Posted by admin in LoHud on 11 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Arbitration decisions due today
Today is the deadline for teams to offer their free agents arbitration. Here are the players the Yankees have to make decisions on: OF Bobby Abreu (Type A) 1B Jason Giambi RHP Mike Mussina (Type A) RHP Carl Pavano LHP Andy Pettitte (Type A) C Pudge Rodriguez (Type A) How it works: If a team offers arbitration,...
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A-Rod in Mexico with rich guy, Madonna
According to a story by the Associated Press, Alex Rodriguez was in Mexico today with Madonna. He also conducted a clinic for kids at a sports center built by the second most wealthy man in the world, Carlos Slim Helú. That’s him with A-Rod in the photo. It’ll be interesting to see how...
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Posted by admin in Pinstripe Alley on 11 30th, 2008 | No Comments
The Bloomberg administration was so intent on obtaining a free luxury suite for its own use at the…
The Bloomberg administration was so intent on obtaining a free luxury suite for its own use at the new Yankee Stadium, newly released e-mail messages show, that the mayor’s aides pushed for a larger suite and free food, and eventually gave the Yankees 250 additional parking spaces in exchange. NYTimes Corruption...
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New Stadium, same old greed
As this story and this story reveal, the Yankees got into an e-mail scrap with NYC officials over a luxury box at the new Stadium. Aides to Mayor Bloomberg wanted a free luxury suite and free food, the same deal they got from the Mets. The Yankees balked then gave in for a price: 250 free parking spaces...
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Phil Hughes focusing on 2009
What a difference a year makes. Last winter, Phil Hughes was one of the hottest commodities in baseball, the centerpiece of a proposed trade between the Yankees and Twins that would have landed Johan Santana in pinstripes. Now, as the Yankees pursue free agent pitchers CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and...
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Why the hot stove has been so cold
The hot stove season has been pretty uneventful so far beyond a few trades and Ryan Dempster re-upping with the Cubs. There are several reasons for this: 1. Scott Boras represents 14 free agents including Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira and Derek Lowe. Scott tends to wait before making deals, believing...
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 11 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Kennedy impresses in Puerto Rico
Ian Kennedy is doing some nice work in Puerto Rico for the Indios de Mayaguez. Here are his stats through four starts: 19.2 innings 11 hits 5 earned runs 1 home run 9 walks 18 strikeouts Opposing BA: .169 WHIP: 1.02 His last start came on Tuesday. He threw seven shutout innings, allowing three hits without...
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Will Tazawa signing affect future relations?
There was an unwritten rule before now that Japanese and American professional clubs would not sign amateurs from the other country. That rule has now been broken as 22-year-old Junichi Tazawa has accepted a 3-year, -million offer from the Red Sox. Does this open the door for NPB (Nippon Professional...
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Happy Birthday, Mariano
Today marks the 39th birthday of Mariano Rivera. Here is my question for you: Has anybody in any sport ever done their specific job better than he has? I think saves are overrated and “the closer” would often be more valuable in the seventh or eighth inning. But Rivera has no control over...
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Prospecting
 The final line on  Phil Hughes in the Arizona Fall League, which concluded last Saturday: 3.00 ERA, 38 punchouts in 30 innings, .198 opponents' BA, and a fastball that topped out at 95 mph. Continue From Yankees baseball blog. Please read the complete article and let us know what...
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