Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Orioles III: I can’t stand the rain

By Larry Koestler On May 18, 2011 · 72 Comments · In Game Thread, Series Previews

The Yanks and O’s meet for the third time this season, though the teams have only been able to play four of the six games they were previously scheduled for, with the Yankees taking all four contests. Unfortunately there’s rain in the forecast once again, and it’s possible tonight’s game will be rained out by [...]

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A closer look at Curtis Granderson

By Mike Jaggers-Radolf On May 18, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Player Analysis, Statistical Analysis

Mercifully, the Yankees ended their stretch of abysmal baseball Tuesday night against first-place Tampa Bay with a 6-2 victory. It is natural to dissect everything that went wrong for a team during any six-game losing streak. However, because of that horrid streak, not a lot of analysis was done of the one thing that was [...]

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What’s Left? Mark Teixeira’s Evolution as a Hitter

By William J. On May 18, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

(The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog).

At this point in the season, is usually starting to emerge from his April doldrums. This year, however, the Yankees’ first baseman got off to a hot start. As a result, Teixeira’s current OPS+ of 141 ranks above his career [...]

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Sizing Up Ramon Flores

By EJ Fagan On May 18, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Prospects

Charleston has a ton of interesting, promising hitting prospects, but none is more of an enigma than Ramon Flores. Flores has hit a home run in each of his last four games, boosting his season line to .285/.415/.469 in 35 games. He has already drawn 27 walks against 30 strikeouts in just 35 games – a 120 [...]

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Making some comparisons

By Matt Imbrogno On May 18, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

It’s always fun to look at how some things stack up side by side, or how results and process compare. So today, I’m going to take a few things about the Yankees–and their individual players–and compare them to things like perception or past results. Let’s start off on the team level. (Disclaimer: All statistics accurate [...]

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A-Rod’s first two-home-run game of season paces first Yankee win in a week

By Larry Koestler On May 18, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Game Recaps

hit two home runs off , and the Yankee offense finally broke through the five-run ceiling it had been operating under for much of the last few weeks, to snap a six-game losing streak.

was decent, only giving up [...]

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How would you react if the Yanks cut Jorge Posada?

By Steve S. On May 18, 2011 · 33 Comments · In Business of Baseball

In the wake of Posada-gate this weekend, more details are emerging of exactly what went down, and what the Yankee response would have been. I’ll start with a

Bottom line on the whole Posada thing: This episode will accelerate his departure from the team unless he starts [...]

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