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July 30, 2007

SOTD: Possible Story Behind Yanks Road Record Vs. LH Starters

Click here to see the theory. And, I stress, it's just a theory - and darn close to just being an excuse.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at July 30, 2007 10:10 AM

Comments

I guess it's as a good a theory as any, but one would expect the theory to hold up against RHP too. That doesn't seem to be the case. I think another plausible theory is that their LH batters (Abreu, Matsui, Damon, and Cano) all had prolonged slumps this year which made the lineup more vulnerable to LHP. When those guys are hitting well, the Yanks dominate LHP.

Posted by: christopher [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 11:26 AM

That could be it, looking at the dates:

4/23/2007
4/24/2007
5/11/2007
5/13/2007
5/16/2007
5/18/2007
5/19/2007
6/20/2007
6/24/2007
6/27/2007
7/13/2007
7/26/2007
7/28/2007

5 of the 13 came from 5/11 to 5/19

Posted by: Steve Lombardi [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 30, 2007 11:36 AM