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Amid Collapse, Yankees Still Have Time to Rebuild

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Roster Analysis, Yankees on September 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees are in the midst of a collapse. Many fans have been sensitive about using that word, but it’s an appropriate description for what has happened to the team since establishing a 10-game lead in the middle of July. The Yankees’ lead has not been leveled completely, but the 2012 Bronx Bombers have already […]

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Girardi’s Steady Handy Guides Yanks Down Stretch; Manager Proved Mettle in 2008

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on September 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Mariano Rivera. Andy Pettitte. Alex Rodriguez. CC Sabathia. Mark Teixeira. That litany, which would normally read like a roll call of the franchise’s most accomplished All Stars, has this year doubled as the team’s disabled list. However, despite these significant injuries, the Yankees have persevered by mixing and matching a roster full of platoon players. […]

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To Bunt or Not to Bunt

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The American League East was a crucible yesterday for arguments both for and against the bunt. In games between the Yankees and Blue Jays as well as the Rays and Rangers, the use, or lack, of a bunt either paid handsome dividends or proved costly, both in its successful implementation and failed execution. With the […]

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Red Sox, Dodgers Blockbuster a Tale of Two Cities

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Trades, Yankees on August 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »

After the Red Sox collapsed down the stretch last year, they fired the manager. It didn’t work, so now the team’s brain trust has decided to fire the players. The current edition of the Boston Red Sox was supposed to be the best team ever, but instead, they wound up being the worst money could […]

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High Anxiety as Yankees Dwindling Lead Threatens to Make History

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on August 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Are the Yankees in the midst of a historic collapse? Not too long ago, the Bronx Bombers appeared to be in cruise control headed toward another division title, but now, their lead in the American League East seems to be in grave danger. With the Yankees idle last night, the Tampa Rays, whose pitching staff […]

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Yankees Whiff on Scouting Report vs. Francisco Liriano

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

During Joe Girardi’s WCBS pre-game interview with Suzyn Waldman, the Yankees’ manager talked about his lineup’s need for patience when facing White Sox lefty Francisco Liriano. The game plan was correct, but executing it proved to be easier said than done. You gotta lay off the pitches that appear to be strikes. I always talked about […]

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Dewayne Wise Proves Turnabout Is Fair Play

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Freddy Garcia was cruising along in last night’s game until Dewayne Wise launched a two-run homer in the fifth inning. The journeyman outfielder, who was released by the Yankees in July following the acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki, must have enjoyed the vindication. The sight of Wise circling the bases during a game between the Yankees […]

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