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Colon or Garcia: With No Right Answer, How Can Yanks Go Wrong?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on March 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Sergio Mitre‘s tenure in pinstripes came to an end today when he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for reserve outfielder Chris Dickerson. Once Mitre dropped out of the race to win a spot in the starting rotation, his place on the team became somewhat precarious, making today’s trade a confirmation of the inevitable. However, the downstream […]

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Girardi Makes Radio Waves; Yanks’ Manager Personifies Modern Media Realities

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi has been making waves of late…radio waves that is. Over the past two weeks, the Yankees’ manager has caused such a stir in radio circles that even Heinrich Hertz would be impressed. At the beginning of March, WFAN afternoon host Mike Francesa announced that Girardi would be expanding his weekly appearance […]

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It’s Time for MLB to Fully Embrace Social Media

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Culture, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Among baseball teams, the Cleveland Indians have been at the forefront in embracing social media. Instead of taking a combative position toward platforms like blogs, Facebook and Twitter, the Indians have actually gone out of their way to not only encourage, but support them. It’s time for the rest of baseball to follow their lead. […]

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Extra 300%: Rebuilding of the Yankee Brand Is a Story Waiting To Be Told

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Yankees on March 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Ever since “Moneyball” was published in 2003, authors have been lining up to tell the next best tale of mind triumphing over money when it comes to building a winning baseball team. Michael Lewis’ controversial look inside the front office […]

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Interborough Transfer: Yanks Decide Against Taking a Look at Perez; Mets’ Avoid Thumb of Murphy’s Law

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Lately, the Mets have suffered from baseball’s version of Murphy’s Law. Just when it looks like the team has hit rock bottom, something happens to bring about a new low. Most recently, the Mets decided to eat the final $6 million remaining on the contract of much maligned second baseman Luis Castillo, who then promptly signed with […]

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Collateral Damage: “Getting Bonds” Has Been the Real Objective of the Steroid Era

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged on March 21, 2011 | 8 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Collateral damage is the “unintended or incidental” consequence of an action. Although unfortunate, collateral damage is usually considered to be a necessary evil required to achieve an objective. Almost 600 years ago, an Italian scholar named Machiavelli articulated a philosophy […]

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Shuffling the Deck: Assigning Rotation Slots Nothing More than a Slight of Hand

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The last two slots in the Yankees’ starting rotation remain up for grabs, but the order of the first three has been officially established. To the surprise of some, Joe Girardi announced that A.J. Burnett, not Phil Hughes, would follow CC Sabathia in the pecking order. Many have speculated that Girardi’s commitment to Burnett is […]

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