Game Thread: Yankees v. White Sox

By On April 28, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Game Thread, Open Threads

The Yankees look to salvage a split of their 4 game series with the White Sox tonight, with throwing the first pitch for the Yankees at 7:05. Here is the Yankees lineup:

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Must-Read Links: The Value of a Split Second, The Importance Of A Farm System

By On April 28, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Prospects, Statistical Analysis

There were two baseball stories that I read today that I found incredibly interesting, and I wanted to highlight them here.

The numbers behind a catch and a just-miss

Mark Simon had a great post this morning comparing the hang time on a game-changing bloop double the Yankees allowed to the Twins a few [...]

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Minor League Update

By On April 28, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Prospects, Statistical Analysis

AAA- Scranton

 

Until the unfortunate “ball meets balls” incident, Jesus Montero was still raking albeit still without any walks. He’ll miss a few games to nurse his “situation” back to health… Justin Maxwell has been on fire. The way he’s getting on base and his streak of HRs is pretty [...]

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Early Returns: AL Runs Scored Down Again

By On April 28, 2011 · 5 Comments · In General Musings, Statistical Analysis

Last year, I wrote about how 2010 AL run scoring was significantly depressed. AL batters scored 4.45 runs per game in 2010, down from 4.82 in 2010. In fairly robust 330 game span, here are the early returns from 2011:

AL batters have scored just 4.29 runs per game in 2011. [...]

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Swisher’s swings and results

By On April 28, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Player Analysis, Statistical Analysis

A few days ago, I looked at and his swing data. Cano’s hit well, but there are red flags in his swing profile so far this year. The problems have been masked a bit since Robbie’s been hitting, and that includes a three run home run last night.

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The Bartolo Colon redemption tour continues in the Bronx

By On April 28, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Game Recaps

This one was over in a hurry, as two strong starters were throwing strikes and working quickly. was good over seven innings of work, but was better. The portly right-hander pitched eight dominant innings of one-run baseball, allowing seven hits and just one walk on 99 [...]

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