Lou Piniella made his regular season debut in the YES booth when he joined Michael Kay and David Cone in calling the Yankees’ season opener. Even though the disappointing 7-6 loss put a damper on the occasion, Piniella’s first Opening Day as a broadcaster evoked fond memories of his debut as manager of the Bronx […]
Archive for April 7th, 2012
Piniella Makes YES Debut, Evokes Memories of First Opener as Bomber’s Skipper (Video of 1986 Opening Day Embedded)
Posted in Baseball, Video, Yankees, tagged Lou Piniella, Opening Day, WCBS, WPIX on April 7, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Intentional Fallacy: First Inning Free Pass Backfires on Yankees
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged CC Sabathia, Joe Girardi on April 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) There was some logic behind it. Sean Rodriguez entered yesterday’s game with a respectable OPS of .782 versus lefthanders, including an .872 OPS in 23 chances against CC Sabathia. Meanwhile, Carlos Pena had only four hits in 39 times to the plate against the big lefty. So, […]
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