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The Captain Thinks Manny Would Fit In With Yanks
December 22, 2008 by
Sliding Into Home
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Derek Jeter was in Central Park today for a charity event for his Turn 2 Foundation. As you might expect he was asked about the recent Manny Ramirez rumors. From Bryan Hoch: "I don't know him personally, with the exception of playing against him and on some All-Star teams...
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July 15, 2009 by
A Large Regular
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Flotsam and JetsamMiscellaneous thoughts and observations.Trivia Question: Who held the home run record before Babe Ruth came along?... Last night Bill Simmons was making excuses for Obama's weak first pitch saying that you had to give him a break because he was wearing a big bullet...
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July 15, 2009 by
A Large Regular
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Flotsam and JetsamMiscellaneous thoughts and observations.Trivia Question: Who held the home run record before Babe Ruth came along?... Last night Bill Simmons was making excuses for Obama's weak first pitch saying that you had to give him a break because he was wearing a big bullet...
A last father-daughter trip to Yankee Stadium
September 23, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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I made my last trip ever to Yankee Stadium last night, and it brought back memories of my 25 seasons of watching baseball at the game's greatest ballpark. It was also a night that had the potential to be a moment for a father and his daughter to share a special memory. That part...
Captain thinks Manny would fit with Yanks
December 23, 2008 by
The Evil Empire
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From Bryan Hoch: NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter can't claim to have a close personal relationship with Manny Ramirez, but if the Washington Heights, N.Y., product winds up back in New York, the Yankees captain believes he will fit in. Jeter spoke on Monday in Central Park at a charity...
Book Review: The Yankee Years – Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
June 13, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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Note: From now on whenever I finish a book on baseball, I plan on sharing what I thought of it with all of you. Hope you find them useful in determining...
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August 27, 2007 by
The LA Slog
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The Fat Man ComethDavid Wells made his much anticipated first start for the Dodgers today. To everyone's surprise, it wasn't a total disaster. Boomer pitched 5 innings and gave up only 2 runs en route to a 6-2 Dodger victory. Unfortunately, the Dodgers are still a long shot...
Fun Facts about the 18 Perfect Games in MLB History
September 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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A while back I completed a project of chronicling most of major league baseball’s perfect games. What fun is that if you can’t make out a list of trivia about the games? So yes, the following list is trivial—but then, much of life is trivia, and sometimes trivia reveals...
Bleth and Verducci Discuss 'The Torre Years'
January 31, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Alex Belth from Bronx Banter and SI.com sat down with author Tom Verducci to discuss the new book. It's a good interview and worth checking out. Here's three parts of the interview that stuck out to me; the importance of David Cone in the dynasty, two questionable Torre moves...
This Week in Yankees History (11/9-11/15)
November 09, 2008 by
Sliding Into Home
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November 9th - November 15th November 9th 1889 - Former Yankees P Tommy Thompson (1912) was born. Tommy went 0-2 in 7 games for the Yankees in 1912. 1897 - Former Yankees reserve OF Harvey "Gink" Hendrick (1923-24) was born. On January 3, 1923, Harvey was traded by the Red...
An In-House Solution at Catcher for Red Sox?
January 15, 2009 by
BostonSportZ.com
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Though Josh Bard is already locked in behind the plate, the Red Sox still need to secure his battery mate. The speculation has been that the second spot will go to either free agent Jason Varitek, or one of three young catchers: Miguel Montero of the Diamondbacks, Taylor Teagarden of the ...
A Little Info on Tomorrow's Opener
April 15, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Here's a few things you may want to know about tomorrow home opener at the New Yankee Stadium:- There will be more than 40 former Yankees on hand for the festivities, including Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Reggie Jackson, Willie Randolph, Rich "Goose" Gossage and many more...
Old Timer's Day Remembers The Good Times
August 03, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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Yesterday was a special day at Yankee Stadium. It was the 62nd Old-Timer's Day and more importantly, it was the last one at this stadium. It's always a special event and always a joy to watch guys from back in the day don the pinstripes one more time to bring back the memories...
This Week in Yankee History (2/15-2/21)
February 15, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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February 15th - February 21st February 15th 1915 - Former Yankees reserve OF Cyril “Roy” Weatherly (1943-45) was born. Roy hit .266 in 79 games for the Yankees. 1916 -The Yankees buy 3B Frank "Home Run" Baker from the A’s for $37,500. He sat out the 1915...
Michael Crabtree Has A Big Ego
August 06, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Beyonce's "Ego" should be the theme song for Michael Crabtree after recent events with the 49ers. News broke around 12:30 today on SportsCenter when David Wells, Crabtree's adviser and cousin, said that the wide receiver was preparing to sit out the 2009 season...
Weekly Box Score: Through July 11th
July 12, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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Oops, looks like I missed a week of the Weekly Box Score. I'll double-dip this time, highlighting the best of BtB from the past two weeks, in case you missed anything the first time around. You did hear about the mobile commenting and Twitter software upgrades,...
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