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Run-Away Offense: A Look at the Yankees’ Recent Offensive Downturn

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The 2011 season has been a very perplexing one for the Yankees’ offense. Although the team’s lineup has looked futile on so many individual occasions, the aggregate numbers still suggest it is one of the best in baseball. Almost 50 […]

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Who Needs the Subway? Yankees and Mets Could Have Been Co-Tenants

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged , , on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees and Mets just completed the most recent edition of the Subway Series, but if past events had transpired differently, train travel wouldn’t have been needed to host the rivalry. When the Dodgers and Giants left town after the 1957 season, there was an immediate push to return National League baseball to New York […]

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What a Relief: Would Soriano for Krod Swap Make “Cents” for Yanks and Mets?

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When Francisco Rodriguez slammed the door on the Yankees in last night’s Subway Series opener, the Mets’ players on the field and fans in the stands celebrated joyously. The executives in the front office, however, probably weren’t as jubilant. Thanks to a lucrative option in Rodriguez’ contract, every Mets’ game that concludes with Krod on […]

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Giambi Joins “40 Club”; Headliner Musial a Perfect Example of Aging (and Retiring) Gracefully

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jason Giambi used three titanic blasts into the right field stands at Citizen’s Bank Ballpark to turn back the clock for at least one game. In addition to the three homers, which doubled his season’s hit total, Giambi also knocked in seven runs, becoming one of a select few to accomplish each feat over the age […]

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Mismanagement Puts Stadium Garages on Verge of Default; Yanks Can Help Solve Problem and Also Help Out Fans

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As early as last June, the entity that owns the parking garages around Yankee Stadium was facing significant economic distress. Despite raising rates (off inflated prices in 2009), the Bronx Parking Development Company reported dwindling revenues for the 2010 season. As a result, it was forced to use its debt reserve to make interest payments […]

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What’s Left? Mark Teixeira’s Evolution as a Hitter

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on May 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) At this point in the season, Mark Teixeira is usually starting to emerge from his April doldrums. This year, however, the Yankees’ first baseman got off to a hot start. As a result, Teixeira’s current OPS+ of 141 ranks above […]

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Yanks Have Many Links to Mazzaro’s Nightmare Outing

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

As the Yankees were busy losing their sixth consecutive game last night, Kansas City Royals’ right hander Vin Mazzaro was in the midst of a nightmarish relief appearance. The confluence of events was fitting because less than one week earlier, the Yankees’ skid was started with Mazzaro on the mound. In that 3-2 extra inning […]

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