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AL Cy Young Voting Only a Minor Skirmish in Stats War

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , , on November 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The American League Cy Young race was seen by many as a battleground between modern sabremetrics and old fashioned statistical analysis. As a result, the “controversial” selection of Felix Hernandez was heralded in some corners as the dawning of an age of enlightenment, while in others it was viewed as a turn to the “dark side”. […]

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Expanded Playoffs Could Be a Battle Worth Losing for “Purists”

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on November 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »

The word out of the General Managers meetings in Orlando is the plan to expand the major league baseball playoffs to 10 teams is moving full speed ahead. According to numerous reports, Commissioner Bud Selig, who has been pushing the proposal with a heavy hand, intends to finalize a recommendation after convening his special committee at the winter […]

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Baseball Infamy: John Dillinger – From the Bushes to Robbing Banks

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Crime, Culture, tagged on November 17, 2010 | 9 Comments »

(This is the beginning of a series on infamous or controversial historical figures who also had a notable association with baseball. For the second installment on Billy Sunday, click here, and for the third installment on Marty Bergen, click here.) When the notorious bandit Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, legend has it that he matter-of-factly replied, […]

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Leading by Example: Picking an All-Time Team of All Star Managers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on November 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

After losing out to Mike Quade in his bid to become manager of the Chicago Cubs, Hall of Famer and team icon Ryne Sandberg has left the organization to pursue a managerial opportunity with the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Sandberg’s transfer is an ironic kind of homecoming. In one of the worst deals […]

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Yanks Strike Gold; Tie Franchise Record With Three Gold Glovers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The 2010 American League Gold Glove awards were announced today and a record three Yankees took home the hardware. Although not the trophy they were hoping to possess, Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter both added another Gold Glove to their mantle, while Robinson Cano earned the honor for the first time. Although the selection of Cano […]

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Hall Ballot Reunites Enemies Turned Friends; Reinsdorf to Vote on Boss’ Candidacy

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Hall of Fame’s inaugural “Expansion ERA” ballot has been released and the Yankees are well represented. Ron Guidry, Billy Martin and Tommy John are all eligible for consideration, but the headliner is George M. Steinbrenner III. When the new “veteran’s committee” process was announced back in July, I suggested that the revised rules seemed intended […]

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Renteria Joins List of Unlikely World Series MVPs, Then the Unemployment Line

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When the Giants announced that they would not be picking up Edgar Renteria’s $9.5 million option for 2011, he became the second consecutive World Series MVP to find himself looking for work in the offseason. Although Renteria’s postseason heroics definitely put the Giants in an awkward position, the decision to cut him loose was really […]

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