The Bronx Insider

Thank You

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:32 -0400

Fellow readers -- It is with a heavy heart that I announce the end of The Bronx Insider. This blog was started in January of 2008 by me and two friends. By February of 2008, I was the only one left. For the past fourteen months, I have enjoye...

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Fantasy Baseball Draft Results

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:40:30 -0400

Here is my 2009 Fantasy Baseball Team (in my most important league). I had the 11th pick out of 12 teams. Round 1: Ian Kinsler Round 2: Ryan Howard Round 3: Vladimir Guerrero Round 4: Roy Halladay Round 5: Garrett Atkins Round 6: Victor Martinez...

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Fantasy Baseball Draft Tonight

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:46:04 -0400

This year, I am in two fantasy baseball leagues. My first draft is tonight. This is my fourth straight year doing fantasy baseball at a somewhat competitive level. The last two years, I won a little money (coming in third out of fourteen teams b...

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Sunday Baseball Notes

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:40:53 -0400

1) The USA got crushed in the WBC last night, losing 11-1 in seven innings. It was truly a dark day for the American squad, whose chances of advancing to the next round are fading. My favorite reaction? Gerry Fraley of foxsports.com said that, "Al...

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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:22:58 -0400

Here's a classic, from my favorite band of all time:

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Derek Jeter's Top 10 Moments

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:17:14 -0400

Stephen at Heartbeat of the Bronx recently listed Derek Jeter's top 10 moments as a Yankee. Here was the list: 10) Jeter collects his 2,000th hit 9) Jeter becomes the Captain 8) Jeter passes Lou Gehrig for the most hits in Yankee Stadium history...

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Cashman v. Pearlman

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:02:16 -0400

Ok, so it isn't exactly Cramer v. Stewart. But a new feud has emerged in the sports world. Jeff Pearlman, author of The Rocket That Fell to Earth (set to be released in the coming weeks), has angered Brian Cashman because of an anecdote in the b...

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Pay as a percentage of team value

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:55:14 -0400

While digging through my closet, I found an interesting article written by Peter J. Schwartz in a 2008 issue of Sports Money. In the article, Schwartz looks at historical player salaries in comparison to the overall value of the team. Here were so...

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State of the Bullpen

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:58:22 -0400

I recently agreed to team up with the writers over at The Voice of the Yankees Universe, which is one of the fastest-growing and most widely read Yankees blogs out there. My first post went up tonight - it's about the state of the bullpen.

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The last Yankee to...

nobody@vox.com(Bronx Insider) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:46:10 -0400

Win 25 games: Ron Guidry, 1978 Lose 20 games: Mel Stottlemyre, 1966 Pitch 300 innings: Catfish Hunter, 1975 Hit .350: Paul O'Neill, 1994 Slug .700: Mickey Mantle, 1956 Hit 20 triples: Snuffy Stirnweiss, 1945 Hit 50 doubles: Alfonso So...

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