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Published on: 28th February, 2010
Getting the Job-a Done |
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NEW YORK – Joba Chamberlain was only ten years old in 1995 when the New York Yankees began their incredible run of American League playoff appearances — a streak that has now reached its 13th consecutive year with Wednesday’s wild-card clincher in Tampa. Their playoff entry in ‘95, after an absence of 14 years, was [...]
Published on: 12th February, 2010
Big Hurt, Frank Thomas, To Retire |
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New York - Former Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas has called a news conference for 11 a.m. Friday at at U.S. Cellular Field to announce his retirement.
The White Sox are expected to announce at that time that Thomas’ No. 35 will be retired the summer, according to major league sources. A source speculated the ceremony [...]
Published on: 15th January, 2010
Minaya Doesn't Know What Wilpon Will Do NextFlushing, N.Y. - . Monday, October 5, 2009. Mets GM Omar Minaya talks about the Mets season. Jeff Wilpon is on the right. Photo by David Pokress / Freelance NYDN Original Filename: Mets0182.jpg |
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New York – Carlos Beltran, the New York Mets star centerfielder, number three hitter, and highest-paid position player has just put a tremendous crimp in the team’s 2010 season hopes and dreams. And, the team isn’t happy about it.
Beltran, without getting the team’s permission as required by his player contract, had surgery yesterday on his [...]
Published on: 11th January, 2010
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NEW YORK — Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998.
McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.
“I wish I had never touched steroids,” McGwire said in a statement. [...]
Published on: 6th January, 2010
Now Mets Need Delgado To Contend In National League East |
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New York — Jason Bay said hello to Mets fans yesterday at a Citifield press conference to announce his signing to a five year, 60 million dollar contract. While the Mets are high-fiving each other about adding a 30 homer, 100 rbi left fielder to their lineup, they should immediately book their flights to Puerto [...]
Published on: 22nd December, 2009
Breaking News: Yankees Deal For Javier Vasquez |
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New York — The New York Yankees have acquired right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Melky Cabrera and left-hander Mike Dunn.
The move pushes the Yankees’ payroll for next season to more than $200 million.
What It Means
The Yankees had the dollars to take on Javier Vazquez’s contract, and they get the second-best pitcher [...]
Published on: 30th November, 2009
Jeter First Yankee To Win Sports Illustrated Sportsman Of The Year Award |
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NEW YORK — Derek Jeter has been selected Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to win the award.
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Jeter was back at Yankee Stadium a couple of weeks after winning his fifth World Series title, capping a stellar season with a photo shoot for his latest [...]
Published on: 29th November, 2009
Free Agency In Baseball Grounds To A Halt |
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The 2009-10 market of free agents is overwhelmingly rated as bearish. Certainly, some clubs will dive into the deep end of the pool, where Matt Holliday, Jason Bay and John Lackey splash. But the crowd is at the shallow end, where the pickings for serious upgrades are slim.
Of the 171 players who declared for free [...]
Published on: 4th November, 2009
Nothing Like a Game Six |
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New York — The New York Yankees will sink or swim with their three-man postseason rotation. They don’t have any other viable options.
Pettitte will be the third straight Yankees pitcher to start on short rest. He will be opposed on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium by the Phillies’ Pedro Martinez, making this a match of [...]
Published on: 2nd November, 2009
Yanks One Win From A Parade |
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PHILADELPHIA — Forget about the 49 other guys in uniform. This is Alex Rodriguez’s World Series, and everyone else is just a bystander in the long-awaited arrival of baseball’s greatest player on its grandest stage.
The New York Yankees third baseman has been the center of attention since the regular season ended four weeks ago and [...]
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