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Trying to Turn Brett Gardner into Another Babe Ruth?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) As Moshe Mandel covered in detail yesterday afternoon, Brett Gardner has made improving his bunting skills a priority during spring training. Hopefully, that means more drag bunts for base hits and not maddening sacrifices when the team can ill afford […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

C.C. Sabathia is already enjoying the benefits of his new slimmed down physique. The big lefty has reported improved stamina, but it will still be a challenge to avoid the temptations of the road. Russell Martin has been quickly getting up to speed learning his new pitching staff. Martin and the rest of the catchers […]

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WARriors: A Look at Each Team’s Most Productive Position Player and Pitcher in 2010

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Spring training hasn’t been very kind to the St. Louis Cardinals. First, Albert Pujols decided to table contract extension negotiations until after the season, and now it has been confirmed that Adam Wainwright will have Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season. Pujols and Wainwright are both vital parts of the Cardinal team. In […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In the New York Times, Harvey Araton has an outstanding profile of Yogi Berra’s and Ron Guidry’s annual rites of spring, frogs legs and all. Yogi’s teammate Phil Rizzuto would undoubtedly be glad to hear that Brett Gardner has been working on his bunting skills. Newsday dug up an old conversation with the Scooter on […]

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Head of the Class: Baseball Should Lead the Way in Combating Concussions

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) On Tuesday in Fort Myers, Justin Morneau took a round of batting practice and then joined his teammates for a few minutes of long toss. Similar scenes play out repeatedly in Florida and Arizona, but yesterday’s news about Moreneau was […]

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Like Father, Like Son: Hank’s Comments Hark Back to the Boss, but Harmless Nature Makes Them No Cause for Concern

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Proving that he is indeed a chip off the old block, Hank Steinbrenner stopped by the Yankees’ Spring Training camp in Tampa and immediately made his presence known. Speaking to an assembled pack of reporters, the elder Steinbrother sounded off on a variety of topics, including the Yankees’ growing revenue sharing bill as well as […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Just like his father used to do, Hank Steinbrenner held court at the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, opining on everything from house building to modern psychology to social and economic political systems. The elder Steinbrother also revisited the team’s off season acquisition of Rafael Soriano. Alex Rodriguez addressed the media for the first […]

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