Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Indians I: Rick Vaughn would be so proud

By Larry Koestler On June 10, 2011 · 42 Comments · In Game Thread, Series Previews

The Cleveland Indians have been in first place in the AL Central since their sixth game of the season, despite the fact that neither their offense (.324 team wOBA, which is pretty good in the current depressed 2011 hitting environment, but nothing extraordinary) or pitching staff (a middling 3.89 team ERA, 7th-best in the AL) [...]

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Joba’s Injury as an Opportunity: Reviving an Old Debate

By Eric Schultz On June 10, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Injuries, Musings

Unquestionably, the loss of Joba Chamberlain to Tommy John Surgery is a huge blow to the Yankee’s chances of winning the World Series this year.  The loss of Chamberlain makes the Yankee bullpen much thinner (pun sort of intended), putting additional pressure on David Robertson (to keep pitching well under what will certainly be heavy [...]

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Is Yankees’ Losing Record Against Winning Teams a Bad Omen?

By William J. On June 10, 2011 · 1 Comment · In General Musings, History, Statistical Notes

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

Aside from the uncomfortable sight of seeing the Yankees listed beneath the Red Sox, the most dissatisfying part of the standings is the team’s 15-20 record against opponents currently above .500. Although there are still well over 100 games to play, could the Yankees’ relative struggles against [...]

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Francisco Cervelli, Backup Catcher: No More

By Moshe Mandel On June 10, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Roster Decisions

This past December, I wrote a post titled “Francisco Cervelli, Backup Catcher: No More, No Less” about the Yankees’ surprisingly controversial backup catcher. In it, I defended him as a perfectly solid backup catcher, stating:

Cervelli finished 27th (min. 120 PA’s) among all catchers in wRC+ last season (94), and was 28th in WAR (min. [...]

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Reacting emotionally to Joba’s injury

By Matt Imbrogno On June 10, 2011 · 4 Comments · In General Musings

Sigh.

I’m a very big fan. I have been since my Internet buddy alerted me to Joba’s dismantling of the Hawaiian Winter League in 2006. After that, I–like all of you–followed his 2007 intently. I was elated when he got called up. I was thrilled when he [...]

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Red Sox win six straight at Yankee Stadium for first time ever

By Larry Koestler On June 10, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Game Recaps

RAB’s Hannah volunteered to write this recap, but I realized this morning that I never mentioned what time we’d need it, and as she’s on the west coast, I’m going to go ahead and toss this quickie up on for now.

Given that I knew I [...]

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In house options to replace Joba

By Steve S. On June 10, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Roster Decisions

On the heels of yesterday’s news concerning Joba Chamberlain, the Yankee GM said he will be exploring in house options in the near term before diving into the trade market. To that end, I thought it would be timely to look at some of the in house options, and see which ones make sense [...]

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