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With a Little Luck, Ethier Makes it Halfway to DiMaggio; Joltin’ Joe’s Streak Also No Stranger to Good Fortune

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Andre Ethier’s fifth inning infield single off the glove of Starlin Castro may not have gone very far, but it did get him halfway to the legendary streak of Joe DiMaggio. By extending his hitting streak to 28 games, Ethier became only the 46th player to reach that point since DiMaggio established the record at […]

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Like Mattingly, the Greatest Test of Jeter’s Leadership Could Come When It’s Time to Step Aside

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on May 2, 2011 | 6 Comments »

For most of his career, Derek Jeter has been a mainstay atop the Yankees lineup. Since the start of the 1998 season, the Captain has started only one game lower than third in the batting order, and that time he was called upon to hit cleanup. That’s why the idea of shifting Jeter back toward […]

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Will April Showers Bring May Flowers for Jorge Posada?

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

April has usually been very kind to Jorge Posada. Entering 2011, he had posted an impressive line of .282/.380/.510 during the season’s first month. What’s more, he ranks as the franchise leader for homeruns and RBIs in April (since 1950). In other words, Posada has been no stranger to a fast start. Most April HRs […]

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Game 24 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Blue Jays vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Kyle Drabek PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 6 0.400 0.500 0.400 0 1 Curtis Granderson CF 5 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 6 0.500 0.500 1.250 1 3 Robinson Cano 2B 6 0.167 0.167 0.167 0 0 Nick Swisher RF 6 0.000 0.400 0.000 0 0 Eric […]

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After “Losing the Off Season”, Yanks Are Winning the WAR in April

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Over the winter, much was made about how Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox won the offseason, while Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees were left out in the cold. Well, after only one month, the tables have […]

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Molina Gets a Parting Gift; Avoids Joining the Ranks of Hitless Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees on April 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Lost amid the Yankees’ barrage of 12 runs and 13 hits in yesterday’s lopsided victory over the White Sox was a seemingly inconsequential pop fly double in the bottom of the eighth. The double, which landed safely because of a miscommunication between shortstop Alexei Ramirez and left fielder Mark Teahen, was Gustavo Molina’s first hit […]

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Game 22 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: White Sox vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Edwin Jackson PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Curtis Granderson CF 10 0.143 0.400 0.143 0 0 Nick Swisher RF 18 0.308 0.500 0.846 2 3 Robinson Cano 2B 30 0.222 0.300 0.259 0 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 23 0.409 0.435 0.955 3 9 Eric Chavez 1B 3 0.333 0.333 0.667 0 0 Russell […]

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