In the sequel to Friday’s opener in Staten Island, on Saturday the boyfriend and I took a trek to Coney Island for the Brooklyn Cyclones’ home opener. Getting to MCU Park is a straight-forward but rather long trip from where we live so we only make it out there a few times a year and [...]
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Staten Island Yankees Opening Day, 2010 Edition
Friday was Opening Day for the Staten Island Yankees, and so I trekked out to Richmond County Bank Ballpark for the first time in 2010. While I am in no way a fan of Staten Island the borough (who is?), I am a huge fan of minor league baseball. I try to make opening day [...]
Yankees Pitching Review – May 2010
The monthly graphs are a few days late, which I apologize for, but they are still here and as exciting as ever. I hope no dishes were broken in frustration during the wait. First off, here’s the usual ERA/FIP/xFIP comparisons: In a nutshell: May not as good as April. If you’ve been watching the games, [...]
Welcome Back, Shave the Goatee
When the Yankees first acquired Chad Gaudin, it was obvious to me that it was a part of their public service program to help eliminate horrible facial hair in Major League Baseball. He was, at the time, one of the worst offenders as he sported a goatee that really looked like it belonged on a [...]
I'm Offended By The Yankees Offense Lately
The Yankees offense is driving me nuts. I know it’ll get better but right now watching Mark Teixeira bat makes me want to gnaw my arm off. His calendar must have been flipped back to April while nobody was looking. This video (not involving hitters hitting) is helping keep me sane. Maybe it will help [...]
Just Enjoying A Game Here
Last night I took Chris (the boyfriend) to his first Yankees game of the year. I was originally not going with him but his buddy dropped out last minute. We then considered not going because of the recent slump the Yankees have been in, but the weather was so nice I proposed to Chris that [...]
Where to Lay the Blame
After last year’s flow chart adventures, I realized that fans would need a guide for who to blame when the Yankees lose in 2010. Things have changed, and I know it’s a scary world when the default answer isn’t Alex Rodriguez. Figuring out who caused the Yankees to lose a game here or there has [...]
My Love/Hate Affair With Doubleheaders
Editor’s Note: I accidentally hit “Publish” instead of “Save Draft” in my WordPress console yesterday morning while working on this post so if you’ve seen half of a post or so similar to this in an RSS feed or something I apologize for my inability to press the correct buttons. MLB doesn’t schedule double-headers as [...]
Bad AJ Is Bad Enough On His Own, Thanks
When Bad AJ shows up it’s, well, bad. But it’s something that happens and it somehow didn’t happen until yesterday at all in 2010 and so I am not really upset about that unless Bad AJ shows up several times in a row. Bad AJ is terrible to watch. Painful, awful. Anything near the zone [...]
April Pitching Review For The Yankees
A month has ended and a new month has started and that means silly pitching graphs! Since there’s not a whole lot of data out there yet I am just doing the basics. In case you’re not familiar: FIP is a statistic that only takes the things the pitcher directly controls (Walks, Hit Batters, Strikeouts, [...]
