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It’s Time for MLB to Fully Embrace Social Media

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Culture, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Among baseball teams, the Cleveland Indians have been at the forefront in embracing social media. Instead of taking a combative position toward platforms like blogs, Facebook and Twitter, the Indians have actually gone out of their way to not only encourage, but support them. It’s time for the rest of baseball to follow their lead. […]

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Sour Note from the SweetSpot: Neyer’s Reign at ESPN Ends; Helped Lead the Way for Many Bloggers

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, tagged , on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One of the first lessons learned by a journalist is to never bury the lead. In his latest SweetSpot blog post about Bo Jackson, longtime ESPN.com analyst and godfather to a generation of baseball bloggers did just that (and so have I). The real news in Neyer’s post was the announcement that he is leaving […]

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Business as Unusual: Yanks’ Decision to Spend Over GM’s Head Is Not a Cause for Concern

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Rafael Soriano may not be asked to save many games for the Yankees, but at the press conference announcing his signing, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman was forced to save face. The biggest news from yesterday’s media gathering was not the player being introduced, but the back story behind his acquisition. As has now been widely […]

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Pinch Blogging at TheYankeeU

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Media, MLB, NFL on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier today, the Captain’s Blog was invited by TheYankeeU to address some of the issues involved with comparing MLB and NFL TV ratings. If you haven’t checked it out already, by all means head on over. And, while you’re there, be sure to enjoy all of the other great work being done over at TYU.

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Deja Vu All Over Again; Yanks Hope for Repeat of 1958, but Past Has Already Been Revisited

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Media, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The 1958 Yankees are enjoying a bit of a revival thanks to their status as the franchise’s only team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a seven game postseason series. At the Pinstriped Bible, Steve Goldman took a look at how Casey Stengel guided his team back from the brink of elimination, while TYU examined […]

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Football Getting a Pass on Concussions

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, NFL on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin was hit in the chest by a splintered maple bat back in late September, many in the media and blogosphere reacted with outrage. The question most asked was something along the lines of how could the selfish owners and disinterested players sacrifice safety for economics? Apparently, those sounding off had […]

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Print the Legend: Have Rangers’ Starters Been Throwing More Pitches?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Media, MLB, Statistical Analysis on October 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Ever since the Texas Rangers hired Nolan Ryan to serve as team President back in February 2008, the former Hall of Famer has made numerous headlines speaking out against pitch counts (here, here and here, for example). Ryan’s disdain for such limitations is only natural. After all, the ageless right handed fire baller threw over 5,300 innings in […]

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