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Opposite Field Attracting Home Runs for Yankees

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees have been no stranger to the long ball over the last 10 years. Since 2002, the Bronx Bombers have averaged almost 220 home runs per season, so this year’s power display shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. What makes this season’s home run […]

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Ticket Giveaway: Share Your Priceless Yankee Moment and Win Another One

Posted in Baseball, Contest, Ticket Giveaway, Yankees, tagged on August 8, 2012 | 8 Comments »

Yankee Stadium is renowned for being the home of aura and mystique, and thanks to the team’s recent run of success, a new generation of fans has had the opportunity to experience them first hand. Some might even consider the memories to be priceless. How many unforgettable moments have you had at Yankee Stadium? MasterCard […]

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Yankees Dealing with ARod’s Injury by Shuffling Lineup, but Is Girardi Playing Cards Correctly?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on August 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Since Alex Rodriguez went on the disabled list, the Yankees have gone 5-7, ceding three games off their division lead in the process. After last night’s game, Eric Chavez, who has mostly filled in at third, placed the blame for the Yankees’ slide squarely on Arod’s injury. Considering how often Rodriguez was maligned during the […]

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Verlander Strikes Back at Empire (with Help from Umpire); Approaches Several Strike-Throwing Milestones

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Justin Verlander was a strike-throwing machine. Over eight innings, the right hander threw 96 strikes, or nearly 73% of his career-high tying 132 pitches. That not only represented the most strikes ever recorded by the Tigers’ ace in one game, but it was also the highest total by any pitcher since Brandon Morrow registered […]

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Reevaluating the Curtis Granderson Trade; Austin Jackson’s Breakout, New CBA Alter the Equation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on August 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »

When Austin Jackson steps to the plate tonight in the bottom of the first inning, some Yankee fans might be surprised to see the centerfielder’s numbers. Jackson currently ranks third in batting average, on-base percentage and offensive bWAR, while his OPS+ of 150 stands behind only six others. Although it’s probably too soon to call […]

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Tough Luck: Yankees Falling Behind in One-Run Games

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on August 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The last two weeks have been frustrating for Yankee fans. Not only has the team lost 9 of 14 games, but six of the defeats have come in one-run ballgames. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound. Intuitively, when games are very close, luck should play a […]

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Casey At the Bat (but Off the Bench); Addition of McGehee Helps Alleviate Split-Based Vulnerability

Posted in Baseball, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged on August 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees ended July losing nine of their last 12 to finish .500 or lower in the month for the first time since 1992. Despite the slide, which has cost the team half of its division lead, Brian Cashman failed to pull the trigger on a major deadline deal, which means if the Yankees are […]

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