Yanks Slam Jays, Win 6-3

By On July 16, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Game Recaps

Can I make a confession? I was a little worried about this one. I know it’s mid-July and I know the Yankees have a big lead in the Division right now but it felt like tonight’s contest was going to turn into one of those games when the Yankees coming up short with runners in [...]

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Spoiled Yankees Fans Refuse to Spare the Rod with Alex Rodriguez

By On July 16, 2012 · 60 Comments · In Player Analysis

(The following is being syndicated fromThe Captain’s Blog; follow me on Twitter at).

Alex Rodriguez homered in the first inning of yesterday’s 10-8 loss versus the Angels, and the crowd cheered. With the winning run on first base in the bottom of the ninth, he popped out to end the game. [...]

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Re-visiting how the Yankees got to 54-34 through 88 games

By On July 16, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

Earlier in the season I wrote a post explaining that the Yankees had put themselves in first place using the same formula that has worked for them since at least 2009: Great hitting, top flight relief pitching and average starting pitching. The comments to the post didn’t fully accept my hypothesis for two reasons. [...]

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On trading with the Cubs

By On July 16, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Trade Musings

Somehow, it’s already the middle of July. It seems like just yesterday we were all collectively bitching about the complete lack of baseball and the need for Spring Training to start. Anyway, the trade deadline is approaching and everyone is wondering what the Yankees will do. Brian Cashman has said that he doesn’t like the [...]

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