From Peter Schmuck:The O's signed another player to a minor league contract. He's an outfielder named Justin Christian and he appeared in 24 games with the Yankees last year before being non-tendered. He had 40 at-bats and batted .250 with seven stolen bases in eight attempts. Sounds like he'll ...
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David Pauley designated for assignment
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January 13, 2009
David Pauley is only 25 yrs. old but he seems so much older to Sox fans for some reason. It's probably because of his career 9.53 ERA in the major leagues from having a bunch of streaky spot-starts, or it could be because he threw a gem against the Yankees in 2006 but lost because we had piss-poor relief pitching. Either way, I personally think it's doubtful that Pauley clears...
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January 13, 2009
Tim Raines Will Follow in the Footsteps of Jim Rice and the Duke
The results were announced Monday for the Hall of Fame. Both Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were elected, Henderson on his first try, and Rice on his 15th and final attempt.
In our mock elections here at NYBD, I voted for both Henderson and Rice, but also included Jack Morris on my ballot. Morris dominated his [...]
Yankees Invite 20 to Spring Training
Aside from the 40 players on the roster, the Yankees will bring 20 players as non-roster invitees to spring training this February bringing the total number of players reporting to camp to 60.
The 20 additional players include four pitchers, five catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders. They are: C Kyle Anson, 25, INF Doug Bernier, [...]
Yankees' non-roster Spring Training Invitees
Per the Yankees and Lohud, the Yankees have invited 20 to take part in Spring Training.The list includes:Catchers: Kyle Anson, Kevin Cash, Jesus Montero, P.J. Pilittere and Austin Romine.Infielders: Doug Bernier, Angel Berroa, Shelley Duncan, Justin Leone, Eduardo Nunez, Ramiro Pena, Kevin RussoO... ...
Jorge Posada to play in the World Baseball Classic?
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Look Inside the New Yankee Stadium
Click below for some photos by Diamond Hoggers of how the new Yankee Stadium is coming along. Give an assist to The Final Score for another great find.
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Five Former Charleston RiverDogs Get NY Yankees Spring Training Invites
MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- CHARLESTON- The New York Yankees announced Wednesday that they have invited 20 non-roster players to Spring Training in Tampa, Fla. Of those 20 players, five are former RiverDogs ...
Monday's Headlines
Old but hilarious. Comedian Jay Mohr guest hosted the Jim Rome Show on 8/20/08 and went on this rant about Boston fans. Click here for the video. Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice get elected to the HOF. Henderson had this to say: "I feel great about it," said the 50-year-old Henderson during a ...
The Wednesday Links
The Yankees Have Hire Douglas Elliman To Sell The Unsold Premium Seats and Luxury Boxes. Full Story here. In other news, Randy Levine has also been subpoenaed by a state assembly committee that is investigating the public funding used to build New Yankee Stadium. He is set to appear at a hearing ...
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Don't Let Him Go to the Mets
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January 15, 2009
From Wallace Matthews:The Yankees can find nearly a half-billion dollars to pay three players who, as brilliant as they've performed elsewhere, have yet to do a thing for this franchise. And yet they can't scrape up a nickel more than $10 million for Andy Pettitte, who played an instrumental ...
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January 15, 2009
Garcia would be a good pick-up
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January 14, 2009
Jon Heyman is reporting that Freddy Garcia appears to be close to deciding where he'll play next year. The Mets are one of the teams believed to be interested in Garcia and while I might be in the minority on this one, I think Garcia would be a solid pick-up. Sure he's missed the last year and a ...
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January 14, 2009
Yanks Interested in Freddy Garcia?
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January 14, 2009
From Jon Heyman (hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors):Free-agent righthander Freddy Garcia is talking to a few teams, including the Yankees, Mets, Rangers and White Sox and is expected to make a deal in coming days. Garcia, 118-77 for his career, was given a clean bill of health after pitching briefly ...
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January 14, 2009
Mets Patch Sucks
Via MostlyMets
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January 13, 2009
The images below are the patches that the Yankees and Mets will wear on their sleeves this season to commemorate the opening of their new stadiums. Once again the Yankees beat the Mets. The Mets season doesn?t even say what is being inaugurated! Get with it, Mets!
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January 13, 2009
Rickey, Despite the Quirks, Made His Teams Better
Rickey Henderson will always be remembered for something outlandish. Whether it’s one of his infamous quotes, historic “shutdowns”, or card games during the playoffs Henderson knew how to makes the game “all about Rickey”. Despite the selfish antics, no one can argue this fact: wherever Rickey went his teams were better off with him then [...]
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