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Feb 21, 2011, 8:23 pm
Worried about the 2011 New York Yankees starting rotation? If you're like most Yankee fans, the answer is probably "yes". But should you be worried? I say no.
The Yankees won 95 games last season with a VERY suspect starting rotation - of course, no one thought that this time last year, but that's h... Comment - Like
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Feb 12, 2011, 12:45 pm
Two days 'til pitchers and catchers - so I've decided to try and resurrect the "Inside Cheez" blog! After taking the winter off, I'm going to attempt to post here at least once a week. We'll see how it goes.
To start things off, in light of Yankees stars Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher signing with ... Comment - Like
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Nov 25, 2010, 8:48 am
OK, now this may be a little far-fetched, but the whole New York Yankees-Derek Jeter contract fiasco is so "baffling" (in the words of Jeter's agent Casey Close) that there must be a reasonable explanation.
Derek Jeter, his agent Close, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman and Yankees co-owner Hal... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2010, 2:52 pm
You may have noticed the windling post here on Inside Cheez lately. When I began this blog in late 2007 and throughout 2008, I was posting about 3 times a week on average. In 2009, I slipped to about 2 a week. This year, it's been more like once week.
Then, I logged on to my blog today (in the he... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2010, 7:50 pm
In the 7th inning of last night's Yankees-Rays game in Tampa, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was seemingly hit with a pitch. He winced with pain after the ball (or so we thought) hit his elbow. The umpire thought so as well, awarding Jeter with first base.
But the high definition replays we saw immed... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2010, 8:30 pm
Tomorrow is September 1st, the day the Major League Baseball home stretch officially begins. Before 1995, and the advent of the Wild Card, this was the most exciting time of year for the top teams in the league - neck and neck for weeks on end, fighting for a division title.
Now? Sure, there are a ... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2010, 7:47 pm
Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Joe Girardi, Scott Brosius, Johnny Damon - What do these players have in common? They all played for multiple teams in their careers, and for a small portion of that career (4 or 5 years), they played for the New York Yankees.
Hunter and Jackson starred for the Oakla... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2010, 6:27 pm
The New York Yankees wouldn't admit this at the moment, but they're worried about their post-season starting rotation, big time. After CC Sabathia, who won his American League leading 17th game this afternoon, all of the Yankee starting pitchers are question marks. Let's take a look at the other opt... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2010, 8:02 pm
Much was said and written in the off-season about the New York Yankees' choice not to retain free agents Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui. Yankees GM Brian Cashman decided not to pursue Matsui because he was heading into his age 36 season, and his bad knees made it nearly impossible for him to play th... Comment - Like
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Aug 5, 2010, 8:54 pm
The 2010 Boston Red Sox are the definition of the walking wounded. They've already lost Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Victor Martinez, Mike Lowell and Jed Lowrie for significant portions of the season. While those players have all now returned, they're STILL without Mike Cameron,... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 8:30 pm
For the past week, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been on the verge of joining an exclusive club: Major League Baseball's 600 Home Run club. The problem is, other than Rodriguez himself, and maybe Cameron Diaz, does anybody care?
In a word, "no". Before the 2009 season, A-rod adm... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2010, 8:57 pm
The New York Yankees are 25 games over .500, 2 and half games in first place in the American League East (over the Tampa Rays), and 7 games in front for a playoff spot (ahead of the reeling Boston Red Sox). And yet, when starting pitcher Andy Pettitte went down on Sunday with a pulled groin, both f... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 8:41 pm
"I will never have a heart attack. I give them."
Those are the words of George Steinbrenner, the volatile owner of the New York Yankees since 1973, who ironically died of a heart attack this morning just days after his 80th birthday.
Those words also sum up how difficult is was to work for the onl... Comment - Like
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Jul 11, 2010, 8:23 pm
Legendary Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard passed away today at the age of 99. He was as much a part of the Yankee mystique as the Stadium itself. The new Yankee Stadium has brilliantly recreated many of the features of the old stadium, but they'll never replace the "Voice of God".
Yankees s... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2010, 4:56 pm
As the NBA's "Lebron Watch" nears a conclusion, sports fans can soon turn to the "Cliff Lee Watch". Major League Baseball's July 31st trading deadline is fast approaching, and 2010's prize is Seattle Mariners ace Cliff Lee.
Lee, who will be a free agent after this season, will be due "just" 3 mill... Comment - Like
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Jul 5, 2010, 1:58 pm
Rosters were announced yesterday for the 2010 MLB All Star game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 13th at Angels Stadium in Anahiem. And almost immediately afterward, countless stories hit the internet, print media and radio and TV airwaves about All-Star game "snubs" - players who deserved to ... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 8:05 pm
The next stop on my 2010 ballpark tour was Coco-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home of the Iron Pigs, AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. I'd been meaning to make the trek to this ballpark since it opened in 2009. And on Father's Day, when the Iron Pigs were playing the Scranton Yanke... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 8:18 pm
It's been called "the greatest mystery in sports" by some. What ever happened to the home run ball Bobby Thompson hit to send the New York Giants to the 1951 World Series?
"Miracle Ball", a 2009 book by Brian Biegel chronicles the author's attempt to solve that very riddle: the whereabouts of "The... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2010, 7:00 pm
A few more thoughts on my recent trip to Target Field in Minnesota: this time, on the Twins themselves. While watching this team, I couldn't help noticing that their line-up revolves around one key player. Nope, not catcher Joe Mauer - first baseman Justin Morneau.
Sure - Mauer's outstanding, and he... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2010, 2:00 pm
I made the first of my yearly baseball pilgrimages last week, when I paid a visit to Target Field in Minneapolis, the new home of the Minnesota Twins. My brother and I were there to take in the 3-game Yankees-Twins series. As you can see in the photo above, the interior of the ballpark is quite beau... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2010, 12:18 pm
At 26-18, the New York Yankees are about where I expected them to be record-wise at this point in the season, but how they've gotten there certainly isn't what I expected. The Yankees have been carried so far by their pitching, not their hitting. The Yankees top 4 starters each have 4+ wins, while... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2010, 2:33 pm
Now that interleague play is fully entrenched in Major League Baseball, I have to admit I do like it. As a Yankees fan at least, it's fun to see the Yankees play teams like the Phillies and Astros (as they will at home this season), or take a road trip to see the Diamondbacks or Dodgers (the Yanks ... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 9:12 pm
After the Boston Red Sox' third consecutive loss to the last place Baltimore Orioles last weekend, rumors of a clubhouse rift began to surface. Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia made reference to how tough the losses were to take for the players who had "been here before". That may have been di... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2010, 8:13 pm
I was watching "Yankee Classics" on the YES Network a few days ago, and they were showing one of my favorites: game 1 of the 1996 ALCS vs. Baltimore. Yes, it's the infamous "Jeffrey Maier Game".
Watching the play again, in which the young boy (who's now in his 20's) "stole" a home run for the Yankee... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2010, 8:45 pm
The New York Yankees are off to a decent start this season (12-6 as of today), so instead of panicking about the team itself as they usually do, Yankees fans are panicking about individual players - specifically DH Nick Johnson (who is batting under .150) and much maligned starting pitcher Javier Va... Comment - Like
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Apr 23, 2010, 8:58 pm
It seems that wherever New York Yankees third baseman steps, controversy follows. And now, it turns out, there are places on the baseball diamond he's not even allowed to tread.
In Thursday afternoon's game against the Oakland A's, A-rod was rounding the bases when teammate Robinson Cano hit a foul ... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2010, 8:24 pm
One thing that bothers me about baseball statistics, is that when pitcher vs. batter match-ups are discussed, they almost never include post-season statistics. Wouldn't you say these are important match-ups in a players career? Maybe even the most important?
A few years ago, during a Yankees br... Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 10:05 pm
Inside Cheez is a very Yankee-centric blog, mainly because the Bronx is where my baseball allegiance lies. But every once in a while, my baseball mind shifts to Queens (especially when my Yankees are losing 9-3 to Tampa, as they are tonight). Yes, it's an ultra-rare post about the "amazin" Met... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 9:42 pm
It's only April 8th, less than a week into the Major League Baseball season, and we've already had an extra large helping of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. The teams played 3 excruciatingly long games - long mostly due to the teams' knack for working the count and working over pitchers.
T... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2010, 3:33 pm
It's that time of year again - time to make my fearless predictions for the upcoming baseball season. What the only thing that's certain? I will remind you if I get these correct, and I won't mention this post again if I'm not. But here goes anyway...
NL East - It's hard not ... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 7:08 pm
I touched on the New York Yankees 5th starter competition in my "Yankees Spring Battles" post on March 3rd. Now that we're deep into spring training's third week, the picture is starting to look much more clear. The Yankees must do what not many are considering: send Joba Chamberlain to AAA ... Comment - Like
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