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by Paul Semendinger
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Sandy Alomar played second base for the Yankees from 1974 through 1976. The Yankees acquired Alomar by purchasing his contract from the California Angels on July 8, 1974. He then played with the Yankees through the 1976 season. In February 1977, Alomar was traded from the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor, and cash.
Before becoming a Yankee, Alomar had had a long and busy career. He traveled… a lot.
Alomar arrived in the major leagues in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and traveled with that team in 1966 when they moved to Atlanta.
In February 1 ..read more
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by EJ Fagan
April 26, 2024
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NOTE: The following comes from EJ Fagan's substack page and is shared with permission.
Please check out EJ's substack page for more great articles.
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The other night, Juan Soto struck out looking. All three strikes called against him were off the plate:
It was brutal to watch. Soto started walking to first place twice. The 5th pitch was particularly egregious, as it was both farther out and borderline low.
The Soto at bat wasn’t unique. Umpires get a lot more borderline calls wrong than you might think. In 2024, they have so far called 46% of all balls tha ..read more
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By Ethan Semendinger
April 25th, 2024
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The Yankees bats really came alive for the first time in a week as they socked 3 home runs against the A's.
Quick Stats -
Winning Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt (2-0, 3.55 ERA)
Losing Pitcher: Joe Boyle (1-4, 7.06 ERA)
Save: None
Home Runs (New York): Aaron Judge (4), Anthony Rizzo (3), Juan Soto (6)
Home Runs (Houston): Brent Rooker (5)
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Big Story - In the last 10 games they have played going into last night, the Yankees were sitting on a 5-5 record. Across those games, the Yankees failed to score more than 5 runs in 7 of them, including their ..read more
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Aaron Judge took advantage of a strikeout-turned-balk! Rizzo hit a homer! Soto hit a homer! Yankees win 7-3 ..read more
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Yankees vs A's
Good News - Phil Cashier will be back in about a week!
A's Lineup:
Yankees Lineup ..read more
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By Sal Maiorana
April 24, 2024
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Sal Maiorana, a friend of the site, shares some of his thoughts on the Yankees.
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Well, they won last night. It was a fight to the finish against the pesky A’s, but the Yankees were able to beat them despite scoring runs in exactly one inning, four in the first.
So, to continue updating the misery of this team’s offense, since last Friday, the Yankees have now batted in 43 innings and they have ..read more
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Here is the Start Spreading the News Podcast from Monday night ..read more
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About Last Night: Yankees 4, A’s 3
By Derek McAdam
April 24, 2024
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After being shut out for the fourth time so far this season on Monday, the New York Yankees defeated the Oakland A’s last night by a score of 4-3, which ultimately became a battle of the bullpens.
Quick Stats: W: Marcus Stroman (2-1): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
L: Paul Blackburn (2-1): 6 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 K
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