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Yankees Look to High Socks for Hope; Need Robertson To Reprise Houdini Act

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on September 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees were poised for their biggest win of the season. After scoring five runs to tie the game in the top of the eighth, Joe Girardi handed the ball to David Robertson with the expectation that he would carry the deadlock into the ninth. It was the same script that seemed to work every […]

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What A Relief! Robertson Walks Tight Rope in First Save of Season

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yankees fans have been spoiled. Since 1997, ninth inning leads have typically been a stress free prelude to victory. No sweaty palms. No heart palpitations. No watching the last out between your fingers. With Mariano Rivera in the game, Yankees’ fans were treated to a closer with one of the most unique combinations of excellence […]

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Yanks Follow Formula to Defeat; Soriano’s Injury Creates Void, but Not in Eighth Inning

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on May 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

During his tenure as Yankees’ manager, Joe Girardi has adopted a formulaic approach to using the bullpen. During the early part of the season, his equation for winning was based on three variables: Joba Chamberlain in the seventh, Rafael Soriano in the eighth and Mariano Rivera in the ninth. However, Soriano’s injury poked a hole in […]

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