Game Thread | Game 123 | Yankees at Twins | Friday, August 19, 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 48 Comments · In Game Thread

As of the initial drafting of this game thread the lineup hadn’t been posted yet, but with not yet activated and the Yankees facing the righthanded soft-tossing — making his first Major League start of the year — I’d expect it to look something like [...]

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Another perspective on the Yankees’ draft spending

By On August 19, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Business of Baseball, Organizational Philosophies

Much hand-wringing has ensued at the Yankees’ perceived “cheapness” in the draft this year, as they spent about $6.3 million on the 2011 class, less than they have spent in the last two drafts.  For comparison, the Pirates spent over $17 million, the Nationals and Royals spent about $15 million each, and a number of [...]

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Revisiting Mark Teixeira’s Offensive Evolution

By On August 19, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Player Analysis, Statistical Analysis

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

Back in May, I examined some trends that suggested was evolving into a much more one-dimensional hitter. Despite beginning the season with what was for him an especially hot start, the switch hitting slugger’s splits still seemed to suggest the [...]

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How the Yankees’ and Red Sox’ hitters have fared against each other in 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

I realize this post seems highly out of place now that we’re two weeks away from when the Yanks and Sox last played and two weeks ahead of when they’ll next square off, but I’d meant to do this post in the aftermath of the last Yanks-Sox series and was away, and then Mo needed [...]

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A-Rod and awareness

By On August 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In General Musings

No one will ever accuse of social grace. In fact, many might dare (but would it really be a dare? to call him aloof. Off the field in public (I’m sure he’s much different in private), A-Rod can come off a little…odd. But, on the field, you’d be hard-pressed to find [...]

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Yankees top Twins 8-4

By On August 19, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Game Recaps

So I missed part of this one, in which the Yankees in the opener of this weekend’s four-game set 8-4, but it appears the Yankees don’t quite have back yet. Don’t get me wrong, four runs over seven is fine, but it doesn’t quite meet the level [...]

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