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Starting Pitching For The Win (no, really)
July 28, 2009 by
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The Yankees, at the present moment, easily have the best offense in all of baseball. They lead in home runs, OBP, total bases, OPS and walks, and are on pace to score over 100 more runs than last year. Scoring 1000 runs looks unlikely at this point, but it is not entirely out of the...
Yanks Start Road Trip With Tampa Win (Postgame Notes 27 July 2009)
July 28, 2009 by
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The most telling signs from tonight's Yankees' win have less to do with the stellar play by all (except, perhaps, Jonathan Albaladejo) on the field and more to do with the comments made off of it:When asked if this (a 6-1, 1.78 ERA in his last seven starts) is what AJ Burnett...
Keeping Hope Alive
July 27, 2009 by
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Last week's HOPE week for the Yankees--a week dedicated to community outreach in which every Yankee took part--has been hailed as a resounding success.The Yankees participated in a youth mentoring program, visited a child with cerebral palsy, an adult with ALS (Lou Gehrig's...
This is the Season
July 26, 2009 by
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The Yankees came out of the break and won nine out of ten games.That's good.That's really, really good. They swept the first place Tigers and last place Orioles, and took three out of four from the last place Athletics.Life is good for the Yankees.It's about to get a lot...
Gardner on DL with Broken Thumb
July 26, 2009 by
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As you have probably heard by now, Brett Gardner broke his thumb in yesterday's game while sliding into a base. He then, of course, stayed in the game, hit a triple and made two spectacular catches.Go figure.At any rate, he'll be in a cast for two weeks, so cue discussions...
Jorge Posada Must Not Like Pie (Postgame Notes 25 July 2009)
July 25, 2009 by
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No baseball team can win every single game it plays, and it's even harder when the line-up the manager posts can best be described as the "C" line-up--but don't blame the Yankees for trying.In a game in which the Yankees did not get their first hit until the fifth...
Baseball From the Bleachers
July 24, 2009 by
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This is not the first time I've sat in the bleachers, but the last time I did, it was sunny and the entire stadium--the old stadium--was packed.Tonight is different.It's been raining all day, sometimes quite hard, and no one has any idea if the game will be played at all, never...
Congratulations Mark Buerhle!
July 23, 2009 by
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Congratulations to Mark Buerhle of the Chicago White Sox, who today pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays.Buerhle has consistently been one of the best--albeit underrated--pitchers in the game for the recent few years. He had previously pitched a no-hitter in 2007.Congratulations...
Yankees don't need to move heavens at the deadline
July 23, 2009 by
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With the trade deadline approaching, all baseball conversation seems to hover around whether one's team is a buyer or a seller, and, if so, who should be targeted or what should be brought back.Last year, an eight-game winning streak right after the All Star Break pushed them firmly...
2009 and Feeling Fine
July 21, 2009 by
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Five games after the All Star Break, and five more wins.All of the games have been close, and three of them pure pitchers' duels (while the other other two had competent pitching, as well).One entire time through the rotation post-All Star break and every pitcher, and the bullpen...
What's Another Walk Off? (Postgame Notes 20 July 2009)
July 20, 2009 by
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Walk off hits for the Yankees this season:Melky Cabrera (3)Alex Rodriguez (1)Jorge Posada (2)Johnny Damon (1)Luis Castillo (1)Hideki Matsui (1)Nine walk off wins this season and we're in the middle of July.All of last season, the Yankees had nine walk-off wins.There's something...
The Kids Are All Right (Postgame Notes 19 July 2009)
July 19, 2009 by
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Perhaps because it was Old Timer's Day, the ghosts of Yankee Stadium(s) decided that something special would have to happen today.It wasn't anything that will enter record books or baseball lore, but Joba Chamberlain's six-and-two-thirds innings pitched, while surrendering...
The Kids Are All Right (Postgame Notes 19 July 2009)
July 19, 2009 by
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Perhaps because it was Old Timer's Day, the ghosts of Yankee Stadium(s) decided that something special would have to happen today.It wasn't anything that will enter record books or baseball lore, but Joba Chamberlain's six-and-two-thirds innings pitched, while surrendering...
Holy Jesus Montero Watch, Continued
July 18, 2009 by
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Jesus Montero tonight:1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB.The one home run was a game-tying grand slam in the late innings that came on a 3-2 count.Other prospects that may be worth keeping an eye on as the summer progresses:Kelvin DeLeon--hitting .338 for GCL Yankees.Matthew Richardson...
Holy Jesus Montero Watch, Continued
July 18, 2009 by
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Jesus Montero tonight:1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB.The one home run was a game-tying grand slam in the late innings that came on a 3-2 count.Other prospects that may be worth keeping an eye on as the summer progresses:Kelvin DeLeon--hitting .338 for GCL Yankees.Matthew Richardson...
Holy Jesus Montero Watch, Continued
July 18, 2009 by
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Jesus Montero tonight:1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB.The one home run was a game-tying grand slam in the late innings that came on a 3-2 count.Other prospects that may be worth keeping an eye on as the summer progresses:Kelvin DeLeon--hitting .338 for GCL Yankees.Matthew Richardson...
An Observation that You Youself Probably Made (Postgame Note, 17 July 2009)
July 17, 2009 by
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Phil Hughes pitched two innings of relief tonight--striking out the side both times--and throwing a total of 40 pitches, by far the most he's thrown since being sent to the bullpen.Theoretically, he could throw 60 pitches next time out if need be.You can see where this is headed...
The Joba Theory--Explained and Expanded
July 17, 2009 by
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Many of you saw the post I wrote last night, in which, with the help of a couple of Mets fans, I arrived at a very, very simple conclusion for the pitching woes of Joba Chamberlain.Now that I've had a night to sleep on it, I thought I'd go and expand it, mention some caveats...
A deceptively simple cause for Joba's problems
July 16, 2009 by
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Tonight, I appeared as a guest on Steve Keane's Pro Baseball Central show on BlogTalkRadio.Through much arguing and bickering about the importance of the eighth inning and what will happen when Mariano Rivera's contract expires, there was a point raised that I found worthy...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half - The Bullpen
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half - The Bullpen
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Bench
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Bench
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Lineup, Part 2
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Lineup, Part 2
July 15, 2009 by
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[So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half.This is where it gets fun.All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it...
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