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ABOUT MY BLOG:

Heartbeat of the Bronx is a blog dedicated to all things associated with the NY Yankees. It will discuss rumors, news, injuries, trades, statistical analysis and more. This blog will defend and support the Yankees whenever warranted, but is also absolutely not afraid to criticize and voice disapproval. Like the great George Steinbrenner, Heartbeat of the Bronx will say whatever is on its mind

ABOUT ME:

Very passionate Yankees fan who lives and breathes baseball twelve months out of the year. I tend to ride an emotional rollercoaster from April-October with steeper rises and falls than Six Flags. Don Mattingly was my childhood hero, and the Bronx has always been my second home.

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Red Sox Wave Early White Towel: Why Did Francona Abandon Fenway Magic?
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/22/2009
Red Sox Wave Early White Towel: Why Did Francona Abandon Fenway Magic?
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The Yankees suffered through the most frustrating 20 run performance in major league history on Friday—one that... should have been an easy victory filled with smiles and childish giggles. A combination of mindless defense and incompetent “relief” by Brian Bruney instead left New York wondering ... (more) Red Sox Wave Early White Towel: Why Did Francona Abandon ...

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Yankees About to Introduce Big “Bad” Wolf into their ‘Pen
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/19/2009
Yankees About to Introduce Big “Bad” Wolf into their ‘Pen
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Everything has been going right for the Yankee bullpen since June 1, and the formally much-maligned group... has produced nothing but key outs in the biggest of spots. In fact, the Yankee bullpen leads all of MLB in strikeouts, batting average against, saves, and WHIP since that date. The old ... (more) Yankees About to Introduce Big “Bad” Wolf into their ‘Pen

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Yankees’ Don’t Need GPS to Find the Easy Road to the ALCS
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/14/2009
Yankees’ Don’t Need GPS to Find the Easy Road to the ALCS
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — After a recent discussion with Bleacher Report’s Dave Foster , yet another interesting angle to the Yankee... season was brought to the forefront. There has been much discussion about the American League East race and the subsequent battle for the Wild Card among those unable to capture a ... (more) Yankees’ Don’t Need GPS to Find the Easy Road to the ALCS

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Yankees’ Late-Inning Home Run Magic Simply a Bronx Illusion?
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/12/2009
Yankees’ Late-Inning Home Run Magic Simply a Bronx Illusion?
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The recent performances of Yankee sluggers while being stared in the face by adversity have been nothing... short of miraculous. Time and time again, New York managed to forge last-second escapes reminiscent of Harry Houdini, and made leads disappear in ways even David Copperfield would be ... (more) Yankees’ Late-Inning Home Run Magic Simply a Bronx Illusion?

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Yankees Turn Familiar Confines, Address of Yankee Stadium into “Home”
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/10/2009
Yankees Turn Familiar Confines, Address of Yankee Stadium into “Home”
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — What a difference a week makes. Last Monday, the Yankees and Red Sox took in a rare... day off in August—separated by a mere half game in the AL East standings. Since that day, New York has caught fire while Boston’s offense has shriveled up like a slug dropped into a salt shaker. A six game ... (more) Yankees Turn Familiar Confines, Address of Yankee ...

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Yankees Reliever Puts a Dark Cloud Over an Otherwise Uplifting Victory
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/7/2009
Yankees Reliever Puts a Dark Cloud Over an Otherwise Uplifting Victory
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Any worries of a sweep of the season series in baseball’s biggest rivalry was squelched with a... convincing 13-6 Yankee triumph on Thursday night. The Bronx Bombers emphatically reinforced their moniker by launching four home runs into the night sky—though two of which would have been doubles in ... (more) Yankees Reliever Puts a Dark Cloud Over an Otherwise ...

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Wealthy Yankee Rotation Needs to Prove Its Bite is as Big as Its Bark
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/6/2009
Wealthy Yankee Rotation Needs to Prove Its Bite is as Big as Its Bark
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The Boston Red Sox have once again arrived at Yankee Stadium for a crucial four game series... between division foes, and any and all excuses have been thrust far out of the window. It is finally time for the cream of the Yankee rotation to rise to the top, and fly high like the countless home ... (more) Wealthy Yankee Rotation Needs to Prove Its Bite is as ...

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Backing the Enemy? Yankee Fans Face Dilemma When Sox Play Rays, Rangers
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/5/2009
Backing the Enemy? Yankee Fans Face Dilemma When Sox Play Rays, Rangers
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — An old adage advises people to “keep their friends close, and their enemies closer.” This thought process... has seemingly never translated to the trench warfare of the Yankees-Sox rivalry. Even at the expense of level-headedness and the bases of logic, fans on either side of the barbed wire ... (more) Backing the Enemy? Yankee Fans Face Dilemma When Sox ...

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Top 10 Unknown "Truths" about Yankee Utility Infielder Cody Ransom
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 8/3/2009
Top 10 Unknown "Truths" about Yankee Utility Infielder Cody Ransom
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Yankees infielder Cody Ransom has had a rather rough time in the Bronx. At 33 years old,... he is far from a prospect, and fans are not willing to watch a player who struggled his entire career try to “figure it out” in New York. Fans have ridden Ransom hard from the beginning of 2009, and ... (more) Top 10 Unknown "Truths" about Yankee Utility Infielder ...

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Yankees, Girardi Ensure that Their Bullpen Gets Plenty of “Relief”
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/27/2009
Yankees, Girardi Ensure that Their Bullpen Gets Plenty of “Relief”
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The Yankees have surged to first place in the American League standings, and currently have a two... game advantage for the best record in the American League. The names that are most responsible are not quite the first that would roll off of fans’ tongues when asked to highlight impact players. ... (more) Yankees, Girardi Ensure that Their Bullpen Gets Plenty ...

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Yankees Should Turn to Former Red Sox Hurler for Rotation Depth
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/24/2009
Yankees Should Turn to Former Red Sox Hurler for Rotation Depth
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Reports out of New York have been anything but positive in regards to the health and comeback... status of former ace Chien-Ming Wang. Wang himself appears openly troubled and pessimistic about toeing a rubber before the 2010 season, and the Yankees should not be leaving the lights on in ... (more) Yankees Should Turn to Former Red Sox Hurler for ...

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What If the Yankees & Red Sox Took a Year Off from the Rivalry in 2009?
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/22/2009
What If the Yankees & Red Sox Took a Year Off from the Rivalry in 2009?
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — After a century of bean balls, fist fights, blood, sweat, tears, and captivating theater, the Yankees and... Red Sox have cemented themselves as the best rivalry in MLB. Even the most dedicated and hardest workers need a vacation, however, and perhaps the rivalry could use a temporary hiatus for ... (more) What If the Yankees & Red Sox Took a Year Off from the ...

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Yankees Hero Hideki Matsui Has Moment Reminiscent of the Big Screen
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/21/2009
Yankees Hero Hideki Matsui Has Moment Reminiscent of the Big Screen
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Yankees starter Andy Pettitte had just left his heart in the middle of the pitching rubber in... Yankee Stadium, and his defense was about to use up all of its weekly miracles in a matter of mere seconds. Somehow scurrying across a bed of hot coals, Yankees reliever Phil Coke pitched just poorly ... (more) Yankees Hero Hideki Matsui Has Moment Reminiscent of the ...

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MLB’s All-Catholic Team: Where Mystique May Come From a Higher Power
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/20/2009
MLB’s All-Catholic Team: Where Mystique May Come From a Higher Power
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — There has always been a connection between religion and sports, and Major League Baseball has certainly not... been the exception to the rule. Shawn Green was once wooed by the Yankees in order to attract a wide range of Jewish New Yorkers into Yankee Stadium. Sandy Koufax once missed an expected ... (more) MLB’s All-Catholic Team: Where Mystique May Come From a ...

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Yankees Go Bargain Hunting: The Best Team A-Rod’s Salary Could Buy
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/17/2009
Yankees Go Bargain Hunting: The Best Team A-Rod’s Salary Could Buy
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The calendar reads July 17, 2009, and lumps are beginning to form in the throats of baseball... fans nationwide. We are now just two weeks away from the much-anticipated July 31 trading deadline. Countless Yankee fans are begging and pleading for either the services of Roy Halladay or to cling to ... (more) Yankees Go Bargain Hunting: The Best Team A-Rod’s Salary ...

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We’re Going Streaking! The 5 Great Streaks in Yankees History
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/15/2009
We’re Going Streaking! The 5 Great Streaks in Yankees History
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The American League won yet another All-Star game last night in St. Louis, which stretched their current... unbeaten streak to 14 seasons. They are 13-0-1 over that span, with the only blemish being the absurd 7-7 tie witnessed in the 2002 game. That mockery eventually created the current system ... (more) We’re Going Streaking! The 5 Great Streaks in Yankees ...

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Yankees Provide Insufficient Power Source: Homers Pile Up Without Impact
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/13/2009
Yankees Provide Insufficient Power Source: Homers Pile Up Without Impact
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Much has been made of the somewhat secretive process of decreasing fencing distance heading from the right... field foul pole toward the bleacher seats in the new Yankee Stadium. Many more whispers have carried through the Bronx on the same wind currents helping to transform doubles into home ... (more) Yankees Provide Insufficient Power Source: Homers Pile ...

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The Real “Bronx Zoo”: What If the Yankees Were Reincarnated as Animals?
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/11/2009
The Real “Bronx Zoo”: What If the Yankees Were Reincarnated as Animals?
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — Once coined to describe the unrelenting turmoil that swirled around the 1977 Yankees, the “Bronx Zoo” moniker... has been much discussed over the last three plus decades. The conflicting personalities of former manager Billy Martin, outfielder Reggie Jackson, and team captain Thurman Munson, the ... (more) The Real “Bronx Zoo”: What If the Yankees Were ...

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Yankees Slugger of the Future Profile: Double-A Catcher Jesus Montero
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/8/2009
Yankees Slugger of the Future Profile: Double-A Catcher Jesus Montero
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The New York Yankees have had a much-maligned minor league talent pool for quite some time—and rightfully... so. General Manager Brian Cashman ignored the development of talented young prospects in favor of aging and overly priced veterans—which subsequently transformed an “Amazon River” into a ... (more) Yankees Slugger of the Future Profile: Double-A Catcher ...

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The Yankee Bullpen: When a Glaring Weakness Becomes a Reliable Strength
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/7/2009
The Yankee Bullpen: When a Glaring Weakness Becomes a Reliable Strength
— heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com — The 2009 season began with promise and high expectations for a young but talented Yankee bullpen cast.... Damaso Marte was re-signed in the offseason, and would team with Mariano Rivera, Jose Veras, Phil Coke, Edwar Ramirez, and Brian Bruney to create a formidable fireman’s squad—ready to put out ... (more) The Yankee Bullpen: When a Glaring Weakness Becomes a ...

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