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Yankees Not Yet Ready to Reap a Prospect Bounty, According to Keith Law

Posted in Baseball, Mets, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Red Sox, Yankees on January 28, 2015 | 1 Comment »

ESPN prospect guru Keith Law thinks the Yankees’ farm system is “trending up”, but still not ready to be cultivated. Thanks to a strong 2013 draft and aggressive foray into the international market, Law was more optimistic about the Bronx Bombers’ stockpile of prospects, but still ranked the team’s minor league system toward the bottom third […]

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Yankees Put Losing Stamp on (Potential) Winning Season

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on September 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

It’s official. With today’s loss, the Yankees will be heading home in October. However, 2014 hasn’t been a complete loss, at least not from a historical perspective. With one victory in the team’s final four games, the Bronx Bombers will secure a winning season for 22nd consecutive year. Longest Consecutive Winning Season Streaks, By Franchise […]

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A’s Struggles Could Lead to Rare Postseason Without Major’s Best Team

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Oakland Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees on September 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Oakland Athletics have underachieved all season. Even when they were playing well, the A’s winning percentage lagged their run expectancy by a historic margin. In mid-June, the deficit was the largest in the modern era, suggesting that, even though Oakland had the best record in the major leagues, the best was yet to come. […]

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World Series or Bust for Roller Coaster Red Sox

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Red Sox, World Series on August 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

For the second time in three years, the Red Sox have waived the white flag at the trade deadline, which wouldn’t be remarkable if they hadn’t captured a checkered flag in between. In a season already marred by historic failure from a defending champion, by selling off its team, Boston is now all but assured […]

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Yankees Deadline Deals Could Look Better in 2015

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Red Sox, Roster Analysis, Yankees on August 1, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Brian Cashman had a pretty good July. Without sacrificing the future, he was able to add four players who, at the very least, should allow the Yankees to remain near the pennant race, if not in it. Of course, considering the season’s late stage, and the consolidation of talent among the American League’s elite, these reinforcements could […]

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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 »

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 […]

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Save the Tar and Feathers; Apology Should Come from MLB, Not Yankees or Pineda

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Red Sox, Rulebook, Yankees on April 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Michael Pineda put himself and the Yankees in a sticky situation when he took the mound in the second inning of last night’s game wearing a very noticeable swath of pine tar on his neck. The glistening goop was so noticeable, the big right hander would have been better off stealing the pine tar rag […]

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