TYA Trivia Open Thread For 3-13-11

By Steve S. On March 13, 2011 · 9 Comments · In Trivia

On every night 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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Discussion: Maybe Jeter Really Is the Ideal Icon

By Moshe Mandel On March 13, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Player Analysis

When I finished reading the Derek Jeter book that Matt reviewed earlier, my first thought was that even after reading 15 years worth of press clippings and quotes about Derek Jeter, I know little about the man. We know all about his on-field play and persona, his leadership skills, and all the supposed intangibles that [...]

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Sunday Discussion Fodder

By Sean P. On March 13, 2011 · 2 Comments · In General Musings, Musings

It may be selection Sunday but I’m still thinking about baseball.

 

1. Every spring training there’s a flurry of articles and reports about pitchers with new pitches or mechanics and hitters with adjusted stances or swings. Specifically on the Yankees, I’m thinking about AJ Burnett and with their change ups. [...]

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Shameless Plug: A couple of (additional) ways to spend your money

By Matt Warden On March 13, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Reviews

Several of us here at TYA were given an opportunity to take a look at a free copy of  , compliments of Abrams Publishing.  The 224 page tribute documents the many accomplishments of El Capitán; it goes all the way back to the days of a [...]

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Sunday Notes and Commentary

By Steve S. On March 13, 2011 · 1 Comment · In General Musings

-Wonderful piece by Jack Curry, walking you through the signing of Manny Banuelos. This is the first one of its sort I’ve seen, filling in many of the blanks on his background, how they found him, and what they liked so much about him. We still don’t know what his signing bonus was, [...]

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