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01.04.2009 The Year in Review NoMaas' Reginald Cornelius III checks in with his Top 10 Yankee Story Lines of 2008. Reginald's dedication to NoMaas is an outward sign of Dustin Pedroia's motto, "It's all about championships." 01.04.2009 NoMaas Evening Chat Series Kickoff, this Tuesday night Batting leadoff, Sensei John Kreese Sensei John Kreese, NoMaas' merciless leader and tyrant, will be conducting live Q&A this Tuesday starting at 8pm. He'll not only be fielding questions about the Yankees, but he'll also take questions about anything you want to know about NoMaas -- the history, the drama, the child labor...Now's your chance to get a peek behind the curtain. Just head back here on Tuesday night to participate. If you want to submit questions beforehand, send them to chatseries@nomaas.org.
01.03.2009 ESPN, please seriously do something about this guy Peter Gammons created a list of his top 10 story lines. When talking about CC Sabathia, he decided to make a completely irrelevant reference to his boy-toy.
01.01.2009 Some administrative items A couple things...we organized all of our interviews into a neat, little archive. It's now much easier to check out all the interviews we've conducted over the years. Peep it.
01.01.2009 Shock rumor: Torre to leave LA for Marlins
The Marlins are expected to sign former Dodgers right-hander Scott Proctor to bolster a bullpen that has lost several veterans. Proctor agreed to a one-year contract for $750,000, with another $250,000 in incentives, according to an industry source. But the deal is contingent on Proctor passing a physical, and he had elbow problems last season. (Source)
12.30.2008 Have a great 2009, NoMaasians
12.30.2008 Introducing the NoMaas evening chat series We tried doing this about a year ago, but each member of the NoMaas staff gave birth to a new baby and we didn't have time to do it. Now, we're going to do it for real. Over the next few weeks, we'll be hosting live Q&A where you'll be able to talk to some of your favorite NoMaas personalities. We're doing evening chats, because we all have full-time jobs (at least until we're laid off). Each chat will have a different theme and each host will add his own particular flavor. Below is the lineup and we'll post more info about each chat as the date approaches.
12.29.2008 What
Phil Hughes does in the offseason
12.28.2008 We're not comfortable with Phil Hughes as the 5th starter
At least initially.
We are still Phil Hughes believers, but there are a few reasons why would rather see him start the season in AAA. 12.28.2008 Just
how good is Mark Teixeira? Part II
We
showed you how valuable Mark Teixeira is offensively. He is a premiere
hitter, no matter how a certain fanbase may be trying to spin it.
However, for we Yankee fans who have been used to seeing Jason Giambi lumber
his way around the bag, it would be useful to see how Teixeira fairs defensively
as well.
According
to the Hardball Times' Revised
Zone Rating, Teixeira converted 83.4% of balls hit in his zone into
outs during 2008. That was second among qualified 1B, only behind
Albert Pujols.
Giambi
in 2008? 67.9%
Talk
about a huge freakin' upgrade.
12.27.2008 Just
how good is Mark Teixeira?
There
has been a lot of dispute since Mark Teixeira agreed to terms with the
Yankees about what type of player he really is. People like to downplay
the signing by saying that he isn't "elite" or that his numbers come from
a position (first base) where they aren’t anything special. Without even
considering defensive contributions, we can use VORP to compare Tex offensively
to other first baseman over the last two years. Remember, VORP is
a counting stat, so we've included games played and VORP rate (VORPr) to
help add more clarity.
So, in a group where offensive production is held to a higher standard, Teixeira is the second most valuable offensive player over the course of the last two full seasons. When adjusting for the number of games played, he separates himself even more. Taking it a step further, over the same two-year period Teixeira has the 8th highest VORP total of any hitter in baseball. This should be especially amusing to those that claim he somehow isn’t worth his contract because he is a first baseman, since the numbers are adjusted for position. We’ll repeat that just to make certain that it’s clear: over the last two seasons, only Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, A-Rod, Chipper, Wright, Utley, and Holliday have been more productive offensively when adjusting for positional scarcity. If we look simply at offensive production with no regard for position, Teixeira is tied for the 4th highest OPS+ in all of baseball (151) over the last two years. Only Pujols, Chipper, and A-Rod are ahead of him, with Ortiz posting the same 151. If we take it back to a period of four years, he is still ranked extremely high, coming in at 11th highest. The beautiful thing here is that Teixeira has been trending upward, increasing his walk rate and decreasing his strikeouts. Having
said all of this, can we please stop with the foolish idea that just because
Teixeira isn’t the best at his position right now, he somehow isn’t a great,
or possibly elite, offensive producer? Currently, the best at his position
is a generational player. Mark Teixeira is not that type of producer, but
it’s quite clear that he is among the best that MLB has to offer at the
present time.
12.25.2008 What the Steinbrenners got John Henry for Christmas
12.24.2008 Turns out he's real after all
12.23.2008 Oh Henry!
"You
STOLE fizzy lifting drinks. You bumped into the ceiling which now has to
be washed and sterilized, so you get *NOTHING*! You lose! Good day sir!"
12.22.2008 Interview with Rob Neyer Baseball historian, author, and NoMaas regular Rob Neyer offers his yuletide greetings as he sits down with Sensei John Kreese to talk about what the Yankees have on their Christmas list and if AJ Burnett will be a big lump of coal. Click
here to read the interview.
12.19.2008 Winner: Dan from Coram, NY
12.17.2008 NoMaas offseason idea # 12: Feed Cano to the Tigers Lane Meyer has returned with a second trade proposal for Robinson Cano. Click below if you dare. 12.16.2008 Rap battle Bottom line, we have awesome fans. We received over 150 entries in our NoMaas hoodie rap contest (27 from Brian Cashman). What other baseball site has people who write in with rap verses? Crazy. Some of the entries were so good that it was very tough to pick a winner. Soooooo...we're lettting the people decide. Vote for your favorite. Polls will close on Thursday night. Behold the finalists for the NoMaas Hoodie Rap Battle! Entry # 1: Jim from Somerville, MA Alex,
you sure like muscular girls
Entry # 2: Chris from Irvington, NY I
saw your wife and you shouldn't have let me meet her
Entry # 3: Dan from Coram, NY When
it comes to the universe, the Yanks are the nexus
Entry # 4: Patrick from Hoboken, NJ We've
got our Captain here, your boy, D-Jitty
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