Game Thread and Series Preview: Yankees vs. Blue Jays III: Don’t pitch to Jose Bautista

By Larry Koestler On May 23, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Game Thread, Series Previews

It’s no secret that Jose Bautista has, in seemingly record time, become the most feared hitter in baseball. What Bautista has accomplished thus far in 2011 this is insane — through a mere 38 games, Bautista has a .549(!) wOBA, which is comprised of a .353/.500(!)/.816(!!) triple slash (both his OBP and SLG [...]

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Why releasing Jorge Posada is a bad idea, briefly

By Matt Imbrogno On May 23, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Player Analysis, Roster Decisions

Let’s just jump right into this. There are two main reasons why the Yankees shouldn’t release him:

1. Money. Jorge Posada will make $13.1MM in 2011. Obviously, some of that is already paid but there’s still a good deal of time and money left on that. The Yankees (and all other teams, really) should not [...]

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Who Needs the Subway? Yankees and Mets Could Have Been Co-Tenants

By William J. On May 23, 2011 · 2 Comments · In History

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

The Yankees and Mets just completed the most recent edition of the Subway Series, but if past events had transpired differently, train travel wouldn’t have been needed to host the rivalry.

When the Dodgers and Giants left town after the 1957 season, there was [...]

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Now that’s more like it

By Larry Koestler On May 23, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Statistical Analysis

I’ve spent the last month or so analyzing on a week-by-week basis as he suffered through one of his more painful slumps in recent memory. While it’s possible A-Rod has had worse stretches as a Yankee, the 106 plate appearances he recorded from April 15 against the Rangers through May [...]

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Musing on the Subway Series

By Matt Imbrogno On May 23, 2011 · 3 Comments · In General Musings

The Yankees took two games out of three from the Mets this weekend, as we should have expected, and to me, it felt just like any series. I’m sure this sentiment is one that’s been echoed a lot around the Internet, but I’m going to throw my two cents in here after not chiming in [...]

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Is Joe Girardi taxing his bullpen?

By Mike Jaggers-Radolf On May 23, 2011 · 15 Comments · In Player Analysis

So far this season the Yankee bullpen has lived up to its preseason hype. The Bronx relievers have a combined ERA of 3.07, . In 138.0 innings of relief work, the Yankees have allowed only 123 hits and 60 walks, which [...]

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