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Yankee Lifer King Passes Away; Tenure as GM Often Overlooked

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Yankee family lost another member when Clyde King passed away on  November 3 at the age of 86. King, a baseball lifer who spent six decades in the game, was the quintessential Yankees employee during the tumultuous first half of George Steinbrenner’s reign. After joining the organization in 1975, King performed just about every […]

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Giants Are Kings of the Hill in 2010, but 1996 Braves Remain Best Postseason Pitching Staff in the Division Era

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

If 2010 was the new “Year of the Pitcher”, than the outcome of the World Series was a fitting tribute. With a 3.36 ERA (121 ERA+), the Giants owned baseball’s best pitching staff in the regular season, yet still managed to shave off almost an entire run during October. If good pitching beats good hitting, […]

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Aces Low: A Look at Postseason Stoppers Gone Bad

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Cliff Lee is human after all. Heading into yesterday’s World Series opener, Lee had compiled a 7-0 record with a 1.26 ERA, the third lowest postseason rate among starters with at least 50 innings (Sandy Koufax: 0.95 and Christie Mathewson: 0.97). Lee’s performance over the last two Octobers was so dominant that he even started to […]

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Girardi Steps Out of Torre’s Shadow with New Deal; Chance to Build Legacy Could Hinge on How He Handles Aging Stars

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »

According to numerous published reports, Joe Girardi and the Yankees are in the process of finalizing a three-year contract extension worth around $9.5 million. The wisdom behind retaining Girardi is certainly debatable, especially after a postseason that featured so many questionable decisions, but what is clear is the Yankees have adopted a philosophy of managerial […]

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Yankee Fan’s Guide to the 2010 World Series: From Rags to the Hawk, Cliff Lee and New York

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on October 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »

The 2010 World Series will be a unique one for many Yankees’ fans because the two teams involved do not really inspire a passionate rooting interest, either for or against. Of course, there are the traditional “root for the American League” or “root against the team that beat the Yankees” rationales to consider. Also, for […]

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Deja Vu All Over Again; Yanks Hope for Repeat of 1958, but Past Has Already Been Revisited

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Media, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The 1958 Yankees are enjoying a bit of a revival thanks to their status as the franchise’s only team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a seven game postseason series. At the Pinstriped Bible, Steve Goldman took a look at how Casey Stengel guided his team back from the brink of elimination, while TYU examined […]

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SimpLEE Dominant: Yanks Shutdown in Game 3; Find Themselves in 2-1 Hole with AJ Holding the Shovel

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Game Recap, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Andy Pettitte, the pitcher with the most wins in the postseason, threw one his better games in October, but the Yankees still lost. In fact, they never really had a chance. That’s how good Cliff Lee was last night, as the Rangers’ ace joined Warren Spahn, Randy Johnson and Sandy Koufax as lefties who have […]

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