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Flashback: Home Plate Double Plays

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This Date In Yankee History: April 29, 1933 With the sun starting to set on the final Saturday in April 1933, the Yankees seemed poised to drop a second straight game to the Washing Senators. The deficit was 6-2 heading into the bottom of the 9th, but as they often did, the Yankees began to […]

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What’s to Hate About Cleveland?

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In a blow to the collective psyche of Yankee fans around the world, The Nielsen Company has determined that the Bronx Bombers are not the most hated team in all of baseball. In fact, they aren’t even in the top four. So much for jealousy being the greatest form of flattery? According to the study, […]

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Yankees Bats Bounce Back Against Birds

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees bounced back from yesterday’s loss by jumping out to an early lead against Jeremy Guthrie and then letting C.C. Sabathia grind out another quality seven-plus inning performance. Although not dominant as he had been in his previous three starts, Sabathia relied on his change-up to pitch around 13 base runners. Of his five […]

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Game 20: Yankees vs. Orioles

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Jeremy Guthrie PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 37 0.306 0.297 0.333 0 1 Nick Johnson DH 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 17 0.091 0.412 0.182 0 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 28 0.238 0.429 0.476 1 5 Robinson Cano 2B 31 0.233 0.258 0.400 1 3 Jorge […]

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Penny for Your Thoughts: Greetings From Yankee Stadium

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Before the internet, postcards were the easiest way for people to send images around the world. In many ways, they were the precursor to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. It’s easy to see how the typical “Greetings from…” postcard message has evolved into the instant status updates that fly around cyber space. Another […]

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Most Valuable Player$

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Ryan Howard’s new 5-year/$125mn megadeal has rung the bell for the latest round in the debate over how to value major league baseball players. On one side, more traditional baseball writers have argued that Howard’s MVPs and prolific HR/RBI production, along with his status as a key component of a championship core, justify the deal. […]

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Sloppy Yankees Lose Game of Bullpen Roulette

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I guess you can’t blame the Yankees if they were less than focused for tonight’s game. Going from the White House to a game against the 3-16 Orioles can be somewhat anticlimactic. However, a manager’s job is to get the team focused for every game, and Joe Girardi failed to do that tonight. From impatient […]

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