Russell Martin And Derek Jeter Power Yankees To A 6-4 Win, Retake The East

By On September 5, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Game Recaps

Tonight could have been devastating. The Yankees could have potentially lost their AL East lead, and further, been swept by the Rays. Alas, the Yankees won and the Orioles lost, a great night compared to what we’ve been accustomed to lately.

Something had to go right to create a win tonight, and

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Game 136: Why Does it Have to be Matt Moore?

By On September 5, 2012 · 82 Comments · In Game Thread

Chad Jennings of the LoHud Yankees Blog posted a quick blurb on the Yankees offense over the past week. For the weak of heart, suffice it to say that only two players, Chris Dickerson and Jayson Nix, posted an .800+ OPS, and two more were at .700+ (Robinson Cano and Russell Martin). Sure [...]

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Another Look At The Underwhelming Offense

By On September 5, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Negative Storylines, Statistical Analysis

(The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod)

** All stats have been updated to include last night’s game **

I’m not going to bother trying to tip toe around the facts, because we’re all smart enough to know what they are.  The Yankees are an absolute mess [...]

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Hughes Is Burntout

By On September 5, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Organizational Philosophies, PitchFX, Player Analysis

With a 161.2 IP this year, Hughes is on the brink of surpassing twice the innings he threw last season. A little less than two weeks ago, I wrote about how Hughes’ velocity trends. Examining his longterm PITCHf/x numbers this season, he’s shown a constant loss of spin rotation and velocity on his fastball.

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