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Game 14: Yankees vs. Athletics

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Phil Hughes looks to follow-up on his solid first outing of the season and continue a stretch in which Yankee starters have earned the victory in all five games of the current winning streak. In his first game, Hughes unveiled a slightly different arsenal that relied more on a cutter and less on a curveball. […]

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The Virtue of Patience at the Plate

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Much to the dismay of Joe West, the Yankees have made an early season habit out of wearing down starting pitchers. In the last three games, each opposing starter has had at least one 30+ pitch inning, and all failed to make it through five innings. So, it is not surprising that the Yankees lead […]

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Nunez Reemerges as Yankee Prospect

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

 In his Daily Futures feature on ESPN.com (insider only), Kevin Goldstein identified Eduardo Nunez as a potential sleeper who could help the Yankees this season. Nunez, currently hitting 370/.442/.522 while playing SS at Scranton, was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on February 25, 2004. Initially regarded as a promising prospect (ranked […]

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On The Defensive: An Early Look at UZR Data

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

FanGraphs.com has released its first installment of 2010 UZR data. I am not a big fan of this metric for reasons previously outlined, but nonetheless, it is gaining prominence and is worthy of consideration. Not surprisingly, the Rays place atop the early UZR returns with a team rating of 10.5. Right behind them in fourth place, […]

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Wild West: 10 Walks, Solid Outing by Vazquez Lead Yankees to Victory

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Javier Vazquez earned is first victory of the season and first as a Yankee since September 2004, but two late home runs took some of the luster off his performance. Even though he threw an impressive 72 strikes, Vazquez needed 107 pitches to complete only 5 1/3 innings. Also, while he did mix his pitches, […]

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Game 13: Yankees vs. Athletics

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees hope the third time is a charm for Javier Vazquez as they kick off their first West Coast swing in Oakland. In fact, Vazquez’ Yankee struggles extend back much farther than the start of this season. Javy’s ERA in his last three starts (not including playoffs) of 2004 was 6.50, so he is […]

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Now Pitching…Ron Davis

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Uncategorized, Yankee History, Yankees on April 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Last night, Ike Davis made his major league debut with the New York Mets. He is the son of former major league pitcher Ron Davis, who had a 10-year major league career that included parts of 4 seasons with the Yankees. Called up to the Yankees in 1978, Davis would emerge as one of the […]

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