The game between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees that took place on May 19, 1998, should have been an ordinary weekday night game. The 29-9 Yankees, they were coming off the high of David Wells’ perfect game which happened two days prior. Monday was an off day for them and Tuesday was the […]
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Checking in on the rest of the AL East
Once again, the American League East is shaping up to be a chaotic assortment of teams with no clear favorite to win the division. The Yankees have more question marks than some other teams, but there’s no one team that screams “juggernaut” here. While some teams have more warts than others, the East is a […]
To die by the bullpen
Well, PECOTA projects the Yankees for a record of 79-83, and who am I to argue with that? The computer knows more than me; it knows more than all of us. However, teams that beat their projections seem to share some common traits. Chief among them is a good bullpen (see: Orioles in 2014 and […]