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Yankees Answering October Call to Arms, But Bats Have Been a Hang Up

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The postseason is supposed to be about pitching, pitching, and more pitching, so why are the Yankees facing sudden death? In the first four games of the 2012 ALDS, the team’s staff has posted a sterling ERA of 1.93, which ranks as the 13th lowest rate compiled in the team’s 72 postseason series. Not surprisingly, […]

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Rebuilding After an Epic Baseball Collapse

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on September 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) After the Braves clinched a playoff spot, New York Times’ columnist Tyler Kepner marked the occasion by commenting about how “teams almost never recover from an epic collapse” like the one Atlanta experienced last season. After all, one need only look at the ruins in Boston to […]

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On the Roster: A Look at Two Current Controversies and One from the Past

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, Yankees on September 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Lately, the baseball intelligentsia has been preoccupied by rosters. When the calendar turned to September, the usual, but growing round of articles decrying the practice of roster expansion became prevalent. Then, once that furor passed, attention turned to the roster rules governing the one-game play-in that will be contested by the two wild cards in […]

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Hernandez, Jaso Become Latest Perfect Game Battery

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on August 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Felix Hernandez stood the mound with his leg in the air and his arms exulted over his head in triumph. The Mariners’ ace had just pitched the 23rd perfect game in baseball history (albeit the third one this season), further stamping his resume as not only one of the best pitchers in the game today, […]

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No Nation for Old Stars; Youkilis Is Latest to Bid An Early Fenway Farewell

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on June 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Branch Rickey once stated that he would rather trade a player one year too early than keep him one year too late. Rightly or wrongly, that philosophy has been the Boston Red Sox modus operandi for the last 30-plus years, and, yesterday, Kevin Youkilis became the most recent example. It wasn’t too long ago that […]

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Battle of First Place Teams in D.C. Rekindles 1924 Pennant Race

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, World Series, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on June 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »

The Yankees head to the nation’s capital this weekend to take on a resurgent Washington Nationals team that currently sits comfortably atop the N.L. East. With both teams residing in first place, the upcoming series would seem to be the perfect segue into a recollection of the many times the Yankees and Senators battled for […]

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Arod Slams Record Book, Continues Assault on All-Time Leaders

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees on June 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Alex Rodriguez’ grand slam in the eighth inning of yesterday’s game against the Atlanta Braves did more than just tie the score. In one fell swoop, Arod’s line drive into the left field seats also put his name side-by-side with three of the most prolific hitters in the history of the game. Arod’s bases loaded […]

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