TYA Game Thread, Tuesday July 5, 2011

By On July 5, 2011 · 63 Comments · In Game Thread

The Yankees have lost two in a row coming into tonight’s game, but still have a 1.5 game (two in the loss column) on the Boston Red Sox, their closest rivals. It’s good to be the king. Here’s the lineup:

Derek Jeter – SS
Curtis Granderson – CF

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Yanks Tally Six All Stars Despite Notable Snubs

By On July 5, 2011 · 6 Comments · In General Musings, History

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

Despite garnering six All Star selections, three Yankees were conspicuous by their absence from the team. Both Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia currently rank among the top three players at their respective positions, according to fangraph’s WAR, while David Robertson [...]

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Minor League BB and K Rates

By On July 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Prospects, Statistical Analysis

With enough plate appearances in the bag, we can finally look at some minor league BB and K rates for this season. Of course we know that K rates normalize around 150 PAs while BB rates are around 200. Only those with 200 PA’s therefore were included in this snapshot. You should also remember that’s [...]

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A.J.’s run support in Quality Starts

By On July 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Player Analysis

For most of last night’s game, A.J. Burnett was cruising. He had held the Indians to just two hits through the first 6 innings, both of those by Asdrubal Cabrera. It all came apart in the seventh, after a dropped pop up off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall led to a walk, then a hit [...]

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Please stop insulting our intelligence, Joe

By On July 5, 2011 · 43 Comments · In General Musings

There are certain people or things we make exceptions for or to which we give preferential treatment just because of what those things are. If my girlfriend makes a silly comment, I’m more likely to let it slide than if a friend of mine does. If I read a bad article by a certain writer [...]

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A.J. implodes in the seventh inning; Yankees lose 6-3

By On July 5, 2011 · 15 Comments · In Game Recaps

For 6.2 innings A. J. Burnett was in complete control. Up to that point he hadn’t allowed a run. In fact, he’d only allowed one hit through the first five innings. But he walked two in the seventh. Then, former Yankee farm hand Shelley Duncan singled in Grady Sizemore [...]

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