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Damon keeping eyes on Bx. -- elsewhere, too
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Johnny Damon posed for a photo with his wife Michelle on the observation deck of the Empire State Building yesterday.
The question now is: Will it serve as a memento of their last days in New York?
The free agent outfielder made an appearance a...
Cashman to agents: $it tight
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When Brian Cashman leaves Tampa next Friday, the Yankees GM will have a firm idea how much money the Steinbrenner family will give him to spend on retooling a World Series champion roster.
Until then, representatives for free agents will have to w...
Yankees planning to curb spending in 2010
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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.
"We spent a lot of money last year...
Teixeira 2nd, Jeter 3rd behind Mauer for MVP
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Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
The Minnesota Twins star was a near-unanimous winner in voting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, receivin...
It's Yankee panky: suit
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A Queens man claims a sports company turned his treasured Yankee memorabilia into a plain old memory.
Edward Kull entrusted Steiner Sports with a "one-of-a-kind" 1961 World Series jacket autographed by nearly 40 Yankees legends, but the garment wa...
Tough luck, Yanks: Mauer likely the MVP
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The Yankees' most valuable player isn't going to be crowned the AL MVP today.
No matter who you believe is the World Champions' MVP -- cases can be made for Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera -- they aren't going to fini...
Yankees can play waiting game for Halladay
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Talent, first. An ocean of coin to follow.
That's the price tag hanging around Roy Halladay's neck as the small collection of teams that can afford him hatch their plans to acquire arguably the best pitcher in baseball from the Blue Jays.
Wit...
Yanks: Swisher staying put
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The Yankees denied a published report they have let teams know right fielder Nick Swisher is available. According to a club official, the switch-hitting Swisher, who played a big part in the Yankees winning the AL East and struggled in the postse...
Pettitte hits free-agent market
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Andy Pettitte was among the last two of the 171 eligible players to declare for free agency yesterday.
It was a foregone conclusion the veteran lefty would file and a strong indication the 37-year-old hurler isn't ready to retire. The belief in th...
Baseball plans to cut off days in playoffs
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CHICAGO -- Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year.
Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he’s working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.
Los Angeles Angels manager M...
Matsui, Damon, Pettitte set to hit open market
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The valued opinions have been voiced from the scouting arm of the world champion Yankees universe.
Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean at 12:01 tomorrow morning general manager Brian Cashman will be dialing free agents with a fistful of the Steinbrenner...
Girardi third behind Scioscia for Manager of Year
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Joe Girardi finished third behind Mike Scioscia for AL Manager of the Year in results relased today.
Jim Tracy of Colorado won NL Manager of the Year.
Ron Gardenhire finished second in the AL voting for the second straight year and fifth time during ...
Says he's fine with starting or relieving
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While the Yankees have hinted that Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes will be back in the starting rotation next year, nothing is certain.
And Chamberlain remains fine with that.
"It's a great problem to have for Phil and myself," Chamberlain sai...
Damon says free agency 'gets tougher'
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The first time, Johnny Damon understood he wasn't going back to Oakland. The second stab at free agency resulted in Damon being shocked the Red Sox didn't match the Yankees' dollars. Now, a free agent for the third time, the veteran outfielder sa...
Cy of relief: CC happier with ring
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CC Sabathia required two words to describe being a World Series winner rather than copping a second Cy Young award. "Much happier," the Yankees' ace lefty wrote in a text message yesterday after Kansas City's Zach Greinke was named this year's AL C...
AL award goes to Grienke; CC behind Hernandez, Verlander
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Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez and CC Sabathia after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.
Greinke went 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went...
Bombers 'nowhere' on coaches
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No Yankees coach except hitting instructor Kevin Long is signed for next year. And while the general feeling is that the rest of Joe Girardi's staff is wanted back, none has been offered a contract for 2010. "We are nowhere," GM Brian Cashman sai...
Yankees in no rush to make free-agent moves
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Brian Cashman is letting the free agent river run down River Ave. to his Yankee Stadium door.
According to the World Champion Yankees' GM, he doesn't have concrete ideas about retaining his free agents or signing free agents from other teams.
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Yankees savor suite victory over Mets
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The Yankees can now legitimately claim to be twice as good as the Mets -- at generating cash for the city.
The World Series champs produced "at least $200,000" by selling seats in the luxury suite turned over to the city in the new Yankee Stadium,...
Yanks savor $uite victory over Mets
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The Yankees can now legitimately claim to be twice as good as the Mets -- at generating cash for the city.
The World Series champs produced "at least $200,000" by selling seats in the luxury suite turned over to the city in the new Yankee Stadium,...
Yanks savor $uite victory over Mets
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The Yankees can now legitimately claim to be twice as good as the Mets -- at generating cash for the city.
The World Series champs produced "at least $200,000" by selling seats in the luxury suite turned over to the city in the new Yankee Stadium,...
L.A. Torre thrilled Bombers won Series
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Joe Torre may bleed Dodgers blue these days, but a buildup of pinstriped material still exists in his arteries.
The iconic manager admitted last night that he was thrilled to watch the Yankees win the World Series -- something that hadn't happened...
Series win inspires L.A. Torre to say: Yanks for the memories
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Joe Torre may bleed Dodgers blue these days, but a buildup of pinstriped material still exists in his arteries.
The iconic manager admitted last night that he was thrilled to watch the Yankees win the World Series -- something that hadn't happened...
Relief, prayers from ex-teammates for Wetteland
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Several Yankees -- past and present -- last night expressed concern for 1996 World Series MVP John Wetteland.
The former Yankees closer was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after a frantic 911 call came from Wetteland's home near Dallas.
The ...
Yankees, Mets have interest in pitching phenom
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Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby.
The Cuban pitcher’s defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.
“It was prett...
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