Monday, February 27, 2012

Yankees' Pitchers Built for the Gridiron, at Home on the Mound

NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/sports/baseball/yankees-pitchers-built-for-gridiron-at-home-on-the-mound.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
February 27, 2012

Summary:
Basically this article explains how the Yankees take a particular interest in big, hulking pitchers who look daunting from 60 feet 6 inches away; that is the distance from the pitchers mound to home plate. There are nine pitchers who are taller than 6 feet that play for the Yankees. In the article, the writer goes on about certain stats and what people really think of those pitchers.

Significance:
The significance of this article is the fact that the Yankees follow the saying the bigger, the better. They feel that height has huge significance to the performance that comes out of certain people so they feel that it is necessary to have these players on their team.

Question:
What do the fans think about this?

Alternate Heading:
The Yankees Really Feel that "Bigger" is Better

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