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Yankees Offensive Struggles Come Home to Roost

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on September 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Playing .500 on the road while cleaning up at home has long been a prescription for success in baseball. No wonder the 2014 Yankees have been such a failure.  With only 10 home games remaining, the Bronx Bombers are at the threshold of their first losing season at Yankee Stadium since 1991, and the offense […]

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Catchers, Runners No Longer Safe At Home as MLB Tweaks Collision Rule

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rulebook, Yankees on September 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

If Stephen Drew’s attempt to score the tying run in last night’s game had taken place on Monday, the Yankees and Rays might still be playing. However, a memo issued by MLB executive vice president Joe Torre earlier in the day altered the enforcement of baseball’s controversial rule 7:13 (see below for full rule text) […]

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Baseball’s Never-Ending Road to Ruin

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on September 5, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Baseball is ruined! Again. According to a recent article in The Atlantic, the culprit this time around is Pitch f/x, a “simple technology” that inadvertently wrecked the game by encouraging umpires to call a more accurate strike zone. Who knew adhering to the rule book could prove so detrimental? Well, besides Tom Glavine, who made […]

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A’s Struggles Could Lead to Rare Postseason Without Major’s Best Team

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Oakland Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees on September 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Oakland Athletics have underachieved all season. Even when they were playing well, the A’s winning percentage lagged their run expectancy by a historic margin. In mid-June, the deficit was the largest in the modern era, suggesting that, even though Oakland had the best record in the major leagues, the best was yet to come. […]

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Time for Critics to Render Unto Jeter What Is Jeter’s

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Media, MLB, Yankees on September 3, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Derek Jeter’s farewell tour has been a victory lap for the Hall of Fame shortstop. In cities throughout baseball, fans have cast aside their loyalties to shower appreciation on the Yankees’ Captain, who spent most of the last 20 years helping the Bronx Bombers repeatedly beat their favorite teams. Although the fan response has been […]

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Read’em and Weep: Baseball Cards Tell Story of Yankees Struggling Offense

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Robinson Cano, Roster Analysis, Yankees on September 1, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees find themselves idle on Labor Day for the first time since 2005 and on only the second scheduled date in franchise history (1994 was victim to the strike, and rain postponed games in 1922, 1933, 1935). Considering how poorly this year’s offense has performed, the day off seems rather appropriate. Because of the team’s slumbering bats, […]

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Can Money Still Buy Happiness in Parity-Laden MLB?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on August 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Major league baseball has achieved competitive balance. Whether you choose to call it parity or mediocrity, the difference between the best and worst teams in the league has seldom been so narrow. Max/Min Winning Percentage Comparison, 2001 to 2014 Note: 2014 data is as of the August 25, 2014. Source: Baseball-reference.com (data) and proprietary calculations. […]

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