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Mickey Mantle's Final Seasons Were Better Than We Thought

Mickey Mantle's last solid season was 1964, although he did fairly well in 1966. In 1964, Mickey hit .303 with 35 home runs, 111 RBIs, and a .423 on base average. Nineteen sixty six was not as good, when Mickey hit ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Poll Results: Yanks should part with Melky for Halladay

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The Yankees are, of course, in the discussion for landing Roy Halladay in what would be the blockbuster trade of the offseason. You fans have voted Melky Cabrera the guy to give up for Halladay...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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I completely mispredicted 2009.

I completely mispredicted 2009. Yes, Wiktionary calls “mispredicted” a word, so it is. Anyway, if you are a frequent visitor of this blog, you probably noticed my preseason predictions at the top of the page...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard calls it quits

MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch recently spoke with longtime Yankees P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard and he announced that he has “no plans of coming back.” "Time has passed me by, I think. I had a good run for it...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Aging Lion's Report: Guarantee Yankees 2010 Championship

I'm an older lifelong Yankee guy, heck I even saw (live) Yogi leap into Larson's arms, and watched The Team on B/W TV. So while still having sight to see and lungs to cheer, lets have another Yankee year...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Derek Jeter Wins 2009 Gold Glove Award: Not As Crazy As You Think

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I realize that Derek Jeter won the 2009 Gold Glove award for shortstops a few weeks ago, and this article may seem dated. Honestly, I admit that I've just been a little lazy...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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2010 Yankees Starting Rotation (1st Draft)

If you had to ask me the New York Yankees should have a very good, and very deep starting rotation next year. With Chen-Ming Wong coming back from a season plus injury, the Yankees have a great weapon to add back into the rotation...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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2010 Yankees Starting Rotation (1st Draft)

If you had to ask me the New York Yankees should have a very good, and very deep starting rotation next year. With Chen-Ming Wong coming back from a season plus injury, the Yankees have a great weapon to add back into the rotation...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Shelley Duncan's Free Agency Offers a Long Overdue Opportunity

Shelley Duncan is finally free. After nine years of indentured servitude in the New York Yankees’ farm system, Duncan is a free agent for the first time...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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“MLS Team America” Could It Work?

Yanks-Abroad is a great site.  I read it near religiously.   You should too. The name alone, however, suggests its latent bias – one toward a preference for US players that are playing abroad, and a (general) disinterest in MLS...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Why Mauer Won't Be A Yankee

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I just want to say one thing that should stop all of the speculation that the New York Yankees will trade for Joe Mauer. Brian Cashman and the Yankees have made some very smart moves in the past couple of year and really since 2006...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Johnny Damon and the Yankees

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Johnny Damon was at the Empire State Building with his wife and Nascar driver Jimmie Johnson yesterday. He reiterated the same message he has had for several months now and that is he wants to remain a Yankee but he is listening to other offers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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What to do with Joba and Hughes?

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There are many options the Yankees have this off season with Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain. In my opinion there really are only three options; they can keep both of them in the bullpen, make ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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What to do with Joba and Hughes?

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There are many options the Yankees have this off season with Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain. In my opinion there really are only three options; they can keep both of them in the bullpen, make ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Assembling a Playoff Team From The Current Free Agents

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This hypothetical scenario refers to an AL team. I need feedbacks on how this team would fare. I will stay away from John Lackey, Jason Bay, and Matt Holliday. They will be overpaid in a thin class and they are overrated...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Predictions for the outfield next year?

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According to the depth chart on Yankees.com, the outfield is Nick Swisher in left, Melky Cabrera in center and Nick Swisher in right. Hmm. I’m not sure if that’s possible...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Triple Crown Winner Lou Gehrig: No MVP

There wasn't a murmur of protest. In 1934, Lou Gehrig won the American League's Triple Crown, batting .363, hitting a career high 49 home runs, and driving in 165 runs...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Newyork Yankees to Curb Spending in 2010

Brian Cashman won't meet with the Steinbrenner family until next week to discuss what the team's 2010 payroll is going to be, but regardless of what they tell him, he won't make the same splash he did a year ago...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Grading the New York Yankees: Pitchers

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Even more than Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia was the biggest offseason acquisition for the New York Yankees last year. The Bronx Bombers have always had good hitting, but what they really lacked ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Joe Mauer, 2009 AL MVP, Future New York Yankee?

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Joe Mauer is an unbelievable athlete. A man who could have had a career in football turned down a scholarship to play for Florida State and instead entered the MLB Draft, which has turned out to be a good choice...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Jorge Posada Has NOT Won Five World Series Titles

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Three weeks ago, a great deal of the discussion surrounding the Yankees 27th World Championship was about "The Core Four...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Pettitte bolsters Hall of Fame argument

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Andy Pettitte has the most wins of any active pitcher since 1995, and is second in starts and innings pitched, trailing only Greg Maddux. I read that fact in Tom Verducci’s Sports Illustrated article earlier this month, titled “World Domination...Read the full article on...
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Cashman, Girardi speak at DVD premier

The official World Series DVD premiered last night (my friend who went said he liked it) at the Ziegfield Theatre in New York city, and Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi spoke to the media from the red carpet beforehand...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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New York Yankees Team Awards

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A World Series win came to New York for the first time in nine years. The team was great, but who was best? Here are my picks for the Yankees team awards: MVP: A tough pick, but I am going with Mark Teixeira...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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How To Fix Bleacher Report

One year ago last weekend, I joined Bleacher Report after being persuaded by my still good friend Ben Brown. When I joined, I wrote and article, and was immediately on MLB's top 50 writers list...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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