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Good Teams Don’t Go 5-16?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

While the rest of New York City was busy drying off from another day-long downpour, the Red Sox were probably out singing in the rain. Because of last night’s postponement, Boston not only avoided another loss, but also shaved a game off their wild card magic number thanks to losses by both the Rays and […]

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Wild Cards Make Strange Bedfellows

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When it comes to strange bedfellows, politics has nothing on the 2011 American League playoff race. With only 10 games left, the Yankees sit comfortably atop the A.L. East. Barring a historic collapse, the team is all but assured of making the post season and nearly as likely to be entering October as a division […]

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Should Team Record in a Pitcher’s Starts Be MVP Criterion?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Justin Verlander continued his late season run of dominance by recording his 12th consecutive victory in Sunday’s 3-0 triumph over the Athletics. During that span, the Tigers’ right hander has compiled half of his league leading 24 victories, the highest total by an American League pitcher since Bob Welch won 27 games in 1990. Even […]

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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Go to a Six Man Rotation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before the Yankees’ adopted a six-man rotation at the end of July, the team’s starters had posted one of the lowest combined ERAs in the league. Since then, however, the Yankees’ rotation has ranked 9th in the league with a 4.85 ERA. Coincidence or correlation? When Joe Girardi first decided to expand the rotation to […]

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20/20 Vision: Sabathia Seeking Encore, but How Many More?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on September 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Even though the value of wins has been somewhat discredited by the modern focus on sabermetrics, amassing 20 victories in one season remains a notable milestone for a starting pitcher. Since 1901, 476 different pitchers have started at least one game for the Yankees, but only 35 have made it to the 20-win mark. Included […]

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Does Success in September Carry Into October?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on September 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The Red Sox’ bandwagon has slowly begun to empty as the team struggles through a nightmarish stretch during which it has lost six games to Tampa in the standings.  Fortunately, those abandoning the Boston ship have found passage on the Tigers’ pennant drive. Over the last three weeks, Detroit has won 16 of 20 games […]

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Hollywood Stars: Dodgers’ Season of Discontent Has Had Bright Spots

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , , on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In what has likely been the most dismal season in the 128-year history of the Dodgers’ franchise (some older Brooklyn residents might dispute that assertion), there have been a few stars shining out in Hollywood. Amid the dark clouds of financial distress, fan violence, and dwindling attendance, the Dodgers’ have managed to maintain respectability on the […]

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