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Empty Bullpens and Loaded Bases: Rangers Assembly Line of Pitchers, Yankees Inability to Manufacture a Run Lead to 13 Inning Defeat

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees 6-5 loss to the Rangers was both a parade of pitchers and a comedy of errors, and often both at the same time. Ron Washington got an early start on his record setting chess match with Joe Girardi when he was forced to pull CJ Wilson after three difficult innings in which the […]

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Game 141: Yankees vs. Rangers

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. CJ Wilson PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 15 0.333 0.467 0.583 1 2 Nick Swisher RF 22 0.333 0.455 0.667 1 6 Mark Teixeira 1B 5 0.000 0.200 0.000 0 0 Alex Rodriguez 3B 17 0.000 0.294 0.000 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 15 0.250 0.400 0.333 0 0 Marcus […]

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Separated at Birth: The Eerie Resemblance of Derek Jeter and Birdie Cree

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When a baseball player who seems to be nearing the end of his career is able to reinvent himself in someway and thereby maintain, or even improve, his performance, it is often referred to as a reincarnation. I am sure many Yankees fans are hoping Derek Jeter will be in line for one next season, […]

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Libeling Lou: Iron Horse Sues to Restore His Name 90 Years Ago Today

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The New York media can be tough for sure. When a team in the city doesn’t play well, several interesting theories often emerge as to the root cause of the problem, and scapegoats are quickly indentified. However, nothing in recent times compares to the article that New York Daily News sports editor Jimmy Powers wrote […]

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Fixing What Ain’t Broke; NFL’s Popularity Not a Reason for MLB to Resort to Gimmicks

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In his latest column, Tom Verducci offers a solution to “fix” major league baseball’s playoff system. The only problem, however, is he provides no evidence to suggest that it is broken. The thrust of Verducci’s argument is that because the NFL is dominating media attention in September, MLB should expand its playoff format in attempt […]

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Posada’s Concussion Scare Reveals Yankees’ Failure to Think Ahead

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Jorge Posada’s brain underwent a battery of neurological tests, and all of them came up negative.  Because of that diagnosis, Posada is likely to endure some good natured ribbing from his teammates, but what the Yankees’ catcher was potentially facing is really no laughing matter. After Tuesday’s game against the Orioles, Posada complained about “concussion-like” symptoms that didn’t […]

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Yankees Avoid Sweep in Nick of Time Thanks to Walk Off by Swisher; Nova, Bullpen Also Star

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

With one fell swoop, Nick Swisher erased a game’s worth of ills and put an end to a three-game losing streak. With the Yankees trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Swisher belted a two run blast deep into the Orioles bullpen, giving the Yankees a 7-3 home stand and fortifying their narrow lead […]

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