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Archive for May 16th, 2011

Ignorance Defines Posada’s Critics; Catcher No Stranger to Sacrifice, Not Only Legendary Backstop to Have a Bad Day

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Although it now seems clear that Jorge Posada made a mistake by pulling himself from Saturday’s lineup, the reactions of many have reached absurd proportions. Words like selfish, arrogant, liar and quitter have been freely tossed around, and some have even suggested that the transgression warranted a severe disciplinary action (a feeling reportedly shared by some […]

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Splitting Hairs: A(nother) Granular Look at the Yankees’ Slump

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The longer the Yankees’ offensive malaise continues, the more it becomes confusing. Over a three-week period that has seen the team’s per game production plummet by almost two runs, no one explanation has been evident. Nonetheless, there must be something […]

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Swept Away: Red Sox Pull Off Rare Feat at Yankee Stadium

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

After being swept by the Boston Red Sox at home, the Yankees concluded one of their most embarrassing and demoralizing weeks in recent memory. In addition to losing three games to their heated rival, not to mention enduring the Jorge Posada soap opera, the Yankees also dropped two games to the Kansas City Royals. As […]

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