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Spring Training schedule released
The most compelling game is the final one, between the Yankees and the ‘Yankees Future Stars,’ on April 3. According to the better-than-ever LoHud: It’s going to be between the big league Yankees and the upper-level minor leaguers, guys who were just cut out of big league camp and...
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Not a bad bonus (not a bad consolation prize either)
Major League Baseball has announced the player shares for the 2009 postseason. Except for situations like Nick Adenhart, the names of players who get a full or partial shares are not released. A full postseason share for the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees totaled a record 5,052.73, while...
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The rumors turned out true, as Derek becomes the first Yankee to win the award (begun in 1954), and…
The rumors turned out true, as Derek becomes the first Yankee to win the award (begun in 1954), and the first solo baseball player since 1995 (Cal Ripken). From Pinstripe Alley. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
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Cashman: “Nothing new in our baseball world”
I talked very briefly with Brian Cashman this afternoon. For the most part, the news is that there is no news, but the Yankees general manager did have a good line about Derek Jeter being named Sportsman of the Year. “We’re real fortunate to have him, we really are,” Cashman said. “Every...
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Around the Yankee Universe: Money, money, money, money
When you are talking about the New York Yankees, we know that the discussion always comes back to the money that the Yankees make. and, of course, that they spend. I have learned to live with it. The Yankees have unmatched resources, and I am thrilled that they choose to use them in an effort to win....
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Yankees spring training schedule announced
Here’s the press release: The 2009 World Champion New York Yankees announced today they will open their 2010 Major League spring training schedule on Wednesday, March 3 at 1:05 p.m. vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. In addition, the Yankees announced that...
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Wang does his little turn on the catwalk
The deadline for the teams to tender contracts to players is Dec. 12, which means that Chien-Ming Wang’s tenure with the Yankees may well have only days remaining. The last person I spoke with about Wang indicated that the Yankees are still discussing their options – and remember, Brian Cashman...
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In praise of the Captain
Considering the discussion in the first post of the day, it seems somehow fitting that Derek Jeter officially was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year earlier this morning. Jeter passed Lou Gehrig to become the all-time Yankees hits leader this season and led the Yankees to their 27th...
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The (not so) secret lives of men
By this point, I think we all know about what happened to Tiger Woods over the holiday. It’s been debated, discussed, rumored and dissected. Everyone has an opinion on what happened. Personally, I think it might have been something like this. Either way, that isn’t what I want to talk about. What...
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A few Yankee notes for a slow Monday
Just a handful of New York Yankees notes this morning. Was Watching says the Yanks Should Move Posada To D.H. In 2010. My guess is there is a lot of agreement around here with that statement. Especially when you consider some of the numbers Was Watching highlighted. In “The Bill James Handbook...
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