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boogiedownbaseball.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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I've done this in the past and figured
why not do it again. In the spirit of...
giving thanks, here are 10 Yankee-related things I am thankful for this year: 10) This blog and for everyone who reads it - still can't believe people do - thanks! 9) The MLB channel on XM Radio - I don't know what I'd ...
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mlbnotebook.com - 3 days ago
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The Detroit Tigers have made it known they're
willing to listen to offers for pitcher Edwin Jackson...
. Since that declaration, Jackson has become one of the most popular names on the Hot Stove market. It seems as if not a day has gone by during this young free agency period where Jackson's name ...
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Edwin Jackson is all the rage this offseason
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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Saw this over at NYY Fans dot com
and thought I'd share it with you. It's a...
desktop wallpaper that shows Godzilla destroying Citizens Bank Park. (here's the full size version ) - The Yanks were named as 2009 honorees at the 11th annual National Sportsmanship Awards on for their work with ...
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Monday Night Open Thread: Yanks Recognized For HOPE Week
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 4 days ago
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So can the Braves trade Lowe? Let's take
a look at the pros and the cons of...
Lowe and what teams would be interested in trading for the former member of Red Sox Nation.
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Derek Lowe: What’s His Trade Market?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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ESPN Radio's Andrew Marchand wrote today that he
was told by an MLB executive that John Lackey...
would be lucky to get a deal like the five-year $82.5 million that A.J. Burnett got from the Yankees last winter. The executive also said that won't be that many buyers this winter, and Lackey could ...
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Marchand: Lackey Would Be Lucky To Get A Deal Like Burnett's
stations.espn.go.com - 4 days ago
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An MLB executive tells 1050 ESPN New York's
Andrew Marchand that the top pitching free agent on...
the market, John Lackey, could be "lucky" to get A.J. Burnett money ($82.5 million for five years). The executive says there are not that many buyers this ...
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Andrew Marchand Blog
bizofbaseball.com - 8 days ago
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At midnight tonight, MLB's free agency market opens,
albeit a market that by all accounts, will be...
slow and lack much punch. The biggest reason is the lack of heavy interest by the Yankees, such as they did last year going after C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Teixeira, which fueled the ...
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Final Free Agent Count: 171 Players Elect, Market Opens ...
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 9 days ago
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Well, baseball awards week is upon us. In
the spirit of award-giving, I’d like to offer the...
following awards to members of the Yankee team: Best Cook : AJ Burnett and his pie á la towel dessert. Most Eager Rocker : Mark Teixeira Best Eyes : In an upset, Francisco Cervelli defeats ...
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The Yankee Superlatives
mlbtraderumors.com - 12 days ago
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In his latest column, Nick Cafardo of the
Boston Globe examines the differing opinions on this year's...
free agent market and passes on some info from around the majors. The highlights:
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Cafardo On Cabrera, Penny, Upton
bringingheat.com - 12 days ago
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John Lackey picked a heck of an offseason
to become an unrestricted free agent. Being arguably the...
only ace type starter on the market, it’s pretty obvious he’s going to get an AJ Burnett like package or better, the main question is gong to be….who gives it to him? There's a lot of hype...
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Lackey Being Fitted for Pin Stripes?
boston.com - 14 days ago
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The Red Sox also spoke to CC Sabathia
and had a meeting with A.J. Burnett's agents last...
winter, but it was more a case of Theo Epstein doing his due diligence on the free agent front. A major league...
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Sox doing their due diligence on Lackey
myteamrivals.typepad.com - 14 days ago
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The New York Yankees top ten salaries for
2009: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/salaries?team=nyy 1. Alex Rodriguez 33,000,000 2. Derek Jeter...
21,600,000 3. Mark Teixeira 20,625,000 4. A.J. Burnett ...
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The Yankees belong in a league of their own.
cubiclegm.com - 15 days ago
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This post has been brewing for a while
now, but I must admit I was just not...
that excited or motivated to write it. Not excited as I have been a long time baseball fanboy. Not motivated as I am not usually the curmudgeon type. I’d rather focus my energy elsewhere. But alas due to contractual [...]
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Disenchanted with MLB? Yeah I’m A Lost Man, too
bluejayhunter.com - 16 days ago
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It's a term that's been thrown around quite
often during this week's MLB hot stove - "hometown...
discount". For those unfamiliar with the term, a hometown discount is when a player takes a bit of a paycut to play in the city that they grew up in, have family in, or where they started their ...
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The Value of the Hometown Discount
riveraveblues.com - 16 days ago
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We’ll have more on this one as the
Hot Stove heats up, but early Yankee word out...
of the GM Meetings yesterday come to us from Jon Heyman. The Sports Illustrated scribe says the Yankees plan to look at John Lackey as their big free agent ...
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Rumor du jour: Yanks interested in Lackey
yankeesredsox.com - 17 days ago
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Two pitchers to choose from, here are their
stats over the last five years Pitcher A: 69-38...
3.49ERA 989 IP 837K's 282 BB's Pitcher B: 57-44 3.78ERA 850IP 836K's 308 BB's They are both the same age, so it is pretty close. Pitcher A has been more durable, but pitcher B has better striekout ...
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Which PItcher Do You Pick?
bases.nbcsports.com - 17 days ago
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That's $82.5 million over five years, but according
to SI's Jon Heyman, Lackey "sees himself in a...
higher echelon than Burnett." I think he's right to see himself that way. He's not as erratic as Burnett, and as Heyman notes...
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The Yankees would pay Lackey A.J. Burnett money
nydailynews.com - 20 days ago
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A year ago the Yankees made no pretense
of their intention to outspend the world for the...
biggest names on the free agent market and make the necessary changes to atone for the sin of missing the playoffs in Year 1 A.T. - After (Joe) Torre. Worked out ...
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Ten ideas for building the 2010 New York Yankees
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 20 days ago
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After years of trying, the Yankees finally found
a championship combination....
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The Yankees' Peaceful, Easy Feeling
bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 21 days ago
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A bruised right index finger did not keep
Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino out of the starting...
lineup for Game 6 on Wednesday.
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Victorino Remains in Lineup
nybaseballdigest.com - 21 days ago
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A little blurry, but thought I would share
some more photos of A.J. Burnett, Joe Girardi, and...
Jose Molina on their floats. Any coincidence that Molina and Burnett share one float?
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Photos: Burnett, Molina, Girardi
mlb.mlb.com - 21 days ago
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What that trio of Twins pitchers accomplished back
in a 1991 Fall Classic that defined such a...
title, a Yankees bunch that included two New York newcomers (CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett) and one Big Apple old-timer (Andy Pettitte, of course) matched as ...
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In the end, Girardi's pitching plan pays off
yankees.lhblogs.com - 22 days ago
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When you spend a lot of time in
a baseball clubhouse, you pick up on a lot...
of baseball phrases. Some I can print, some I can’t, but one I’ve always liked is, “Wear it.” Best I can tell, it can be used in two ways. When a ...
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Wearing it after Game 5
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
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According to Mark Feinsand , A.J. Burnett is
ready if the Yankees call on him for some...
emergency relief work. He also said that Girardi told him it was doubtful that he'd call on Burnett to pitch tonight unless their was an emergency. "I just want the ball again," Burnett said. "Hopefully they ...
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A.J. Available For Game 6 & 7
nydailynews.com - 23 days ago
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plans to be available out of the bullpen
for the final two games of the Series, having...
thrown only 53 pitches on Monday night. Burnett has made four career relief appearances, the last coming in 2008 with the Blue Jays . "I just want the ball again," ...
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If New York Yankees need him, A.J. Burnett says ...
mlbcenter.com - 23 days ago
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The Defending World Champion Phillies aren’t giving up
the throne easily. Faced with “win or go home”...
on Monday, they responded with eight runs to support Cliff Lee, who is now 4-0 in the post season, including both Phillies wins in this World Series.
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World Series Game 6 preview
firebrandal.com - 23 days ago
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In the coming weeks, Josh Beckett and his
agent (Michael Moye) will meet with Theo Epstein and...
brass to discuss an extension. Entering his age 30 year, Beckett has come a long way since being acquired after the 2005 season from the Florida Marlins. (Need I remind you who we gave up for ...
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What could Josh Beckett sign for?
walkoffwalk.com - 23 days ago
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Welcome to this week's edition of Kicking and
Screaming , a Walkoff Walk introduction to Pitch F/x....
Today we examine two great World Series starts. The 2009 version of the Fall Classic has already yielded two classic pitching performances. First ...
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Kicking and Screaming: World Sequence
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 23 days ago
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It’s tempting to judge a decision as right
or wrong based on whether or not it works...
out. While this may be the case in some aspects of life–ie, surviving on a desert island–it is not necessarily the case in baseball. Since so much in baseball depends simply on pure luck, ...
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The Three Man Rotation Was the Right Decision
walkoffwalk.com - 23 days ago
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Welcome to this week's edition of Kicking and
Screaming , a Walkoff Walk introduction to Pitch F/x....
Today we learn the importance of a favorable umpire. Much is being made of the Yankees decision to pitch A.J. Burnett on three days rest. The ...
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Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
waswatching.com - 23 days ago
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Some Yanks insiders have concern over the team’s
“sort rest” plan in this World Series. Via Jon...
Heyman with a h/t to WW reader “ken” - Longtime Yankees postseason star Andy Pettitte told several teammates he had ...
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Pettitte Only Good For 85 Pitches In Game Six?
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
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(from Squawker Jon) Is Joe Girardi making a
mistake by going with a three-man rotation? I think...
he is. Game 5 is hindsight now, but going into Game 6, I think the Yankees would be better off having used Chad Gaudin in Game 5 and having A.J. Burnett available on full rest for Game 6. I wrote ...
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Starting Andy Pettitte on three days' rest is risky
thephoenixpub.com - 23 days ago
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Ok, so I was working on a paper
and drove like a maniac to school to hand...
it on time. I get here and we’re filling out a fucking course evaluation. So tonight’s big story is obviously Yanks/Phils. So let me join in the chorus in asking why did Girardi pitch Burnett on 3 days ...
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Eye Opener 11/5/09
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 23 days ago
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Like George Costanza, the Philadelphia Phillies did the
opposite last night. Instead of having tuna on toast,...
with coleslaw, and a cup of coffee and trying to wait out AJ Burnett, the Phillies had chicken salad, on rye, untoasted, and a cup of tea and jumped all over Burnett.
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Phillies Hold Off Yankees, Force Game Six
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
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Good morning, Fackers. I think most rational people
understand that one of the fundamental concepts of decision...
making, is that you have to make your choice based on the information which was available at the time. Of course, Mike Lupica doesn't fall under the umbrella of " most rational ...
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Lessons In Advanced Hindsight, With Mike Lupica
sportingnews.com - 24 days ago
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Today's Calls : Andy Pettitte vs. Pedro Martinez,
Joe Girardi vs. Oblivion, Miles Austin vs. Edgerrin James,...
Celtics vs. Nuggets, Dirk Nowitzki vs. Whoa, Ohio State vs. Penn State, LeMoyne vs. Syracuse, Dan Snyder vs. Fans and More. The Opening ...
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Shanoff's WUC: Pettitte, Pedro, Dirk, LeMoyne
newsday.com - 24 days ago
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Girardi's decision to use starters on short rest
could have drastic consequences....
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Short rest could bite Yankees
maurybrown.com - 24 days ago
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I never went to a Catholic school, but
we’ve all seen that stereotypical scene: the nun with...
the ruler cracking a misbehaving student over the knuckles. Now, image how Shane Victorino feels? The crack across the hand — an A.J. Burnett ball riding inside on a bunt attempt ...
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When Is Shane Victorino Going to Show You the Finger?
nypost.com - 24 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA -- Andy Pettitte needs to fare better
on short rest than A.J. Burnett did last night...
or the Yankees could be in deep trouble. It's rest today. Then it will be Pettitte tomorrow for Game 6 of the World Series at the Stadium. Pettitt...
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Andy must rise on three days' rest
bases.nbcsports.com - 24 days ago
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Shane Victorino's right hand was bruised and swollen
after being plunked by a 93-mph A.J. Burnett fastball...
in the first inning last night and he played the next seven innings in obvious pain before Ben Francisco finally replaced him. Victorino...
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Bruised and battered, Shane Victorino plans to start Game 6
sportsjudge.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
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Despite taking a 3-1 series lead into last
night's game five of the World Series, the Yankees...
sent A.J. Burnett to the mound to face the Phillies on three days rest rather than sending Chad Gaudin out to pitch. Burnett, who hadn't thrown on three days rest all season, didn't make it out ...
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First to Third: Three Days Rest
lennysyankees.com - 24 days ago
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Yes, it would have been nice to get
the series over with in Philadelphia. Yes, it stinks...
that A.J. Burnett couldn’t make it through the third inning last night. But still, the Yankees have it set up perfectly for the final two games in New York, leaving me a happy camper. I know this may be ...
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Still feeling confident…
pinstripealley.com - 24 days ago
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A player's game I always like seeing
what BP has to say. Their authors have done...
an excellent job with their postseason coverage, combining advanced statistical analysis with in-game strategy, always providing an interesting recap of the game (and a much needed counterpart to ...
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Baseball Prospectus on Game 5, AJ Burnett, and 3 days rest
nypost.com - 24 days ago
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nypost.com —
PHILADELPHIA -- Andy Pettitte needs to fare better
on short rest than A.J. Burnett did last night...
or the Yankees could be in deep trouble. It's rest today. Then it will be Pettitte tomorrow for Game 6 of the World Series at the Stadium. Pettitt...
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Andy must rise on 3 days' rest
mlb.fanhouse.com - 24 days ago
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by Ed Price PHILADELPHIA -- Ready and willing
is one thing. Able is another. "Oh yeah," Andy...
Pettitte said with a definitive nod when FanHouse asked if he'd be able to pitch Game 6 of the World Series on short rest. "Whenever they tell me to ...
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Selling Short: Will Pettitte Be Better Than Burnett on ...
cantstopthebleeding.com - 24 days ago
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The Yankees have already sent CC Sabathia and
A.J. Burnett to the mound on 3 days rest...
in the 2009 World Series to varying degrees of success — heck, the allegedly gutless Cole Hamels will have to do the same if Philly advances to a seventh game on Thursday night. Tiring of such ...
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Gibson On Workload Chatter : Give It A Rest
baseballdigest.com - 24 days ago
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Anyone watching last night’s World Series Game 5,
must have thought they were watching a replay of...
the fifth game of the American League Championship Series. A.J. Burnett on the mound, no command, flat fastballs, opponent taking a quick lead. ...
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Burnett Bombs, But Was Right Choice
noyoureatowel.net - 24 days ago
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noyoureatowel.net —
It's weird to feel nervous about this World
Series. The Yankees are up 3-2 and coming back...
to the Bronx. The Yankees have lost two games in a row at home only twice since A-Rod returned to the lineup at the beginning of May. Amazingly, those two times were to the Nationals and the Orioles. So ...
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Three Bothersome Things and a Few Takeaways
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 24 days ago
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(h/t: The Yankee Universe) The City, it seems,
is in a groggy funk this morning. Lots of...
people who think a Game 5 loss automatically means the Yankees are going to completely collapse and Philadelphia will win the series. Clearly, these people did not watch the 2009 ALCS. ...
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A spoonful of sugar
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
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fackyouk.blogspot.com —
A.J. Burnett : I just couldn't get the
ball where I wanted to. Everything was up, I...
had no hook tonight and strike one is huge, especially against a lineup like that. You've got to get ahead and I didn't do that... It's just a matter of throwing strikes. You guys saw it — there's really no rest ...
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Quotes From Last Night: Game 5 Edition
