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So How Is George Steinbrenner?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

It was the (only sometimes) unspoken question always in the background for the first season of the new Yankee Stadium, and it increasingly became the undertone as the post-season accelerated. Even this afternoon, as the minions of the nation's media capital tried to out-do each other with ...

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Lessons In Advanced Hindsight, With Mike Lupica

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:40:00 +0000

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 ...

Fack Youk posted 3 days ago from fackyouk.blogspot.com

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PEACE, JOE

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:10:22 +0000

All season long I have excoriated Joe Girardi in this space. I have repeatedly noted his numerous deficiencies. That list included his incessant overmanaging, his tendency to tighten up in the clutch, his rampant insecurity, and his unwillingness to let the players decide the game. I have ...

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David Wells calls Joe Torre 'such a tool'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:19:42 +0000

In an article he wrote for the NY Post - Right before Game 5 (of the 2003 World Series), I had back spasms. I threw five or six warm-up pitches and told pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre to get another pitcher ready because I wasn't going to make it. Mel was like, "No, you can do it." I ...

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Joe Torre Patterned His Career After Red Auerbach

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:31:16 +0000

Well, now that Joe Torre is no longer a Yankee, I think it is not quite as taboo to post a video with him paying tribute to our godfather, Red Auerbach. This clip is from the series Torre’s Stories and is a very nice tribute. “Believe it or not, growing up there was a team I ...

Nick Gelso posted 2 days ago from northstationsports.com

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Joe Torre, witness to domestic abuse, helps others to manage

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:53:49 +0000

Dodgers manager seeks to help fight the cycle of domestic abuse through his Safe at Home Foundation. > Dodgers manager seeks to help fight the cycle of domestic abuse through his Safe at Home Foundation.

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With New York Yankees one win away from World Series title, Joe Girardi better be right about arms

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:36:45 +0000

knows the deal as well as he knows his way out to the mound. He's right about using only three starters in the postseason if the Yankees win, tonight or tomorrow night. He's right if Andy Pettitte does the job in Game 6 on three days' rest that A.J. Burnett didn't do Monday night. Or he's right ...

It's About The Money - A New York ... found this 3 days ago on nydailynews.com

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Mattingly One Step Closer to Succeeding Torre

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

From "Mattingly not interviewing with Nationals" at Dodgers.com : Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly has declined to interview for the Nationals' opening for manager, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti confirmed through a team spokesperson on Tuesday. The move could be an indication ...

ladodger1 posted 3 days ago from sonsofstevegarvey.com

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Great Moments in Being Vicente Padilla

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:31:05 +0000

Ladies and gentleman, the man on which Joe Torre depended to stave off elimination in the NLCS : Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla accidentally shot himself in the right leg, the Dodgers confirmed Tuesday, but the wound is believed to be minor. Whatever. I couldn't get too mad about that, ...

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Don Mattingly says no thanks to the Nationals. And he may regret it one day.

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:00:53 +0000

Donnie Baseball was invited to come to D.C. to interview for the Nats job, but declined, says Alden Gonzalez at MLB.com. The theory: that the Dodgers are working to formalize Mattingly's heir-apparent status in Los Angeles, officially making him Joe...

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Are You Ready For New York?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:48:00 +0000

Okay, I have something to say to each of the four people interviewed in this video: 1. A baseball hat along with a tie and suspenders is the definition of obnoxious. 2. "Who's you poppy?" Idiot. It's "Who's your daddy?" Do you think this knows that Joe Torre isn't the manager anymore? 3. ...

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Is Joe Girardi one of "October's Disasters"?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:27 +0000

Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman runs down what he considers to be "October's Disasters." Top of the list? The manager of the team that's probably going to win the World Series: It may be a little odd to put the manager...

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Don Mattingly, Los Angeles Dodgers ponder coach's next move

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:41:44 +0000

While it would be premature to say Don Mattingly is regarded as the heir apparent to Dodgers manager Joe Torre, there may come a day when he will emerge as the leading candidate to replace Torre.

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Why would any team want Mattingly for a manager?

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000

It's long been assumed that he'd get the Dodgers' job once Joe Torre retired, but Don Mattingly is in demand and apparently could jump ship now. He's a leading candidate to take over for Eric Wedge in Cleveland and Jim...

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Mattingly's managerial credentials

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Matthew Pouliot asks a fair question: Why exactly is Don Mattingly considered a top managerial candidate? It's long been assumed that he'd get the Do...

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World Series Roster Update

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Yesterday, the Yankees announced their World Series roster . Eric Hinske and blog favorite Brian Bruney have been added at the expense of Freddy Guzman and Francisco Cervelli. The first swap was obvious. With the need for a pinch hitter in the National League park, Hinske became necessary ...

Fack Youk posted 10 days ago from fackyouk.blogspot.com

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Get Over It!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:03:09 +0000

Image via Wikipedia For those of us that are not Yankees or Phillies fans, perhaps we should simply put our disappointments and jealousies aside and enjoy what should truly be a Fall Classic. Believe me, as a lifetime Mets fan, I am as unhappy as anyone that I have to ...

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 10 days ago from baseballreflections.com

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Five Reasons Why I Won’t Watch the World Series

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:16 +0000

I’ve made the conscious choice. For the first time in my life I’m choosing not to watch the World Series this year, and here are five reasons why: 5. The Announcers. Enough has been written about the pathetic quality of baseball’s play-by-play crews this postseason so I ...

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Tom Verducci still California dreamin'

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:14:00 +0000

The Yankees went 35-8 at home in the regular season after the All-Star break, but Sports Illustrated columnist Tom Verducci credits the Bombers' continued home success in the postseason to geography of another kind. Last week, when Verducci started pushing his "East Coast Baseball Theory," which ...

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