TYA Trivia and Open Thread for 4-3-11

By On April 3, 2011 · 11 Comments · In Open Threads, Trivia

Wednesday’s Question: Joe Girardi will begin his fourth season as Yankees manager tomorrow. His four years are an especially long tenure for a Steinbrenner(s) era Yankee manager. Name every Yankee manager (hired) since George Steinbrenner bought the team in 1973.

Answer: Bill Virdon, Ralph Houk, Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Dick Howser, Dallas Green, [...]

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5 Thoughts/Open Thread

By On April 3, 2011 · 4 Comments · In General Musings, Open Threads

Rough game today, huh? Not the way the Yankees drew up first start of the year no doubt. Here are some thoughts for discussion/open thread:

 

1.  I found this whole Brian Cashman v. New York Mets thing to be pretty amusing. I was a little baffled why Cashman would have [...]

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Tigers outslug Yankees 10-7, giving Bombers first loss of the season

By On April 3, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Game Recaps

The Yankees lost an ugly one 10-7 to the Tigers on Sunday. Hitting was the order of the day. The two teams had a combined seven homers in a windy one in the Bronx. The Yankees trailed the entire game, despite putting up seven runs against poor Detroit pitching. That’s because Yankee pitching was worse [...]

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Open Thread | Game 3 | Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees | Sunday, April 3, 2011

By On April 3, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Game Thread

Starting lineups for today’s game, first pitch at 1:05 on YES, with the Yankees going for the 3 game sweep to start the season:

Tigers
CF
2B
DH
1B
C

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Cashman: Feliciano Abused By Mets

By On April 3, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Player Analysis

In one comment made to the media yesterday, Brian Cashman managed to upset the Yankees’ crosstown rivals as well as a portion of his own fanbase. Marc Carig has more:

“He was abused,” Cashman said this afternoon. “Listen, I don’t know, the concern is based on the MRI. The use pattern was abusive, [...]

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Sunday Notes and Commentary

By On April 3, 2011 · 13 Comments · In General Musings

Loads of stuff to get to this week, so lets jump right in:

-Joba was throwing 96 MPH this spring. For the past few seasons, Joba has always been a guy who gains velocity as the seasons progresses. Could we see 98-100 MPH heat this summer? Maybe. I don’t want to get too [...]

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