Last night my dad called me and asked me if I wanted to go to the Yankee game with him on Sunday. I told him I had plans for Sunday and asked him why we didn’t just go Saturday (today) instead. I was promptly told, no and reminded that Javier Vazquez is pitching today which meant that he didn’t want to go. “With so many good pitchers on the staff I’d rather wait and go see somebody better,” my dad said.
That’s the way it is with Vazquez, people just would ...
Despite a sparkling record good for second place in the tough AL East, a number of Yankee hitters are off to poor starts.
Mark Teixeria, Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson and Alex Rodriguez are all struggling mightily.
So which of the four are likely to turn it around? Advanced statistics can help us with that one. All of this data is available at fangraphs.com or baseball-reference.com
Alex Rodriguez
The line: .250/.337/.440 2 HR's.
Prognosis : Good, but remember, he's getting up there in years.
Yes, the power drop is disconcerting, but according to fangraphs, there's nothing to ...
I have no problem proclaiming to the world that I’m a huge nerd, so it’s no surprise that I really like infographics.
For those of you unfamiliar with what an infographic (or information graphic) is, according to Wikipedia it is a “visual representation of information, data or knowledge.” Also known as interesting info portrayed in a cool way.
So when I came across an infographic that tried to measure the value of a team’s fans using the “Die Hard Index,” naturally I loved it. It uses a very simple formula to calculate each team’s ...
Brett Gardner continues to have a big impact for the New York Yankees.
Last night the Yankees came from behind to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Derek Jeter was the hero of the game as he had a single, a two run homer and a two run triple. Jeter drove in four runs and scored another.
But Gardner was critical too. Gardner went 2-3 with a stolen base. And two of the runs Jeter drove in were Gardner crossing the plate.
Gardner finished the game hitting .323. It is hard to imagine ...
Please read this carefully.
Take your time to understand the import of what you are about to read.
For if the following hits you as it hit me when I first read it, you will be amazed.
As reported in the New York Post today, last night Derek Jeter passed Ken Griffey, Jr. as the active player with most hits in his career.
But the incredible part, the part you have to read carefully is the other part of the Post report.
When Derek Jeter made his major league debut in 1995 it was against ...
As the calendar officially flipped over to May this morning, it became impossible not to reflect on what the past 30 days has entailed for baseball’s reigning “World” Champions.
April had its questions, its uncertainties, and its collective breath-holding, but as the smoke cleared from Major League Baseball’s most volatile month, New York still finds itself where it feels it belongs.
It is nothing short of a miracle for the Yankees to have won 68 percent of its games with Nick Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Curtis Granderson providing no more ...
In a response to Rob’s earlier post about Marcus Thames’ superhuman production this season, I thought I’d shed some light on Thames’ platoon buddy, Brett Gardner. Warning to all readers: I’m a very big fan of Gardner and he has become one of my favorite players since breaking in with the club in 2008. Having said that, please check your Gardner hatred at the door (if you have any) because the man is here to stay.
After splitting time with Melky Cabrera in center field last season, Brett Gardner’s role going ...
This is do or die for New York's Javier Vazquez . Unfortunately for Javy, with the way John Danks has been throwing the ball lately, it is looking more like the latter.
Fans are not going to be kind to the man who is making $11.5 million and is being outpitched by 23-year-old Phil Hughes , who is making $447,000.
Hughes is far and away performing better than Vazquez this year, and Yankees fans are certainly going to let him know that.
On the bright side, Robinson Cano has been playing out ...
The Yankees signed outfielder Marcus Thames this season to do one job—hit lefties.
So far, all he has done is destroy lefties.
Try these numbers on for size: 8 G, 16 AB, 3 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, .625 AVG, .684 OBP, 1.000 SLG, 1.684 OPS.
Now, so far Thames’ outfield defense has been pretty atrocious, but nights like last night (3-for-3 with a double and an RBI) make it hard to stay mad at him.
Both Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson are far superior to ...
The Yankees wrapped up their nine game road trip last night with a win over the Baltimore Orioles. They improved to 14-7 on the season and remain 2.5 games behind AL East leader, Tampa Bay. There are only two teams in baseball with a better record than the Yankees right now, Tampa Bay and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Looking back on the series with the O's, here are my thoughts.
Back on the Winning Track
After losing their first series of the season to the Angels and losing the first game of this ...
