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Time for Yankees to Clean Up the Bleachers?

Posted in Baseball, Culture, MLB, Yankees, tagged on October 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

A New York Yankees spokesperson has informed the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) that the singing of homophobic lyrics at Yankee Stadium will not be tolerated, and any fan engaging in such action will be ejected from the premises. Although you’d like to think that such a policy would go without saying, recent […]

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Yankees Postseason History and Other Fun Facts

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on October 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When the Yankees swept the ALDS, they increased their postseason winning streak over the Minnesota Twins to nine games. Coincidentally, the Yankees also happen to be riding a nine game winning streak against the Texas Rangers, the team they will now face in the postseason. Listed below is a breakdown of the Yankees postseason record […]

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Print the Legend: Have Rangers’ Starters Been Throwing More Pitches?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Media, MLB, Statistical Analysis on October 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Ever since the Texas Rangers hired Nolan Ryan to serve as team President back in February 2008, the former Hall of Famer has made numerous headlines speaking out against pitch counts (here, here and here, for example). Ryan’s disdain for such limitations is only natural. After all, the ageless right handed fire baller threw over 5,300 innings in […]

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This Date in History: The Killer Tarp and the Cardinals’ Strange 1985 Post Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , on October 13, 2010 | 7 Comments »

The St. Louis Cardinals spent most of 1985 outrunning just about everyone and everything on a baseball field. In total, the Redbirds swiped 314 bags (this year, the Rays led the majors with 172 steals), but the centerpiece of the team’s running attack was a rookie outfielder named Vince Coleman, who stole a remarkable 110 […]

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Burnett Gives Yankees Best Chance to Beat Lee

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

One of the ramifications of having to use Cliff Lee twice in the ALDS is the Rangers now can not pitch their ace against the Yankees until game three of the ALCS. As a result, the Rangers will need to rely on CJ Wilson and Colby Lewis to get the series off to a good start before unveiling […]

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Rangers Look to Get Off the October Schneid

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In game five of tonight’s ALDS, the Rangers are not only seeking to avoid becoming the second team (2001 Oakland Athletics being the other) to lose a best of five post season series after winning the first two games on the road, but also win the organization’s first playoff series since its inception as the […]

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Overrated: Comparing NFL, MLB Viewership Not the Only Way to Keep Score

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Media, MLB, NFL on October 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Even though the business of sports has evolved well beyond the realm of network television ratings, the national sports media still seems fixated on comparing the number of eyeballs watching playoff baseball to those tuning into the NFL’s regular season. Every October, the narrative of each story basically remains the same. A primetime NFL game […]

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