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Leyland Doesn’t Save Best for Last, Denies Rivera Perfect End to All Star Career

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Baseball History, Mariano Rivera, MLB, Yankees on July 17, 2013 | 11 Comments »

Mariano Rivera, who has become a legend saving games in the ninth inning, ended his All Star career as a setup guy for Joe Nathan. Jim Leyland’s heart may have been in the right place, but the logic behind his epic blunder was horribly wrong. With the American League leading 3-0 in the bottom of […]

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Rivera, Harvey Give ASG New York State of Mind, but Other Teams Have More Star Power

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Baseball History, Mariano Rivera, MLB, Yankees on July 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

In the past, the Yankees have been criticized for their less than enthusiastic interest in the All Star Game. This year, the voters returned the favor. Yankees’ All Star Game Selections by Year Note: Not every player actually appeared in the game. Source: baseball-reference.com Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are the only Yankees who will […]

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The Historical Cost of Baseball Greatness; BR.com Adds Gold Mine of Salary Data

Posted in All Star Game, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, Yankees, tagged on December 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that baseball players are an inflationary commodity (click here for a yearly progression of highest paid players), but for those who need proof, baseball-reference.com has significantly bolstered its salary database with the addition of information from Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse. Dr. Haupert obtained his data by […]

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Appeasing Aggrieved Fan Bases with All Star Olive Branches (and Video)

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Humor, Mets, MLB, Video, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Some Yankees’ fans have been slow to forgive the rude way in which All Star second baseman Robinson Cano was treated by their Kansas City counterparts, who were unhappy that the Bronx Bombers’ second baseman did not pick hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the HR Derby. However, I’d like to extend an olive branch to the long suffering […]

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Yankees All Stars Haven’t Always Shined: Historical Look at Bronx Bomber Performances in the Midseason Classic

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, All Star Game, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on July 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »

In addition to defending his homerun derby crown tonight, Robinson Cano will lead a contingent of four Yankees in tomorrow’s All Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Although that total is half the amount of Bronx Bombers selected to the previous two Midseason Classics, the Yankees will have three starters for the first […]

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