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How Sweep It Is; Giants Clean Up; Tigers Suffer About Face

Posted in Baseball, MLB, World Series, Yankees, tagged , on October 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

After spending most of the postseason with their backs to the wall, the Giants finally took it easy on all the hearts left back in San Francisco by sweeping the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Giants’ whitewash was the 21st World Series sweep and third in franchise history. In 1954, the Giants surprised […]

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Verlander Strikes Back at Empire (with Help from Umpire); Approaches Several Strike-Throwing Milestones

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on August 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Justin Verlander was a strike-throwing machine. Over eight innings, the right hander threw 96 strikes, or nearly 73% of his career-high tying 132 pitches. That not only represented the most strikes ever recorded by the Tigers’ ace in one game, but it was also the highest total by any pitcher since Brandon Morrow registered […]

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Reevaluating the Curtis Granderson Trade; Austin Jackson’s Breakout, New CBA Alter the Equation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on August 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »

When Austin Jackson steps to the plate tonight in the bottom of the first inning, some Yankee fans might be surprised to see the centerfielder’s numbers. Jackson currently ranks third in batting average, on-base percentage and offensive bWAR, while his OPS+ of 150 stands behind only six others. Although it’s probably too soon to call […]

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Prince Fielder Worth His Weight (just not in projected WAR)

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB, tagged , , on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Every time a player signs a mega-money deal, there seems to be a very common kneejerk reaction, particularly among saber-friendly analysts. The typical response is to run to fangraphs.com for the player’s WAR-based dollar value and then, using projections, conclude that by the end of the contract, the salary commitment will wind up being a […]

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Don’t Let the Big Man Beat You; The Genius of Ron Washington

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Ron Washington’s decision to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera with the bases empty in the bottom of the eighth was the kind of move that could have become infamous in postseason lore, especially after Victor Martinez singled him to third base with only one out. At the time, the move was roundly criticized, including by Joe […]

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Yankees’ Season Rests on Unlikely Shoulders; Burnett’s Game Four Start an Historical Anomaly

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Ever since Friday’s ALDS opener was suspended by rain, the specter of A.J. Burnett has hung over the Yankees like the Sword of Damocles. Now, with their backs to the wall, the team’s worst fears have been realized. Not only is Burnett making a postseason start that seemed improbable just a few weeks ago, but if […]

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Learning on the Fly: A Look at Starters in Their Postseason Debut

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees and Tigers resume their ALDS showdown with what should have been the series opener, but has now developed into a pivotal third game. Entering the series, it was widely believed that the Tigers would need Justin Verlander to win two games in order to advance, but now that rain has limited him to only one […]

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