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Has the Walk Off Become Cliché?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on September 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) On Thursday afternoon, Manny Machado’s bloop single, which landed just under the outstretched glove of Matt Joyce, gave the Orioles a 3-2 walk-off victory in the 13th inning. After the winning run crossed the plate, the entire Baltimore team mobbed the 19-year old rookie, whose clutch hit […]

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Comparing Pitchers, Hitters to Play for Both the Twins and Yankees

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

In terms of championships, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals have been the two most successful franchises in the World Series era. However, they haven’t shared many of the same players. Since 1903, when the Baltimore Orioles moved to New York and became the Highlanders (the original name of the Yankees), only 145 players […]

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600 Is Thome’s Coming Out Party

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on August 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Twenty years ago, the Yankees and Indians endured miserable seasons that ranked among the worst in each franchise’s respective history (sixth lowest winning percentage for New York and second lowest for Cleveland). However, on October 4, three games before the merciful end of a forgettable season, the two teams participated in a memorable moment that […]

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Easy as 123? Liriano No-Hits ChiSox, but Pitch Count Could Be Cause for Concern

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Only days before Francisco Liriano pitched a no-hitter against the White Sox, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire admitted that the team was “talking about [its] options” with the struggling left hander. Presumably, last night’s performance put an end to that discussion. At the risk of throwing cold water on what is a remarkable accomplishment under any […]

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Game 6 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Twins vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Francisco Liriano PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 18 0.375 0.444 0.625 1 3 Nick Swisher RF 21 0.250 0.286 0.350 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 21 0.200 0.238 0.400 1 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 16 0.091 0.375 0.091 0 1 Robinson Cano 2B 17 0.313 0.353 0.375 0 1 Jorge […]

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Girardi’s Early Hook Leads to Extra Inning Loss

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees let a victory slip away when an ill-advised slide by Nick Swisher allowed the Twins to tie the game in the eighth, but the real slip up was committed by Joe Girardi before the inning even started. For most of the game, the Yankees seemed on their way to an easy 4-0 victory. […]

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Game 4 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Twins vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Scott Baker PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 8 0.571 0.625 1.000 1 1 Derek Jeter SS 16 0.286 0.375 0.429 0 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 13 0.462 0.462 0.769 1 3 Alex Rodriguez 3B 14 0.231 0.286 0.231 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 12 0.333 0.333 0.583 0 1 Nick […]

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