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Yankees, Fans Continue “Favre Watch”, but Is Team Better Off Waiting for Andy?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In New York circles, the Andy Pettitte retirement watch has taken on an almost Brett Favre-like quality. Perhaps because the Yankees have had such a quiet offseason, “no news” on the matter has been reported with grave seriousness. The latest example occurred last night when the Daily News reported that Brian Cashman said Pettitte would […]

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Is Trevor Hoffman a Lock for the Hall of Fame (or Even a Worthy Candidate)?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged on January 12, 2011 | 7 Comments »

When Trevor Hoffman recorded his 600th save back in September, I kind of paid him a backhanded complement by unfavorably comparing him to Mariano Rivera. The intention wasn’t to denigrate Hoffman, who has had a wonderful career, but rebut the notion that put both relievers in the same class. In any event, Hoffman has now […]

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A Look at Arod’s 2010 Peformance Against Lefties

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Over at the Yankeeist, Larry Koestler took a look at one of 2010’s most curious mysteries: Alex Rodriguez’ shockingly poor performance against left handed pitchers. Using pitchFX data, Koestler concludes that the pitch selection of opposing southpaws (i.e., fewer four seamers and more cutters, two seamers and sinkers) contributed to Arod’s struggles (while also conceding the limited sample size), […]

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Can the Yankees Sign Soriano Without Surrendering a Draft Pick?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

During the entire off season, the Yankees have been stymied in their attempt to add a starting pitcher. First, Cliff Lee eschewed their hefty contract offer because of the apparent belief that it’s always sunny in Philadelphia, and then Zack Greinke and Matt Garza were both traded to the friendly confines of the NL Central. […]

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Wild Thing: Alcoholism, Not Throwing Strikes, Was Duren’s Real Control Problem

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on January 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

On January 6, former Yankees relief pitcher Ryne Duren passed away at the age of 81. Duren was the original wild thing. Thanks to the combination of a power arm and poor eyesight, the fire balling right hander ranked as one of the most intimidating pitchers in all of baseball, mostly because he often had […]

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Addition By Subtraction: As Yanks Prepare to “Go On” Without Pettitte, Road to Playoffs Seems to Get Easier

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) On the same day Andy Pettitte reportedly told the Yankees “to go on without him”, the Tampa Rays delivered the same message to Matt Garza. In an eight-player deal with the Chicago Cubs, the Rays sent Garza to the Windy […]

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With Blyleven Elected, Who’s Next? Raines In Line for Support of “Zealots”

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Now that Bert Blyleven has finally been welcomed into the Hall of Fame, the small coterie of Internet zealots can now shift their attention to another deserving, but overlooked candidate. There are more than a few deserving players left over from yesterday’s election, but it’s not exactly clear who needs the most help. Barry Larkin […]

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