Posts Tagged ‘New York Yankees’

Meaningful Baseball - Are The Yankees Done?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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After last night’s 11-3 beatdown courtesy of all-time Yankee fan favorites, the Boston Red Sox. Because of the loss, the Yankees are now seven games behind the Red Sox for the AL Wild Card berth, and it looks like [...]

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We’re Talking About Pitching

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Not to take any of the thunder away from the Chicago Cubs and all that strange awesomeness going on at Wrigley, but the buzz around the MLB seems to be focusing on John Smoltz, Joba Chamberlain, and Pedro Martinez — and with good reason.
Pedro returned, Joba stunk and Smoltz might be done. In a [...]

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Billy Crystal Finishes His Yankees Career 0-1

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Well, that didn’t last long. Billy Crystal made his debut (and subsequent retirement/release) this afternoon batting lead-off for the Yanks. After working the count to 3-1, it finished like this:
But there is no joy in Tampa–great Billy has struck out.
Oh well, at least he worked the count. Not bad for a [...]

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Billy Crystal Practices Well

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Maybe Mr. Mahvelous has a future in Spring Training after all. After I scoffed at the Yankees monumental free agent signing, Billy Crystal decided to show folks like me his signing was not just a publicity stunt.
Newsday has much, much more:
Crystal certainly looked the part during his day-before workout. He kept the [...]

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Only God Can Disrupt the Yankees

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Or at least, the Vicar of Christ can, anyway. We have word from Larry Brown Sports (via Fanhouse) that a visit from Pope Benedict XVI is causing some divine havoc with the Yankees early season schedule, much like the San Antonio Spurs have to deal the with the annual Rodeo Road Trip.

Apparently, the Yankees [...]

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Volvos For Red Sox Fans

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Unbeknown to many of us outside of the New England area (or those of us who don’t pay attention to stadium advertisements), Volvo is a huge sponsor of Boston’s beloved Sawx, and to celebrate this relationship, the car maker is rolling out a Boston Red Sox-themed Volvo C30, complete with Red Sox window stickers and [...]

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Taking The Red Sox/Yankees Rivalry Too Far

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Yes, I know the Yankees and the Red Sox don’t like each other. Big surprise there. But for God’s sake, is this even necessary?
A group of men — some with Irish accents — beat up a 23-year-old Cambridge man and sent him to the hospital after they spotted him sporting a Yankees baseball [...]

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Andy Pettitte and HGH

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Yes, Andy Pettitte addressed the media yesterday and it was about what everyone expected. Pettitte doesn’t consider himself a cheater, but if other folks think he’s lying and want to label him as such, he understands. From his perspective, it was always about trying to heal his body, which brings up an interesting [...]

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Intentional Highlights: A Look Back At The Week That Was

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Barry Bonds
It was a busy week for the sporting world, culminating in an adventurous night last night (Thursday, 11/15). Of course, the leading story was the federal indictment of Barry Bonds. Some people are claiming this was a witch-hunt on the part of the Feds and maybe it was. But if they [...]

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