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Identical Twins: Yankees Use Familiar Formula to Take Game One

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

You couldn’t blame someone if they thought the Yankees and Twins played their post season games from a script. After all, the last seven meetings between the teams in October, dating back to the 2004 ALDS, have all seemed to follow the same formula: the Twins take a lead only to see the Yankees comeback […]

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Quirky Last Play Almost Scuttles Halladay’s No Hitter

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Umpires, tagged on October 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Somewhat lost amid the euphoria of Roy Halladay’s historic no hitter against the Reds in game one of the NLDS was the fantastic play made by Carlos Ruiz to end it. The quickness of the Phillies’ catcher not only helped preserve history, but all helped avoid controversy. Why? Because on a careful review of the […]

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ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Twins

Posted in Game Preview, Yankees on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Francisco Liriano PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 15 0.385 0.467 0.692 1 3 Nick Swisher RF 18 0.294 0.333 0.412 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 18 0.176 0.222 0.353 1 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 13 0.111 0.385 0.111 0 1 Robinson Cano 2B 14 0.308 0.357 0.385 0 0 Marcus […]

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ALDS Preview: Yankees Getting Brooms Ready?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, Yankees, tagged on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I am as superstitious a fan as they come. I also tend to be a lot more guarded in my expectations, at least in comparison to the unmitigated arrogance expressed by the more casual Yankee fan. However, no matter how hard I try to be more even handed in my assessment of tonight’s ALDS, I […]

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Red October: Cincinnati to Sink Phillies’ World Series Hopes

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, tagged on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Cincinnati Reds (91-71) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (97-65) Game 1: Edison Volquez vs. Roy Halladay Game 2: Bronson Arroyo vs. Roy Oswalt Game 3: Johnny Cueto vs. Cole Hamels Game 4*: Edison Volquez vs. Roy Halladay Game 5*: Bronson Arroyo vs. Roy Oswalt *Projected and if necessary. Because the Phillies have so many impact left handed hitters, the idea that the […]

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Quick Prediction: Rangers To Sweep Rays

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, tagged on October 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Overview: For some reason, the Rays have emerged as a decided favorite in their ALDS showdown with the Rangers, despite the two teams being relatively equal in most facets of the game. In fact, based on ERA+ and wOBA, the Rangers actually come out ahead. Although the Rays rate better on defense, their advantage is […]

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Five Key Questions Faced by Yanks This October

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on October 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Can Boone Logan Do a Damaso Marte Impersonation? This time last year, Yankee fans were scratching their heads over the decision to place Damaso Marte on the post season roster, much in the same way they may be perplexed by this year’s inclusion of guys like Sergio Mitre and Dustin Moseley. A 9.45 ERA in 13 […]

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