I received via email from Dr. Cornelius Meyer, emeritus full-professor of psychology at Quinnipiac University, a wonderful family baseball story. I hope you enjoy reading his story about baseball, Father’s Day, and the “Green Monster”. Dr. Meyer states, “This was a special Father’s Day for my family, and it is with a sense of pride …
Dr. Stan “The Stats Man” is currently on vacation. To keep the blog current I will be submitting postings written by students in my Baseball and Statistics course at Quinnipiac University. The posting below was submitted by Julianne Giordano, a Post Undergraduate student, and is about a special sports day in the life of her …
The expression used by general managers is “you can never have enough starting pitchers” holds true for the 2014 New York Yankees. On opening day the 5-man rotation included CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, and Masahiro Tanaka. Yes, Tanaka was considered the fifth starter. After 43 games the Yankee’s record is 23-20 …
CBSSports.com reported on May 13, 2014 that Jose Fernandez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right elbow. Later a tear in the UCL in his pitching arm was discovered and Tommy John (TJ) Surgery would be required. Fernandez, 21, is 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in eight starts this season. Fernandez …
I know you will enjoy reading the remarkable events experienced by Matthew DeVore II,a student in my Baseball and Statistics on his visit to Citi Field. What happened to him is a dream come true for any true baseball fan when they attend a baseball game.I know it was always my dream but it never …
This blog was contributed by Vincent Yancigay, a student in my Baseball and Statistics class. Within the past week, Mike Abramson from the New Britain Rock Cats visited our Baseball and Statistics class here at Quinnipiac. The New Britain Rock Cats are the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Mr. Abramson is the Vice President …
In my home office I have a picture of George Brett being restrained by teammates at home plate. The incident occurred in a game between Kansas City and the Yankees played in 1983. There was a rule in baseball that if the pine tar on your bat was too high you would be called …
On Wednesday, April 16, in the day-night doubleheader against the Cubs the Yankees shut out the Cubs in both games. This was the first time since 1987 that the Yankees swept a doubleheader with two shutouts. Tanaka had his best game as a Yankee pitching eight shut-out innings allowing just two bunt singles in the …
What a strange beginning to the 2014 season for the NY Yankees. The opening day Yankee lineup had two career minor leaguers. Dean Anna and Yangervis Solarte had the distinction of being the only two players in a major league starting lineup that played in 500 minor league games. After only three appearances Mariano’s designated …
On Sunday April 6, 2014 my wife Tara and I attended a game between the New Britain Rock Cats, a Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and the Richmond Flying Squirrels, a Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, at the New Britain Stadium in Connecticut. According to the Fan Cost Index, the cost of …