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The Effects of Steroid Testing, and the Changing Approach of MLB Teams
I was looking up numbers for a discussion on teams that typically make the postseason when I noticed an interesting trend. Back in good ole’ year 2000 when runs were plentiful, 17 Major League teams...
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Yu’s Big Night
Yu Darvish had the best start of his young career last night against the Yankees, tossing 8.1 beautiful innings, striking out 10 batters in a 2-0 win. Darvish threw everything plus the kitchen sink at...
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Joe Maddon, Spray Charts, and Defensive Shifts: Part I
Part 1 of a season long series to discover the effects of the shift, particularly in Tampa Bay where its most ardent supporter manages. Joe Maddon has employed many different varieties of shifts this...
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Yankees and Royals in Kansas City
Click to view slideshow. I always love going to Kauffman Stadium every year. Its one of the nicest ballparks in the entire league, and the fans in Kansas City are always friendly. I went to Saturday...
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Josh Hamilton’s Best Week Ever
Josh Hamilton may very well be on his way to one of the best seasons in baseball history. He leads the entire major leagues in the Triple Crown categories, OPS+, and total bases. Over the past week,...
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The Yankees are on Fire
The Yankees have now won 9 games in a row, and 21 out of their last 31 games. The team has surged to the front of the AL East pack by decimating the top of the NL East. In the last 10 days the Yanks...
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The Curious Case of Curtis Granderson
For the 2nd consecutive season, New York Yankee centerfielder Curtis Granderson ranks 2nd in the American League in home runs. Over the same amount of time only Jose Bautista has hit more long balls...
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Around the Horn: Previewing the Biggest Weekend in Baseball Thus Far
With the playoffs fast approaching, half of the teams in Major League Baseball are either looking at a playoff spot or still have fantasies of winning one. All that means is that we as fans have a...
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Can the Yankees Come Back, sans Jeter?
The American League Championship Series got off to a rousing start last night before, ultimately, ending on a sour note. Tigers closer Jose Valverde continued his season long battle with the save,...
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Yankees Should Look Inward to Replace Granderson
The dreaded injury bug scurried into the Yankees-Blue Jays scrimmage yesterday when one of Toronto’s candidates for their last rotation spot, JA Happ, plunked outfielder Curtis Granderson on the arm....
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Brian Cashman Has a Vernon Wells Problem
If the rumors do indeed come to pass (and it looks like they are going to), Vernon Wells will be moving across country to join the New York Yankees. The Yankees have been searching for an outfield bat...
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Brian Cashman’s Savvy Moves Pay Off
From this day forward I think we can all agree to never, under any circumstance, question what Brian Cashman is doing again. The Yankees general manager took a verbal beating from almost every sports...
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Brian Cashman’s Contingency Plan Needs a Contingency Plan
This wasn’t how things were supposed to be for the New York Yankees. The All-Star cavalry was supposed to return to buoy what is an otherwise uninspiring roster of 30-something misfits. Curtis...
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