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Mighty Matsui powers Yankees to World Series victory, gets MVP
24 days ago by
Big League Stew
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NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui(notes) sure picked a good time to have his finest game as a Yankee.With free agency (and a possible departure from New York) looming in the offseason, Matsui went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and six RBIs in New York's 7-3 title-clinching victory...
Perry: Yanks should worry about Johnny, not Zilla
9 days ago by
The Evil Empire
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Dayn Perry of FOX Sports put out his list of ten offseason moves that need to be made. Number five covers the Yankees, specifically their outfield.5. The Yankees should worry about Johnny Damon and not Hideki Matsui.The reigning champs have some decisions to make. They need to coax...
Offsides: Hideki Matsui Terrorizes Pedro, Phillies
24 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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Hideki Matsui tied a record on Wednesday with six RBIs to take World Series MVP honors. Will it be his last go around with the Yankees? Read the full recap of the Yankees' 27th World Series win here.
Yanks Trying To Bring Back All Three
19 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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From Joel Sherman:The Yankees are strategizing ways to retain all three of their major free agents -- Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui -- sources told The Post.Damon and Pettitte are the priorities. But when asked if that meant Matsui had played his last game in pinstripes...
Mighty Matsui powers Yankees to Game 6 victory, 27th title
24 days ago by
Big League Stew
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NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui(notes) sure picked a good time to have his finest game as a Yankee.With free agency (and a possible departure from New York) looming in the offseason, Matsui went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and six RBIs in New York's 7-3 title-clinching victory...
Mighty Matsui powers Yankees to victory in Game 6, 27th title
24 days ago by
Big League Stew
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NEW YORK — Hideki Matsui(notes) sure picked a good time to have his finest game as a Yankee.With free agency (and a possible departure from New York) looming in the offseason, Matsui went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and six RBIs in New York's 7-3 title-clinching victory...
What a Way to Go
24 days ago by
Bugs & Cranks
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In what may have been the final game of Hideki Matsui’s New York Yankees career, Matsui delivered a two-run homer, two-run single and two-run double to help the Bombers claim a 27th World Series championship.
Matsui hadn’t played in the Fall Classic since his first major...
Yankees Damon, Matsui Highlight 31 Players Electing Free Agency
19 days ago by
Biz of Baseball
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Five Yankee players, including World Series MVP Hideki Matsui have elected for free agency today, as part of Article XX B (2) of the Basic Agreement. The other Yankee players include Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina, and Xavier Nady as part of 31 total players that have filed...
Matsui speaks on his uncertain future
14 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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Although he doesn’t want to leave, Hideki Matsui is willing to accept that he might not be in pinstripes in 2010.
From Anthony McCarron (Daily News):
Matsui says his “feelings are still with the Yankees” but he doesn’t know whether the Bombers will re-sign...
Your Obligatory New York Yankees Are 2009 MLB Champions Post
24 days ago by
No Guts, No Glory
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Yes, the New York Yankees won their 27th World Championship last night. Now it's time for reactions.
- Of course, there are the scores of people that wonder if the Yanks bought their championship. Of course they did. How is this wrong again?
- The parade is set for...
Matsui Becomes Spectator in NL Park
by Ed PriceFiled under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs, World SeriesPHILADELPHIA -- The man who hit the go-ahead homer for the Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series will almost certainly not be starting Game 3. With the shift to the National League park and the loss of the desingated hitter...
Your 2009 MLB Champions: The New York Yankees
24 days ago by
Awful Announcing
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I feel like the 2009 MLB Season took forever, but it's finally over. The Yankees are your champs, and Hideki Matsui becomes the first full-time DH to win the MVP. Here's your celebration, and everyone stay safe tonight (in both NYC and Philly)....
Free Agent at the End of the Season: Hideki Matsui
September 17, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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As Hideki Matsui looks towards his impending free agency, he's got to feel good about things. He's proven to the baseball world once again that he is one of the premier hitters in the American League and despite all the talk of injuries, age, and decline; Matsui can still rake...
From Japan to Panama and Beyond, World Series a Ratings Hit
8 days ago by
Biz of Baseball
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And you thought talk of the 2009 World Series was over with? Broadcast news continues to arrive, this time on the international front.
The World Series between the Phillies and Yankees wound up being a ratings hit in the U.S.; the highest since the Red Sox won the Fall Classic in...
Yankees Could Keep Pettitte, Damon, Matsui
19 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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After months of talk that the Yankees would only keep one of Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui, Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the World Champions will try to re-sign both players, plus Andy Pettitte. The Yankees are more intent on retaining their own free agents than they...
Hideki Matsui is unreal
24 days ago by
The World of Isaac
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Was Hideki Matsui hitting off a tee last night? Sure looked like that from the comfort of my couch. He was in Pedro’s head right off the bat and Charlie Manuel probably wishes he had a base open to walk him the second time around.
All in all, I’ll eat my words. I...
Does Girardi have a shot at Manager of the Year?
11 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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If you ask me I'd say no; the voters pay too much attention to payroll so I think that will hurt him tremendously. Anthony DiComo of Yankees.com took a look at his chances yesterday, here's some of what he had to say:His job [with the Marlins], guiding a team of young players...
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter Forced to Wear Evil Jersey
Last time we heard from New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg he was off telling horrible jokes at the expense of Jimmy Rollins' expense. Well Philadelphia's own Micheal Nutter was up in NYC settling their World Series bet. Instead of the overplayed food for food angle, Nutman...
Most memorable moments from a memorable World Series
24 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees got what they paid for Wednesday: a World Series championship.
Led by the slugging of Hideki Matsui, one of nine Yankees with an eight-figure salary, New York beat the Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 to win their 27th World Series. Clinching the championship...
Matsui, Damon, Guerrero Highlight List of 183 Potential MLB Free Agents
23 days ago by
Biz of Baseball
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With the New York Yankees winning the 105th World Series, 4 games to 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies, MLB’s “silly season” is now officially underway. Clubs that didn’t make the postseason, or were eliminated along the way have already begun preparing for the 2010 season...
Mariners GM mum about possible interest in Hideki Matsui
19 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
When asked whether Seattle has interest in pursuing soon-to-be free-agent outfielder/DH Hideki Matsui, Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told the New York Daily News that he wouldn't comment on other teams' free agents.
The Mariners...
Should the Yankees bring Matsui back?
September 17, 2009 by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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Throughout this season, we've been hearing one mantra: of their aging outfielders, the Yankees should only bring Johnny Damon back, if, in fact, they choose to retain either. Damon can still play in the field and run a bit on the bases, and his swing is perfect for the new Yankee...
Nick Johnson, the Yanks’ fallback plan?
4 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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From Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi (FOX Sports):
Add free agent Nick Johnson to the list of first basemen drawing interest from the Mariners.
Johnson, 31, also has heard from the Giants, Mets and even the Yankees, who view him as a potential fallback at designated hitter if they...
Offseason burning questions
19 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Hideki Matsui lifted the Yankees to a title, but will he be back in the Bronx? It's among Dayn Perry's offseason burning questions.
Offseason burning questions
19 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Hideki Matsui lifted the Yankees to a title, but will he be back in the Bronx? It's among Dayn Perry's offseason burning questions.
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