More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...ve got your 2009 American League Gold Glovers. Shockingly, the voters selected MVP candidates Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira, and Derek Jeter, all of whom were probably solid defensively but might not have been the...
Blog | November 10, 2009Yes, the Yankees are filthy rich
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...is that last winter the Yankees really broke the bank when they signed CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett. But look at those numbers! In four other seasons -- seasons in which...
Blog | November 06, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 3
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced. But in the fourth inning he walked Mark Teixeira -- the four ball coming on a questionable call -- and Alex Rodriguez followed with a home run...
Blog | November 01, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 2
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...eyelash, in the top of the eighth.) Turning Point: With Martinez already having struck out superstars Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez to start the sixth, up came Hideki Matsui, who fell behind 0-2...
Blog | October 29, 2009Yankees spend wisely, and win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...their primes when the Yankees acquired them. This, of course, is the difference. CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira are only 29. Nick Swisher, who the Yankees picked up for a song, is only 28...
Blog | October 22, 2009Yankee castoff Abreu boosts Angels
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...elite pitchers (C. C. Sabathia and A. J. Burnett) and the best hitter on the market (Mark Teixeira). The Yankees were right. Even with Nady playing only seven games all season, they were covered...
Blog | October 14, 2009Who will pass the Zorilla test?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...away: The AL MVP debate that launched a thousand blog posts ended long ago. Other than Mark Teixeira's mom, South Bronx Vinny ("Hey Mike, first time, long time") and sportswriters...
Blog | October 08, 2009Big new deals for Pujols and Holliday?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to be interested in a deal comparable to the $180 million, eight-year contract signed by Mark Teixeira last winter. DeWitt repeated their desire to re-sign Holliday, as well. "Our goal is...
Blog | September 25, 2009A good year for first basemen
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Pujols, then Prince Fielder and Lee, then a tight group consisting of Adam Dunn, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Joey Votto and Adrian Gonzalez. That's why I'm amused by...
Blog | September 25, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...guy with power -- on a playoff team, you're probably going to vote first for Mark Teixeira or Miguel Cabrera or Kevin Youkilis, all of whom are playing as well or better than...
Blog | September 02, 2009Captain Jetes instead of Tex?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to push one of their own as an MVP candidate they should stop pushing first baseman Mark Teixeira. He's hitting well, but he's a first baseman and they're...
Blog | August 19, 2009Why do we care about awards?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...you care about. There were dozens and dozens of comments under my two blog posts about Mark Teixeira and Joe Mauer, so I'm not going to start ignoring such things now. Granted...
Blog | August 19, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...old days when everybody was so tough. • Dayne Perry writes a devastating critique of the Mark Teixeira-for-MVP arguments ... and that was before Joe Mauer hit two more home runs Tuesday night...
Blog | August 19, 2009More on Tex vs. the World
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...a small percentage of the electrons that have already been spilled on this subject, all because Mark Teixeira hit a big homer Friday night and Tyler was in Seattle to see it. Anyway, I...
Blog | August 17, 2009Has Tex locked up MVP already?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Tweet from Tyler Kepner for real? By the way, this is probably obvious by now, but Mark Teixeira's the AL MVP. No question, as Joe Torre would say. No question? Honestly? Maybe...
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