tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68909055834052766592024-02-22T15:00:52.078-05:00Blogging the MystiqueBiased Musings From a Raving Yankees FanDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-70422604625818631092009-06-01T13:03:00.003-04:002009-06-01T13:11:15.272-04:00Hardball CooperativeI've been given a great opportunity to write some stories for the collaborative baseball blog Hardball Cooperative . Check back here as I post linked stories I've written there. Here's my first story: an examination of what's gone wrong for the Tampa Bay Rays this season. What's Wrong With the Rays?DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-19714271602304403192009-05-22T19:03:00.027-04:002009-05-22T20:25:57.899-04:00Game 42: NY Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies Live BlogHey hey kids! I know you've missed me and my witty musings lately. I had a serious spyware issue and then a head cold, but I think my laptop and I are finally germ-free! Game 42 sees the Yankees take on the WORLD CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. How snazzy are those capital letters? Wouldn't it be fun if the Yankees could have their name and title capitalized like that? Based on my pre-season DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-2442093061081498022009-05-08T01:52:00.001-04:002009-05-08T11:08:35.824-04:00Thank You, Selena RobertsThey taught us well. Really they did. Muddled among the coffee-fueled hours in the television studios and the meticulous editing of our print copy were real, practical life lessons. Like how to maneuver the forever-conglomerated media markets. How to write so the weary, bleary masses will take pause. And how, for those of us with XX chromosomes, to stay strong in a field that may never take DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-16515590526512832332009-05-06T01:18:00.003-04:002009-05-06T01:28:11.853-04:00What a Difference $10 Million MakesMelky Cabrera, through 64 ABs: Avg: .344OBP: .408SLG: .563OPS: .971RS: 13RBI: 10HR: 4SB: 2/3BB: 7SO: 10Mike Cameron, through 92 ABsAvg: .293OBP: .389SLG: .598OPS: .987RS: 14RBI: 16HR: 6SB: 2/2BB: 15SO: 18And, just for fun...Brett Gardner through 65 ABs (one more than Melky):Avg: .231OBP: .292SLG: .277OPS: .569RS: 14RBI: 4HR: 0SB: 6/7BB: 6SO: 14DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-80770250898714826802009-05-04T21:05:00.076-04:002009-05-05T01:11:22.752-04:00Game 25: Boston Red Sox at NY Yankees. Live blogThank you to the Yankees for holding off the start time until 9:30 just for me. I got home from work not too long ago (just in time to see Tallett lose his no-hitter. Ha!) and I warmed up a hamburger, so I'm ready to roll. I have a diatribe about Selena Roberts in my blog queue, so you'll get to read my thoughts on her later tonight. Hey! Aceves is here! Whaddaya know! I mentioned him on my DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-51948595453973981322009-05-02T20:25:00.003-04:002009-05-02T21:07:35.276-04:00"Oh Bullpen, My Bullpen" or "What $200 Million Can't Buy"We've been down this road before. Every other year or so since 2003, the bullpen blows up. Gone are the days of Nelson-Stanton-Rivera with a little Graeme Lloyd mixed in. Now, the Yankees have Jose Veras, who either can't throw a strike to save his life or floats a fastball down Broadway; David Robertson, who seems so nervous sometimes I'm afraid he'll slip on his flop sweat; and Damaso Marte, heDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-50847772805536113742009-05-01T22:50:00.002-04:002009-05-01T23:11:43.728-04:00Game 23. LA Angels vs NY Yankees. Final Score: 10-9 Yankees.The Yankees scored six runs after the seventh inning tonight to beat the Angels 10-9. This is significant, not just because it was a nice uplifting walk-off win, but because they won when trailing by five runs after the seventh inning. For an offense that has some holes on paper, each time they pound out a clutch hit or claw their way back from a deficit, the confidence of the team, and DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-57413765689775783592009-05-01T19:41:00.042-04:002009-05-01T22:41:11.871-04:00Live-blogging: Game 23: LA Angels at New York YankeesCopied from my guest-blogging on Rebecca's blog for the first inning:Top of the 1st*Pettitte looks like, well, Andy Pettitte. Couple-a baserunners, no runs, nice little pickoff. The 13 year-old in me wants to say "LOL @ Torii Hunter!!!!11" but I'm not 13, and I do not type like that. Seriously. You can't prove it. Nyuh! Nice pick by Andrew Eugene.*Also,because I'm probably the biggest Melky fan DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-90493904889574441302009-04-05T17:08:00.007-04:002009-04-06T00:10:48.888-04:002009 New York Yankees Season PreviewLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cats and dogs, it's that time of year. Time to dig out your commemorative 2008 Final Season t-shirt you already regret paying $29.99 for, practice your "I'm not a bandwagon fan; I swear" mantra, spruce up your "Mariano Rivera for President" fanpage, and get used to hearing the phrase "It's a marathon, not a sprint" again DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-39898868169770706302008-07-04T22:40:00.003-04:002008-07-04T22:47:02.702-04:00Consolidating my guest postsI thought I'd consolidate the guest posts I did for Rebecca into one entry, for easy reference. Here, for your reading pleasure, are the games I covered (now irrelevant) while she was in Italy:Game 47 (May 22nd, 2008)Game 49 (May 24, 2008)Game 53 (May 28, 2008)DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-32361484066366763752008-05-24T22:54:00.001-04:002008-05-24T22:55:26.063-04:00Guest blogging, day #2Check out today's "gamer" by yours truly on Rebecca's blog:http://www.puristbleedspinstripes.com/2008/05/game-49-mariners-at-yankees-guest-bliz.htmlDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-76187547050751528792008-05-23T02:22:00.001-04:002008-05-23T02:23:05.266-04:00Guest-bloggingCheck out my guest blog on Rebecca's fantastic blog, Purist Bleeds Pinstripes:http://www.puristbleedspinstripes.com/2008/05/game-47-orioles-at-yankees-guest-blog.htmlDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-50676849305083403432008-03-30T21:56:00.003-04:002008-03-31T01:30:26.416-04:00New York Yankees 2008 Season Preview.If you look quickly, just take a glance, it would be easy to mistake this for last August. Yes, I'm aware there's snow on the ground. No, I'm not suggesting you use your vacation time to head down the Shore. But, at 161st Street and River Ave, things are looking quite familiar. In fact, with the exception of three or four changes, the Yankees will open the 2008 season with a roster that's eerilyDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-29527632002392001092008-02-02T19:24:00.004-05:002008-02-23T20:49:32.758-05:00In Defense of Melky CabreraBy Elizabeth FinnMuch has been made about the Johan Santana trade possibilities this off-season. In Yankee-Land, Phil Hughes seemed to be the sticking point, from Hank's initial hesitancy to include him in a deal, to Brian Cashman's insistence that the club take a trade centered around the 21-year old off the table for good. Throughout the months-long saga, the media checked in with Hughes moreDynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-75133753403699312362008-01-24T22:30:00.000-05:002008-01-24T23:26:57.250-05:00Yankees Turn the Tide With a Cano ExtensionReports from the New York area this afternoon (and later picked up by the national news) indicate that Robinson "Robbie" Cano and the Yankees are close to a multi-year extension, thereby avoiding arbitration altogether as well as possibly the first two years of his free agency eligibility. The numbers being reported are for a four-year, $30 million contract with a club option for 2012 and 2013. DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890905583405276659.post-18129063548887733692008-01-22T23:24:00.001-05:002008-02-23T21:07:50.911-05:00So Much Is The Same Because So Much Has ChangedApproximately three months ago, we were all treated to the sight of Alex Rodriguez, red-eyed, sniffling, and lamenting the very fresh Yankee loss to Cleveland in the AL Division Series. The notorious poker player who has never had a poker face, tried to hold back tears as he answered the inevitable 2008 questions with a disheartening (or hopeful, depending on your views on overpaid, DynastyNYYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292123559080527037noreply@blogger.com0