(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The 2011 Yankees’ offense has been prolific at doing two things: hitting home runs and grounding into double plays. After only 32 games, the team has hit an astounding 54 home runs, which equates to 273 long balls over 162 games. If […]
Archive for May 9th, 2011
Rally Killers of a Different Kind: Linking Home Runs to Double Plays
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged Home Runs on May 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sticking Around: Jeter Celebrates SS Record with a Revival
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Derek Jeter on May 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Maybe Derek Jeter shouldn’t retire after all? Considering the furor caused by the short stop’s early season struggles, you’d have thought Jeter was the only part of the Yankees’ team not performing up to standards. In Sunday’s 12-5 rout of the Texas Rangers, however, the Captain allayed those fears…at least for one day. By going […]