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The Worst Story in Baseball
February 09, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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The report from Sports Illustrated that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids means many things. Foremost among them: the $423.5 million dollars the New York Yankees spent on free agents C. C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A. J. Burnett to make championship baseball the story in...
Yankees Season Comparison
February 25, 2009 by
yanks2136242's Blog
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After a disappointing third place finish last season, the Yanks look to have a bounce back season and win No. 27. There were a lot of injuries and they were expecting to much from the younger players ( Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy). Come on, they're 21 and 23 (at the time) and you...
Will The Phillies Be Buyers As We Get Closer To The Trading Deadline?
June 19, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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We're still six weeks away from baseball's trading deadline, but if the last two games told us anything it's that the Phillies aren't going to compete with the elite without bolstering their starting pitching. Oh, it also told us Chase Utley needs a day off, but that...
Merry Christmas From TCK
December 25, 2008 by
The Chuck Knoblog
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Send your own ElfYourself eCards Cashman with all of his homies
Report: Yankees Offer To Burnett Could reach $20 Mil Per Year
December 10, 2008 by
NY Baseball Digest
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As we reported earlier, the Yankees have offered AJ Burnett a 5 year deal that will exceedA Atlanta's 5 year, $60 million deal.A
We just received word thatA the YankeesA are willing to go as high as $20 million per year with Burnett, something that we have been reporting on for...
I Wouldn’t Hire Scott Boras
February 07, 2009 by
NY Baseball Digest
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Jack Marshall of The Hardball Times wrote an article earlier this week entitled “The Truth About Scott Boras”. The main premise of the piece is whether the practices of Scott Boras are “ethical”. Marshall discusses the client’s responsibilities, legal...
Yankees Spring Training Pictures: Day 1
February 14, 2009 by
Bronx Baseball Daily
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Yesterday was the first official day of pitchers and catchers were supposed to report to the Yankees spring training complex, but today was the first official day of workouts.
Here are some pictures:
Joba Chamberlain - AJ Burnett - Ian Kennedy - CC Sabathia
Joe Girardi - pitching coach...
#3 Starter
January 31, 2009 by
The Chuck Knoblog
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You know, as I get deeper into these I get the sense more and more that these teams are idiots for the way they order their rotations. Its also kind of cool to see how lucky certain guys got. Yankees- A. J. Burnett- I wasn't a fan of this signing but their's no denying that...
Blue Jays Hot Stove: Starting Pitchers
November 13, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Today's Hot Stove effort will focus on the guys who get the ball to open the game and starts with this caveat:
Re-signing AJ Burnett is my first choice.
I know AJ and I have had a tumultuous relationship during his time in Toronto, but the devil you know is always better than...
The Braves gave Derek Lowe how much?
January 14, 2009 by
The Scores Report
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After losing long-time veteran John Smoltz to the Red Sox, the Braves decided to fill the hole in their starting rotation with former Dodger pitcher Derek Lowe. They also paid him $60
10: I understand the desperate need for a starter and Derek Lowe?s leverage played huge roles in the ...
Peter Gammons still talking about baseball right now
January 13, 2009 by
Serious Sports News Network
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GROTON, MA — According to his wife and other sources in his inner circle, ESPN reporter Peter Gammons continues to talk about baseball, even though most of the major free agents have signed and there are several weeks before the start of spring training.
“Most of the time...
What I could do with $423.5 million
December 30, 2008 by
Batter-up with Bruno
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Wow, $423.5 million. What could I do with that kind of money... Give it to Africa to all of those poor starving people? Bail out the "Big Three" auto makers, GM, Chrysler... Please visit Batter-up with Bruno to read the full post.
Winter Meetings Update: Lowe, Lowell, Baldelli
December 18, 2008 by
The Bottom Line
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SI.com's Jope Heyman says the Yankees are moving in on Derek Lowe, AJ Burnett and possibly Ben Sheets:
The Yankees' new rotation is starting to take shape as they are also in serious negotiations with free-agent Derek Lowe. An agreement with Lowe appears likely to be finalized...
Red Sox Weekend Update: Teixeira, Manny, Nelson, Okajima
December 18, 2008 by
The Bottom Line
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Here's a quick look at the Hot Stove rumors from the weekend:
Despite dropping over a total of $230 million on C.C Sabathia and AJ Burnett already, the Yankees are reportedly still looking to add another bat to the lineup... Manny is one option, but bringing him to New York...
Burnett Picks Pavano's Brain About Yanks
December 08, 2008 by
Sliding Into Home
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From Ken Rosenthal: A.J. Burnett seems more interested in pitching in New York than CC Sabathia, the Yankees' other top free-agent target. While Sabathia sits on the Yankees' offer of the richest-ever pitching contract and reportedly met with GM Brian Cashman, Burnett has reached...
All Is Quiet
November 23, 2008 by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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Not much going out there in Yankeeland. Hal Steinbrenner has assumed control of the team, but other than that all is pretty quiet. As long as the person in the charge of the Yankees is named Steinbrenner, I'm happy. Hal and Hank definitely know what their father has meant for the...
Writer Encouraging Free Agent Doom for the Yankees with A.J. Burnett
November 19, 2008 by
Larry Brown
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Look, the Yankees already do a good enough job screwing up their team via free agency without needing help from outsiders. Think Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright for starters. Last year, the front office listened to the writers who suggested they start rebuilding their farm system and...
Trade Burnett Now!
July 09, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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If JP Ricciardi has half a brain in his head, he's spent the last 48 hours of so with a phone pressed to each ear, working the phones to find a home for AJ Burnett.
Yes, that is a BIG IF, but a guy can hope, can't he?
The last two days have seen big name, big [...]
Floundering Phils fail against AL's best
June 23, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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One week ago, I wrote a post about how difficult the coming week was going to be for the Phillies. I figured it would be quite an accomplishment if the Phils could win half their games against the two best teams in the American League, the Red Sox and Angels. Well, as we all know by...
The Yankees are in a bad position for starting pitching...
December 04, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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The days of the Yankees getting what they want, might be over. Today, Jason Stark of ESPN is saying that CC Sabathia might be loured in by the SF Giants.
The Yankees thought that they had CC in their back pockets with their $140 Million dollar deal. It appears that Sabathia is...
The MLB Meat Market
July 09, 2008 by
Goes Down Looking
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With the Brewers and Cubs making big deals within 24 hours of each other, we'll likely see an increase in trade activity over the next few weeks as teams around the league try to keep pace. There are still some big names available that can provide the missing link and push their...
What If the Yankees Don't Sign CC Sabathia?
December 09, 2008 by
Jorge Says No
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It's the question that nobody wants to ask. With Yankee Land seemingly revolving around the gigantic left handed planet known as CC, we should take into thought what would happen should Sabathia spurn the Yankees $140 million dollar offer and sign elsewhere. I shutter to think...
The Starters
February 20, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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This is the first picture I've seen of all five together. It's from Flickr member sydney07012000.
Who's Most Likely to be Traded at Deadline?
July 17, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Anyone who watches our website and others is, undoubtedly seeing the same names being floated as trade bait leading up to the deadline two weeks from today. While the Cubs and Brewers have made big moves, others are holding off, trying to maximize whatever leverage they have. That...
Top 50 MLB Free Agents
November 05, 2008 by
The Scores Report
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SI.com released its top 50 MLB free agents. The first team listed is that player's current team and the second one is SI.com's "best fit" for that player. 1 CC Sabathia 28 SP Brewers Dodgers He's a behemoth, yes, but he proved in '08 that he might not just...
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