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Breaking News: Yankees Deal For Javier Vasquez

Published on: 22nd December, 2009

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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 [...]

Jeter First Yankee To Win Sports Illustrated Sportsman Of The Year Award

Published on: 30th November, 2009

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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 [...]

Nothing Like a Game Six

Published on: 4th November, 2009

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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 [...]

Yanks One Win From A Parade

Published on: 2nd November, 2009

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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 [...]

Mandel’s Musings: Baseball Forgiveness For McGwire and “Pops” Steinbrenner

Published on: 26th October, 2009

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We are a very forgiving society, here in the U.S. of America, aren’t we? First, news comes across that Mark McGwire, the once-famous, now infamous baseball home run star who was unable to come clean with his use of performance-enhancing drugs to help him to those home run records has just been invited back into [...]

Mandel’s Musings: Yankees Celebrate Pennant But Keep Eye on Next Season

Published on: 26th October, 2009

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The Bronx – It’s exciting when your hometown team wins its way into the grand old game’s ultimate showcase, the World Series. It’s a long, hard season, this sport of a 162 game regular season plus three levels of post-season play to earn a championship. So, celebrate Yankee fans. As Jack Buck once exalted on [...]

Locker Room Audio: Teixeira Excited to Be On The Big Stage In October

Published on: 6th October, 2009

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Yankee Hero Boone Back In Uniform After Heart Surgery

Published on: 3rd October, 2009

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New York – He is forever etched in the annals of baseball history, especially in New York and in Boston but these days, Aaron Boone, the former Yankee third baseman, American League All-Star, 12-year major leaguer, and author of one of the most famous home runs ever hit is just another baseball lifer, a 36-year old [...]

Mandel’s Musings: Cox Finding Fulfillment As Career Winds Down

Published on: 30th September, 2009

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New York – One of the great stories in baseball this year is unfolding down in Hot ‘Lanta where the 69-year old Bobby Cox is managing in the next to last year of his Hall of Fame career and having the time of his life. His young Braves, with a pitching staff of rookie unknowns [...]

Yankees Back to Rightful Place In Yankee Stadium Clincher

Published on: 29th September, 2009

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From the great Mike Lupica – New York Daily News
After 99 other victories this season, after all the comebacks on this side of 161st St., the Yankees were putting some official winning into the new place, about five minutes after 5 Sunday afternoon. They were winning the American League East with style, with one more [...]

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