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What Goes Around Comes Around as Red Sox and Yankees Meet for Last Time

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on October 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

By pushing back Clay Buchholz’ spot in the rotation one game in order to make room for Zach Stewart and his career ERA over six, the Red Sox let it be known whom they would prefer win the A.L. East. Even though the Orioles were the team that knocked Boston out of the postseason last year, […]

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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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Yankee Fans Guide to Scoreboard Watching in September

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on September 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The American League pennant race has reached the stretch, but there still isn’t much separation among the leaders. Eight teams are currently within four games of a playoff spot, and every division race is separated by three games or fewer. With only five seats available when the music stops, the final week of the season […]

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High Anxiety as Yankees Dwindling Lead Threatens to Make History

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on August 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Are the Yankees in the midst of a historic collapse? Not too long ago, the Bronx Bombers appeared to be in cruise control headed toward another division title, but now, their lead in the American League East seems to be in grave danger. With the Yankees idle last night, the Tampa Rays, whose pitching staff […]

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Are Power Hungry Yankees Better Off as Bronx Bunters?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Statistical Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees on June 27, 2012 | 4 Comments »

The Yankees homer today, they win today. Although not as elegant and universal as Mariano Duncan’s rallying cry during the 1996 season, this year’s version of the Bronx Bombers have done just fine relying on their powerful lineup. Not only are the Yankees on pace to surpass the single season home run mark of 264 […]

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Baseball Deals in Second Wild Card, but Should It Also Stack the Deck?

Posted in Baseball, CBA, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on March 2, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Even the most ardent baseball purist would probably admit that the wild card has positively impacted the sport’s popularity. And yet, because there has been no handicap assigned to the wild card, the system has effectively de-emphasized the importance of winning the division. Although frequently lamented (particular at the Captain’s Blog), this tradeoff has been […]

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After the Fall: How Do Young Closers Respond to Blown Saves in October?

Posted in Baseball, Post Season, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Texas Rangers made a surprise move by agreeing to terms with Joe Nathan on a two-year deal worth $15 million in guaranteed money. After making the announcement, the team decided to kill two birds with one stone by also letting it be known that former closer Neftali Feliz will be joining the rotation in […]

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