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Survive then Conquer: A Look at the Yankees’ Performance in Sudden Death

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday, the Yankees were simply looking to survive. Tonight, they hope to conquer. Thanks to the surprising performance of A.J. Burnett in game 4 of the division series, the Yankees escaped from Detroit with their World Series hopes intact and now face a sudden death playoff game for the first time since losing the 2005 […]

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Yankees’ Season Rests on Unlikely Shoulders; Burnett’s Game Four Start an Historical Anomaly

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Ever since Friday’s ALDS opener was suspended by rain, the specter of A.J. Burnett has hung over the Yankees like the Sword of Damocles. Now, with their backs to the wall, the team’s worst fears have been realized. Not only is Burnett making a postseason start that seemed improbable just a few weeks ago, but if […]

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Learning on the Fly: A Look at Starters in Their Postseason Debut

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees and Tigers resume their ALDS showdown with what should have been the series opener, but has now developed into a pivotal third game. Entering the series, it was widely believed that the Tigers would need Justin Verlander to win two games in order to advance, but now that rain has limited him to only one […]

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Some Rain Must Fall: Yanks, Tigers Need to Look on the Bright Side

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The first game of the ALDS between the Yankees and Tigers was supposed to be a battle of aces, but Mother Nature took center stage instead. With only 1 1/2 innings completed, the skies opened up and washed away the much anticipated showdown between CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander, leaving the two Cy Young candidates […]

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No Leg to Stand On: Revisiting 2011 Projections

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, Yankees on September 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In 2010, the Captain’s Blog was a veritable crystal ball when it came to predicting the standings, at least when compared to a universe of experts and projection systems. How’d I do this season? Well, as John Sterling might say, you can’t predict baseball. 2011 Captain’s Blog Predictions Compared to Final Standings Note: Positive number […]

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Curses: Explaining Away Another Epic Red Sox Collapse

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , , , on September 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Before Spring Training, Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman labeled the Boston Red Sox as the team to beat. In September, everyone who played them seemed to agree. Thanks to a 7-20 record down the stretch, the Red Sox blew a nine game advantage over the Rays in the standings, thereby authoring the “greatest” final month […]

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Flip Flop Lineup: Is Teixeira Passing the Torch to Cano?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Even though most studies suggest that incremental changes in batting order position have minimal impact on run production, each slot still carries a certain connotation. Leadoff is usually reserved for a player with speed, while cleanup is the domain of a slugger. The third position, however, is the slot usually reserved for a team’s best […]

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