Game Thread: Athletics vs. Yankees, 7/22/2011 (7:05PM EST on MY9)

By On July 22, 2011 · 85 Comments · In Game Thread

Hurray for Fridays, the Yankees not being in Canada or Tampa any longer, non-artifical surfaces in general, upcoming weaker portions of the schedule, and non-divisional-rivalry matchups!  Now if only we could do something about this blistering heat other than find the closest/most powerful air conditioning unit, we’d really be in business.  Tonight’s game will mark Hughes’ third [...]

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The lessons of Brett Gardner

By On July 22, 2011 · 12 Comments · In Player Analysis

Mike Jaggers-Radolf’s excellent post on Brett Gardner, and several of the comments it generated, got me thinking about how he was a player that virtually everyone who follows the minor league missed on (see Mike Axisa’s mea culpa here).  In particular, I wanted to address several points  raised in the comment [...]

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A.L. East Foes Jockey for Position as Deadline Nears; Light Schedules Give Each Team Chance to Fatten Up

By On July 22, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Scheduling, The Opposition

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

With the trade deadline looming, the next 10 days could determine which teams will enter the stretch drive in the best position. For some clubs, however, the biggest impact could come from their upcoming schedule, not a potential acquisition.

After a disappointing 4-4 road trip [...]

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Imagining Shields

By On July 22, 2011 · 9 Comments · In Trade Musings

Let’s get nuts.

Apparently the Rays are thinking about dealing right handed pitcher James Shields. Ken Rosenthal, however, says that an offseason deal is more likely. Let’s first assume that Shields will be available and that, even though we haven’t heard anything, the Yankees are interested. Honestly, why wouldn’t they be? Shields [...]

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Oh Cashman, my Cashman, bring me a bat

By On July 22, 2011 · 25 Comments · In Graphs

For those of you wondering whether the Yankees need to acquire a bat:

If the team finishes out July at its current monthly wOBA of .308, it would represent the Yankees’ worst monthly offensive output in nearly 10 years. The last time they posted a monthly wOBA this low was in September of 2001.

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Series Preview | Yankees vs. A’s II: Oakland? More like jokeland

By On July 22, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Series Previews

The A’s roll into town this weekend for the first of six games they’ll eventually have to play at Yankee Stadium this season. The Yankees already got the hard part out of the way, sweeping the A’s — who pitch to a 2.71 ERA/3.37 FIP at home and 3.61/3.77 marks on the road — on [...]

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