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Despite Yankees Win, Arod Can’t Hide from Critics

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees’ 7-2 victory over the Orioles in the opening game of the ALDS took a team effort on offense. Every member of the starting lineup reached base at least once, and all but two players recorded a hit. Unfortunately for Alex Rodriguez, he happened to be one of them. There were many positives about […]

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Yankees Postseason Keys Revolve Around Star Players

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees survived one the most grueling regular seasons in franchise history. For over a month, the Orioles’ pursuit was relentless, but the Bronx Bombers were equal to the task. By winning 18 of their final 25 games, the Yankees not only claimed their 18th A.L. East […]

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Yankees Postseason History and Other Fun Facts

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yankees All-Time Post Season Record, by Opponent W L T W% Series W Series  L Longest WStrk Longest LStrk Chicago Cubs 8 0 1.000 2 0 8 0 San Diego Padres 4 0 1.000 1 0 4 0 Texas Rangers 11 5 0.688 3 1 10 3 Minnesota Twins 12 2 0.857 4 0 9 […]

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Texas Rangers Suffer Collapse Yankees Avoided

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Lots of people were anticipating a major collapse in the American League, but no one expected it to be the Texas Rangers. When the Yankees saw their 10-game division lead whittled down to a tie in September, it looked like the Bronx might be the site of an epic capitulation, but instead, Oakland played host […]

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Teixeira and Ibanez Experience Agony and Ecstasy as Yankees Inch Closer to Division Crown

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , on October 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Charles Dickens would have enjoyed the ninth inning of last night’s Yankee game. Entering the frame, it was the worst of times as the Bronx Bombers were staring down the barrel of a costly 3-1 loss. However, Raul Ibanez’ pinch hit, game tying home run (only the seventh of its kind in the majors this […]

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What Goes Around Comes Around as Red Sox and Yankees Meet for Last Time

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on October 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

By pushing back Clay Buchholz’ spot in the rotation one game in order to make room for Zach Stewart and his career ERA over six, the Red Sox let it be known whom they would prefer win the A.L. East. Even though the Orioles were the team that knocked Boston out of the postseason last year, […]

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Rebuilding After an Epic Baseball Collapse

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on September 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) After the Braves clinched a playoff spot, New York Times’ columnist Tyler Kepner marked the occasion by commenting about how “teams almost never recover from an epic collapse” like the one Atlanta experienced last season. After all, one need only look at the ruins in Boston to […]

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