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Show Me the Money: A Chronological History of Baseball’s Best Paid Players

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

(The following was originally published at Bronx Banter) Alex Rodriguez stood alone as baseball’s only $200 million man for a decade, but now he has company. In the last six weeks, the fraternity has tripled with the addition of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. However, Arod still remains firmly planted atop baseball’s all-time salary totem [...]

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No, No, Frazee: A Look Back at the Reaction Following Babe Ruth’s Sale to the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Day will break and I’m gonna wake; and start to bake a sugar cake;for you to take for all the boys to see. – Lyrics from Tea for Two, from the Broadway musical, No, No, Nanette During the first week of January in 1920, Yankees’ manager Miller Huggins hopped on a train and made the [...]

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Flip Flop Lineup: Is Teixeira Passing the Torch to Cano?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Even though most studies suggest that incremental changes in batting order position have minimal impact on run production, each slot still carries a certain connotation. Leadoff is usually reserved for a player with speed, while cleanup is the domain of a slugger. The third position, however, is the slot usually reserved for a team’s best [...]

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Walk-Off Caught Stealing by Granderson Harks Back to Babe Ruth and the 1926 World Series

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) Bobby Abreu’s game winning home run off Mariano Rivera was shocking for two reasons. Not only has the great Rivera been seldomly beaten by the long ball (64 surrendered since 1995), but Abreu entered the game with only four round trippers [...]

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Memorial Day a Time to Remember the Forgettable End to Babe Ruth’s Career

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankees, tagged , on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

On May 30, 1935, the greatest career in the history of major league baseball came to an end.  It was Memorial Day in Philadelphia, but there were no fireworks to bid farewell, just a weak ground ball to Phillies’ first baseman Dolph Camilli and a mournful walk back to the dugout.  The immortal Babe Ruth was [...]

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April 26 Marks Starting Point of Maris’ Run at Ruth, but Journey Really Began Several Months Before the Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris’ record setting 61 homeruns in 1961, The Captain’s Blog will be tracking his pursuit of Babe Ruth by listing each home run in the sidebar on the anniversary of the day on which it was hit. Details about each blast will be provided along with a [...]

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Solving Another Baseball “Movie Mystery”: What Game Did Harold Lloyd Film for his 1928 Classic “Speedy”?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Movies, Nostalgia, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Larry Granillo’s (Baseball Prospectus and Wezen-Ball) recent forensic investigation into Ferris Buehler’s whereabouts on his now infamous day off made for one of the more creative and entertaining blog posts in quite some time. For those who missed the piece, Granillo attempted (and succeeded) to determine the date of the game that Buehler attended with [...]

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