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Curtis Granderson brings positive attitude to kids with new book
though people in the stands can't see the slogan on his Yankees hat, it's clear he by watching the centerfielder with pals Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher in the outfield that he still plays with that approach."Gardner's like the little bulldog in the cartoon, Read more »
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Yankees: Pinch hitting: Eli Knoll
Up next in the Pinch Hitters series is Eli Knoll, a 25-year-old health care executive in the Metropolitan area. He said he’s always been passionate about the intellectual side of baseball, “particularly in the juxtaposition of economics, statistics, and 2/14/12 from New York City Sports Report Read more »
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Yankees: The Vlad Guerrero Option
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, Vladimir Guerrero “has made it known to the Yankees that he wants their DH spot.” We’ve been over many possible DH candidates, but to date we haven’t discussed Guerrero. He just didn’t seem to fit, based on a surface jud from New York City Sports Report Read more »
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On Location: A Look at Which Yankees Use the Whole Field
As a team, the Yankees are pull conscious when it comes to the long ball: almost 80% of home runs have resulted from that approach. However, 55% of the team’s base hits were directed either up the middle or to the opposite field. So, there is at least so from Pinstripe Alley Read more »
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25Q/25D: Brett Gardner: Leadoff hitter? Or caboose?
25 Questions, 25 Days : Day 10 On paper, this questions seems to be a no-brainer. Brett Gardner appears to have every attribute a baseball team could want in its leadoff hitter. He sees a ton of pitches, gets on base easily, steals often, and goes from f from ESPN Read more »
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Yankees: Finding a statistical middle ground
Hey guys, this is Matt Hunter, – thanks for the feedback. I understand a lot of the point you guys are making, and there was definitely so much more I could have added to the article, but I was already way over Chad’s suggested word limit. But to respond from New York City Sports Report Read more »
