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Blame Bats, not Bullpen for Yankees Struggles

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

You can add the bullpen to the Yankees’ growing list of problems. Until recently, the relief corps had probably been the most reliable part of the team, but after three consecutive losses in which the Yankees succumbed late in the game, Joe Girardi can’t take anything for granted. Yankees Winning Percentage with Late Leads, 1996-2014 […]

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Phil Hughes Exorcises Bronx Demons, Validates 2014 Rebound

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on June 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

It wasn’t the best start of Phil Hughes’ career, but it probably was one of the most satisfying. Not only did the Twins’ right hander shut down his former team, but he did so at Yankee Stadium, which had become a house of horrors for Hughes over the past few seasons. Phil Hughes Road/Home Splits, […]

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Red Sox Stumble in Title Defense; Can They Recover Like 1953 Yankees?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on May 28, 2014 | 1 Comment »

Defending a World Series title isn’t always easy. The 2014 Boston Red Sox can attest. Last year’s World Series victors just completed a 10-game skid, becoming only the fifth defending champion to post a double-digit losing streak. Can they recover in their title defense? The track record of teams with such a long stretch of […]

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Chicago Isn’t Yankees’ Kind of Town; Bombers Blowing Cold in the Windy City

Posted in Baseball on May 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Chicago is a favorite destination for most visiting players, but for three seasons, the city of broad shoulders has treated the New York Yankees rather rudely. The Bronx Bombers have not celebrated a victory at U.S. Cellular field since 2011, when Ivan Nova notched his 10th win of the season and Hector Noesi, last night’s […]

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Does Yankees Offense Deserve Girardi’s Vote of Confidence?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 23, 2014 | 4 Comments »

Because of injuries, the Yankees’ pitching staff has been widely regarded as the area in most need of improvement. And yet, even with three starters currently on the DL and no timetable for their return, the rotation has more than held its own. However, the same can’t be said about the offense. After last night’s […]

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Debutants Have a Ball at Subway Series

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Prospects, Yankee History, Yankees on May 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Chase Whitley vs. Jacob deGrom? Maybe, in Durham, North Carolina for the 2014 Triple-A All Star Game, but certainly not New York City during the Subway Series. Guess again. Thanks to their early season success and a spate of injuries suffered by the Yankees and Mets, the two young right handers were diverted from Tobacco […]

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Are the Yankees Full of Shift?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

What you think of the Yankees’ pitching staff probably depends on the statistic used for evaluation. By traditional measures, the Bronx Bombers’ pitchers are decidedly mediocre, while more advanced metrics place them among the best in the league. What explains this divergence? And what does the variance portend? In terms of runs allowed per game, […]

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