The Yankees have posted 9 walk-off victories so far this year: April 22nd vs Oakland (won on a Melky Cabrera homerun) May 1st vs Anaheim (Brian Fuentes explosion, Posada hit a single with the bases loaded) May 15th vs Minnesota (Joe Nathan was called on for the fourth day in a row, exploded) May 16th [...]
Archive of posts tagged offense
Out Twinning the Twins
The Yankees score a lot of runs. Right now, they lead all of MLB in the category (though the Rays are not far behind). I’m sure plenty of people out there are waving their hands around screaming “NEW YANKEE STADIUM BANDBOX” but those types are only partially correct. Here are the team home/away splits for [...]
Projecting The 2009 Lineup
Well now that the Yankees have apparently signed Mark Teixeira out of nowhere (and it really is out of nowhere–the team showed no indication they were interested in him up until now) we can start the lineup projections and drool or be angry. Situation #1, which allows all the best bats on the field at [...]
The Yankees Should Sign Barry Bonds
The Yankees have faced two not very good Rangers pitchers in a row and have scraped out a total of 2 runs in infuriating fashion. It’s not often that you get to face a pitcher who is worse when he’s not pitching at Arlington but the Yankees apparently got confused and thought they were in [...]
Hits and Runs and Bullpen, Oh My
Last night’s game in brief sentences: Ian Kennedy had a strong start, both his plus command and plus change showed up! A-Rod got a lot of hits, even one out of the park. The bizarre crippled lineup provided more offense than the powerhouse has so far. The bullpen is tired and it showed last night, [...]
