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Yankees vs Red Sox 2008: Round 2

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Yankees vs Red Sox 2008: Round 3

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No. 42 To Be Un-Retired Again (Yawn)

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A Win For Moody Moose

Mike Mussina pitched beautifully last night in the Yankees 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He didn't look beautiful, though.In the sixth inning Carlos Pena reached first base safely on a throwing error by Robinson Cano. If Cano had made the play it would have ended the inning...
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A Win For Moody Moose

Mike Mussina pitched beautifully last night but he acted ugly:
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Joba Jacks Not An Issue

I've come up with a name for Joba Chamberlain's emotions on the mound: I'm going to call them Joba Jacks, after jumping jacks. Okay, on to further business:The New York media seems to be trying to make too much of an issue out of these Joba Jacks. They've interviewed...
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Lady's Choice 2008: The AL East

In most people's eyes the Red Sox are the favorites to win the AL East this year:
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Without A Pot To Pitch In

The Cardinals will be letting Sidney Ponson use their facilities on Thursday to show scouts what he has. Tony LaRussa wants to "keep an open mind," so Cardinals scouts will also be taking a look at Ponson, who has slimmed down to 245 pounds. My guess is that unless Ponson...
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Photo Gallery: Yankees At Hokies

Beautiful photos of a beautiful day in Blacksburg, Virginia.The Lady
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Lady's Choice 2008: The AL Central

A few years ago the AL Central was shaping up to be one of the best in baseball. What happened?
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Lower Leg Kick For El Duque? Say It Isn't So!

From Newsday.com: Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez has adjusted his windup to include a lower leg kick. This is due to surgery on the second toe along with a bunion on his right foot. Years of rising on the toes of that foot during his trademark high left leg kick have caused all of...
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Alex Rodriguez In Men's Vogue

Well, apparently Men's Vogue thought I'd be interested in blogging about their April 2008 cover feature on Alex Rodriguez, so they sent me a heads-up. Whatever gave them that idea? It's not like I spend an inordinate amount of time writing about A-Rod. I've only tagged...
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Lady's Choice 2008: The NL East

Well the new site is still keeping me very busy, but I did manage to sit down this morning and analyze the 2008 NL East. Here in the New York City area, Met fans seem to be panicking over the injury bug that has landed down in Port St Lucie. Unless Johan Santana gets hurt and Pedro...
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First A Brawl, Then Fatigue

In round two of Yankees vs. Rays yesterday we learned that Shelley Duncan likes to hit below the belt. We also learned that the Rays' Rocco Baldelli has some sort of medical condition that leaves him fatigued all the time.Wow. If it's not one thing with Baldelli, it's another...
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Cat & Mouse Games

Hank Steinbrenner has responded to Jonathan Papelbon's recent criticism of him by saying this:"Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse."Well, good thing the mouse's name is Jonathan, not Jerry, and it's Hank, not Tom. Otherwise, George Steinbrenner...
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Lady's Choice 2008: NL Central

My new site continues to take up most of my day now so, it's been a little difficult finding the time to analyze and predict the 2008 MLB Season. I did manage to give it a little thought this morning, though:The Pirates are still the Pirates; the Astros are almost the Pirates...
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No Recurrance Of Cancer For Murcer

During today's exhibition game between the Twins and Yankees, Michael Kay announced that the results of the biopsy his broadcast partner Bobby Murcer had yesterday were negative. Doctors were afraid that the results of a previous MRI meant that he had a second cancerous brain tumor...
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Lady's Choice 2008: The AL West

This division has been comprised of two teams for years. Of course, it isn't the same two teams anymore:
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Johan & "No-Wan"

Mets GM Ormar Minaya insists this is not the time to panic, but the injury bug is alive and well down in Port St Lucie. Let's see: Moises Alou, Carlos Delgado and Ryan Church are sidelined with a groin pull, an impinged hip and a concussion respectively. Then there are all these...
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Lady's Choice 2008: The NL West

It's snowing here in the Bronx right now and as I look out my livingroom window I can see that the baseball field at Roberto Clemente State Park has turned into a winter wonderland. It seems as if the weekend warriers will never get their chance to play in the sun. Meanwhile, TCM...
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The Honeymoon Has Started Again

Around this time last year, Alex Rodriguez appeared on WFAN's Mike & The Mad Dog and said he didn't want to discuss his former friendship with Derek Jeter. Days earlier he'd made the now infamous statement about the cooling of the relationship. A-Rod preoceeded to...
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Quote Of The Month

"Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is. That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We'...
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Clemens Has a Bad Outing

Roger Clemens gave up two home-runs today and it cost him the game. First, Andy Pettitte's affadavit and parts of his deposition were revealed and they definitely confirmed Brian McNamee's assertion that The Rocket used performance-enhancing drugs. Second, the nanny the Clemens...
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Time To Put The "Devil" Back in Rays

The first of many 2008 meetings between the Rays and Yankees proved to be an eventful one on two counts:First, the collision at home plate which left Yankee catching prospect Francisco Cervelli with a broken wrist. Joe Girardi said it was uncalled for in a Spring Training game and...
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Lady's Choice 2008: The NL East

One team in this division isn't as bad as a lot of people think:
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