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Two Hours of Yankee Talk Tonight @ 8pm
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We put a cap on the 2009 baseball season and the world champion New York Yankees.
I will host a special two hour edition of the show as we talk about the 09′ Yankees, share memories, and look towards the future. Expected to join me over the two hours are:
- Howard Megdal of SNY...
Blame the Yanks for Identity Theft
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Apparently ticker tape wasn’t enough for some New Yorkers to throw during Friday’s parade. Fox 5 “found paper on the street at the parade that wasn’t shredded and the documents contained very sensitive private information. Among the documents were medical records...
Davis, Dunn in AFL Rising Star Classic
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This will probably get lost post World Series, but local prospects Ike Davis and Michael Dunn were in the AFL Rising Star Game last night.
Davis came off the bench and was 1-2, while Dunn pitched a scoreless inning striking out two and was credited with the win.
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Listen: John Sterling WS Final Out Call
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Not sure what’s wrong with John, but has all the titles finally softened him up? Certainly not the vintage type call I would have expected out of Mr. Sterling. He was more excited when A-Rod returned and hit that homer in Baltimore. Sorry John, but this is a bad job. Thoughts...
Rx: Become a Yankees Fan
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Apparently there are a number of fans in Philadelphia still blue days after the Yankees beat the Phillies in the World Series.
The Yankees crushed the dreams of Phillies fans last night, triggering foul-mouthed rants, bouts of depression – and, of course, the downing of many...
Watch: Phillies Post Game March
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Watch the Phillies march to the hotel after losing Game 6 to the Yankees. I think someone shouts Phillies **** at some point in the background.
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Mets to Buy Out JJ Putz
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Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post is reporting the Mets will buy out JJ Putz for $1 million rather than pick up his option. Earlier today it was reported that Putz would be owed over $9 million dollars on that option. Health concerns were the main issue behind the decision.
Many forget that...
Congrats to the 2009 World Champion Yankees
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NYBD wants to congratulate to the New York Yankees the 2009 world champions of baseball.
We have done tons of analysis and talking at NYBD this season. Here is your opportunity to share memories, trash talk, or simply give your regards to the now 27 time champions.
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If You Don’t Want Hamels We’ll Take Him
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You probably heard about the alleged Cole Hamels/ Brett Myers tussle after Game 5 of the World Series. Apparently the city of Philadelphia feels the same way as Hamels. Just a year after winning the World Series MVP the 25 year old lefty is under fire. Sure, his comments about wanting...
Don’t Miss This Series
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No small number of Mets fans I have spoken to or read have said they hope the 2009 World Series will end, the sooner the better.
I am certainly not one of them. This has been compelling baseball.
Leave aside parochial concerns for a moment. This is a series with the two most talented...
The Case for Limiting Mound Meetings
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I found this Associated Press report at Newsday regarding the issue of mound meetings slowing down games, specifically in the postseason.
It appears that Mike Port, MLB Vice President of Umpiring, believes that frequent mound meetings will be discussed by league officials this offseason...
Game 5: Phils Hang On- Barely
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The Phillies came out firing early on all cylinders and struggled late to hold on. Although this was a formula for success you have to wonder if it will work in the Yankees favor back at the Stadium. With Pedro Martinez and TBD starting Games 6 and 7 the Phils must replicate last nights...
Ike Davis makes AFL Rising Stars Game
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Mets 1B prospect Ike Davis is the lone Met to be named to the AFL’s Rising Stars Game. This game is essentially the All Star Game of All Star Games when it comes to prospects. The AFL is where the best prospects tend to play their off-season ball, though some do go to Venezuela...
Former Yankee Meulens Named SF Hitting Coach
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Congrats to former Yankees prospect Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens who was named hitting coach of the San Francisco Giants replacing Carney Lansford.
Meulens caught up with NYBD radio in September of 2008 when he as the hitting coach of the AAA Indianapolis Indians.
“Bam Bam”...
Megdal: Plenty of Reasons to Root for Philly
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I thought I would share some excerpts from Howard’s column over at SNY.
I have known Howard three years and I thought this column was one of his most personal and best pieces to date. Everyone who comes here knows that Howard, just like me, is a Mets fan. I believe we have never...
Damon Should Stay- Not Because of Last Night
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Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon turns 36 Thursday. He will be a free-agent soon after.
The club needs to keep him in the fold, not because of his stellar ninth-inning at-bat and instinctive double-steal that paved the way to the Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Phillies in Game 5 of the...
Damon Should Stay- Not Because of Last Night
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Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon turns 36 Thursday. He will be a free-agent soon after.
The club needs to keep him in the fold, not because of his stellar ninth-inning at-bat and instinctive double-steal that paved the way to the Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Phillies in Game 5 of the...
Game 4: Yanks “Steal” One – On the Precipice
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All it took was a simple “double steal” to rattle Brad Lidge and bring him back down to earth. When Johnny Damon arrived at the plate Lidge had pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in the playoffs. A bloop single and two stolen bases on one play opened the flood gates and set...
Game 4: Yanks “Steal” One – On the Precipice
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All it took was a simple “double steal” to rattle Brad Lidge and bring him back down to earth. When Johnny Damon arrived at the plate Lidge had pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in the playoffs. A bloop single and two stolen bases on one play opened the flood gates and set...
Phils Arrogance Their Undoing?
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Caught the picture below from a River Avenue Blues tweet. This was the headline in Philadelphia Daily News after the Yankees won Game 2.
The Phils arrogance might ultimately be their undoing.
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Is Pettitte’s Postseason Enhancing HOF Resume?
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In early September I weighed in on a debate that started on WFAN: Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Fame pitcher? It was just a few days after Pettitte came within seven outs of a perfect game. At the time I used my HOF criteria to evaluate his career. The final verdict was that, although [...]
Game 3: Series Momentum Shifts to Yanks
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The work is only half done, but by winning Game 3 the Yankees put the Phillies in their first hole of the postseason. The decision by Charlie Manuel to not pitch Cliff Lee on three days rest means ace CC Sabathia will take on the pedestrian Joe Blanton in Game 4. That is why last [...]
David Wells: Yanks Will Shut Up Philly
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David Wells thinks the Yankees will sweep the Phillies on the road and take the series in five. He also doesn’t think highly of the City of Brotherly Love in his latest NY Post column.
You can tell that Wells has no love lost for the city of Philadelphia as he shares the bad...
Welcome to CBP
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The Yankees and their fans will have the pleasure of the Citizen’s Bank Park experience this weekend. Buckle your seatbelt because it’s going to be a wild ride.
For all the complaining about Yankee Stadium this year CBP had it beat back in 2007 when just under three homers...
Why Carlos Beltran is No Big Mac
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I found this quote over at Amazin Avenue interesting as I made the morning rounds yesterday: Centerfield Maz takes a look at last decade’s Carlos Beltran: Kevin McReynolds. It got me to thinking if that was true. I’m not sure if the author, Joe Budd, actually saw McReynolds...
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