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Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Starting Lineup, Part One
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 Rotation
July 14, 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 a...
Some Thoughts on Halladay
July 14, 2009 by
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Right now, nothing has permeated baseball discussion to the point that Roy Halladay has, when JP Ricciardi, GM of the Blue Jays, announced that he would trade Halladay if the right offer came his way.So I figured I'd offer a few thoughts--feel free to agree or disagree.Dealing...
The Home Run
July 13, 2009 by
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I'm sitting here, watching the home run derby, and it's boring me. Over at River Ave Blues, one commenter reflected on the first home run he'd ever hit, and everyone filled in with their first home runs and when they started playing baseball and the like.Me?I played organized...
How Reactivating Chien Ming Wang Messed With Phil Hughes
July 13, 2009 by
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Recently, I've been seeing a lot of posts suggesting that to solve the rotation problems, the Yankees should move Phil Hughes back from the bullpen to the rotation.On the surface, it's hard to disagree with this.As a starter, Hughes this season was showing improvement outside...
All Star Lineups Revealed
July 13, 2009 by
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AL All Star line up Ichiro RF, Jeter SS, Mauer C, Teixeira 1B, Bay LF, Hamilton CF, Longoria 3B, Hill 2B, Halladay PNL All Star line up: Hanley SS, Utley 2B, Pujols 1B,Braun RF,Ibanez LF, Wright 3B, Victorino CF, Molina C, Lincecum P.A few thoughts:My starters would have been Greinke...
Holy Jesus Montero Watch: The Futures Game
July 12, 2009 by
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Today, the annual MLB futures game will be played and televised at 2 PM on ESPN2. For the Yankees, catching prospect Jesus Montero and 18 year-old-pitcher Manuel Banuelos have been selected to play, so I figured that I might as well turn this post into a bit of a liveblog while these...
The Case for Instant Replay
July 11, 2009 by
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The New York Yankess are 13-4 in their last seventeen games. On the surface, that's pretty impressive--but if you ask anyone, the Yankees should be better.Some fans will tell you that the Yankees should be better than 13-4 because they are insatiable and anything less than a 162...
It's not the pitching...
July 11, 2009 by
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Yankees are 5-16 last 21 at Angel Stadium.More later.
Composure is awesome...when you have it.
July 11, 2009 by
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Sometimes, as a pitcher, you don't actually pitch all that badly, but your defense plays, well, shoddy baseball.Last night was a rare instance in which both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter committed errors; although these errors did not directly lead to Anaheim Los Angeles runs...
Are A Couple Yankee Pitchers Pitching Injured? (Game Notes 10 and 11 July 2009)
July 11, 2009 by
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Brian Bruney and Joba Chamberlain have been, well, awful of late.So, here's the question: Do you think they are injured?Brian Bruney's spent most of this season on the DL. He has looked awful since coming off of it, and tonight's performance is no different. There's...
Beautiful by the Bay
July 10, 2009 by
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From 3000 miles east of San Francisco, I'd like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Sanchez of San Francisco, who threw a no-hitter tonight with his father in the stands.Baseball is a beautiful thing.
25 Random Observations About the 2009 Yankee Season (thus far)
July 10, 2009 by
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[As we approach the All Star break, I will do a few posts looking at baseball and the Yankees at the break. This one takes the form of Facebook's 25-random-things-about-me meme, as we look at 25 surprising and perhaps not-so-surprising observations of the Yankees' season so...
25 Random Observations About the 2009 MLB Season
July 10, 2009 by
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[As we approach the All Star break, I will do a few posts looking at baseball and the Yankees at the break. This one takes the form of Facebook's 25-random-things-about-me meme, as we look at 25 surprising and perhaps not-so-surprising observations of this season so far. They&...
Nick Swisher is more important than you think
July 09, 2009 by
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Take a moment with me, and imagine the following scenario:It is, say, April 14, 2009. The season is a week old and your baseball team, your beloved New York Yankees have gone to war with an outfield that consists of Johnny Damon, Brett Gardner and Xavier Nady, with Melky Cabrera available...
Yankees Get Series Win in Final Visit to Metrodome (Postgame Notes 08 July 2009)
July 08, 2009 by
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The Yankees' 12th win in their last 14 games was a bit of an odd one.For example, take AJ Burnett, who had been stellar in his past four starts. It wasn't quite a bad start, at least not by the final results--technically it was a quality start--but it involved making a lot...
What the Johan Santana Non-Trade Can Tell Us about Roy Halladay
July 08, 2009 by
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All of the hullaballoo about Roy Halladay being on the trade market has made many Yankee fans think back to the 2007-2008 off-season, and the Johan Santana trade that wasn't.For those that need a refresher course, let's recap:Johan Santana was on the market that season because...
They Don't Need No Stinkin' Homers (Postgame notes 07 July 2009)
July 07, 2009 by
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They were playing in the Metrodome, aka the Homerdome, but the Yankees won 10-1 tonight without the aid of a single home run.Unless, of course, you count the grand slam that A-Rod hit that Carlos Gomez just happened to time perfectly, jump up and steal.At any rate, the 10 Yankee runs...
Millar: New Stadium doesn't Cowboy Up
July 07, 2009 by
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Via Andrew Fitzpatrick, Kevin Millar on the Power Alley show takes some digs at the new Stadium:Host, Jim Duquette: “What’s your impression of the new Yankee Stadium?” Kevin Millar: “I’m going to be honest with you. You know I’m going to shoot from the hip. I’m not a...
Travelling Halladay?
July 07, 2009 by
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The big news this morning is the rumor that the Blue Jays appear to be shopping Roy Halladay--and that they're willing to deal within the AL East.I have seen trade proposals ranging from Hughes, Romine, Jackson and Montero to Canó, Hughes and Jackson...on and on. I've even...
Travelling Halladay?
July 07, 2009 by
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The big news this morning is the rumor that the Blue Jays appear to be shopping Roy Halladay--and that they're willing to deal within the AL East.I have seen trade proposals ranging from Hughes, Romine, Jackson and Montero to Canó, Hughes and Jackson...on and on. I've even...
This is a Blasphemous Post
July 06, 2009 by
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Yesterday, on our three hour ride back from the postponed Scranton doubleheader, Brent and I got into an argument about Alfredo Aceves.I maintained that the best comparison for what he's done this season is Ramiro Mendoza.Brent suggested the 1996 version of Mariano Rivera.As you...
Your Old Neighborhood Call
July 06, 2009 by
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Although conversation on today's Yankees' game should be about Andy Pettitte and Brian Bruney struggling, it instead has managed to stay on the umpires and not just the calls that were made, but what happened after.If you missed the game, here's what went down.In the first...
It is way too tempting to blame this one on the umps...(Postgame Notes 6 July 2009)
July 06, 2009 by
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...but you can't.The umpires today made three hideous calls, but it was the Yankees' job to pitch and hit around them.Yes, Derek Jeter was safe on the attempted steal of third base, but he should have never attempted the steal with none out in the first place.Yes, Derek Jeter...
Joba's Poor Starts Concern For Team
July 06, 2009 by
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In this post over at River Ave Blues, writer Mike Axisa argues that Joba's poor starts of late, coupled with his postgame interviews in which he admitted to no wrongdoing, are unforgivable sins and that Joba should be sent back down to AAA.To me, this smacks of a knee-jerk type...
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