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Dunn and Abreu Sign
February 11, 2009 by
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To take a break from the A-Rod show, Abreu and Dunn have signed. The former Yankee signed for a one year five million dollar deal with the Angels. The Knoblog golden boy got a 2 year, 20 million dollar deal with the Nationals. First of all, sorry to Brian Cashman. I was dissapointed that Abreu ...
New Web Address!
February 11, 2009 by
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I purchased our first web address. No more are we held back by our .blogspot though it still works. Now you can also find us at thechuckknoblog.com Both links still work Keep Reading and Add us to your favorites! (Dont be worried if it is not working for you, it might not be up and running for ...
Selena Roberts Side
February 10, 2009 by
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I trust this lady more than A-Rod.
PECOTA Projections
February 10, 2009 by
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Baseball Prospectus' projections have come out and things look pretty good for the Yankees. They ahve the Yanks winning 97 games and the Wild Card with the best pitching in the league. The scary part though is the rest of the division. They have Boston winnings 98 games and Tampa...
A-Rod Getting Down to Earth
February 10, 2009 by
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Just a small interesting piece of news, A-Rod has placed his private Jet up for sale according to the Post. Alex is the co-owner of a 1987 Gulfstream IV and he is asking for $16 to $20 million for it. An interesting facet to this story is that A-Rod bought the jet from Arik Kislin who ...
Wrapping Up the A-Rod Filled Day
February 10, 2009 by
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Here is what our President had to say about the A-Rod situation This is the official statement from the Yankees: “We strongly believe there is no place in baseball for performance enhancing drugs of any type, and we support the efforts of the Commissioner to continually...
VIDEO: The Complete A-Rod Interview
February 09, 2009 by
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Part One Part TwoPart Three Part Four This video is courtesy of ESPN.com
A-Rod Tells All
February 09, 2009 by
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As I said before A-Rod should come clean and that is exactly what he did today on ESPN. What he generally said was that he took PEDs from 2001 to 2003. Here is his full quotes from ESPN"When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed...
A-Rod News and Notes
February 09, 2009 by
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The Players Union had this to say:"We are prohibited from confirming or denying any allegation about the test results of any particular player(s) by the collective bargaining agreement and by court orders. Anyone with knowledge of such documents who discloses their contents...
If Jim Rice says its true...
February 09, 2009 by
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This article caught my eye in Newsday. This isn't so much a criticism of the author, David Lennon, so much as Jim Rice. Why this guy is in the Hall of Fame I will never know. Rice blames Boss, Yanks on never winning a Series Great, more Boston bitching. Exactly what we need.The...
Yankees Defense Should Be Better in '09
February 09, 2009 by
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According to Fangraphs' UZR, via RLYW, the Yankees project to be seven runs above average defensively this year, a 46 run (or roughly 4 and a half win) upgrade over last year's team. Let's break this down a little. While Fangraphs expects slight regressions from Jeter,...
Second Base
February 09, 2009 by
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To continue with this series.... Yankees- Robinson Cano- Cano had a really pathetic 2008 after emerging as one of the the best second baseman in the league. It wasn't quite as awful as it seemed though. His EQA was .255 which isn't great but its tolerable from second base....
Freddy Garcia?
February 09, 2009 by
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Apparently, the Yanks and Mets are the two remaining teams competing for Freddy Garcia. Ken Rosenthal says its been narrowed down to the two New York teams. I think this would be exactly the type of move Cashman should be making right now. He`s a low risk, solid reward guy that could give the ...
2009 Shortstop Comparison
February 09, 2009 by
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Sorry for the long time in between posts. Life gets busy. Yankees- (Saint) Derek Jeter- Sorry to tell you guys but Jeter isn't the player he used to be. And that's a problem. He has never been a good defender and its always getting worse. His power has totally dissapeared and...
Yanks, Pettitte Agree to Deal
February 09, 2009 by
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Update (4:40): According to MLBTR the Yankees have signed Pettitte on a one year deal with a guaranteed 5.5 mil that could reach 12 mil with incentives By Charlie Yankees Close to Deal with Pettite Remember when the Yankees offered Andy Pettitte $10 million and...
Torre Book
February 09, 2009 by
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Theirs been a lot of controversy over the new Torre book. I`m not planning on commenting on it until after I read the book. Its not fair to take snippets out and blow them out of proportion.
All Done?
February 09, 2009 by
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With Pettitte finally signing the roster seems pretty much set. We`ve got our 5 man rotation and our starting lineup. I`m betting on both Nady and Swisher staying put now so we have the bench set pretty well to. So what's left? Not much. The Yanks have filled their budget and snuck...
Aces
February 09, 2009 by
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Believe it or not, we don't have any more of the position spots set in stone. I don't see Swisher or Nady getting traded but I don't want to do a whole post and then have to start all over again so I`m going to play it safe. In addition, Boston doesn't know who their...
ON 2ND THOUGHT, PUT JOBA IN 'PEN
February 09, 2009 by
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Haha, had you going their for a minute didn't I? No, I didn't suddenly lose my mind but Kevin Kernan has. Yes, THAT Kevin Kernan. So lets see what he has to say..... NOW that Andy Pettitte is signed, sealed and finally delivered, Excellent Stevie Wonder reference there. Never...
Torre Getting Under Yankees Skin
February 09, 2009 by
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Joe Torre has written a new book scheduled to be released February 3rd. Titled "The Yankee Years," it is a collaboration with Tom Verducci. In the book Torre, manager of the Yankees at the time, claims that when Alex Rodriguez first joined the Yankees he was referred to by...
Chase Wright DFA'd
February 09, 2009 by
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Yesterday Chase Wright was DFA'ed to make room on the 40 man roster for Pettitte. I`m not a big fan of Wright but somebody will pick him up because of those gaudy AAA numbers.
2nd Starter
February 09, 2009 by
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I went with Wang in this spot because he has seniority over Burnett with regards to his time with the Yankees. They could really go either way on this one. Burnett probably makes more sense I guess. Yankees- Chien-Ming Wang- Wang had a very dissapointing 2008. It wasn't just his...
Jon Stewart- The Most Trusted Name in News
February 09, 2009 by
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"It's a terrific book," King said. "It's an extraordinary book. Even though it's written in the third person, it obviously is the thoughts of Joe, or why would he have approved it? It's a fascinating look at the Yankees and those years." Joe must be terrified.
Bruney Signed
February 09, 2009 by
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The Yanks have avoided arbitration with Brian Bruney by giving him a one year deal worth about 1.5 million dollars. This is it for the arbitration eligible players. Bruney could be a big part of the 2009 bullpen. Bruney has great stuff and ever since he lost that weight last winter he`s seemed ...
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