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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 23 hours ago
Yankees add Seven To Forty-Man
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — From LoHud , the Yankees have added the following players to their forty-man roster ahead of the Rule V draft: RHP Hector Noesi RHP Ivan Nova RHP Romulo Sanchez INF Reegie Corona INF Eduardo Nunez INF Kevin Russo OF Austin Jackson. For what it’s worth, Nova’s perhaps the ... (more) Yankees add Seven To Forty-Man

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 46 hours ago
Yankees’ Best Moments of the Decade (My Take)
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Is it too early for this? I think not. Here are my top ten Yankee moments from 2000-2010–feel free to leave a comment with any you think I missed! 10. Subway Series A lot of you might argue that this is too far down on the list, but the 2000 Yankees team was perhaps better lucky than ... (more) Yankees’ Best Moments of the Decade (My Take)

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 3 days ago
The Yankee Superlatives
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Well, baseball awards week is upon us. In the spirit of award-giving, I’d like to offer the following awards to members of the Yankee team: Best Cook : AJ Burnett and his pie á la towel dessert. Most Eager Rocker : Mark Teixeira Best Eyes : In an upset, Francisco Cervelli defeats ... (more) The Yankee Superlatives

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 4 days ago
Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Just imagine if Greinke pitched on another team–any other team–besides Kansas City, what he’d do then. To put it in perspective–Greinke won 16 games on a team that won less than 70 games total. Felix Hernandez, of the Seattle Mariners, is an absolute stud and had an ERA ... (more) Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 4 days ago
Your Chance to do some Good
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Once again, Tom “Tonto” Kackley, who works for the Trenton Thunder, has set up an auction on Ebay to help The Domestic Violence Project . Over the past two years, the auction has raised nearly $8,000, and, well, with Thanksgiving coming up there is perhaps no better time of the ... (more) Your Chance to do some Good

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 6 days ago
One Season can change a lot
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — An interesting tidbit I discovered last night via Baseball Reference: Derek Jeter’s 2009 OPS was exactly 100 points higher than his 2008 OPS (.871 to .771). We all knew Jeter had a much better season in 2009, but who realized it was that much? At any rate, there should be no point in ... (more) One Season can change a lot

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 9 days ago
How to figure out if your trade proposal is ridiculous
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — [I'm still working on the Follow Up post, but I prefer to tackle it when I'm healthy--which is not yet =( ] The baseball off season and the trade deadline both come with one very important thing in common: ridiculous trade proposals by fans. With that in mind, I have here a handy, short ... (more) How to figure out if your trade proposal is ridiculous

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 9 days ago
PBP: Live Chat–It’s a Yankees’ World
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — It’s a Yankee World Share on Facebook (more) PBP: Live Chat–It’s a Yankees’ World

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 10 days ago
Friendly Reminders
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — 1) It’s come to my notice that since the big, bad, Wordpress switch of doom, some of you may not have updated your RSS readers. That’s totally your call, but if you would like to resubscribe, just click on the link below the header and it should take care of it for you. 2) ... (more) Friendly Reminders

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When All Else Fails…
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 10 days ago
When All Else Fails…
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — H/t to @stacegots and @fletch788 Share on Facebook (more) When All Else Fails…

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The Cost of Writing Big Bad Posts of Doom…
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 11 days ago
The Cost of Writing Big Bad Posts of Doom…
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — So I have planned a very nice follow up to yesterday’s post, which I was hoping to share with you all some time today, but the fact is that working non-stop three days straight has left me sick as a dog. The big, bad follow up post of doom will have to wait a day or two. Okay, okay, so ... (more) The Cost of Writing Big Bad Posts of Doom…

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 12 days ago
How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part IV
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Please see Part I for acknowledgments. Hey, so now that I’ve missed the last 100 years or so, what’d I miss? Anyway, here’s what we’ve got in terms of a final tally: Year PREWAR Converted PREWAR 1995 0.200 2.64 1996 0.145 0.712  ... (more) How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part IV

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 12 days ago
How Many Championships Is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part III
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Please see Part I for acknowledgments. Let’s start with the 2009 postseason. We take the Magic Calculator Thingy and input the following: Innings pitched: 16. Fangraphs’ FIP: 2.28 Next, we go to Baseball Reference and click on the ‘postseason’ tab. We look at ... (more) How Many Championships Is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part III

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 12 days ago
How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part II
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Please see Part I for acknowledgments. Back? Good. So what do we have so far? 1) We’re attempting to figure out Mariano’s WAR for his postseason innings and then convert that to the number of championships Mariano is worth all by his lonesome. 2) We’ve explained the ... (more) How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part II

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How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part I
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 12 days ago
How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part I
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Special acknowledgement: This is far and away the most advanced, in depth thing I’ve ever tried. Without question, the best similarity I can come up with is asking someone who’s taken only high school Economics course to run the IMF, that’s basically what’s happened. As ... (more) How Many Championships is Mariano Rivera Worth? Part I

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 14 days ago
The Hardest Off-Season Decision Looms
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — When you’re the defending World Champions, life is usually pretty good in the offseason; the decisions you need to make to improve your team fairly minimal. Right now, it looks like the Yankees may want to sign another starter–not a one or a two, but an insurance policy if Hughes ... (more) The Hardest Off-Season Decision Looms

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 14 days ago
An Apple a Day Wins a World Series, Yay!
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — [I'm working on something big. I have been since yesterday evening and I haven't the slightest idea when I'll be done. So if the posts these next couple of days are spotty, this is why. I think, though, should I finish in the manner I want--and it is doable once I figure out how--it will be ... (more) An Apple a Day Wins a World Series, Yay!

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The World Series Gang
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 15 days ago
The World Series Gang
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — Left to right: Brent N, Amanda R, Larry K, Joe P, me, Ben K. (Mark S was elsewhere; Stefanie G and Karen S were there other days but not Wednesday). Share on Facebook (more) The World Series Gang

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 16 days ago
When did we know?
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — At some point we knew . Knew the Yankees were going to go all the way. Knew that 2009 was our year. I can’t remember the date, but I remember walking to the subway to go to a Yankee game, getting stopped by an older man who asked if I was a Yankee fan and how far the team was going. ... (more) When did we know?

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puristbleedspinstripes.com - 16 days ago
Two MiLB Bombers Named Best in Their League
— puristbleedspinstripes.com — (h/t Jonathan Mayo) Topps and MiLB came out today with their awards for the top players in each of the minor leagues. The full list can be found here . For the Yankees, Shelley Duncan of the International League and Austin Romine of the Florida State League took home the honors. Duncan, ... (more) Two MiLB Bombers Named Best in Their League

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