Yankees vs. Mariners: Game Thread

By Sean P. On July 26, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Game Thread

3 cheers for Chavez! 354 boos for Cervelli! Anyway, Chavez is back which means that much less of Nunez, which is always a good thing. Meanwhile, the Mariners haven’t won in over two weeks and it’s beyond ugly at this point. How much worse could it get? With Sabathia pitching tonight, it’ll be a tough [...]

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Yanks not only team getting significantly below-average production out of the leadoff slot vs. righthanders

By Larry Koestler On July 26, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

The 2011 performance of continues to be a contentious point for many Yankee fans, and it seems like there’s a good chance it will remain so considering that (a) the Yankees clearly aren’t interested in upsetting the apple cart, (b) my own research showed that the net gain of moving [...]

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My Philosophy on this Trade Deadline

By Sean P. On July 26, 2011 · 28 Comments · In General Musings, Prospects, Trade Musings

With less than a week to go before the trade deadline, there has been little buzz about the Yankees aggressively perusing a trade. remains “unlikely” to be traded and the rest of the market looks rather thin. and a list of lesser pitchers also appear to [...]

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Mini book reveiw: Moneyball

By Matt Imbrogno On July 26, 2011 · 2 Comments · In General Musings

Since it’s HOPE Week, I’m going to plug my piece from last year, so here it is.

Reading a popular book is always a tricky thing. For example, I’d heard of the Hunger Games trilogy before this summer. Then, I signed up for a summer class and was assigned the first one for that [...]

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With Chavez back…

By Matt Imbrogno On July 26, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Roster Decisions

The Yankees expect back today and that means they will have to make a roster move at some point. The obvious move is to send back to Scranton so he can play every day while Chavez and Eduardo Nunez split time at third. If the [...]

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Garcia strong once again as Yanks extend Mariners’ misery in 10-3 victory

By Larry Koestler On July 26, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Game Recaps, Statistical Analysis

In his longest outing of the season, Freddy Garcia once again gave the Yankees a great start, throwing 7 2/3 innings of three-run ball to help beat the Mariners 10-3 and prolong Seattle’s losing streak, now stretching to 16 in a row.

Echoing RAB’s Mike Axisa’s post from last week, at [...]

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