River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Catchers tend not to age well. Baseball players typically start to decline physically in their early- to mid-thirties, but for catchers, who spend seven months a year squatting, it can come on earlier and more dramatically. For the past few years, Jorge Posada has defied the typical aging patterns of a catcher. He’s had two [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog What to expect...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
It almost seems like yesterday that Shane Victorino grounded out against Mariano Rivera to end Game 6. Since then, Yankees Universe has worried about Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte among others. There was a moment during the celebration that made all Yankees’ fans go ‘Whaat'’ that hasn’t gotten much play considering how lackluster [...] Added by: zellyanks91...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I’m off to bed soon so I’m going to wait to explain this until tomorrow. I just wanted to put this up. Bill James came up with a method to predict whether or not a player who had 400 or more PA’s in a season would be at least as good the following season. This was published in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010. High scores are better, but all of these correspond to a percentage...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
July 30, 2008: Jorge Posada had rotator cuff surgery September 22, 2008: Hideki Matsui had surgery on his left knee October 7, 2008: Mariano Rivera had surgery on his throwing shoulder May 10, 2009: Alex Rodriguez has the first of two surgeries to repair his hip- upon review, the injury heals so well that the second surgery is canceled. It seem routine, doesn't it? Torn cartilage in the right knee...
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I know it’s stupid to play the “what if?” game, but I feel the need to stress the affect Roy Halladay would have on the 2010 Yankees. 1. Halladay will most likely be moved this off-season, and almost certainly before the All-Star break because he no longer believes in the Blue Jays chances of winning. Last All-Star break, Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi was adamantly against trading within...
The Yankees: Minors to Majors (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
First of all, you probably noticed that I was able to make the blog much more "spiffy" today. I was finally able to get it look somewhat nice looking on a college student's budget (free). Anyway, to the topic at hand. If you have been following the early free agent buzz you have heard what Scott Boras is trying to do with Johnny Damon. He has been presenting him as basically a once-in-a-lifetime...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
I was sitting around last night thinking about some of the great games that took place during the Yankees run to # 27, and I was trying to figure out which was my favorite. Three games stuck out to me: game 2 of the ALDS, game 2 of the ALCS, and game 4 of the World Series. Game 2 of the ALDS featured A-Rod's huge two-out two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie it, David Robertson's Houdini...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
From Jon Heyman : Boras strongly hinted that postseason hero Johnny Damon should be in line for another four-year contract from the Yankees by prominently mentioning that Jorge Posada received such a deal in his mid-30s, and Derek Jeter will surely get one next winter at the same stage. Boras also produced a Damon book with some surprising numbers, such as the fact that Damon is one of only two players...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Jorge Posada has played for the Yankees since 1995, and started since 1998. He is a popular player, and as he approaches the end of his career, some noise is being made about electing him to the Hall of Fame. But does he deserve it? Is Jorge Posada a future Hall of Famer? Added by: PeteSchiller Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: baseball featured hall fame sabermetrics biz mackey jorge posada josh gibson...
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Throughout baseball history, there have been a number of memorable positional rivalries that have unfolded within broader team battles. The 1950's in New York come to mind, when Duke Snider , Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays were all playing center field for their respective clubs. The Yankees also featured Phil Rizzutto while Brooklyn had Pee Wee Reese at shortstop. Bar room arguments raged. Since the...
My Quest for Perfection (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Just a quick observation on the contrast between sporting appreciation in America and other sports around the world. This year we have seen an ecstatic Andrew Strauss lift the hallowed little urn of the Ashes, the captain of Man Utd lift whatever cups they won this year and never did we see any owners or Chairmen anywhere near the podium. Imagine the feeling of the English public if the often vilified...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I wrote a piece for The Faster Times about what I saw at the parade. Check out the article - and great photos, courtesy of William Helms, a fellow Yankee fan, here . It's strange not having Yankee games to watch! Still can't quite believe the season is over, and that it ended so successfully? After all the misery of the past few years, it's pretty joyous. Have lots of Yankee-related stuff I want as...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP 3 months ago: Boston Red Sox batter Jason Varitek heads back to the dugout after striking out to end the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is at left and home plate umpire Bill Miller, right, signals the strikeout. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Browse more photos » Per NESN : NESN...
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
FYI, The Yankees do really well with a Democratic President: Since winning the 1958 World Series when Republican Dwight Eisenhower was president, all nine of the Yankees’ titles have come under Democratic administrations — 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. This bodes well for the Yankees for at least the next three seasons. Dave's interview with Derek Jeter, Andy...
The Key Monk (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A short note here on Buster Olney's key matchups from the World Series and how they worked out. These are the factors Olney identified as most important in the Series (and which The Monk discussed on 10-28). (1) T he Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's frantic pace . Lee wins. The Yanks solved this in the 7th inning of Game 5, but Lee had a 6-1 lead then. He was the only Phils pitcher the Yanks struggled...
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skippvjzc9 | 11/07/2009
PHILADELPHIA – All those meetings on the mound called by catcher Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees are giving Major League Baseball pause, too. Posada and pals visited pitcher CC Sabathia eight times — in a single inning — on Sunday night, grinding Game 4 of the World Series to a standstill. Agitated Phillies fans booed each trip. MLB vice president of umpiring Mike Port said frequent mound meetings...
rajann4uo2 | 11/07/2009
NEW YORK – If the knock against Yankees manager Joe Girardi is that he's been overmanaging his way through his first postseason, well, let's put it this way: At least he's got plenty of help. Girardi has enough computer programs to make stat geeks envious and the best scouting department money can buy. A binder chock-full with matchups and color-coded charts is never more than an arm's reach away....
sylvesterj8236 | 11/07/2009
PHILADELPHIA – Time out! Jorge Posada pops out of his crouch, stands up in the catcher's box and raises both arms above his head. Hang on, everybody. He's going to need a minute to chat with his pitcher. And then, here it comes ... BOO!! Restless fans, jeering loud enough to hear all over Philadelphia. "I don't care," Posada said. "It's just a big situation. Every time I got out there, it was big."...
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