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In the days leading up to, and the weeks after the Robinson Cano deal with the Mariners, the Yankees have seemingly turned over every stone looking for a live body to man second base. One small move, made primarily for infield depth, occurred in November, when they traded for minor leaguer Dean Anna. If Anna … Read moreThe VORG is Rooting for Dean Anna
The Yankees have somehow managed to stay above .500 despite numerous injuries to key contributors. They’ve already had 50 different players suit up for them in 2013, just one short of the franchise record, and we haven’t even had the September call-ups: Year W L W-L% Finish #Bat 2008 89 73 .549 3rd of 5 … Read moreKeeping the Director of Player Personnel Busy
Friend of the VORG Chris Patrick Morgan messaged me the following question Wednesday: “Whats the record for the most INNINGS a team has played in one season. it only came to mind after sitting thru that 16-inning game for the Giants and the Mets the other night, and realizing the Mets must be threatening that … Read moreNine Is Not Enough
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 question for Jayson Stark: Jayson Stark @jaysonst Exactly 13-0? Never in div-play era RT @FrankMcawesome: … Read moreA Day for Shutout Routs
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 Revolt. At the VORG, it means its time for another edition of “Sabbathmetrics“. Today, we’ll … Read moreRon Blomberg and “Sabbathmetrics”
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 year “LgAge” (expressed as “TotDif”). You’ll notice that though seven of these squads finished over … Read more“Veteran” Teams
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 without programming, but that has to rank among longest spans between meetings. This intrigued me, … Read moreOur Opponents Don’t Look Familiar
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 for the highest number of the same runs scored in two consecutive innings. It turns … Read moreRolling Two Straight Sevens