bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 26 days ago
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Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, for all his emphasis on enlightened thinking, succumbed to two myths on Thursday in setting his lineup for Game 2 -- that hitting streaks matter in baseball, and that pitchers perform better with certain catchers.
nydailynews.com - 26 days ago
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nydailynews.com —
A.J. Burnett has done his best all season
to control his emotions on the mound, trying to...
stay within himself. Thursday night at Yankee Stadium , in the first World Series start of his career, he took a new approach. Burnett attacked the Phillies from ...
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A.J. Burnett owns Philadelphia Phillies as New York ...
mlbnotebook.com - 26 days ago
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mlbnotebook.com —
There was a big hubbub about Joe Girardi
starting Jose Molina (.217/.292/.268 this year) at catcher over...
Jorge Posada (.285/.363/.522 this year) tonight. The justification was that AJ Burnett pitched better with Molina behind the plate, and that that made up for the massive difference in ...
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Molina Pick-Off Proves Girardi’s A Genius.
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 27 days ago
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MSM Shoots, Scores
Pending Pinstripes —
My paper of choice, showing some progressive thinking.......
"Yet there was no reason for the Yankees’ victory to be so tight. Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, for all his emphasis on enlightened thinking, succumbed to two myths on Thursday in setting his lineup — that hitting streaks matter, and that pitchers perform better with certain catchers.
In switching Jerry Hairston Jr. for the slumping Nick Swisher, Girardi placed far too much weight on Swisher’s disappointing 38 postseason plate appearances so far — and not nearly ...
The Decision To Sit Swisher
The Yankee Universe —
From Dan Rosenheck:
In switching Jerry Hairston Jr. for the slumping Nick Swisher, Girardi placed far too much weight on Swisher’s disappointing 38 postseason plate appearances so far — and not nearly enough on the fact that Swisher’s combined on-base and slugging percentages were 159 points higher than Hairston’s in 2009, and 117 points higher over their careers. Girardi chose to sit his powerful right fielder in favor of a player who barely hits enough to play shortstop. Similarly, concerned about Burnett’s supposedly poor synchronization with Jorge ...
Yanks World Series Press Clippings
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... Statistical analysis brings a lot to the game. The thing that never ceases to amuse me, however, is the air of absolute certainty in conclusions drawn solely by digits. The latest example second guesses Girardi based on long-term numerical evidence and disregards Joe's extensive experience playing the game. When the author writes, "Swisher...is an All Star caliber player..." bemused head shaking results. It reminded me of a passage in The Yankee Years that mentioned that Cashman's stat guys thought they had acquired the next David ...
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NY Post: Sports 26 days ago
The new haircut didn't end Nick Swisher's postseason blahs, so maybe a seat on the bench will.
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