Since the WFAN crowd is saying that the Detroit Tigers victory over the New York Yankees in the 2011 was the second worst post season loss in modern times (the first being 2004), I thought I’d step through the Yankees…
Tag Archive for al leiter
Who is the Best Ace in Baseball History? (Pitcher’s WAR)
What is an ace in baseball? Would you believe that the term is not only debatable, but no one could agree on where the word originated from. Ace may be derived from its “number one” meaning in playing cards. Another…
New York Yankees Pitcher Aces 1994-2011 (by WAR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) has become the ultimate quick and dirty number to judge a player’s season. As a Yankees fan, I wanted to sort WAR to and see the pitching aces of the Yankees dynasty since 1994 (when they…
David Cone: Best YES Announcer
Rating the YES Announcers. As we hit the 2011 All-Star Break and since I do get a lot of real comments about David Cone, Kim Jones, and Michael Kay, I thought I’d rate the YES Network announcers in 2011. You…
Michael Kay vs Al Leiter: Friends or Rivals?
Regular readers of the DailySkew Baseball know that I take baseball announcing very seriously, and like to grade and rank baseball sportscasters. They also know that Michael Kay likes to lash into Al Leiter on air, and I had proposed…
Robinson Cano Grand Slam, Swisher HR, Hughes Scalps Indians
So this is life without Randy Winn…Phil Hughes (6-1, 2.70) was so fantastic Friday night vs the lowly Cleveland Indians. Hughes struck out 5 in a row to start the game and went 7 innings and allowed only 5 hits…
Twins Cream Yankees’ Vazquez, Park, and Gaudin, Michael Kay Sucks
Jason Kubel hit two homeruns. Javier Vazquez (3-5, 6.86) didn’t have it, and topped 90 MPH. He was throwing 83-89 most of the time. Javy lasted 5.2 innings and have up 5 runs. When Chan Ho Park came in, it…
Andy Pettitte Beats Twins, Mariano Rivera Gets 2 Saves in One Day
Andy Pettitte (6-1, 2.62) was pumped for Game 2 in Minnesota. He and Francisco Liriano had a pitcher’s duel. Pettite was winning 2-1 in the 7th thanks to Kevin Russo and Brett Gardner, however, Pettitte made his only mistake of…
Derek Jeter’s HR, Mariano Rivera Saves Game vs Twins
The rain suspended game was completed yesterday in Minnesota, as Derek Jeter’s solo shot after the game restarted in the 5th. A.J. Burnett (5-2, 3.55) was tossing scoreless inning after scoreless inning the previous night. After Derek stepped up and…