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End of an ERA? Dominant Starters Not Setting the Tone This October

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , on October 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The San Francisco Giants’ championship in 2010 was supposed to usher in a new era of pitching dominance. With offense levels reaching long-time lows, the conventional wisdom suggested that only with a strong starting rotation could a team hope to make the World Series. Then, 2011 happened. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals have […]

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Plan B As in Buehrle

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In 2011, the Yankees’ starting rotation posted the fifth lowest ERA (4.03) in the American League. However, most of the season still had the feel of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Despite featuring a mix of inexperienced youngsters and veteran retreads, the Yankees’ staff was able to survive the year intact, but the […]

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Don’t Let the Big Man Beat You; The Genius of Ron Washington

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Ron Washington’s decision to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera with the bases empty in the bottom of the eighth was the kind of move that could have become infamous in postseason lore, especially after Victor Martinez singled him to third base with only one out. At the time, the move was roundly criticized, including by Joe […]

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And Now the Deluge: Theo’s Departure Creates Uncertainty for GM, Sox

Posted in Baseball, Red Sox, Yankees on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Theo Epstein is off to fight his next curse. According to WEEI, the Red Sox boy wonder has decided that the grass is greener at Wrigley Field than Fenway Park and joined Terry Francona as the latest to flee hostility in Red Sox Nation. The collapse of the Red Sox’ baseball hierarchy caps off a […]

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It Had To Be Arod: The Stigma of a Series-Ending Out

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As Alex Rodriguez’ walked back to the dugout after striking out to end the 2011 ALDS, you could practically see the headlines writing themselves. Not surprisingly, the New York tabloids didn’t disappoint when it came to assigning a disproportionate amount of blame to Rodriguez, but unfortunately, the “you just knew it had to be Arod” […]

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Sudden Death Brings Postseason, Past and Present, to Life

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday’s sudden death doubleheader in the baseball postseason had the feel of March Madness. While the Cardinals were rallying for what turned out to be the game’s only run in Philadelphia, the Brewers were enjoying a walk-off in Milwaukee. As remote controls worked feverishly across the country, baseball was in the midst of a 24-hour period in which […]

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Break Up the Yankees?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 7, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Joe Girardi should be fired. Alex Rodriguez choked again. Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher aren’t tough enough to perform in the postseason. The Yankees should just let CC Sabathia opt out. He can’t win in October anymore. Undoubtedly, many of the sentiments above will be expressed today by Yankees’ fans who are still angry over […]

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