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Lengthy Debate: Evaluating Baseball’s Longest and Most Lucrative Contracts

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Yankees on December 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Before the ink had tried on Troy Tulowitzki’s 10-year, $157.8 million contract extension, several pundits questioned the wisdom of the Rockies’ decision to enter into such a long-term pact, especially after the team’s experience with Mike Hampton and Todd Helton (the fallacy of the later suggestion is displayed below). For some reason, it seems as […]

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Tulowitzki Signs Extension While Hero Jeter Still Waits for His

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Rumors, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »

While the Yankees continue to bicker with their legendary shortstop, the Colorado Rockies have taken a dramatic step to lock up a player who they think will become one. Yankees’ fans probably first took notice of Troy Tulowitzki back in June 2007, when he went 5-12 in the Rockies’ three game sweep of the Bronx […]

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Awkward to All Star: Yankees’ Swing Man McDougald Dead at 82

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The Yankee family has lost yet another member in 2010 with the passing of Gil McDougald at the age of 82.  McDougald, whose 10-year Yankee career included five world championships and eight pennants, was best know for his versatility, a […]

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Giving Thanks, Yankee Style

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Culture, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, Thanksgiving in Yankeeland usually meant waiting around to see if George Steinbrenner was going to make a managerial change. Like a conflicted hunter standing over the neck of his Thanksgiving Turkey with an axe, the Yankees’ owner would often take all winter to make a final decision. Perhaps the […]

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Yankees’ Arbitration History, or Why Rick Cerrone Was Ungrateful and Don Mattingly Couldn’t Play Little Jack Armstrong

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , , on November 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Last night was the deadline for major league teams to offer salary arbitration to their ranked (type-A and type-B) free agents, and a surprising 35 of the 64 eligible players were extended the invitation. The most active teams were the Rays and Blue Jays, who respectively offered seven and four players arbitration. With draft picks […]

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All That Glitters Isn’t Silver: MVPs Who Failed to Win a Silver Slugger

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , , , on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Joey Votto was named the 2010 NL MVP with a commanding 31 of 32 first place votes. Finishing a distant second was Albert Pujols, who in addition to winning three MVPs has also been the runner up four times. Votto’s selection over Pujols is perfectly justifiable, but it is interesting to note that it was […]

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Mets Turn to Collins for Shake Up; Fiery Manager Almost Made Debut in the Bronx 20 Years Ago

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, Rumors, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After a nearly two-month search, the Mets are poised to name Terry Collins as their next manager, according to several media reports. The hiring of Collins, who served as Mets’ minor league coordinator in 2010,  really shouldn’t come as a surprise considering his recent connection to both the organization and new vice president of player development and […]

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