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No End in Sight: A Look at Closers with the Longest Blown Save Streaks

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

By closing out yesterday’s 3-1 victory over the White Sox, Mariano Rivera not only helped snap the Yankees’ first two-game losing streak of the season, but he also put an end to his own streak of two consecutive blown saves. Over his long and illustrious career, Rivera has blown two consecutive saves on eight different […]

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Yankees Officially Apologize for Leaking Season Ticket Holders’ Personal Information

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The New York Yankees have officially acknowledged and apologized for the unintended distribution of personal information pertaining to nearly 20,000 non-premium season ticket account holders. The breach occurred on Monday when an account representative accidentally attached a spreadsheet containing the data to an email newsletter. Since then, word of the snafu has gained wide notoriety, […]

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Game 21 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: White Sox vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Mark Buehrle PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 36 0.371 0.371 0.543 1 4 Nick Swisher RF 29 0.455 0.571 0.500 0 1 Mark Teixeira 1B 43 0.341 0.372 0.512 1 7 Alex Rodriguez 3B 35 0.226 0.314 0.258 0 2 Robinson Cano 2B 12 0.455 0.500 0.909 1 3 Andruw […]

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Foolish to Blame Soriano’s Performance on His Contract

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

If Rafael Soriano felt unwanted at his introductory press conference, just imagine the thoughts going through his head as he walked off the mound to a chorus of 40,000 boos during yesterday’s 3-2 loss to the White Sox. When Soriano signed with the Yankees as a free agent back in January, there were many reasonable objections. The size and […]

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Game 20 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: White Sox vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Gavin Floyd PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 16 0.214 0.200 0.214 0 1 Curtis Granderson CF 34 0.276 0.382 0.448 1 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 7 0.167 0.143 0.167 0 1 Alex Rodriguez DH 8 0.125 0.125 0.125 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 13 0.077 0.077 0.154 0 0 Nick […]

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April 26 Marks Starting Point of Maris’ Run at Ruth, but Journey Really Began Several Months Before the Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris’ record setting 61 homeruns in 1961, The Captain’s Blog will be tracking his pursuit of Babe Ruth by listing each home run in the sidebar on the anniversary of the day on which it was hit. Details about each blast will be provided along with a […]

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A Second Look at the Yankees’ Performance Against “First Timers”

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Last night the Yankees were shut down, and nearly no hit, by former Mets’ prospect Philip Humber. Because it was the first time the Bronx Bombers faced the 28-year old right hander, the unexpected domination inspired the usual lament about the Yankees being unable to handle pitchers whom they’ve never seen before. Last August, after […]

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