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Calcaterra Off Base on Yankees Fans’ Alleged Booing

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday, Craig Calcaterra slammed Yankees fans for being classless and arrogant. Why? Because they supposedly booed Javier Vazquez during yesterday’s game. These boos are almost certainly a function of people thinking back to 2004, which is amazingly weak given that, you know, the team just won the World Series five months ago. For a fan base […]

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Game 8: Angels vs. Yankees

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Javier Vazquez looks to rebound from a rocky opening start to his Yankees reunion. He will be opposed by Joel Pineiro, who also seeks to erase bad memories from his Angels debut. vs. Joel Pineiro PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 31 0.222 0.323 0.444 2 2 Nick Johnson DH 19 0.267 0.333 0.267 […]

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Baseball’s DNA?

Posted in MLB on April 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »

The driving force behind modern baseball statistical analysis, often called sabermetrics, is to replace subjective evaluation with objective analysis. Because the human eye has an inherent bias, the theory goes, opinions based on observation are more likely to be flawed. That’s a very reasonable approach. In fact, we see the same thing in fields like […]

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Geno Battles Cancer

Posted in MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For almost 40 years, Gene Monahan has been treating the wounds of Yankees players. As Yankee trainer since 1972, and an organizational employee since 1963, Monahan has truly been an enduring link. From Mantle to Murcer to Mattingly to Mariano, Geno has been on hand for all the highs and lows. Now, however, comes word […]

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Home Opener: Angels vs. Yankees, the Return of Godzilla

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

  vs. Ervin Santana PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 27 0.435 0.519 0.739 2 2 Nick Johnson DH 3 0.500 0.667 0.500 0 1 Mark Teixeira 1B 30 0.261 0.367 0.435 1 7 Alex Rodriguez 3B 24 0.227 0.292 0.500 2 7 Robinson Cano 2B 22 0.250 0.273 0.600 2 5 […]

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There’s No Place Like Home

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After months of Spring Training and then a week on the road, the Yankees return home to the Stadium. With the team coming off of its 27th World Championship, the festivities are expected to be grand. The centerpiece of the occasion will be the raising of the first championship flag to fly atop the new […]

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There Used To Be a Ballpark…

Posted in MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As the new Yankee Stadium was unveiled last year, the old place remained largely intact. Visitors to the ballpark could still observe the looming presence of the once glorious playground that was home to baseball’s biggest legends. In many ways, it was a sad sight. As the majestic structure slowly began to wilt, it almost […]

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