankees Showing Age Up the Middle

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2014 | 2 Comments »

When the home plate umpire yells play ball this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, history will be made in the Bronx. With Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki penciled into the lineup, the Yankees will become the first team to start a 40-year old at short stop and centerfield in the same game (during at least the […]

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Like Birds of a Feather, Yankees, Orioles Flock Together

Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Yankees on June 27, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Following a mutual off day, the Orioles rank one game ahead of the Yankees in the A.L. East. The season doesn’t end in June, but if it did, Baltimore would be listed above New York in the standings for the first time since 1997. And, if the Orioles do outlast the Yankees, it will represent […]

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No Defense for Yankees Fielding Woes

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, MLB, Yankees on June 25, 2014 | 2 Comments »

The best defense may be a good offense, but, as it turns out, the worst defense is even better, at least for teams playing the Yankees. Repeatedly throughout the season, the Yankees’ defense has proven to be a greater threat than opposing batters, and never was that more on display than last night in Toronto. There’s no […]

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Beltran Blast Brings Bombers Back from Brink, Joins Legacy of Two-Out Heroes in Yankee History

Posted in Arod, Baseball, Don Mattingly, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on June 21, 2014 | 5 Comments »

Carlos Beltran is officially a Yankee. An extraordinarily clutch hit has become a rite of passage for newcomers to the Bronx, and, with last night’s walk off home run against Baltimore, Beltran finally earned his pinstripes…in a big way. Not only did the struggling switch hitter rescue the Yankees from a frustrating loss, but he […]

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Yankees Reap What Gardner Sows

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on June 20, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees made several questionable decisions during the offseason. Signing Brett Gardner to a contract extension wasn’t one of them. At the time, locking the speedy outfielder up for four additional years seemed like a low risk move, but with Gardner emerging as the Yankees’ best position player, the long-term deal looks better and better […]

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Oakland Earning Straight A’s, but Are They Being Graded on a Curve?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Oakland Athletics on June 12, 2014 | 2 Comments »

There’s a wolf in Bud Selig’s hen house of parity. It just happens to be wearing sheep’s clothing. With a winning percentage of only .600, and a roster lacking many household names, the Oakland Athletics don’t exactly resemble a juggernaut. However, in complete defiance of league-wide mediocrity, or perhaps because of it, the A’s are […]

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