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Archive of entries posted on August 2009

The Yankees Have A Rare Moment of Not-Greed

It seems that CNBC has gotten their hands on the Yankees postseason ticket prices. You should head over there to read the full thing but here’s the news I was excited about: Those season ticket holders sitting in non-premium seats will pay the same per-game price as they are paying for the regular season for [...]

The Yankees Update Their Security Guidelines

One of the most irritating things about going to Yankee Stadium the last several years was their insane no-bag policy. If you were a woman or pretended not to know English and found the right guard you could sometimes squeak around that, but mostly you were just out of luck. At tonight’s game, however, I [...]

The Bunt Heard Round The City

Yesterday’s game…well, it was really bad. Joba Chamberlain was having some problems and then in the 4th inning descended into bloopy bleeder Hell, which resulted in 7 Texas runs with two outs. Anyway that’s not this is about. It’s about managers and their love of bunts against all odds. The score was 10-9, and the [...]

A Break From The Serious

Not much to whine about when the Yankees are doing so well (I feel bad for Sergio Mitre because I have a heart even if it is small and black and he’s not hurting the team too badly right now), so here’s an Onion Sports video to amuse you:

Yankees Team ERA/FIP By Month

August is through the 14th. FIP is limited, I’m going to see if I can find *tRA or xFIP by month and take a look there. The team is hurt somewhat by walks and homeruns but helped by their very high (best in the AL) strikeout rate.

I Survived A 15 Inning Baseball Game

There aren’t many 15 inning games over the course of a season, never mind 15 inning games that last almost six hours and involve both the Yankees and the Red Sox. But there was one Friday night, and like every Friday night game the Yankees have had for the last few years I was there. [...]