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Yankees Offensive Struggles Come Home to Roost

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on September 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Playing .500 on the road while cleaning up at home has long been a prescription for success in baseball. No wonder the 2014 Yankees have been such a failure.  With only 10 home games remaining, the Bronx Bombers are at the threshold of their first losing season at Yankee Stadium since 1991, and the offense […]

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Baseball’s Never-Ending Road to Ruin

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on September 5, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Baseball is ruined! Again. According to a recent article in The Atlantic, the culprit this time around is Pitch f/x, a “simple technology” that inadvertently wrecked the game by encouraging umpires to call a more accurate strike zone. Who knew adhering to the rule book could prove so detrimental? Well, besides Tom Glavine, who made […]

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World Series or Bust for Roller Coaster Red Sox

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Red Sox, World Series on August 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

For the second time in three years, the Red Sox have waived the white flag at the trade deadline, which wouldn’t be remarkable if they hadn’t captured a checkered flag in between. In a season already marred by historic failure from a defending champion, by selling off its team, Boston is now all but assured […]

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Red Sox Stumble in Title Defense; Can They Recover Like 1953 Yankees?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on May 28, 2014 | 1 Comment »

Defending a World Series title isn’t always easy. The 2014 Boston Red Sox can attest. Last year’s World Series victors just completed a 10-game skid, becoming only the fifth defending champion to post a double-digit losing streak. Can they recover in their title defense? The track record of teams with such a long stretch of […]

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Ellsbury Returns to Fenway, but Nation Less than Welcoming

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Robinson Cano, Yankee History, Yankees on April 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Jacoby Ellsbury’s return to Fenway Park wasn’t exactly a hero’s reception. Although the Red Sox properly honored their former centerfielder with a video montage before the game, the fans weren’t as generous. Most favored status in Red Sox Nation can be fleeting, especially when you return in the road grays of New York, but the […]

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Was Velocity a Warning Sign for Ivan Nova? MLB Needs to Invest More in Injury Prevention

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Injuries, Yankees on April 20, 2014 | 1 Comment »

Ivan Nova left yesterday’s game with a bruised ego and a sore elbow. This morning, his main affliction is undoubtedly a crushed spirit. An MRI on Nova’s tender elbow revealed the same devastating diagnosis that has haunted over a dozen pitchers this season alone: a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament. The waiting list […]

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Jeter’s Farewell Signals End of Era and Uncertain Future

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Derek Jeter, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees on February 13, 2014 | 3 Comments »

And then there were none. The Yankees have said goodbye to a litany of legends over the last few years, but now, with Derek Jeter deciding to call it quits after the 2014 season, a golden era in franchise history is finally coming to an end. The Yankees have had many dynastic eras, and each […]

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