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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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What Comes Around: Karma and Baseball Chicanery

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Jose Reyes entered last night’s action as one of the hottest hitters in baseball, so naturally, the Atlanta Braves’ game plan centered on slowing the speedster down. Apparently, however, the team took that mandate just a bit too literally as […]

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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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Prolonging the “Torture”? Does Bumgarner’s Emergence Make Cain or Lincecum Expendable?

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Trades, tagged , , on November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Anyone surprised by Madison Bumgarner’s outstanding World Series start, which was the just latest contribution to an already strong postseason, probably wasn’t paying attention to the Giants down the stretch. In his five September starts, the young lefty pitched to a 1.13 ERA in 32 innings, including a sparkling 32:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. In other words, despite […]

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