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Heyman: Yankees Call Blue Jays About Roy Halladay
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SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that the Yankees "recently" called the Blue Jays to make sure that they knew the Yankees were interested in their ace, Roy Halladay.
According to Heyman, they did the same thing last Summer and, at that time, Toront...
Girardi Finishes Third as Scioscia Named AL Manager of the Year
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MLB.com's Lyle Spencer reports that Mike Scioscia of the Angels has been named the 2009 American League Manager of the Year. With 106 points, Scioscia finished ahead of Ron Gardenhire of the Twins (72), Joe Girardi (34), Don Wakamatsu of the Marin...
Notes: Joba Speaks on Role, Kennedy Finishes in Fall League and Hoch Goes Fantasy Camping
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Joba's Flexible: MLB.com's Anthony DiComo Dan Martin of the Post both spoke with Joba Chamberlain about his role on the team during a charity outing. In summary: he's going to do what he can to get Pettitte to come back, he's feeling great and is ...
Sources: Blue Jays Open to Negotiating Window in Roy Halladay
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MLB.com's Jordan Bastian has learned that the Blue Jays are open to granting any potential Roy Halladay suitor a negotiating window with the starter. This would allow a team to come to terms on a long term deal with him before completing a trade, ...
Baseball America Lists Yankees Minor League Free Agents
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Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports that, on November 9, Major League Baseball granted free agency to 536 minor leaguers. This included 17 Yankees,
RHP: Paul Bush (AA), Michael Gardner++ (AA), Justin Pope++ (AA), Humberto Sanchez (AAA), Jay St...
Video: 2009 World Series Game 6 Time-Lapse
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Photographer Robert Caplin put together this video featuring over 5,000 images taken during the final game of the World Series.
World Series Time-Lapse by Robert Caplin from Robert Caplin on Vimeo.
Via Alex.
Stove Notes: Yankees Decline Mitre's Option and Lackey Could Get Zito Type Deal
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Mitre's 2010 Option Declined: Sergio Mitre's 1 year, $1.25 million dollar option has been declined by the Yankees. He's still under team control, is arbitration eligible and expected back.
Barry Lackey: George A. King III of the Post has a num...
CC Sabathia Finishes a Distant Fourth in AL Cy Young Voting
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The results are in and Zack Greinke is your 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner. CC Sabathia finished fourth with 13 points - 7 third place votes and 2 for second place.
Beyond Greinke with 134 points, the other pitchers to receive votes...
Cashman: Yankees Not Close to Bringing Back Coaching Staff; No Extension Talk with Jeter
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Brian Cashman told George A. King III of the Post that the team was "nowhere" when it came to bringing back Joe Girardi's coaches. The only one under contract is Kevin Long, who is signed through next season.
Pitching coach Dave Eiland, third ...
MLBPA Announces List of Arbitration Eligible Players: Five Yankees Included
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Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has the full list of arbitration eligible players announced by the MLBPA on Thursday. Five Yankees appear and they are Brian Bruney, Melky Cabrera, Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Chien-Ming Wang.
Let's tackle t...
Notes: Torre Happy for Yanks, Jeter Tops Wright in Charity Challenge and Martin on Veterans Ballot
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Torre Happy for Yankees: Speaking from his annual Safe at Home Foundation gala, Joe Torre told the Post that he was "real pleased" for the Yankees and their World Series victory. Mariano Rivera was honored at the gala.
Jeter Collects $100,000 C...
Stove Notes: Innings Limits for Joba and Hughes, Agent Goes to Bat for Godzilla and Yankees to Ask About Halladay?
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Innings Limits for Joba and Phil: Ben Kabak of River Ave. Blues pointed out a snippet that I missed in Chad Jennings post about Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes: Brian Cashman told him that the duo would not have significant innings limits. They'v...
Jeter and Teixeira Honored with Silver Slugger Awards
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Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira have chosen to receive Silver Slugger Awards for their 2009 season, honoring them as the top offensive producers at their respective positions in the American League. It's Jeter's fourth and Teixeira's third.
This...
Former Yankee Wetteland Taken to Hospital After Suicide Scare
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Andy Soltis and Mike Puma at the Post report that former Yankees closer John Wetteland was taken to the hospital on Thursday night after a frantic call thought to be from his wife. They quote a police office as saying that there was concern that h...
Stove Notes: Curtis Granderson, Brian Bruney, Kei Igawa
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Curtis Granderson: Joel Sherman at the Post reports that an NL executive told the paper that the Tigers have made it clear that center fielder Curtis Granderson could be available for the right offer. Sherman says that it's "likely" the Yankees wi...
Stove Notes: Guzman, Towers, Miranda, Ramirez, Lackey, Damon, Wang, Mitre, Gaudin
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Freddy Guzman and Josh Towers: Chad Jennings reports that Guzman and Towers have elected for free agency. As such, they are now off the 40-man roster.
Juan Miranda and Edwar Ramirez: Jennings also says that Brian Cashman confirmed that the team...
Jeter and Teixeira Take Home Gold Glove Awards
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MLB.com's Tom Singer reports on the 2009 American League Gold Glove Award winners, announced today. Derek Jeter picked up his fourth, becoming the second oldest player to win the award at the shortstop position. Mark Teixeira earned his third.
Quick Notes: Yanks Looking to Keep 3, Jeter Dynasty Teams Ranked and Elias Rankings Released
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Damon, Pettitte... and Matsui?: Joel Sherman at the Post spoke with a Yankees official who told him the team would like to try to keep Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui. It's been generally thought of as unlikely that the team would re...
MLBTradeRumors.com Names Top 50 Free Agents and Destinations
12 days ago by
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Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors.com has his annual list of the top 50 free agents in baseball, along with his prediction for the destination of the player. It's mainly a fun list as it's near impossible to actually predict most of these and even the...
Thank You
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Now that we've had a few days to savor the victory, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who supported YanksBlog.com this season. Thank you to all of our readers and those who have left thoughtful comments. Thank you to all ...
Quick Notes: Kurkjian and Harper Ponder the Roster and Joba and Dad Celebrate
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2010 Roster Suggestions: It's only been a few days since we won, but ESPN's Tim Kurkjian and the Daily News' John Harper both have thoughts on who the 2010 Yankees roster should contain. Kurkjian suggests the Yankees might let both Hideki Matsui a...
A-Rod, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera Tops for the Decade
14 days ago by
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In the November 2 issue of ESPN Magazine, they listed the statistical leaders in a handful of categories for the decade spanning from 2000-2009. Alex Rodriguez had the most home runs with 435 (238 with the Yankees), Andy Pettitte had the most wins...
Wang Has Monday Appointment with Dr. James Andrews
14 days ago by
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Andy McCullough of The Star-Ledger spoke with Chien-Ming Wang, who will have an appointment with Dr. James Andrews on Monday as he works his way back from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.
As Joseph Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues po...
360 Degree Panoramic Images of Yesterday's Ticker Tape Parade for the Yankees
14 days ago by
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panoramas.dk has a couple of great 360 degree panoramic images from yesterday's ticker tape parade in New York City. Check them out.
Rivera: I Injured My Rib Cage During ALCS
15 days ago by
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Mariano Rivera told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch that he hurt himself during game 6 of the ALCS.
"It doesn't matter now," Rivera said. "It's over. Thank God it's over. It was manageable. 'Geno' did a tremendous job. Thank God we were able to do what w...
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