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Thank You, Jorge Posada
September 10, 2009 by
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My heartfelt thanks go out to Jorge Posada this morning. Without his game-winning home run last night, the Yankees might have lost, and, had they lost, all we would have heard from Derek Jeter regarding catching Lou Gehrig was the following:"Bottom line, I just wanna win."...
Check This Out: Pitch In For Baseball
September 07, 2009 by
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I received a message from an acquaintance the other day about a really cool organization called Pitch In For Baseball. This is a group of individuals and organizations that donates new and gently-used baseball and softball equipment to kids all over the world. The equipment they donate...
Did Posada Have AJ On The Brain Last Night?
September 02, 2009 by
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After hearing that Jorge Posada lost track of the count in two of his at-bats last night, I can't help thinking that it was because he had his mind on AJ Burnett's lousy performance.There was Burnett stinking up Camden Yards and shouting at himself in the process, no doubt...
The Mess That Is The New York Mets
August 25, 2009 by
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As a Yankee fan living in New York these days, I don't have much to complain, worry or feel bad about. With the exception of a (real or imagined) battery feud and a stale soap opera about a promising young right-hander, I have nothing to feel really bad about these days.But I...
Cano's Work Ethic Is Killing Him
August 22, 2009 by
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As the Cano Counter over on the sidebar indicates, Robinson Cano is rebounding nicely from his horrible 2008 season. A by-product of this success seems to be comparisons to other second basemen around MLB, especially to Boston's Dustin Pedroia (.296 AVG, 10HR, 53 RBI, .371 OBP...
Pat Venditte Continuing To Make Progress
August 21, 2009 by
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Switch pitcher Pat Venditte is continuing to make his mark in the Yankee farm system. ESPN recently caught up with him:Pat Venditte on E:60When I interviewed Pat on LATB Radio a few months ago it became the highlight of my aspiring broadcasting career. Click the link below to hear...
Eight Days Of Rest For Joba
August 17, 2009 by
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Thanks to the Joba Rules, Joba Chamberlain will get eight days off before his next start.He had about the same amount of time off during the All Star Break and ended up having three excellent starts. If he comes off this latest break and has three more great starts, what will it tell...
Never Say Never
August 10, 2009 by
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The proclamations began last night, after the Yankees completed their four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox. When I heard them I cringed.Here's what people were and are proclaiming: The Red Sox will never overcome the 6.5 game lead that the Yankees now hold over them. People are...
The MLBPA's Questionable Timing
August 09, 2009 by
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So, now we know why David Ortiz took so long to respond to the news that he is on the list of 104.The statement that the Players Association released yesterday all but dismissed the list of 104 as not being worth the paper it is printed on. According the MLBPA, only 96 of the names...
Big Papi's Long Weekend Begins
August 06, 2009 by
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Tonight David Ortiz will come to bat in the Bronx against the Yankees for the first time since his 2003 positive drug test was revealed. As Pete Abraham said on his blog today, it'll be a long weekend for Big Papi.I've listened to a lot of sportstalk radio since this revelation...
Melky Has Earned His Money
August 06, 2009 by
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Back in January I was shocked to hear that the Yankees had avoided arbitration with Melky Cabrera and signed him to a $1.4 million deal for 2009. I wasn't the only one who felt that way. Every Yankee fan remembers the atrocious 2008 season Melky had, and no one could understand...
Why The Yankees Haven't Gotten Another Starter Yet
August 01, 2009 by
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Yankee fifth starter Sergio Mitre threw a clunker just hours after the trade deadline came and went without Brian Cashman acquiring another starter. Fans are just beside themselves, asking how this could possibly happen. How could Jarrod Washburn end up in Detroit? How could the Yankees...
NY Times: Big Papi Tested Positive For PEDs in 2003
July 30, 2009 by
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Has David Ortiz pulled a Palmiero?Rafael Palmiero famously shook his finger at congress several years ago, vehemently denying that he ever took performance-enhancing drugs. Earlier this year, when Alex Rodriguez was outed as a steroid user, David Ortiz came down hard steroids, saying...
Yanks Win 8-Straight, Get Booed
July 25, 2009 by
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The Yankees were booed while they were losing to Oakland today.The fans were upset. Annoyed. Perhaps even angry. You might also say they were outraged. After all, these are the New York Yankees. They're supposed to win every game, right?Well, if you're a fair weather fan who...
What I'm Reading- Munson: The Life & Death Of A Yankee Captain
July 14, 2009 by
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The problem with trying to read a book when you're in danger of losing the roof over your head (there, I said it) is that it takes you too long to read it. I was sent a copy Marty Appel's new book Munson: The Life & Death Of A Yankee Captain weeks ago and thought I'...
Just Say No To Roy Halladay
July 14, 2009 by
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Roy Halladay will be the starter for the American League in tonight's All Star Game, and if the Blue Jays get their way, he could be a starter for a new team, perhaps a National League one, before the end of the month.The Philadelphia Phillies seem to be the team that most people...
Casual Friday: The New York Mets
July 10, 2009 by
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The Yankees are all about the pinstripes, in every sense of the word. The rest of MLB is more casual. This is the latest post in a Friday series called Casual Friday, in which I take a quick look around the rest of Major League Baseball."..a quick look around the rest of Major...
Marty Foster Reminds Me Of Roger Clemens
July 08, 2009 by
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MLB Umpire Marty Foster was the umpire working third base on Monday at Yankee Stadium, the umpire who called Jeter out after he tried to steal the bag with nobody out. A day after Jeter's claim that Foster told him he didn't have to be tagged, he denied it, saying he told Jeter...
Casual Friday: Beyond Our Control
July 03, 2009 by
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The Yankees are all about the pinstripes, in every sense of the word. The rest of MLB is more casual. This is the latest post in a Friday series called Casual Friday, in which I take a quick look around the rest of Major League Baseball.A lot of things seem to be happening these days...
Is This The List of 103?
July 01, 2009 by
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A list of 103 baseball players has started to appear on sites across the web, (including one I found yesterday) who, in addition to Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa, are alleged to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during survey testing in 2003. I have no idea if this...
Hinkse To Yanks: Bye Bye, Cervelli? Sit Down Swish?
June 30, 2009 by
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Reports are surfacing that the Pirates' Eric Hinske has been traded to the Yankees for two minor leaguers. Hinske has split time this season in right field, and at first base and third base.The move seems to indicate that the Yankees are trying to solidify their bench. He would...
Casual Friday: A Departure
June 26, 2009 by
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Today I take a departure from my normal Casual Friday post to honor the memory of one who departed from this earth yesterday: Michael Jackson.He is probably most well known for his solo career, when he cemented himself as the King of Pop. But my fondest memories are of times long before...
Donald Fehr: Good Or Bad For Baseball?
June 23, 2009 by
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When the MLB Players Association announced yesterday that Donald Fehr was stepping down as its chief, the debates began on sportstalk radio about whether or not Fehr was good or bad for the game of baseball. It's a moot point, when you really think about it.Fehr's sole purpose...
Is Alfredo Aceves Ramiro Mendoza, Or Not?
June 23, 2009 by
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The Yankees like to think of Alfredo Aceves as a 2009 version of Ramiro Mendoza. Mendoza was a jack of all trades on those late '90s Yankee championship teams, appearing as a starter and as both a long and short reliever for the team.When Aceves relieved CC Sabathia in the second...
Casual Friday: In Sickness & In Health
June 19, 2009 by
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The Yankees are all about the pinstripes, in every sense of the word. The rest of MLB is more casual. This is the latest post in a Friday series called Casual Friday, in which I take a quick look around the rest of Major League Baseball.* For the second time this season, Dontrelle...
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