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Texas Rangers Suffer Collapse Yankees Avoided

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , , on October 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Lots of people were anticipating a major collapse in the American League, but no one expected it to be the Texas Rangers. When the Yankees saw their 10-game division lead whittled down to a tie in September, it looked like the Bronx might be the site of an epic capitulation, but instead, Oakland played host […]

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Darvish’s Win Against Yanks Not as Dominating as Yu Think?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yu Darvish’s 8 1/3 innings of shutout baseball against the Yankees has garnered rave reviews from around the game, but his start could have end up differently had the Bronx Bombers not squandered a bases loaded, no-out opportunity in the third inning. Granted, Darvish deserves some credit for being able to escape from such a […]

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After the Fall: How Do Young Closers Respond to Blown Saves in October?

Posted in Baseball, Post Season, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Texas Rangers made a surprise move by agreeing to terms with Joe Nathan on a two-year deal worth $15 million in guaranteed money. After making the announcement, the team decided to kill two birds with one stone by also letting it be known that former closer Neftali Feliz will be joining the rotation in […]

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A Memorable Night to Forget: Historic Game Six Was a Different Tale for Two Cities

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, World Series, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Last night’s epic game six was so compelling, that tonight’s game seven almost seems anti-climatic. As is sometimes the case when the World Series goes the distance, it is the sixth game that proves to be the most memorable (see 1975, 1985, 1986, and 2002 for a handful of examples). So, before settling in to […]

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Good Things Come to Those Wait? Rangers Seeking to Get Off World Series Schneid

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, World Series, Yankees, tagged , on October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Last year’s World Series matchup ensured that a long championship drought would be broken. The Giants entered the 2010 Fall Classic without a title in 56 seasons, while the Rangers had never won a World Series. The two teams’ combined 105 years chasing the trophy ranked as the third longest of all time, but after the […]

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Discarded by the Angels, Napoli Proves Most Valuable in Texas

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, World Series, tagged , , , on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Mike Napoli is on the verge of completing a season long journey that has taken him from the outhouse in Anaheim to the penthouse in Arlington. With one more Rangers’ victory, Napoli is almost assured of becoming the World Series MVP, which wouldn’t be as remarkable if the defensively maligned catcher hadn’t been traded twice […]

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End of an ERA? Dominant Starters Not Setting the Tone This October

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees, tagged , on October 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The San Francisco Giants’ championship in 2010 was supposed to usher in a new era of pitching dominance. With offense levels reaching long-time lows, the conventional wisdom suggested that only with a strong starting rotation could a team hope to make the World Series. Then, 2011 happened. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals have […]

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