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Unfit To Be Tied: Yankees Lacking Ninth Inning Magic

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on September 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »

When Mariano Rivera went down with a season ending injury, most people expected the Yankees to struggle in the ninth inning. They were right. However, the team’s hardship has had nothing to do with closing out games. Rafael Soriano has handled that job just fine. Instead, the problem has been the offense’s inability to overcome […]

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Yankees Facing Choice Between Swisher and Granderson

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on September 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Is this September the swan song of Nick Swisher’s Yankee career? An impending free agent, Swisher is reportedly seeking a lucrative five-year deal, so, with the Yankees still intent on dipping below the luxury tax threshold in 2014, the chances of him returning to the Bronx seem slim. Swisher has loved wearing the pinstripes, and […]

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Yankees Bench Coming Up Empty in the Pinch

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

There’s probably nothing more satisfying to a manager than saving his best bat off the bench for just the right moment, and then having him come through according to plan. On Friday night, Athletics’ manager Bob Melvin got to experience that thrill when Brandon Moss’ game-tying home run off Rafael Soriano became only the sixth […]

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Yankees Can’t Shake Orioles; Race Shaping Up as Closest Ever

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on September 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) It’s not what Yankee fans had in mind when the team took a 10-game lead in July, but this September has played host to one of the mostly contested division/pennant races in franchise history.  For 17 straight game dates, beginning on September 3, the Yankees and Orioles have […]

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On the Roster: A Look at Two Current Controversies and One from the Past

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, Yankees on September 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Lately, the baseball intelligentsia has been preoccupied by rosters. When the calendar turned to September, the usual, but growing round of articles decrying the practice of roster expansion became prevalent. Then, once that furor passed, attention turned to the roster rules governing the one-game play-in that will be contested by the two wild cards in […]

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Orioles End String of Losing Seasons; Pirates Battling To Do the Same

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on September 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Baltimore Orioles may not win the A.L. East or even make the playoffs, but if the final two weeks of the season end in disappointment, there will be at least one small consolation for the franchise. Thanks to the Orioles’ 9-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, Baltimore has assured itself of a winning […]

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Has the Walk Off Become Cliché?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on September 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) On Thursday afternoon, Manny Machado’s bloop single, which landed just under the outstretched glove of Matt Joyce, gave the Orioles a 3-2 walk-off victory in the 13th inning. After the winning run crossed the plate, the entire Baltimore team mobbed the 19-year old rookie, whose clutch hit […]

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