Friday Afternoon Linkapalooza: 9/6/13

Well the big day has finally come.  Today I make my inaugural visit to the new Yankee Stadium.  By the time this post goes up, I'll already be in some state of intoxication and as I explained before, I'm not sure how or how much I'm going to be blogging about this weekend's games/festivities.  We'll see how this first night goes.  In any case, go Yankees and onto the links!

- On Tuesday, William Juliano of The Captain's Blog compared the AL Wild Card contenders' remaining schedules to see who was in the best position and how difficult the Yankees' road will be.

- Brian D. of Yankees Fans Unite mused on what Andy Pettitte's future holds after this season.  Personally I think this will be the final retirement for him and he'll be done for good whenever this season ends.

- Mike Axisa of RAB looked back at a few recent examples of September call-ups who helped the team as the Yankees added a batch of those to the active roster this week.

- On Wednesday, el duque of It Is High... pondered the possibility of Mo or Jeter getting the new postgame Gatorade bath treatment.  I have to agree that it would be pretty cool to see Mo get it.

- Jesse Schindler of Pinstriped Bible looked at how Phil Hughes might fit into the bullpen hierarchy now that he's been removed from the rotation.  Don't expect anything high-leverage.

- Chad Jennings of LoHud had Phil and Joe's thoughts on the move to the bullpen.

- On Thursday, Mike Ashmore of Thunder Thoughts had Game 1 of the ELDS covered from all angles and game 2 was no different.  He's a must-follow for all the Thunder playoff coverage.

- Bryan Van Dusen of The Greedy Pinstripes tossed around the idea of bringing Hughes back as the setup man next year.  Not a bad idea given his relief history, I just don't see any way the team takes him back.

- Nathanial Stotlz of FanGraphs analyzed Jose Campos, his first season back after last year's elbow injury, and what kind of prospect he is now after that injury.

- William Tasker of IIATMS/TYA marveled at how great Mo has been in his final season.

- SJK of NoMaas commented on the team's organizational catching depth now that scouting reports on Gary Sanchez's defense continue to be negative.

- SG of RLYW projected the change in postseason percentages in the AL East based on all possible outcomes of this weekend's series.

For today's jam we're dusting off a classic that I haven't used in a while.  Only seems fitting to bring this one back out when I'm heading to the ballpark.



Enjoy your weekends, everybody.