Open Season (Part II)

(continued from here)Prior to stepping out on Wednesday night, I touched base with Alex Belth, and we mutually derided anyone insane enough to sit through the cold weather of early-season contests. “I’m happy to tough it out in October…” declared Alex. Agreeing, I completed his thought: “But now? Fuck it.” I was quickly forced to …

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For Pete’s Sake

Having already established that the good folks at Yanksfan Vs. Soxfan have fine taste in interview subjects, today the blog offers a tête- à-tête with Peter Abraham. Abraham covers the Yankees beat for the Westchester Journal News, but it’s his accompanying Lohud Yankees Blog which sets him apart from most other beat reporters by providing …

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Vuk (1947-2007) [BP Unfiltered]

The world of futility infielders has lost one of its legendary practitioners in John Vukovich, who passed away this week at age 59. Vukovich, a .161 career hitter, holds a rather dubious distinction, as I wrote at BP Unfiltered, but the 40 years he gave to the game as a player, coach, interim manager and …

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Yanksfan vs Soxfan Interview I… and Big News

Back from a successful jaunt to Philadelphia, where Baseball Prospectus 2007‘s promotional appearance season kicked off with an enthusiastic turnout that included Baseball-Reference.com‘s statgod Sean Forman, with whom we had the pleasure of breaking bread afterwards. Other evening entertainment included a very enthusiastic young bartender at the Radisson who had vocal opinions about the career …

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