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Better to Be Lucky? A Look at the Yankees’ Best and Worst Games by Individual Offensive WPA

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After falling behind 6-0 to the Oakland Athletics in last night’s game, the Yankees mounted a furious comeback attempt that literally just fell short when Nick Swisher’s bid for a walk-off grand slam landed in Coco Crisp’s glove, just inches from the center field wall. As is often the case when losing by a slim […]

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Taking a Knee: Injury to Arod Leaves Yankees’ Lineup Disjointed

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Over at least the past three weeks, Alex Rodriguez has been playing with what was termed a “sore knee”. Since first mention of the diagnosis during the Yankees June series at Wrigley Field, Arod continued to get on base and play gold glove caliber defense. However, as has often been the case during his career, much […]

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Circuit Breakers: A Look at the Yankees’ Longest Homerless Streaks

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jorge Posada’s sixth inning home run in the first game of today’s day/night doubleheader was his seventh of the season, but first since April 24. The two-run blast, which gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead, also ended the longest homerless streak in Posada’s career. The 38-game drought was one day longer than a previous power outage […]

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Handy Men: Arod and Granderson Have an About Face Against Lefties

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By roughing up Brett Anderson in last night’s 10-3 victory over the Athletics, the Yankees improved their record against lefthanders to 11-6, the fourth best mark in baseball. In addition, the Yankees exited the game with the two batters who […]

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The Rivalry Strikes Back: A Historical Look at Yankees vs. Red Sox

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Much to the chagrin of the rest of the baseball world, this weekend brings the latest installment of the epic battle between the Yankees Universe and Red Sox Nation.  Over the next 72 hours, FOX, ESPN, and local sports networks […]

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Anatomy of a Slump: Too Many Goats and Not Enough Heroes

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on May 12, 2011 | 4 Comments »

When the Yankees left Baltimore on Easter Sunday, the team was riding a three-game winning streak into what was shaping up to be one of the weakest stretches on the schedule. At the time, the offense was averaging a whopping six runs per game and the starting rotation was rounding into form, so it seemed […]

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Hypocrisy Overwhelms Pending Jeter Bio and Initial Reaction to It

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Books, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Derek Jeter is a human being. That seems to be the lesson derived from the New York Post’s preview of Ian O’Connor’s forthcoming book about Jeter, which will focus on the Captain’s relationship with Alex Rodriguez. Weaving Arod into the narrative has almost become a prerequisite for publishing a baseball book, so it’s not surprising […]

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