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Game 18: Yankees vs. Angels

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees can make franchise history today by becoming the first team to win six consecutive series to start a season. In order to do that, they will need Javier Vazquez to build on his last outing, a victory against the Athletics that started the West Coast swing. Angels starter Scott Kazmir will also have something to say about the […]

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April Andy

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After yesterday’s game, several of the Angels commented about how good Andy Pettitte has looked in his two starts against them. Some of the plaudits may have been a little over the top, but the numbers to back up their glowing praise. Even though a relatively low BABIP of .276 does suggest a little bit of luck, […]

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Game 17: Yankees vs. Angels

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees look to snap their first losing streak of the season by sending Andy Pettitte to the mound. Pettitte, who earlier in the season pitched six shutout innings against the Angels, has had quality starts in all three of his outings. The Angels counter with Joel Pineiro, who has also pitched well in all […]

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Crash of the Titans: Angels Beat Joba, Yanks in ALCS Rematch

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees and Angels played a game of full contact baseball that ended with a loud bang by Kendry Morales. In between, the play was so physical that several NFL GMs are rumored to have turned on the game to scout potential late round draft selections. Almost from the get go, you could tell that […]

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Game 16: Yankees vs. Angels

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Uncategorized, Yankees on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

AJ Burnett, who is coming off back-to-back 7 inning stints, returns to the Anaheim mound for the first time since his failed game 5 start in the ALCS. He’ll be opposed by Ervin Santana, who makes his second start against the Yankees this season. Santana was the losing pitcher on Opening Day. For much of […]

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Best Yankee Manager of All-Time: Stengel or McCarthy?

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Who is the greatest Yankee manager of all time? The list of candidates is very impressive: Miller Huggins, Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Joe Torre. According to Chris Jaffe, author of the soon to be released “Evaluating Baseball’s Managers”, McCarthy wins hands down. In an interview over at Bronx Banter, Jaffe addresses the relative […]

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Dallas Creates Soap Opera

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, A’s starter Dallas Braden unleashed a childish tirade at Alex Rodriquez for having the unmitigated nerve to step on the pitcher’s mound when returning from third to first after a foul ball. Seriously. According to Braden, this is yet another part of baseball’s unwritten code that often leaves so many of us amused. Even […]

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