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Soriano Signing Makes Yanks Better on the Field, but Does it Reveal a Split in the Front Office?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on January 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »

All winter, Brian Cashman has taken his lumps for patiently biding his time during the off season. However, those criticism were nothing compared to harsh rebukes he has received in the hours since John Heyman announced that the Yankees had signed Rafael Soriano. Before delving into the wisdom of the signing, the pink elephant in […]

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Yankees, Fans Continue “Favre Watch”, but Is Team Better Off Waiting for Andy?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In New York circles, the Andy Pettitte retirement watch has taken on an almost Brett Favre-like quality. Perhaps because the Yankees have had such a quiet offseason, “no news” on the matter has been reported with grave seriousness. The latest example occurred last night when the Daily News reported that Brian Cashman said Pettitte would […]

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Is Trevor Hoffman a Lock for the Hall of Fame (or Even a Worthy Candidate)?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged on January 12, 2011 | 7 Comments »

When Trevor Hoffman recorded his 600th save back in September, I kind of paid him a backhanded complement by unfavorably comparing him to Mariano Rivera. The intention wasn’t to denigrate Hoffman, who has had a wonderful career, but rebut the notion that put both relievers in the same class. In any event, Hoffman has now […]

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A Look at Arod’s 2010 Peformance Against Lefties

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Over at the Yankeeist, Larry Koestler took a look at one of 2010’s most curious mysteries: Alex Rodriguez’ shockingly poor performance against left handed pitchers. Using pitchFX data, Koestler concludes that the pitch selection of opposing southpaws (i.e., fewer four seamers and more cutters, two seamers and sinkers) contributed to Arod’s struggles (while also conceding the limited sample size), […]

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Can the Yankees Sign Soriano Without Surrendering a Draft Pick?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

During the entire off season, the Yankees have been stymied in their attempt to add a starting pitcher. First, Cliff Lee eschewed their hefty contract offer because of the apparent belief that it’s always sunny in Philadelphia, and then Zack Greinke and Matt Garza were both traded to the friendly confines of the NL Central. […]

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Tragedy Touches Baseball World

Posted in Baseball, Crime, Culture, MLB, tagged on January 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The senseless violence in Tuscon, Arizon that claimed six lives and sent shockwaves throughout the nation’s political system has also exacted a painful toll on major league baseball. According to now confirmed reports, Christina-Taylor Green, the nine year-old girl killed during yesterday’s horrific tragedy, was the daughter of Dodgers’ scout John Green and granddaughter of […]

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Mistaken Identity: Local Paper Throws Cubs a Curve

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, tagged , on January 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Exactly whom did the Cubs acquire from the Rays in yesterday’s eight-player deal? According to most reputable sources, Tampa agreed to send Matt Garza to Chicago, but at least one Windy City newspaper seems to disagree. According to the back page of the Chicago Sun-Times (h/t to Rays’ play-by-play man Dave Wills, @SPTimesRays and several retweets […]

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