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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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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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Who Needs Cano? The Yankees, Don’t You Know

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Robinson Cano, Roster Analysis, Yankees on April 28, 2014 | 1 Comment »

Who needs Robinson Cano? Apparently not the Yankees, who, at 15-10, will welcome their former All Star second baseman back to the Bronx as co-owners of the best record in the American League. The team’s early success has allowed many to overlook the absence of Cano, but a more careful inspection suggests the Yankees still […]

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Tommy John Outbreak Inspires Theories But Answers Needed

Posted in Baseball, Injuries, International, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on April 26, 2014 | 2 Comments »

The baseball world went more than 24 hours without a Tommy John surgery, but this morning, Yankees’ prospect Jose Campos helped reset the clock, joining a list that has grown to epidemic proportions. Tommy John was prominent during his day, but, with the recent spate of arm injuries, his name has never been more popular. In […]

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Save the Tar and Feathers; Apology Should Come from MLB, Not Yankees or Pineda

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Red Sox, Rulebook, Yankees on April 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Michael Pineda put himself and the Yankees in a sticky situation when he took the mound in the second inning of last night’s game wearing a very noticeable swath of pine tar on his neck. The glistening goop was so noticeable, the big right hander would have been better off stealing the pine tar rag […]

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