• Home

    The Yankees’ offense: still not one-dimensional 

    by
    SNY
    Published on 07-19-12 09:37 AM

    Ken Davidoff has an interesting item in his blog at the Post this morning about postseason home runs, showing, in effect, that there’s no pattern at all to the postseason home run rate of World Series champion compared to their regular season rate over the last 10 seasons. Four of those teams hit more home runs per at bat in the postseason, three hit fewer, and the other three, including the 2009 Yankees, hit them at exactly the same rate as they did in the regular season. It’s not entirely scientific, but it’s leaps and bounds better than simply screaming that it’s impossible to hit home runs in October.

    READ MORE

    Rivera – What if he does come back this season? 

    by
    SNY
    Published on 07-18-12 12:56 PM

    During last night’s game telecast, Michael Kay mentioned that Mariano Rivera still thinks he will pitch this season. While that possibility still seems to be the remotest of possibilities, it did bring this listener the strangest thought: “Would that be a good thing for the Yankees?” The thought immediately brought feelings of guilt and thoughts of heresy. Who wouldn’t want one of the biggest icons in Yankees history to come back? But things are going so swimmingly right now…would Mo’s return be a good thing?

    READ MORE

    Yankees will be hard pressed to improve lineup with trades 

    by
    SNY
    Published on 07-18-12 12:55 PM

    Last night, Alex Rodriguez was the Yankees’ designated hitter for the second consecutive night thanks to a stiff neck that impeded his ability to play the field. It was the 24th time Alex has been the team’s DH so far this season, compared to 60 games played at third base. That’s not a particularly bad percentage when you consider A-Rod’s recent injury history and the fact that he’s remained healthy all season, but it’s also not a percentage that figures to get lowered as the season unfolds, especially if the Yankees maintain a large lead in the division down the stretch.

    READ MORE
    Page 19 of 138 FirstFirst ... 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 69 119 ... LastLast