2011 ALDS Postmortem

By On October 11, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Season Wrap-Up

Following last year’s loss to the Rangers in the ALCS, I did a wrap-up that looked at the contributions of the individual players of both teams. After fully digesting the Yankees’ unbearably awful offensive (and pitching) showing in that series, I was compelled to find out just how bad the bats were in comparison [...]

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“The loss to Detroit was on the offense”…right?

By On October 9, 2011 · 31 Comments · In Season Wrap-Up, Series Wrap-Ups, Statistical Notes

It’s a refrain we’ve heard over and over again since we saw Alex Rodriguez flail away and make the final out of the 2011 season. It certainly felt that way, other than Robbie Cano’s big 6 RBI showing in game 1 and some late, garbage time tack-on runs in game 4 the Yankee offense just [...]

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Thankful

By On October 8, 2011 · 7 Comments · In General Musings, Season Wrap-Up, Series Wrap-Ups

Yankee fans have a reputation for being spoiled, and no doubt we are. There’s a “World Series or bust” mentality surrounding the franchise that stems all the way down from ownership to the fan in the last row of the bleachers. To be sure, when you spend the kind of coin the Yanks do on [...]

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Break Up the Yankees?

By On October 7, 2011 · 7 Comments · In General Musings, Postseason, Season Wrap-Up, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Notes

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

should be fired. choked again. and aren’t tough enough to perform in the postseason. The Yankees should just let opt out. He can’t win in October anymore.

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