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Garret Anderson Retires Atop Angels’ Leader Board; A Look at Other Franchise All-Time Hits Leaders

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

During his prime years, Garret Anderson was one of the first battleground players in the war between traditional statistics and sabermetrics. In 2000 and 2001, for example, Anderson wowed traditionalists by belting around 30 homers and knocking in 120 RBIs, but more advanced metrics like WAR and OPS+ valued the Angels’ outfielder at just a […]

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Mind Games: Harvey Dorfman’s Impact on the Mental State of Baseball

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »

“Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical,” Yogi Berra once observed. Although that confusing statement usually draws a chuckle when repeated, those who play the game understand exactly what it means. More than any other major team sport, baseball is a game played as much with the mind as the muscle. Not only […]

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Who’s a Bum? Remembering the Duke on His Own Terms

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Duke Snider’s Hall of Fame baseball career is ably defined by the statistics he compiled. However, it is his position as an ironic focal point in literature and song that have made his legacy even more enduring. The book, of course, is Roger Kahn’s “The Boys of Summer”, which is more a story about the individuals on […]

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Like Father, Like Son: Hank’s Comments Hark Back to the Boss, but Harmless Nature Makes Them No Cause for Concern

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Proving that he is indeed a chip off the old block, Hank Steinbrenner stopped by the Yankees’ Spring Training camp in Tampa and immediately made his presence known. Speaking to an assembled pack of reporters, the elder Steinbrother sounded off on a variety of topics, including the Yankees’ growing revenue sharing bill as well as […]

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Long Lost Video of Reagan and Rose Found!

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , on February 21, 2011 | 33 Comments »

To celebrate President’s Day, The Captain’s Blog dug deep into its dusty archives to uncover one of the most highly sought after video clips dealing with baseball and the U.S. Presidency. The elusive footage, which features Pete Rose and President Reagan, had escaped capture on the internet until today, so sit back and enjoy this […]

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Can Lightning Strike Twice? Joba, Yankees Can Learn A Lot from Ron Guidry

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 18, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Once upon a time, the Yankees had a promising young pitching prospect who was inexplicably converted into a late inning reliever. After a couple of seasons of disappointing results, however, many within the organization, not to mention the media and fans, began to question his mental makeup and body size. Eventually, there were indications that the […]

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It Happens Every Spring: A 110-Year Retrospective of Yankees Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on February 16, 2011 | 8 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts). For 16 years, Tampa has been the Yankees’ spring training home, but it still seems like just yesterday when the team’s camp was located down the coast in Ft. Lauderdale. I am sure most fans who grew up in the […]

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