TYA Trivia Open Thread For 3-2-11

By Moshe Mandel On March 3, 2011 · 18 Comments · In Open Threads, Trivia

On every weeknight throughout the year, one of the TYA writers will post a trivia question as the nightly open thread. The blog administrators will keep track of the winners, and the commenter with the most correct answers will win a prize that has yet to be decided upon. The answers will be posted in [...]

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The Informational Divide Between Fans And Teams

By Moshe Mandel On March 3, 2011 · 9 Comments · In General Musings, Player Analysis

In his excellent interview with John Sickels, Mark Newman made a passing remark that caught my eye:

I don’t worry about his glove, Romine can really catch. He turns bullets into marshmallows. His arm is strong and accurate. By the internal defensive metrics we use, Romine rates as a very strong defender, and Montero [...]

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Prospect Profile- Chase Whitley, RHP

By Sean P. On March 3, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Prospects

Chase Whitley was drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round of the 2010 draft. He was a 2 way player at Troy University in Alabama, playing 3rd base and pitching in relief. Originally from Ranburne Alabama, Whitley attended Southern Union State community college before transferring to Troy University. As a junior, Whitley [...]

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Salvage Prospects For 2011

By EJ Fagan On March 3, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Prospects

Melky Mesa had always been a toolsy, athletic center fielder who wasn’t regarded as much of a prospect. He changed that in a big way in 2010, and is now at least in the discussion as a future MLB outfielder. He wasn’t really a sleeper – primed for a breakout – but rather he was [...]

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A Rotation for the Bronx and Queens

By Matt Imbrogno On March 3, 2011 · 9 Comments · In General Musings

Yesterday when I got done teaching 9th graders about Chapters 18-20 of the second book of “A Tale of Two Cities,” I hopped in my car and started my drive up to my second job (one I actually get paid for!) tutoring kids for their SATs at Huntington Learning Center (many of my students are [...]

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A look at the 2011 Detroit Tigers

By Mike Jaggers-Radolf On March 3, 2011 · 6 Comments · In The Opposition

Last season I visited a friend of mine in Ann Arbor. While I was there my buddy Josh and I saw all four games the Yankees played in Detroit in 2010. It was a miserable series for the Bombers. Apart from an explosion in the top of the 9th inning in the [...]

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