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Walking More and Striking Out Less? A Look at League and Individual Rates

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis on August 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Although strikeouts in Major League Baseball have declined slightly this season, the overall trajectory in the last decade has been a precipitous rise. Meanwhile, walks have been gradually dwindling over the same span. This divergence has played a role in the overall decline in offense, however, some players have been able to buck these prevailing […]

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MLB Tactics in Biogenesis Case Raise Old Question, Hark Back to Steinbrenner/Winfield Saga

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, PEDs, Yankee History, Yankees on August 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »

One of the most prominent figures in all of sports, whose controversial tenure with the Yankees kept the tabloids in business, was given an unprecedented suspension from an overzealous commissioner who grossly overstepped his authority in handing down the ban. Although that neatly sums up the ongoing Alex Rodriguez saga, it could just as easily […]

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Fans, Media Hold Nose for Arod, but It’s Yankees Offense that Stinks

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 6, 2013 | 2 Comments »

If Alex Rodriguez’ controversial return was a distraction last night, the Yankees should be grateful. With the spotlight squarely on Arod, another lackluster effort by the Bronx Bombers went largely unnoticed. Tabloid headlines aside, the real story in Chicago was a Yankee lineup that continues to sink to historical depths, not the embattled slugger batting […]

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Hiroki Kuroda’s Brilliance Thrusts Righty into Cy Young Race, Keeps Yankees in Playoff Hunt

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on August 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

  Hiroki Kuroda is the Yankees’ best starter. Even CC Sabathia doesn’t dispute the veteran right hander’s ascendance to ace status. However, designating Kuroda as the top pitcher in pinstripes doesn’t go far enough. The Japanese hurler just might be the best starter in the entire American League. Ask anyone to name the top contenders […]

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Bud Selig’s Changing View of Baseball’s Best Interests

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on July 30, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Bud Selig is about to use the nuclear option on Alex Rodriguez. Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement is mostly very specific in its delegation of power, but there is a broad clause that grants the commissioner authority to mete out justice that he, alone, believes is in the best interest of the game. Since Judge Kenesaw […]

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Yankees Come Full Circle with Acquisition of Alfonso Soriano, but Alex Rodriguez Has Team Chasing Its Tail

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, PEDs, Rumors, Trades, Yankees on July 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

While Alex Rodriguez and Brian Cashman continue to dicker over the third baseman’s reinstatement to the active roster, the Yankees are set to welcome back the man they traded for Arod 10 years ago. The acquisition of Alfonso Soriano juxtaposed against the Rodriquez saga might seem like an amusing coincidence, but both events say quite […]

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Historic Home Run Decline Turns Yankees into Dive Bombers

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 22, 2013 | 2 Comments »

The Bronx Bombers have been grounded. You could see the drop off in the Yankees’ home run total coming from a mile away. However, even the most dire forecast didn’t account for the historic decline that has turned the Bronx Bombers from a perennial power house into a squadron of pea shooters one year removed […]

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