It was a pivotal moment in last night’s game. With the Rays leading 5-1 in the fifth inning, the Yankees loaded the bases for Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano. However, as has happened repeatedly throughout the season, the Yankees failed to score. After Arod struck out on the 11th pitch of his at bat, Rays’ left […]
Archive for June, 2012
Not So Fast: Is Cano’s 2012 Platoon Split the Result of Pitch Selection?
Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged Robinson Cano on June 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Dandy as Ever, Pettitte’s Return a Savior for Yankees
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Andy Pettitte on June 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It seemed like a luxury at the time, but Andy Pettitte’s return to the Yankees’ rotation after a one-year hiatus has proven to be a godsend. With the team’s pre-season pitching depth crumbling around him because of injury or poor performance, the veteran lefty has emerged as a rock. However, Pettitte has done more than […]
Is Too Much Being Made “Over Draft”?
Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on June 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dante Bichette Jr. is almost universally considered one of the top prospects in the Yankees’ farm system, but around this time last year, he was being labeled “an overdraft”. When the Bronx Bombers selected the third baseman with the 51st pick in last year’s draft, many “scouting experts” criticized the decision, but now, some of the […]
With Yankees in Need of Pitching, Could It Be Déjà Vu for Santana and Hughes?
Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees on June 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Five winters ago, the Yankees balked at trading a 21-year old Phil Hughes for Johan Santana, who, at the time, was widely considered to be the best pitcher in the game. Since then, both pitchers have experienced more than their share of ups and downs, making it […]
Santana Ends Mets No-Hitter Drought; A Look at Recent No Hitters by Franchise
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged Johan Santana on June 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »
It took 8,020 games, but the New York Mets can finally celebrate the first no-hitter in franchise history. Thanks to Johan Santana‘s 134-pitch domination of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets are no longer the butt of one baseball’s most often told jokes. The new punchline is the San Diego Padres, who now stand alone as the only team […]
If the Season Ended Today…
Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, Yankees, tagged ESPN on June 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Baseball fans and writers are an impatient lot. Instead of letting the 162-game schedule run its course, many can’t resist skipping ahead to the end by drawing conclusions based on “if the season ended today”. The latest example of this rush to judgment comes from ESPN’s Wallace Matthews, who, based on the team’s first 50 […]
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