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Experts Sling Arrows, but Shields Gives Royals Fighting Chance

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Trades, tagged , on December 10, 2012 | 3 Comments »

A six year, $147 million contract is too rich for the Kansas City Royals’ blood. So, when Zack Greinke agreed to terms with the Dodgers on the richest contract ever given to a pitcher, general manager Dayton Moore probably saw the handwriting on the wall. Although the Royals weren’t a player for Greinke, the enormous […]

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Maddon’s Defense of Peralta Shifts Blame, but Is It Out of Bounds?

Posted in Baseball, Interleague, MLB, tagged , , on June 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »

It’s not cheating if everyone is doing it, right? Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Joe Maddon seems to think so. At least that’s what the unorthodox manager implied when he defended reliever Joel Peralta, who was ejected from last night’s game because he had what home plate umpire Tim Tschida called a “significant amount” of pine […]

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Are the Rays for Real? Shedding Light on Tampa’s Hot Start

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Tampa Rays will take the field tonight at Yankee Stadium tied for the best record in baseball, but they aren’t winning the way most people expected. Because of the perceived depth in its rotation, the Rays’ main strength in 2012 was supposed to be its starters. However, the team’s early success has not been […]

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Wild Cards Make Strange Bedfellows

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When it comes to strange bedfellows, politics has nothing on the 2011 American League playoff race. With only 10 games left, the Yankees sit comfortably atop the A.L. East. Barring a historic collapse, the team is all but assured of making the post season and nearly as likely to be entering October as a division […]

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A.L. East Foes Jockey for Position as Deadline Nears; Light Schedules Give Each Team Chance to Fatten Up

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) With the trade deadline looming, the next 10 days could determine which teams will enter the stretch drive in the best position. For some clubs, however, the biggest impact could come from their upcoming schedule, not a potential acquisition. After […]

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Morning After: Do Marathon Extra Inning Games Take a Toll the Following Day?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By the time the Rays and Red Sox completed their 16-inning Sunday night marathon, the Yankees had not only landed in Tampa, but were likely nestled comfortably in their beds. During the ESPN broadcast of the game, Bobby Valentine, Dan […]

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Addition By Subtraction: As Yanks Prepare to “Go On” Without Pettitte, Road to Playoffs Seems to Get Easier

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) On the same day Andy Pettitte reportedly told the Yankees “to go on without him”, the Tampa Rays delivered the same message to Matt Garza. In an eight-player deal with the Chicago Cubs, the Rays sent Garza to the Windy […]

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