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Intentional Fallacy: First Inning Free Pass Backfires on Yankees

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on April 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) There was some logic behind it. Sean Rodriguez entered yesterday’s game with a respectable OPS of .782 versus lefthanders, including an .872 OPS in 23 chances against CC Sabathia. Meanwhile, Carlos Pena had only four hits in 39 times to the plate against the big lefty. So, […]

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Velocity Matters: Did Yankees Overlook Red Flags Regarding Pineda?

Posted in Baseball, Injuries, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , , on March 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Did Michael Pineda hurt his shoulder trying to generate velocity in an effort to quell the furor building over his lower radar gun readings? Or, was pre-existing soreness the cause of his diminished velocity? At this point, it really doesn’t matter. The Yankees chief concern is now the result of Pineda’s MRI. If the test […]

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Is Michael Pineda Destined To Be a Victim of the “Injury Nexus”, Joe Girardi’s Handling of Young Pitchers?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 7, 2012 | 4 Comments »

A prior version of this post was published earlier in the day. The current version has been updated to correct omissions in the data. As it pertains to the notion of an injury nexus related to 50% attrition, the conclusion is not altered. Over the last two days, I’ve expressed some minor concern about Michael […]

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Overshadowed by Payroll, Girardi Again Gets Little MoY Recognition

Posted in Awards, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Joe Maddon and Kirk Gibson were named the AL and NL managers of the year, and, all things considered, they were probably the most deserving candidates for the award. Both managers overcame diminished pre-season expectations and led their relatively young teams to the playoffs, so it’s hard to argue with either selection, especially when you […]

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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Go to a Six Man Rotation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before the Yankees’ adopted a six-man rotation at the end of July, the team’s starters had posted one of the lowest combined ERAs in the league. Since then, however, the Yankees’ rotation has ranked 9th in the league with a 4.85 ERA. Coincidence or correlation? When Joe Girardi first decided to expand the rotation to […]

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Stop the Insanity: Girardi, Cashman Most to Blame for Burnett’s Poor Performance

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on August 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Albert Einstein is widely believed to have said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. He must have had the Yankees’ handling of A.J. Burnett in mind when he made that observation. For two seasons, A.J. Burnett has been a terrible pitcher. Unless he can whittle his ERA below […]

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Excuses, Excuses: Yanks Continue to Handle AJ with Kid Gloves

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on August 21, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Joe Girardi’s personality exudes loyalty. In his three-plus years as manager, it’s hard to think of one instance in which he publicly criticized a player. In many ways, that’s an admirable trait, one that his players must surely appreciate. However, there is a difference between throwing a player under the bus and acknowledging his deficiencies. […]

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