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ALCS Game 5: Rangers vs. Yankees

Posted in Game Preview, Yankees on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. C.J. Wilson PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 21 0.333 0.429 0.556 1 3 Nick Swisher RF 27 0.261 0.370 0.522 1 6 Robinson Cano 2B 20 0.353 0.450 0.588 1 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 22 0.063 0.318 0.125 0 2 Marcus Thames DH 14 0.429 0.429 0.429 0 1 Lance […]

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Yanks Lose Teixeira, Then Game: Drop Third Straight As AJ Falters and Girardi Blunders

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged on October 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Yankees backs are now officially against the wall as they face their first real “must win game” of the season. You can break out all the clichés because they finally apply. After losing their third straight game to the Rangers, the Yankees are now precariously teetering on the edge of elimination. When Joe Girardi announced […]

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ALCS Game 4: Rangers vs. Yankees

Posted in Game Preview, Yankees on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

vs. Tommy Hunter PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 3 0.667 0.667 1.000 0 2 Curtis Granderson CF 6 0.667 0.667 1.167 1 1 Mark Teixeira 1B 3 0.333 0.333 0.333 0 0 Alex Rodriguez 3B 5 0.000 0.200 0.000 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 5 0.400 0.400 0.600 0 0 Nick […]

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Girardi Going With Backup Plan as AJ’s Start Sends Posada to the Bench

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As if the decision to start AJ Burnett in game four wasn’t controversial enough, Joe Girardi has compounded his decision by substituting Francisco Cervelli for Jorge Posada. Apparently, the decision to go with Cervelli was predicated on the need to make AJ Burnett feel more comfortable, which on the surface seems to have some merit. After all, […]

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SimpLEE Dominant: Yanks Shutdown in Game 3; Find Themselves in 2-1 Hole with AJ Holding the Shovel

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Game Recap, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Andy Pettitte, the pitcher with the most wins in the postseason, threw one his better games in October, but the Yankees still lost. In fact, they never really had a chance. That’s how good Cliff Lee was last night, as the Rangers’ ace joined Warren Spahn, Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax as lefties who have […]

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ALCS Game 3: Rangers vs. Yankees

Posted in Game Preview, Yankees on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Cliff Lee PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 49 0.432 0.490 0.591 0 6 Nick Swisher RF 37 0.267 0.378 0.533 2 3 Mark Teixeira 1B 41 0.289 0.341 0.526 1 6 Alex Rodriguez 3B 35 0.267 0.343 0.567 2 10 Robinson Cano 2B 35 0.206 0.229 0.235 0 1 Marcus […]

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Football Getting a Pass on Concussions

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, NFL on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin was hit in the chest by a splintered maple bat back in late September, many in the media and blogosphere reacted with outrage. The question most asked was something along the lines of how could the selfish owners and disinterested players sacrifice safety for economics? Apparently, those sounding off had […]

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