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Wild Thing: Alcoholism, Not Throwing Strikes, Was Duren’s Real Control Problem

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on January 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

On January 6, former Yankees relief pitcher Ryne Duren passed away at the age of 81. Duren was the original wild thing. Thanks to the combination of a power arm and poor eyesight, the fire balling right hander ranked as one of the most intimidating pitchers in all of baseball, mostly because he often had […]

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Addition By Subtraction: As Yanks Prepare to “Go On” Without Pettitte, Road to Playoffs Seems to Get Easier

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) On the same day Andy Pettitte reportedly told the Yankees “to go on without him”, the Tampa Rays delivered the same message to Matt Garza. In an eight-player deal with the Chicago Cubs, the Rays sent Garza to the Windy […]

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With Blyleven Elected, Who’s Next? Raines In Line for Support of “Zealots”

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Now that Bert Blyleven has finally been welcomed into the Hall of Fame, the small coterie of Internet zealots can now shift their attention to another deserving, but overlooked candidate. There are more than a few deserving players left over from yesterday’s election, but it’s not exactly clear who needs the most help. Barry Larkin […]

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Better to Be Lucky; Or How the Yankees Tried to Trade Robinson Cano, but Failed

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged on January 5, 2011 | 13 Comments »

Ten years ago today, the Yankees signed Robinson Cano as an amateur free agent out of San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic. Then a shortstop, Cano’s signing was unheralded at the time. In fact, a search of Google’s newspaper database reveals that the first print mention of the young infielder didn’t occur until […]

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Better Late Than Never: A Look at the Hall of Fame’s Longest Suffering Candidates

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Yankees, tagged on January 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »

The Hall of Fame voting results will be announced tomorrow and there is a growing consensus that Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven will be elected. Alomar’s selection seems mostly likely because his exclusion last year probably resulted from the misguided (and unfortunately persistent) sentiment that seeks to uphold the sanctity of a first ballot coronation […]

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Kepner’s Jack Morris Contradiction Hinges on “Magic” Moment

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, tagged , on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In a recent article, Tyler Kepner gradually builds a convincing argument against Jack Morris’ Hall of Fame candidacy, but then reverses course because of the outcome of one World Series game. It’s hard to criticize Kepner’s position because he acknowledges most of the key points made against Morris. In other words, he seems to understand […]

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No Room for Seahawks in Baseball’s Playoff Picture

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, Yankees, tagged on January 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In honor of the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks’ ascension to the playoffs in the “competitively balanced” NFL, listed below are the worst teams to make Major League Baseball’s postseason. Although the enormous difference between both sports’ schedules makes any meaningful comparison difficult, baseball would be wise to consider the potential implications of expanding its playoff system […]

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