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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 4 hours ago
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Chad Jennings is reporting that Shelley Duncan has
said that if he clears waivers he will not
accept his assignment to triple-A Scranton. “I’ll wait and see,” Duncan said. “I might clear on Monday or something, and if do, then I’ll become a free agent.” Good luck Shelley.
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So Long Shelley
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 7 hours ago
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- Joe Girardi may not have won AL
manager of the year but he was able to
snag a couple other awards. Girardi was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year and will be honored at the 26th annual March of Dimes luncheon on December 2nd. Venus Williams was named sportswoman of the year. - The ...
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Friday Night Open Thread: Awards For Girardi
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 9 hours ago
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With the Rule 5 draft coming up next
month the Yanks made several adjustments to their 40-man
roster today , here are those changes: Pitchers Hecton Noesi Ivan Nova and Romulo Sanchez, infielders Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo, and outfielder Austin Jackson have been added to ...
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40-Man Roster Updates
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 14 hours ago
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These pictures come from WCBS 880's Tom Kaminski.
For the entire gallery click here . Images used
with permission from WCBS880.com . (click to enlarge) For the main demolition page click here .
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11/20 Demolition Update
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 16 hours ago
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From Diamond Notes (hat-tip to MLB Trade Rumors
): Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, a non-tender candidate, told
Taiwanese reporters Thursday that his first choice was to remain with New York. But if the Yankees cut him loose, Wang said he would not be opposed to going to the Dodgers. “Not bad,” ...
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Will Wang Reunite With Torre?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 16 hours ago
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With the free agent market officially open AOL
Fanhouse has listed their top 50 free agents. Toping
the list is John Lackey. You can find all the characteristics of an ace in Lackey. He has the big-game experience, has thrived in that environment, and the ability is obviously there. You can bet ...
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AOL Fanhouse's Top 50 Free Agents
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 18 hours ago
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Yesterday I posted the trailer to the video,
this morning here's some info on where you can
see a special premiere screening of the film. On Monday, November 23rd at 7:30 p.m. there will be several screenings throughout the area. If you're in Manhattan you can attend the event at the Ziegfeld ...
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See The Premiere Of The 2009 World Series Video
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 25 hours ago
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In the final game of their AFL season
the Surprise Rafters defeated the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-4.
With the win the Rafters finish the AFL season with a 16-16 record. (Box Score-Recap) Pitching: Mike Dunn (W, 1-2): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, pitches-strikes: 26-14, 4.35 ERA (click on ...
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11/19 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 31 hours ago
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- Jason Bay has declined Boston's first offer,
a 4-year deal worth around $60 million. Here's more
from Jon Heyman : Boston's offer to Bay was believed to be for four years and "close to $60 million,'' according to sources. Bay thus will join star outfielder Matt Holliday and ace pitcher John ...
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Thursday Night Open Thread: Bay Declines Boston's Offer
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 35 hours ago
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According to Ken Rosenthal via MLB Trade Rumors
, he's been getting mixed signals from people around
baseball. The team, according to one rival executive, plans to pursue free-agent relievers Rafael Soriano, a right-hander, and Mike Gonzalez, a lefty. The Yankees have liked both pitchers in the ...
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Yanks Interested In Soriano, Gonzalez?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 36 hours ago
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Bob Nightengale is reporting via Twitter, that "The
Yankees, ever so quietly, are letting teams know that
RF Nick Swisher is available." This is a little strange, especially considering the question marks that surround the Yankees outfield for 2010. Maybe this means they will make a run at Matt ...
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Nightengale: Yanks Telling Teams Swisher is Available
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 37 hours ago
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In a very close contest, San Francisco's Tim
Lincecum beat out St. Louis right-handers Chris Carpenter and
Adam Wainwright to take home the 2009 NL Cy Young award . In 32 games for the Giants this season, Lincecum went 15-7, with a 2.48 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and in 225.1 innings pitched he allowed ...
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Lincecum Wins Second Straight NL Cy Young
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 42 hours ago
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I didn't even know they made trailers for
these things, but I guess they do now. Anyway,
it looks pretty good. The DVD comes out on December 1st.
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2009 World Series Film Trailer
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Selig has responded to the comments made by
Mike Scioscia earlier today and says he will work
on condensing the postseason schedule. Here's more from Peter Abraham : “We’re going to change it,” Selig told reporters in Chicago today. “I don’t disagree with Mike Scioscia. I think he was right, so ...
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Selig Says He Will Condense Playoff Schedule
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Today in the AFL the Surprise Rafters defeated
the Peoria Saguaros 11-9. The win improves the Rafters
record to 15-16. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Colin Curtis: 3-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, R Now for an update from the Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican and ...
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11/18 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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(Jeter in a past appearance on SNL) -
According to this tweet from Entertainment2U , Derek Jeter
will be hosting Saturday Nigth Live on December 12th. The musical guests will be Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Mr. Hudson. The show is terrible, but this might be reason enough to tune in. (hat-tip to ...
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Wednesday Night Open Thread: Jeter To Host SNL
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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This is a tweet from earlier today via
Buster Olney (hat-tip to LenNY's Yankees ): NYY are
not interested in signing Holliday. They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. I never was on the Holliday bandwagon so this doesn't bother me at all. ...
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Olney: Yanks Have No Interest In Holliday
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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From Jon Heyman : The Yankees recently called
the Blue Jays to express interest in superstar pitcher
Roy Halladay. And while the Yankees made the very same call last summer with no hope of acquiring Halladay, this time they have a real reason to believe they may actually have a legitimate chance ...
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Some Halladay Rumblings
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Anaheim's Mike Scioscia and Colorado's Jim Tracy were
named AL and NL Managers of the Year today.
Tracy probably deserved it more than Scioscia did, but they both did a great job this year. One dealt with death and injuries on a solid roster, the other turned a bad team into a good one over ...
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Tracy, Scioscia Named Managers of the Year
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If you ask me I'd say no; the
voters pay too much attention to payroll so I
think that will hurt him tremendously. Anthony DiComo of Yankees.com took a look at his chances yesterday, here's some of what he had to say: His job [with the Marlins], guiding a team of young players to a fourth-place ...
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Does Girardi have a shot at Manager of the Year?



















