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It’s Time for MLB to Fully Embrace Social Media

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Culture, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Among baseball teams, the Cleveland Indians have been at the forefront in embracing social media. Instead of taking a combative position toward platforms like blogs, Facebook and Twitter, the Indians have actually gone out of their way to not only encourage, but support them. It’s time for the rest of baseball to follow their lead. […]

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Extra 300%: Rebuilding of the Yankee Brand Is a Story Waiting To Be Told

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Yankees on March 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Ever since “Moneyball” was published in 2003, authors have been lining up to tell the next best tale of mind triumphing over money when it comes to building a winning baseball team. Michael Lewis’ controversial look inside the front office […]

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Interborough Transfer: Yanks Decide Against Taking a Look at Perez; Mets’ Avoid Thumb of Murphy’s Law

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Lately, the Mets have suffered from baseball’s version of Murphy’s Law. Just when it looks like the team has hit rock bottom, something happens to bring about a new low. Most recently, the Mets decided to eat the final $6 million remaining on the contract of much maligned second baseman Luis Castillo, who then promptly signed with […]

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Shuffling the Deck: Assigning Rotation Slots Nothing More than a Slight of Hand

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The last two slots in the Yankees’ starting rotation remain up for grabs, but the order of the first three has been officially established. To the surprise of some, Joe Girardi announced that A.J. Burnett, not Phil Hughes, would follow CC Sabathia in the pecking order. Many have speculated that Girardi’s commitment to Burnett is […]

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Debate About Jeter’s Slot in the Lineup Has Been Out of Order

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Ever since (and even before) the ink dried on his contract extension, there has been a lot of talk about “moving” Derek Jeter, whether it be down in the batting order or to one of the corner positions on the […]

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Yanks, Torre to Reunite on Old Timer’s Day; Could Further Honors Be on the Agenda?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The 1990s Dynasty has its manager back. Following a three-year estrangement, the Yankees and Joe Torre officially buried the hatchet. According to Torre, the Yankees have already invited him to Old Timer’s Day on June 26, and he has every intention of attending. Although there had already been some thawing in the relationship when the […]

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Red Sox Shopping Spree Overshadows Yanks’ Full Cupboard

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on March 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) During the spring, the Red Sox have been universally praised for opening up their checkbook in the offseason. Not only did the team acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in a trade with the Padres, but intrepid GM Theo Epstein then […]

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