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Some Rain Must Fall: Yanks, Tigers Need to Look on the Bright Side

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The first game of the ALDS between the Yankees and Tigers was supposed to be a battle of aces, but Mother Nature took center stage instead. With only 1 1/2 innings completed, the skies opened up and washed away the much anticipated showdown between CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander, leaving the two Cy Young candidates […]

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Should Team Record in a Pitcher’s Starts Be MVP Criterion?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Justin Verlander continued his late season run of dominance by recording his 12th consecutive victory in Sunday’s 3-0 triumph over the Athletics. During that span, the Tigers’ right hander has compiled half of his league leading 24 victories, the highest total by an American League pitcher since Bob Welch won 27 games in 1990. Even […]

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Aces Up: Yanks’ Offense Lagging Against Elite Starters

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on September 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees won’t be catching any breaks on their final West Coast trip. One day after being stifled by Jered Weaver, the Yankees will have to contend with the Angels’ co-ace Dan Haren. Then, on Monday, Felix Hernandez will be waiting for them in Seattle. What’s more, the Yankees shouldn’t expect much of a reprieve […]

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Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , , on August 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By most objective standards, the Yankees have the best pitching staff in the American League. And yet, according to some, Brian Cashman’s inability to acquire another pitcher has branded the team as a “trade deadline loser”.  So much for perspective. […]

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Game 29 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Yankees vs. Tigers

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Rick Porcello PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 6 0.000 0.167 0.000 0 0 Nick Swisher RF 8 0.429 0.500 0.857 1 4 Robinson Cano 2B 8 0.375 0.375 0.500 0 1 Mark Teixeira 1B 8 0.143 0.250 0.143 0 0 Curtis Granderson CF 2 0.500 0.500 0.500 0 1 Jorge […]

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Yanks Power Up as AJ Bears Down

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A.J. Burnett battled in his 2011 season debut, and not just against the Tigers’ lineup. The right hander also had to overcome the discomfort of a nasty head cold as well as the ghosts of a disastrous 2010 campaign. In the past, scrutiny compounded by distraction has often been a recipe for failure, but this […]

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Game 2 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: Tigers vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Preview, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Brad Penny PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Derek Jeter SS 16 0.533 0.563 0.600 0 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 12 0.182 0.250 0.273 0 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B 9 0.429 0.556 0.429 0 1 Robinson Cano 2B 5 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 0 Nick […]

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