The Bronx Insider

Short Hops

2008-07-05T16:01:05Z

Every Saturday here at The Bronx Insider, I'll list a few 'Short Hops,' or oddities from around baseball, courtesy of athlonsports.com. Here are this week's: - The first-place Rays hit the midway point at 49-32 -- the best ledger ever at that st...

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Happy July 4th

2008-07-04T16:38:44Z

Happy July 4th everybody. In honor of the holiday, let's take a look at some memorable Yankee moments that occurred on this date: 1930- George Steinbrenner is born. 1939- It's Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium and the Iron Horse...

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Yankees Lose 7-0

2008-07-04T04:05:08Z

For the 38th time this year, the Yankees scored three runs or less. This time, it was at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. It was about this time last year that I became worried about whether the Yankees had enough to make the playoffs. They were...

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Stat of the Day

2008-07-03T21:29:38Z

This is a good one: Mariano Rivera became the first pitcher since 1916 to have three or more losses in a season despite posting an ERA below 1. Rivera is currently 2-3 with a 0.96 ERA. In 1880, Tim Keefe had six losses despite posting an ERA...

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A Look At The Upcoming Series

2008-07-03T15:50:25Z

After losing two of three to Texas, the Yankees now have to play a tough four-game series against the Boston Red Sox at the Stadium. Here are the pitching matchups for the series: Tonight, 7:05 P.M.: Jon Lester (6-3, 3.48 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte ...

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Notes From Game 85

2008-07-03T03:13:38Z

Final Score: Yankees 18, Rangers 7 Yankees: 45-40 Rangers: 44-42 W- Ramirez (2-0) L- Madrigal (0-1) Offense: Well, they say hitting is contagious, and the Yankees proved that tonight. After four consecutive games of scoring three runs or le...

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Analyzing Tonight's Lineup

2008-07-02T21:39:43Z

I am big into baseball statistics, and while some are very random and pointless, others are very telling. Over at baseballmusings.com, you can enter a specific lineup with the players' respective on base and slugging percentages, and by clicking...

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You Do The Math

2008-07-02T03:30:18Z

Three games, four runs, seventeen hits, three losses. Over the past few games, the Yankees have pitched extremely well. But the offense just can't get anything done. Another loss tonight brings their losing streak to three games, and all three l...

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Stat of the Day

2008-07-01T16:09:16Z

Last night, Brett Gardner made his major-league debut in the leadoff spot. The last player to make his major-league debut batting leadoff in a game with the DH was Michael Ryan, who did it in September of 2002. Since 1973, it has only been done ...

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A Look At The Upcoming Series

2008-06-30T15:46:13Z

After splitting four games against the Mets, the Yankees return to Yankee Stadium for three against the Rangers (42-41). Here are the pitching matchups for the series: Tonight, 7:05 P.M.: Scott Feldman (1-3, 4.60 ERA) vs. Mike Mussina (10-5, 3.9...

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