Tag Archives: Melky Cabrera

Let’s Not Get Carried Away: Plenty of Blame to Go Around

Before Yankee fans kidnap Joe Girardi and plunder his home, I think we need to stop and take a look at what Joe Girardi does well: -  Throughout the season, despite his tendency for making a frustrating number of pitching changes, Girardi consistently put his relievers in a position to succeed and kept all of them ...

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Outfielders Will Need to Step it Up in ALCS

The Yankees’ win in the ALDS over the Twins is obviously in the forefront of my baseball mind, followed closely by the awesomeness that is Alex Rodriguez. However, there is something about this series that was very troubling that wasn’t much of a problem during the regular season: the offense from the outfield. Johnny Damon, despite ...

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MLB Admits to Blown Call

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Before Mark Teixeira ended the game in the bottom of the 11th, the Minnesota Twins had a golden opportunity stolen away from when left field umpire Phil Cuzzi cost Joe Mauer a lead-off double as he called a clearly fair ball foul. Melky just missed a fair ball that was incorrectly ruled foul. “The left field umpire ...

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