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bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 6 hours ago
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Johnny Damon poses a most intriguing case as
the Yankees embark on free agency.
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Free Agency Means Free Choice
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The voting for the Cy Young Award shows that voters are looking at more intricate statistics.
MLB
Cy Young
Zack Greinke
Tim Lincecum
Kansas City Royals
Brian Bannister
Chris Carpenter
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 3 days ago
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The managers of the year were announced Wednesday,
and as usual, there were no surprises. The winners
were Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels. This is an odd award, isn't it?
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What to Make of the Manager of the Year Award?
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 4 days ago
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The Yankees' off-season plans could include taking a
chance on a starting pitcher.
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And Now, the Encore: Yanks Charting Off-Season Course
Pedro Martinez is hoping another team will take a chance on him in 2010, this time for the entire season.
MLB
Pedro Martinez
Philadelphia Phillies
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 4 days ago
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The Mets' two biggest off-season objectives are to
acquire another slugger and add a No. 2 starter
to back Johan Santana. But there are other needs to address as well.
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Mets Balancing Two Sets of Off-Season Priorities
The leading candidate for American League Rookie of the Year seems to be Texas shortstop Elvis Andrus, 21.
MLB
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Rick Porcello
Jeff Niemann
Brett Anderson
Gordon Beckham
Baseball's awards week begins Monday with the National League Rookie of the Year award. It will be a fascinating vote.
MLB
Florida Marlins
Garrett Jones
J.A. Happ
Tommy Hanson
Pittsburgh Pirates
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 9 days ago
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With a Roy Halladay trade in the offing
(or perhaps not), the Blue Jays' new general manager
stresses the importance of developing talent.
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Toronto's New G.M. Hits the Ground Running
The Mets will look to spend, but on the right free agents.
MLB
Omar Minaya
New York Mets
John Lackey
Matt Holliday
Jason Bay
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 12 days ago
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Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said he would
not be influenced by the strong World Series performances
of the pending free agents Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon.
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Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 358,500 viewers watched the Yankees' victory parade on Channel 5, followed by WCBS-TV/Channel 2 (264,800), WABC-TV/Channel 7 (251,800), WNBC-TV/Channel 4 (229,200) and WPIX-TV/Channel 11 (107,500).
MLB
New York Yankees
New York Mets
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 12 days ago
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The Yankees players were not in the clubhouse
Sunday, but their lockers still contained glimpses of their
personalities.
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The Calm After the Storm
Welcoming back Steve Bartman could be the answer to the team's championship drought.
MLB
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
A few minutes after Alex Rodriguez jumped off a parade float Friday, he stopped to answer questions about an embarrassing, challenging and, ultimately, victorious season. But, before Rodriguez talked too much about this season, he referenced 2004, a season that ended shockingly for the Yankees.
MLB
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 15 days ago
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Mariano Rivera pitched with a ribcage injury during
the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6
of the World Series, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the Phillies?
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Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera
The Yankees parade through New York's Canyon of Heroes to celebrate their 27th World Series title.
MLB
New York Yankees
Joe Girardi
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 15 days ago
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Derek Jeter had a strategy for handling questions
from David Letterman when he and his Yankee teammates
appeared on Letterman's show. Letterman tells the jokes, but Jeter went on the offensive with him.
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Jeter Jokes With Letterman
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 16 days ago
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The Mets do not plan to exercise their
$9.1 million option on J.J. Putz and will pay
him a $1 million buyout.
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Mets and Putz Will Probably Part Ways
