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Hall Ballot Reunites Enemies Turned Friends; Reinsdorf to Vote on Boss’ Candidacy

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Hall of Fame’s inaugural “Expansion ERA” ballot has been released and the Yankees are well represented. Ron Guidry, Billy Martin and Tommy John are all eligible for consideration, but the headliner is George M. Steinbrenner III. When the new “veteran’s committee” process was announced back in July, I suggested that the revised rules seemed intended […]

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Hot Stove Blueprint #1: Swapping Burnett for Zambrano

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »

The baseball hot stove was officially fired up on Sunday with the beginning of the free agent negotiating period. According to numerous reports, the Yankees have already reached out to Cliff Lee’s agent to let him know an offer is forthcoming. Getting Lee’s signature on a contract has clearly been established as job one in […]

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Renteria Joins List of Unlikely World Series MVPs, Then the Unemployment Line

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When the Giants announced that they would not be picking up Edgar Renteria’s $9.5 million option for 2011, he became the second consecutive World Series MVP to find himself looking for work in the offseason. Although Renteria’s postseason heroics definitely put the Giants in an awkward position, the decision to cut him loose was really […]

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Pinch Blogging at TheYankeeU

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Media, MLB, NFL on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier today, the Captain’s Blog was invited by TheYankeeU to address some of the issues involved with comparing MLB and NFL TV ratings. If you haven’t checked it out already, by all means head on over. And, while you’re there, be sure to enjoy all of the other great work being done over at TYU.

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Bless That Boy: Sparky’s Career Takes Him from Anonymity to the Hall of Fame; Almost Became Yankees Skipper in 1980

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just days after the news that Sparky Anderson had entered a hospice, the legendary manager passed away at the age of 76. George Lee “Sparky” Anderson was a career minor leaguer who played in only one major league season with the Phillies in 1959. At his best considered a poor man’s Eddie Stanky, Anderson never lived […]

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Yankee Lifer King Passes Away; Tenure as GM Often Overlooked

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Yankee family lost another member when Clyde King passed away on  November 3 at the age of 86. King, a baseball lifer who spent six decades in the game, was the quintessential Yankees employee during the tumultuous first half of George Steinbrenner’s reign. After joining the organization in 1975, King performed just about every […]

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Giants Are Kings of the Hill in 2010, but 1996 Braves Remain Best Postseason Pitching Staff in the Division Era

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

If 2010 was the new “Year of the Pitcher”, than the outcome of the World Series was a fitting tribute. With a 3.36 ERA (121 ERA+), the Giants owned baseball’s best pitching staff in the regular season, yet still managed to shave off almost an entire run during October. If good pitching beats good hitting, […]

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