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MLB Tactics in Biogenesis Case Raise Old Question, Hark Back to Steinbrenner/Winfield Saga

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, PEDs, Yankee History, Yankees on August 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »

One of the most prominent figures in all of sports, whose controversial tenure with the Yankees kept the tabloids in business, was given an unprecedented suspension from an overzealous commissioner who grossly overstepped his authority in handing down the ban. Although that neatly sums up the ongoing Alex Rodriguez saga, it could just as easily […]

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Bud Selig’s Changing View of Baseball’s Best Interests

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on July 30, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Bud Selig is about to use the nuclear option on Alex Rodriguez. Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement is mostly very specific in its delegation of power, but there is a broad clause that grants the commissioner authority to mete out justice that he, alone, believes is in the best interest of the game. Since Judge Kenesaw […]

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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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Close and Yet So Far: MLB Divisions Exhibiting Mix of Parity and Separation

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Statistical Analysis on June 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

As MLB nears the midway point, each division seems primed for an exciting summer. The largest first place lead currently stands at only five games in the loss column, and 19 teams sit within that margin (including division leaders). However, despite the top heavy concentration of teams, the overall level of parity is more diluted, […]

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Who’s Sorry Now? Apologies Excepted as Dodgers Return to the Bronx

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Don Mattingly, George M. Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, World Series, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on June 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers visited Yankee Stadium, their road grays were soaked with champagne. After losing the first two games of the 1981 World Series, the Dodgers swept the next four, including the series finale in the Bronx. It was the end of an […]

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Memorial Day a Time to Remember the Forgettable End to Babe Ruth’s Career

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankees, tagged , on May 27, 2013 | 2 Comments »

On May 30, 1935, the greatest career in the history of major league baseball came to an end.  It was Memorial Day in Philadelphia, but there were no fireworks to bid farewell, just a weak ground ball to Phillies’ first baseman Dolph Camilli and a mournful walk back to the dugout.  The immortal Babe Ruth was […]

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