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Pinstripes Prove Slimming for Hiroki Kuroda’s ERA

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on August 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Can Hiroki Kuroda handle the pressure of New York? That was the question on the minds of many when the Yankees signed the 37-year old right hander during the offseason, but since then, Kuroda has proven that pinstripes suit him just fine. With about eight more starts remaining, Kuroda has posted the best ERA, on […]

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Melky Cabrera’s Positive Test, Not Performance, Proves PED Use

Posted in Baseball, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Melky Cabrera was one of baseball’s most interesting feel good stories, that is, until Wednesday, when the San Francisco Giants’ left fielder tested positive for increased levels of testosterone. Now, the once emerging cult hero has become a public enemy. Not surprisingly, the response to Cabrera’s positive […]

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Should Melky Cabrera Be Disqualified from the Batting Race?

Posted in Awards, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on August 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »

All of a sudden, Andrew McCutchen has a new legion of fans. As one of this season’s brightest breakout stars, the Pirates’ centerfielder doesn’t need much help attracting a following, but thanks to Melky Cabrera, he now has most of the baseball world rooting for him to win the batting title. Before being suspended, Cabrera […]

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Hernandez, Jaso Become Latest Perfect Game Battery

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on August 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Felix Hernandez stood the mound with his leg in the air and his arms exulted over his head in triumph. The Mariners’ ace had just pitched the 23rd perfect game in baseball history (albeit the third one this season), further stamping his resume as not only one of the best pitchers in the game today, […]

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Hiroki Kuroda’s 2012 Season Turns Question Marks into Exclamation Points

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on August 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Hiroki Kuroda’s signing was an afterthought. Coming on the same day as the team’s blockbuster trade for Michael Pineda, the news of Kuroda’s acquisition was met with a relative shrug of the shoulders followed by a litany of questions. Now, the only one left to answer is where would the Yankees be without him? Most […]

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Derek Jeter Confounds Critics, Age with Historic Offensive Season

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on August 14, 2012 | 12 Comments »

Derek Jeter has been a popular target of cynics for most of his career. The criticisms were mostly whispers when the short stop was in his prime, but they have crescendoed during his inevitable decline phase. Since crowing the loudest in the first half of 2011, however, Jeter’s detractors have been quieted by the Captain’s resurgence, which once […]

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Thrown for a Curve: Examining Phil Hughes’ Struggles in August

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Roster Analysis, sabermetrics, Yankees, tagged on August 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »

After getting off to a slow start that had many wondering whether Phil Hughes would last the first month, much less the entire season, the 26-year old tinkered with his repertoire and rebounded with a strong May through July. Since the start of August, however, the right hander has experienced another reversal of fortune, which begs the […]

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