MLB Stats, Standings & Leaders by mybookie.ag
In this year’s baseball season, the form and phenomenal performance of the Latino players is one thing that cannot pass unnoticed. Their start to the season has been absolutely outstanding and the...
View ArticleA-Rod suspended for 2014 season
Five years ago last night I started this blog.Last night, reports surfaced of an "imminent" ruling from arbitrator Fredric Horowitz on the A-Rod case.This morning, the ruling came. All 162 games of...
View ArticleA nice primer for Yankees spring training
Yankees beat writer Mark Feinsand for the New York Daily News put together a good preview for spring training. Go give it a read.As Feinsand writes, the Yankees' chances success in 2014 really boils...
View ArticleResults for my 2013 MLB predictions
There was no way I was going to match the success I had last year, when I hit .327 (16-for-49). Starting from the top, I practically picked the AL East in perfect reverse order. That's not an easy...
View Article2014 MLB Predictions: Tanaka, Jeter, Trout & Harper
The Yankees haven't missed the postseason two years in a row since the Buck Showalter era. This year, they've got stiff competition yet again in the AL East and I've gotta say, it doesn't look too good...
View ArticleState of the Yankees: Quarterly Review
The Yankees (19-17) are 1.5 games behind the Orioles for the division lead and just a half game ahead of the Red Sox. Before the Yankees start this week's Subway Series, there's the good, the bad, and...
View ArticleState of the Yankees: Midseason Review
The Yankees just finished off a sweep of the Reds to start the second half and sit three games out of first with a 50-47 record. Despite how poorly they've played, the AL East is still, somehow, wide...
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LAST CALL! Spend Game Day with Derek Jeter
You have until midnight to enter for a chance to have one of your dreams come true.All you have to do is support Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation with at least a $10 donation, and there's a chance...
View ArticleUpgraded defense could be the difference for Yankees
Yankees fans love Billy Crystal just as Mets fans love Jerry Seinfeld. In this case, I love Seinfeld more than Crystal, but both are pure baseball guys at heart. Anyway, there's a great Q&A with...
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Gatorade's "Made in New York ft. Derek Jeter" commercial is pretty awesome
Teams lucky enough to host the Yankees this season have presented Derek Jeter with farewell gifts, columnists have produced countless tributes to him, and so have his sponsors.Now batting:...
View ArticleEarly 2015 Yankees Projections
It's been a long time since my last writing here but thought there'd be no better a time to return to the blog six years and a day after I started it.Brian Cashman has made a slew of small moves this...
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NYC Event Tonight – PITCH: Talks on Baseball
While I'm no longer working directly in sports journalism as I was at the New York Daily News and the Boston Globe, I still pay attention to the scene and read various beats and writers daily.An...
View ArticleStorify: PITCH Talks: Yankees, Mets & Hall of Fame
Last night, I watched live as some of the best baseball writers in the country fielded questions from former Boston Globe coworker Pete Abraham and an audience of 300 other crazed baseball fans like...
View ArticleBaseball’s most hated player ever: A-Rod or Barry Bonds?
Barry Bonds has the most homers. A-Rod has the most haters. And now we know the two reportedly worked out together this offseason. Watching how the A-Rod Saga plays out during spring training and the...
View ArticleLINK: How Phil Hughes turned his career around in Minnesota
Phil Hughes quietly had one of the best seasons by any pitcher in 2014 after leaving the Yankees and moving to Target Field. He even set the all-time single season record for best K/BB ratio (11.63)....
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More fun A-Rod reading this week
The official report date for Yankees' pitchers and catchers is tomorrow, but next Wednesday might be the biggest media day for all of spring training. Why? That's the day Alex Rodriguez is due to...
View ArticleRadio Show: A-Rod, Yankees & Mets discussion
So after Alex Rodriguez made his surprise appearance in Tampa on Monday, my good friend Jeremy Schilling invited me on his weekly online radio show. Topics covered include:A-Rod's impact on the...
View ArticleResults for my 2014 MLB predictions
As you'll see below, one glaring thing from last year's predictions is not a single correct call by me in the AL East. Don't expect that to change next year when we look at my 2015 predictions (coming...
View Article2015 MLB predictions: Yankees & Mets, A-Rod & Severino, World Series, MVPs...
It's that time again. Baseball is BACK! And so are my annual predictions. See below for the usual standings, World Series picks, awards and Yankees player stats. But the real prediction that everyone...
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The best time to buy Yankees tickets
Looking to get out to Yankee Stadium? Of course you are. Go ahead and plan your trip out to the Bronx, but consider holding off on purchasing the tickets until just before game time.According to...
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Yankees Bleacher Creatures Roll Call
Just attending last night's Yankees-Red Sox game would have been satisfying enough for me. But with a last-minute invite, I found myself chanting with the Bleacher Creatures in the first inning before...
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Coincidence? Bullpen ERA leaders also lead their divisions
The Yankees didn't even get five innings out of their starter last night but still won. How? It's no secret: their bullpen has been untouchable.No Mariano? No problem. David Robertson put an end to...
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Babe Ruth's insane home run milestones [Infographic]
With Alex Rodriguez sitting on 660 homers, tied with Willie Mays for fourth most all-time, I felt this Babe Ruth infographic by ESPN was worth sharing.The crazy thing is this infographic only tells...
View ArticleWith Tanaka back, the Yankees have a chance
Masahiro Tanaka returned from the disabled list yesterday, and he was flat-out filthy. Here's what pitching dominance looks like: Your browser does not support iframes.Tanaka was held to a hard...
View ArticleWhat I would've done with A-Rod's 3,000th hit ball
Quite simply, I would have done what Christian Lopez did with Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit: given the ball back to Alex Rodriguez and accepted any gifts he or the Yankees offered. I'm pretty sure most...
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