Polishing a Turd with Raul, Johnny, and Hideki

By On February 7, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Hot Stove

There has been much ado about the Yankees designated hitter situation yesterday, with Buster Olney tweeting that the team was “in position to add” one of Raul Ibanez, Johnny Damon, or Hideki Matsui within a week. Ken Rosenthal stoked the coals a bit (or, perhaps, took a book of matches from 7-Eleven), adding [...]

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Should Tex bunt against the shift? Maybe, and here’s why

By On February 7, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

Mark Teixeira‘s recent statement that he may consider bunting more this season against the shift has unsurprisingly sparked a diverse array of reactions around the blogosphere. These include assertions that the Yankees didn’t give him a huge contract to bunt, and that he should instead focus on hitting the ball to the opposite [...]

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2013 “Dream Rotation” Scenario Closer Than You Think

By On February 7, 2012 · 38 Comments · In Musings

(The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod)

I had a dream the other night.  In it, the Yankees were in the postseason and they were just rolling through teams, winning more 3-1, 4-2, and 2-0 games than I could have ever imagined.  Their starting rotation was absolutely [...]

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Players to watch for 2012: NL West

By On February 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In General Musings

While the Yankees negotiate with Raul Ibanez, let’s turn our attention to some non-Yankee topics. You’ll remember that I did this series last year, so let’s kick it off a little earlier this year to fill our baseball void.

We’ll be starting with the last year’s [...]

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