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Circuit Breakers: A Look at the Yankees’ Longest Homerless Streaks

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jorge Posada’s sixth inning home run in the first game of today’s day/night doubleheader was his seventh of the season, but first since April 24. The two-run blast, which gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead, also ended the longest homerless streak in Posada’s career. The 38-game drought was one day longer than a previous power outage […]

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Dynasty Debate: Comparing Torre’s Yankees and Sparky’s Big Red Machine

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Aside from Murders Row, no other baseball team nickname has been as evocative and, perhaps intimidating, as the Big Red Machine label placed upon Sparky Anderson’s Cincinnati ballclub. According to most accounts, the Reds were given their colorful nickname by a Cincinnati Enquirer sportswriter named Bob Hertzel. However, the name was introduced in the summer […]

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Close Encounters: Yanks High Leverage Woes Creating False Perception of Offense

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Despite ranking atop most offensive categories, something still seems amiss with the Yankees’ lineup. Although several theories have surfaced to explain this disconnect, most do not stand up to scrutiny.  In other words, this could very well be a case […]

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Yanks Versus Cubs a Study in Contrast Since 1908

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In the early days of the National League, the Chicago franchise was the class of the new circuit. Then called the White Stockings, the team won the championship in six of the league’s first 11 seasons. Led by Hall of Famers like Cap Anson, King Kelly, John Clarkson and Al Spalding (as well as a lesser known contributor […]

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On the Offensive: Yankees’ Arms Haven’t Been Pitching In During Interleague Play

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) This afternoon’s game at Wrigley Field kicks off the Yankees’ foray into National League ballparks. Unfortunately for the suddenly resurgent Jorge Posada, that means the Yankees will be without the DH for nine of the next 15 games. However, the […]

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All Roads Lead to the Bronx: Journeyman Makes Pinstripe Debut

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When Brian Gordon throws a pitch in this afternoon’s game against the Rangers, he’ll become the oldest rookie to make his first major league start in pinstripes. Born in New York and raised in Texas, Gordon’s return to the big leagues has all the makings of a TV movie, but for now, the Yankees will […]

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What Comes Around: Karma and Baseball Chicanery

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Jose Reyes entered last night’s action as one of the hottest hitters in baseball, so naturally, the Atlanta Braves’ game plan centered on slowing the speedster down. Apparently, however, the team took that mandate just a bit too literally as […]

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