Yankees: Why Losses Today May Mean Wins Tomorrow
September 15, 2010 by Jess Coleman · 1 Comment
Yankee fans were unhappy—to say the least—on Monday night, when the Yankees surrendered first place to the Rays for the first time since August 3. Tuesday night, the Yankees got first place back, and breathed a sigh of relief. Amidst all that anger came an interesting thought: what if, by some chance, the Yankees didn’t win […]
Aroldis Chapman’s Fantastic Pitch f/x
September 2, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera · Leave a Comment
The last time I tried to copy and paste a graph from Texas Leaguers Pitch f/x database, the information didn’t translate. Â Let’s see if this works. Here is supposed to be the side angle of Aroldis Chapman pitches from his Major League debut two nights ago. Â Notice the excellent tumbling, downward action of his offerings. […]
Evaluating the Yankees as They Prepare for the Stretch Run
August 1, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment
With the trade deadline now behind us, baseball fans can now relax a little and stop checking the web for hourly updates on what deals their teams have cooking. Fans in Kansas City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cleveland can safely focus on football now that they know which prospects their teams got back for their serviceable […]
Their Reputation Preceeds Them
May 26, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
You know that going into San Diego, it’s going to be a tough place to score runs. Â The park is designed for pitching and the Padres usually take advantage of that with some pretty solid pitchers. Â Last night was a textbook example of that. Even though Adam Wainwright deserved so much better, striking out 12 […]
