Archive for June, 2010
New York Yankees: Just Win (Ugly), Baby »
Sometimes your name can take you a long way. Take Miguel Tejada, for instance. For all intents and purposes, Tejada's career is in a irreversible nosedive. The man has no business being the starting third baseman for any Major League team, no matter how awful that team may be. But Tejada is a former MVP, a six-time All-Star, and has enough [...]
28 Days Later: Why Derek Jeter’s 2010 Stats »
About a month ago, I wrote an unintentionally controversial article about some puzzling patterns in Derek Jeter’s early season numbers. There were two main contradictions within his statistics: that he was on pace for the best power numbers of his career while posting his highest ground ball rate ever, and that he was posting a career-low [...]
Yankees Notes: Javier Vazquez, Mark Teixeira, Jorge »
Behind a strong performance from Javier Vazquez (4-5, 6.06) the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-1 thanks to a costly two-run error by Miguel Tejada late in the game. Here are some notes: Vazquez was most impressive getting out of trouble in his final inning. His line: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR. Joba Chamberlain pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning [...]
Yankees’ Jesus Montero Struggling Offensively »
The Daily News had an article about Yankees catching prospect Jesus Montero and the offensive struggles that he is experiencing for the first time in his career this season. In it the article’s author, Wayne Coffey, has a quote from Yankees senior VP of baseball operations Mark Newman about Montero’s improved defense and in [...]
The Run-down Old Ballparks That Allowed Smoking »
In 2010, Major League Baseball welcomed Target Field in Minnesota to the family of new, exciting ballparks in the leagues portfolio of stadiums. Personally, I miss the history, and simplicity of the stadiums of the past. I have included ten historical ballparks that are missed dearly that any true fan would love to see.Begin Slideshow
State of the Yankees: One Third of the Way Through »
The book Moneyball is many things to many people, but one of the things I took away from the book that I always liked was Billy Beane’s way of looking at the season. He broke it down to three parts, the first two months where you evaluate your team, the next two months where you try to make improvements through trades and such, and the final [...]
Yankees—Orioles: MLB Regular Season Game 52 »
Regular Season Game 52 Yankees vs. Orioles Yankee Stadium: Bronx, NY Game Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176 Lineups: YANKEES (31-20) Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Marcus Thames DH Francisco Cervelli C Curtis Granderson CF Kevin Russo LF Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez [...]
Yankees Well Represented in All-Star Voting »
Major League Baseball is turning their All-Star game into a joke. A few years ago they bored us to death until the game ended without a winner. Since then they have done some things to try to get fans excited by the game again. The first thing they did was to make the game count by giving the victorious league home field advantage in the World [...]
The New York Yankees Could Get Kanekoa Texeira Back »
According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times , the Mariners have designated former Yankees reliever Kanekoa Texeira for assignment. They now have 10 days to trade Texeira or let somebody claim him off of waivers. Here is what Stone had to say of the Texeira move: "Texeira is a bit more surprising. My feeling is that as long as you’ve [...]
Javier Vazquez Could Be Pitching to Save His Yankees »
Tonight, the New York Yankees will send their beleaguered starter Javy Vazquez to the mound against the hapless Baltimore Orioles. This is a game the Yankees should win easily, considering the Orioles have been the bottom feeders of the AL East for the past decade and are the owners of baseball's worst record. But for Javier Vazquez, this is not [...]