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Role Play: Rangers Smart to Let Feliz Write His Own Script

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday was a big news day for closers. Unfortunately for the Oakland Athletics, the headliner was Andrew Bailey, who exited his spring outing against the Indians in obvious pain and now has a planned visit with Dr. James Andrews. Another closer who made waves was the Texas Rangers’ Neftali Feliz, but injury wasn’t the culprit. […]

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Less for Moorad: The Limitations of Being a Minority Owner

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before buying a majority stake in the Houston Astros, John McMullen was a limited owner of the New York Yankees. When asked to describe his role with the team, McMullen once famously said, “There’s nothing so limited as a limited partner of George Steinbrenner.” In truth, the same could be said for just about any sports franchise. Over […]

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Room Enough for One Sheriff: Conflict with Ryan Leads to Greenberg’s Ouster; Clash Similar to One from Yankees’ Past

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) You don’t mess with Nolan Ryan, at least not in Texas. Today, former Rangers’ managing partner and CEO Chuck Greenberg learned that lesson the hard way. I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of […]

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The One That Got Away? Despite Having Bevy of Talented Young Arms, Yanks Could Regret Trading Arodys Vizcaino

Posted in Baseball, Minors, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As if last year’s Javier Vazquez trade wasn’t bad enough for the Yankees, now comes word that Arodys Vizcaino, the young right hander sent to Atlanta in the deal, has been throwing lights out in spring training. In fact, in his last outing on March 9, Braves’ GM Fran Wren confirmed that at least two […]

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Standing Tall: Slim Love’s Rise from Bar Room to Big Leagues

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Minors, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankees, tagged on March 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

After missing almost two weeks of action with a groin injury, Andrew Brackman finally made his spring debut for the Yankees in yesterday’s exhibition game against the Braves. Even before the setback, it was going to be a tall order for the young right hander to head north with the club, but his eventual promotion […]

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Cuban Missile Crisis: Did Yanks Make Mega-Offer to Aroldis Chapman? If Not, Why Didn’t They?

Posted in Baseball, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A recent tweet by Sports Illustrated’s Melissa Segura suggested that the Yankees made an offer to Aroldis Chapman that was in excess of $54 million. Considering that the Cuban fireballer signed with the Cincinnati Reds for $30 million, Segura’s claim was met by more than a few raised eyebrows. Hardball Talk’s Craig Calcaterra, who is […]

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Cutter Above: A Video Analysis of Mariano Rivera

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) One of baseball’s most enduring modern myths revolves around the notion that Mariano Rivera has dominated as a closer by using only one pitch. Although Rivera does rely heavily on his much heralded cutter, he also judiciously uses a pinpoint […]

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