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Yanks Paying the Price for Not Winning at All Costs

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Coming down the stretch, the Yankees have proven to be much more adept at clichés than clinching. After last night’s latest AJ Burnett debacle, we were treated to the classic “one step forward and two steps back” explanation that has defined the enigmatic righty’s season. As a result, the Yankees are still “taking it one […]

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Yanks Power Up, But Still Go Down

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Yankees hit six homeruns last night in their valiant attempt to overcome a 10-1 deficit. The prolific display of power was only the third time in franchise history that the team belted six or more homeruns in a losing effort. Most HRs in a Loss by the Yankees Date Opponent Score HR Players 9/23/10 […]

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Pitching Matchups May Mitigate Rays’ Schedule Advantage

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The conventional wisdom has been that the Yankees are at a distinct disadvantage coming down the stretch because the Rays schedule is significantly easier. And, on the surface, that seems to be the case. Factoring in home/road records, the Yankees opponents over the final 10 days are a combined 375-306 (.551), while the Rays will […]

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No Longer Fit to Be Tied: Yankees Drop Game, Season Series to Rays

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Sequels are seldom as good as the original, and last night’s rematch between David Price and C.C. Sabathia was no different. The Yankees took advantage of Price’s early struggles to build a 3-1 lead, thanks in large part to a two run homer from Marcus Thames, who continues to make a considerable impact despite limited […]

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Game 153: Rays vs. Yankees

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

vs. David Price PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 21 0.250 0.286 0.450 1 2 Nick Swisher RF 15 0.273 0.467 0.636 1 1 Mark Teixeira 1B 18 0.133 0.278 0.133 0 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 21 0.263 0.333 0.579 1 4 Robinson Cano 2B 18 0.250 0.333 0.375 0 3 Marcus […]

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Down the Middle: Posada’s Power Usurped By Cervelli’s Emergence as “Starting” Catcher

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Francisco Cervelli surpassed the 300 plate appearance plateau last night with his 0-3 performance against the Rays. Although a seemingly insignificant milestone, it does have import to the Yankees because it means the light hitting backup has essentially been a co-starter with Jorge Posada. Entering tonight’s game, Cervelli has come to plate 297 times as […]

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Calm After the Storm: Rain Washes Away Pennant Fever

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

Summer went kicking and screaming at Yankee Stadium last night as two hours of rain not only extended the game to the precipice of the autumnal equinox, but also seemed to wash away its importance. Before the skies opened, the Rays held a 1-0 lead after scratching a first inning run courtesy of trademark AJ […]

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