Tag Archives: Yankees

A Day for Shutout Routs

Posted on 8 April, 2013 by Diane

Sunday was a great day for 13-0 shutouts.  There were two of them.  The Red Sox routed R.A. Dickey and the Jays in Toronto, and the Indians roughed up David Price and the Rays in Tampa.  This elicited a Twitter … Continue reading →

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Ron Blomberg and “Sabbathmetrics”

Posted on 7 December, 2012 by Diane

Saturday night marks the beginning of Chanukah, the eight-day Jewish celebration commemorating the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean … Continue reading →

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“Veteran” Teams

Posted on 10 November, 2012 by Diane

Veteran’s Day is here, and the VORG is celebrating by highlighting the oldest teams (relative to league-average age) since 1901.  Listed below are the ten teams with the biggest difference between their average age “TmAge” and the league average that … Continue reading →

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Our Opponents Don’t Look Familiar

Posted on 28 September, 2012 by Diane

This past Monday, prior to the start of the Yankees series with the Twins, William Juliano, proprietor of the excellent “The Captain’s Blog”, tweeted the following: The Captain’s Blog ‏@williamnyy23 It’s been 139 games since Yanks played Twins. Can’t confirm … Continue reading →

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Rolling Two Straight Sevens

Posted on 22 April, 2012 by Diane

While the Yankees’ comeback from a 9-0 deficit to win 15-9 yesterday was impressive, what tickled the VORG’s fancy was that the Bombers scored exactly seven runs in two consecutive innings.  It got me wondering what the record might be … Continue reading →

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Cancer Can’t Kill my Love of the Game

Posted on 17 February, 2012 by Diane

(Note: Some of this originally appeared in my piece in the “Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories” anthology) My parents were divorced in 1965, when I was two years old.  In the prior couple of years, my father had begun exhibiting signs … Continue reading →

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Analyzing Tonight’s Big Trade via Anagrams

Posted on 13 January, 2012 by Diane

OK . . . the Yankees finally made a splash in the off-season pool, as they traded their top prospect, catcher Jesus Montero to the Mariners for their top young pitcher, Michael Pineda. What do the anagrams say about the … Continue reading →

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