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It Happens Every Spring: A 111-Year Retrospective of Yankees Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Spring Training, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on February 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »

(This post was originally published on February 16, 2011) For 16 years, Tampa has been the Yankees’ spring training home, but it still seems like just yesterday when the team’s camp was located down the coast in Ft. Lauderdale. I am sure most fans who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s still reflexively hearken […]

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A Look Back at World Series Rematches

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, World Series, Yankee History, tagged , on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Captain’s Blog is not a big fan of the NFL, at least not the mediocrity and gimmickry that have become its ideals, but in honor of the Giants Super Bowl encore against the Patriots, the table below contains every World Series rematch (same participants within a five-year span) since the inception of the Fall […]

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Yankees, Mariners Swap One Rare Talent for Another

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hot Stove, MLB, Prospects, Trades, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on January 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Did Brian Cashman make a wise decision when he sent 22-year old offensive wunderkind Jesus Montero to Seattle in exchange for 23-year old phenom Michael Pineda? As much as it pains me to answer that question with a cliché, in this case, it applies: only time will tell. However, what we do know is Pineda […]

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No, No, Frazee: A Look Back at the Reaction Following Babe Ruth’s Sale to the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on January 6, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Day will break and I’m gonna wake; and start to bake a sugar cake;for you to take for all the boys to see. – Lyrics from Tea for Two, from the Broadway musical, No, No, Nanette During the first week of January in 1920, Yankees’ manager Miller Huggins hopped on a train and made the […]

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The 10 Greatest Yankees (not in the Hall of Fame)

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on December 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) In addition to the Hot Stove, baseball warms up the winter months with Hall of Fame debate. From the time the ballot is released until the votes are counted in early January, arguments are made for and against various candidates, often with a considerable degree of disagreement […]

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20/20 Vision: Sabathia Seeking Encore, but How Many More?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on September 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Even though the value of wins has been somewhat discredited by the modern focus on sabermetrics, amassing 20 victories in one season remains a notable milestone for a starting pitcher. Since 1901, 476 different pitchers have started at least one game for the Yankees, but only 35 have made it to the 20-win mark. Included […]

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Irabu’s Tragic Death Follows Career Haunted by Unfulfilled Expectations

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on July 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Hideki Irabu, the first Japanese born player to wear pinstripes, was found dead in his Los Angeles’ home on Thursday, the victim of an apparent suicide. When Irabu first came to the United States, he was billed as the Japanese Roger Clemens, but his career yielded more punch lines than punch outs. That’s why it’s […]

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