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23 June 2009

Buster's Questionable "Olnalysis" of Rockies' Huston Street

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ESPN's Buster Olney writes, at the beginning of a 2,800-word "blog post ", that Rockies closer Huston Street has experienced d...
12 June 2009

What's Wrong With Wang?

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On the heels of yet another loss to the hated Red Sox, and entering a crucial series with the hated Mets, the New York Yankees have some ...
10 June 2009

Yankees Need to Step It Up Against Red Sox

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Well, it's been a whole month, so I guess we were due to resume the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. As you'll no doubt recall, when last w...
29 May 2009

Even the Los Angeles Dodgers' Pitchers Can Improve

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Rob Neyer commented yesterday on the Dodgers' pitching staff and their general manager's efforts to improve on the (apparently) un-...
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22 May 2009

Projecting the Next 300 Game Winner(s)

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In light of the Big Unit's chase for his 300th win, Joe Posnaski had a recent co-column for Sports Illustrated with Bill Jame s and has ...
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19 May 2009

Why the Yankees Dominate the Minnesota Twins

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The Yankees completed a four game home sweep of the Minnesota Twins last night, stretching their current winning streak to six games, four o...
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18 May 2009

More Yankees Ticket Shenanigans

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In these harsh economic times, I have to wonder why the Yankees think this view is worth $85 per ticket. They call it the "Batter'...
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08 May 2009

Book Review: The Yankee Years, by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci

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As the field manager of the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007, Joe Torre epitomized class and dignity on the baseball field, so it's fi...
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29 April 2009

Phil Hughes Vying for Joba's Job-a?

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The Good News : Phil Hughes pitched well last night against the Tigers. He used 99 pitches to shut them out for six innings, allowing only ...
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24 April 2009

Giants Free Passes Just Around the Corner

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MLB.com's Chris Haft writes that the San Francisco Giants are issuing fewer walks this year, and their pitchers are therefore having mor...
20 April 2009

Analyzing the New Homer Happy Ballpark

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There is a new ballpark from which balls are flying out at a record pace. Home runs are jumping off the bats of both the home team and its ...
09 April 2009

Carl Pavano Makes History Again, Sort of

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Carl Pavano made his (not) much anticipated return to a major league mound this afternoon, toeing the rubber for the Clevelands against th...
08 April 2009

Using Draft Signing Bonuses to Predict MLB Performance?

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From an interview with Baseball Prospectus' Nate Silver in the Baltimore Sun's blogging branch: TD: I did want to ask you abou...
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Blogging the Yankees and whatever else occurs to me, usually way too infrequently, since 2002.
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