As Derek Jeter recently passed Willie Mays on the all-time hitlist (10th) and got his 200th hit last night (for the 8th year, tying Lou Gehrig’s all-time Yankees record), and is still batting over .320 at age 38 with a…
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Why So Many No-Hitters in Baseball Now? 9 Reasons
First of all, congratulations to Matt Cain, who struck out 14 men to throw a perfect game last night. Cain has already pitched a 1-hitter and a 2-hitter this season. And congratulations to Phil Humber on his perfect game in…
Was Babe Ruth Overrated? Can We Judge Athletes We Didn’t See Play?
By Tony Vahl, DailySkew Co-Founder The other day I was listening to sports talk show hosts reminisce about the night 50 years ago when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points. It got me thinking about a notion that I constantly hear…
Brian Cashman on the Do-Nothing 2012 Yankees: “I Used to Care”
With the Yankees having their worst winter in recent memory, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman is, of course, defending himself and rationalizing it, according to an interview published on MLB.com: “I’ve learned over time. I used to care. I used…
Moneyball Movie Review (Brad Pitt)
For all you stat head primates who post about the Moneyball movie not being historically accurate, don’t believe the characters were portrayed properly, or have problems with the movie not focusing on Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane’s real plan: sorry…
Yu Darvish Shot in Texas Before Rangers Press Conference
MOT NEWS- Yu Darvish, the 25-year old Japanese pitching sensation, was shot in Dallas Texas right before the Texas Rangers, who had won bidding rights for $51.7 million dollars, were going to announce his contract at a press conference. Darvish…
2011 New York Yankees Awards: No MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Gold Gloves
2011 MLB Awards. The 2011 New York Yankees, who on paper, were the best team in the American League were shut out in winning the AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award, AL Rookie of the Year, AL Manager of the…
NY Yankees Bid Farewell to Damaso Marte
The New York Yankees made their first move to gear up for their 2012 campaign: the Yankees declined lefty specialist Damaso Marte’s option. Marte’s contract was bought out for $250,000 instead of allowing him to sit on the DL next…
Why Did the Yankees Lose the 2011 ALDS? Heroes and Goats
I told you so. No, I’m not talking about the DailySkew Radio Podcast where I predicted the Yankees would beat the Tigers. I’m talking about my August 1, 2011 article, which I also paraphrased on Replacement Level Yankees Weblog (before…