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In Baseball
In Derek Jeter’s Defense
Derek Jeter won his 5th Gold Glove today, a fact that is absurd to all but the most fervent Yankee fanboys. At age 36, Jeter simply didn't have the range to warrant another...
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In Baseball
How Good Is Mo?: Part 4 of 954
It's easy to say that Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer in postseason history. His 42 postseason saves are 24 more than anyone else has, and he also happens to lead in some other...
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In Uncategorized
I’m Okay, You’re Okay: 5 Reasons Why
I've handled Yankees elimination games poorly in the past. During the final game of the 2006 ALDS, I walked for several hours through unknown...
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In Baseball
How Good Is Mo? Part 3 of 954
Mariano Rivera struggled down the stretch of the 2010 regular season. In his final eight appearances, he blew 3 saves with a 7.36 ERA and a .310 BAA. Of greatest concern, his control...
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In Baseball
How Good Is Mo? Part 2 of 954
Mariano Rivera retired the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this afternoon without allowing a hit or a walk. By closing out the 5-1 Yankees victory, Mo didn't earn himself another save. But...
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In Baseball
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Well, that was unexpected. For weeks leading up to MLB's trade deadline, the Yanks were mostly quiet. Once the Cliff Lee deal fell through, the only names being thrown around were...
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In Baseball
I Killed the Yankee Dynasty.
That's right, me. Not Curt Schilling and his bloody sock. Me. Not Dave Roberts (shown above) and his infamous stolen base. Me. Let me explain. In the middle of the 9th inning of...
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In Baseball
KC: Thank You, Come Again
Remember when the Royals were an AL powerhouse? Me neither. Actually, the 1985 World Series is the first postseason I can recall. Since then, however, the Royals haven't made it to...
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In Baseball
The Grandy Man Can (Hit Lefties?)
Much will be made of the Yankees' terrific victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game after the All-Star Break. There was the somber aspect...
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In Baseball
TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB
Of the Yankees' remaining 74 games of the 2010 regular-season schedule, 13 are against the Tampa Bay Rays. That's nearly 18% of all remaining games...
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In Baseball
An Introduction from an Unabashed Yankees Fan
For years, when I was asked about my favorite baseball team, my response would begin, “The Yankees, but…” I always felt obliged to explain...
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In Baseball
Why I’m a Yankees fan
As long as I can remember, I’ve liked the Yankees. They were just always there, you know? So how does a kid growing up in a South Texas town of less than 4,000 people become a...
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In Baseball
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Latest Articles
Derek Jeter and the Myth of Bad P.R.
Posted by Russell Kahn on November 19th, 2010 under Baseball
The Derek Jeter negotiations have started to get interesting. Everyone knows the Yankees are going to overpay for Jeter; the team has that financial flexibility, and Jeter is obviously worth more to the franchise than his statistics suggest. Whether your idea of important stats are AVG and HR or WAR
AL 2010 Cy Young Prediction
Posted by Russell Kahn on November 18th, 2010 under Baseball
At this time in 1986, I was livid–livid!–that Don Mattingly didn’t win his second consecutive MVP award. Donnie played all 162 games, racking up 238 hits for a .352 BA–to go along with 31 dingers and 113 RBI. He won the Gold Glove that year too. Clemens had another outstanding
Baseball Stat Anomaly of the Day
Posted by Russell Kahn on November 15th, 2010 under Baseball
Anyone who’s ever read this blog knows that I enjoy the oddities of baseball stats; I spent way too much time calculating the improbable odds of no New York Met hurling a no-hitter in nearly 50 years and was featured on ESPN’s “Useless Facts” column for tabulating the
In Derek Jeter’s Defense
Posted by Russell Kahn on November 9th, 2010 under Baseball
Derek Jeter won his 5th Gold Glove today, a fact that is absurd to all but the most fervent Yankee fanboys.
How Good Is Mo?: Part 4 of 954
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 27th, 2010 under Baseball
It’s easy to say that Mariano Rivera is the greatest closer in postseason history.
I’m Okay, You’re Okay: 5 Reasons Why
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 23rd, 2010 under Uncategorized
ALCS Game 6: Up to Hughes
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 22nd, 2010 under Baseball
The Yanks took care of business in Game 5, winning a game convincingly for the first time in the ALCS. Through the first 4 games, I was convinced that the Rangers were simply the better team; they were, after all, beating the Yanks in just about every conceivable way.Through the
Yanks Facing Elimination
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 20th, 2010 under Baseball
AJ Burnett was pitching very well, giving up 2 runs in 5 IP–but on no extra-base hits. The Yankees were scoring runs, including another dinger by Cano (shown above), a double and a triple by Jeter, and a big 2-out RBI single by Granderson. In the bottom of the 5th,
AJ: A Positive Memory
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 19th, 2010 under Baseball
Cliff Lee had just thrown a postseason masterpiece in the Bronx, coolly shutting down the Yankees hitters without allowing an earned run and striking out 10+. AJ Burnett was set to pitch the next game with the Yanks already in a hole for the series. Yankees fans held their collective
RIP Freddy “Sez”
Posted by Russell Kahn on October 18th, 2010 under Baseball
I always took pride in knowing the Yankees didn’t have a mascot*. No silly mute with an oversized baseball head, no fat, furry, green, demented birdlike creature. Yankees fans also didn’t use thunder sticks, hankies, cowbells, or monkeys–none of that gimmicky crap. What the Yanks did have instead was a
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