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NEW YORK—Joba Chamberlain has not pitched in a game in more than three weeks, but after playing catch and throwing bullpen sessions during his time on the disabled list, he can see an end in sight. "There's light," Chamberlain said. "I see a little bit. It's peeking through." Chamberlain thre......

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I've been thinking more about the whole concept of clutch and after a little more thought I've realized that the clutch stat that I referenced in this post is somewhat limited, given sample size and other issues. That hasn't stopped people from linking to that post to 'prove&......

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In past seasons the Yankees have put themselves in situations where they've had to step up to make the postseason.  There have usually been multiple paths, but in 2008, we're down to one. The Yankees need to win tonight, win tomorrow, and win Thursday.  They can't lose any of these ga......

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Coming into 2008, Robinson Cano seemed to be on the verge of solidifying himself as one of the top second basemen in baseball. He projected to be worth three wins above a replacement-level second baseman when offense, defense and baserunning were factored in. Instead, Cano has been a disappoint......

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Carl Pavano was understandably rusty out of the gate, allowing three runs in the second, but he settled down and completed five innings to earn the win in his first start since last April, backed by a dinger and three RBIs from Jason Giambi. This Pavano guy seems like a decent starter....

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While most of us buried the Yankees a week or two ago, they now have one, probably final, chance to save everything.  This afternoon they send Darrell Rasner out against Daniel Cabrera.  Rasner has had two great outings against Baltimore this season and one poor (though not horrible) on......

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BALTIMORE—Friday's game summary reads like a laundry list of accomplishments: nine runs, two sets of back-to-back home runs, a five-hit night for Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter's 2,500th career hit and a 9-4 victory over the Orioles. The Bombers' bats were a little too late to get Moose his 18th win.&......

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NYY: Snacks Pontoon (31, RHP, 7-3, 4.19) vs. TOR: Roy Halladay (31, RHP, 14-9, 2.64) Lineups… New York Yankees J. Damon, CF (.313/.386/.447) D. Jeter, SS (.298/.358/.411) B. Abreu, RF (.290/.364/.465) A. Rodriguez, 3B (.310/.397/.589) J. Giambi, 1B (.246/.384/.501) X. Nady, LF (.318/.389......

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As requested, here's a look at the players who have deviated furthest from their projections so far this season. I cut off PAs at a minimum of 200, and am only listing players who are at least 10% better or 10% worse than their originally projected wOBA. The pre-season projections I am usi......

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NYY: Andy Pettitte (36, LHP, 12-9, 4.30) vs. TOR: David Purcey (26, LHP, 2-3, 5.93) Lineups… New York Yankees J. Damon, CF (.311/.383/.447) D. Jeter, SS (.294/.356/.403) B. Abreu, RF (.291/.365/.467) A. Rodriguez, 3B (.313/.401/.595) J. Giambi, 1B (.249/.387/.506) X. Nady, LF (.309/.385/......

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Instead of doing what most writers are doing lately and looking at the AL MVP, here's a list of the AL LVP candidates, using position-adjusted batting runs above/below replacement level, defensive runs saved above average by zone rating and pitching runs saved above/below replacement level.......

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