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nybaseballdigest.com - 48 minutes ago
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We are only a few days removed from
the Yankees winning their 27th World Championship, and already
many Yankees fans are eagerly looking forward to the “Hot Stove Season.” The World Champions have several issues to address, including the status of several impending free agents, ...
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Yankees Won’t Stand Pat In Offseason
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 2 hours ago
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Tim Dierkes over at MLB Trade Rumors came
out with his list of the top 50 MLB
free agents in this year's FA class. He also listed the team he believes that player will sign with. As far as current Yankees are concerned he ranks Andy Pettitte 6th and believe he'll remain in the Bronx. The same ...
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MLB Trade Rumors To 50 Free Agents
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ladylovespinstripes.com - 8 hours ago
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My first impression of Johnny Damon was not
in Yankee uniform, but that of a hated Boston
Red Sox. He was that outfielder who was part of the biggest Yankee heartbreak in 2004. Damon played a... Welcome to Lady Loves Pinstripes, a sports blog from a female fan's perspective. Feel free ...
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Johnny Be Great
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 19 hours ago
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With all the controversy surrounding weather to bring
back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, many fans have
brought up the idea of signing outfielders Matt Holliday or Jason Bay. To me, when you win a championship, you shouldn't really try to change your team all that much, unless there's a guy ...
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Will The Yanks Go After Bay Or Holliday?
yanksblog.com - 22 hours ago
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2010 Roster Suggestions: It's only been a few
days since we won, but ESPN's Tim Kurkjian and
the Daily News' John Harper both have thoughts on who the 2010 Yankees roster should contain. Kurkjian suggests the Yankees might let both Hideki Matsui a...
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Quick Notes: Kurkjian and Harper Ponder the Roster and ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 22 hours ago
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As if dominating the playoffs wasn't enough, the
New York Yankees are now dominating much of the
hot stove discussion as well. We took a look at some rumors from the Bronx earlier today. Now John Harper of the New York Daily News offers ten ...
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Yankees Notes: Matsui, Damon, Cano
behindthemoat.wordpress.com - 22 hours ago
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I wonder how Coco Crisp worked out? But
hey, Theo knows all. No one denies this. Extend
Damon. (At a resonable price, of course.) Tagged: Hot Stove, Johnny Damon
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I’d say that 4th year paid off, no?
zellspinstripeblog.com - 22 hours ago
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The champagne is barely cleaned from the carpets
in the Yankees clubhouse and the confetti is not
even cleaned from the Canyon of Heroes, yet some important decisions need to be made about the Yankees’ three free agents. I am of course referring to Matsui, Damon and Pettitte. I am not ...
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Matsui or Damon?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 24 hours ago
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From Tim Kurkjian : 1. How will the
world champion Yankees rework their roster? They have three
primary free agents, left fielder Johnny Damon, designated hitter Hideki Matsui and starting pitcher Andy Pettitte. Last winter, the Yankees didn't even make an offer to Bobby Abreu or Jason ...
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Kurkjian on the Yanks
ladylovespinstripes.com - 33 hours ago
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Do you change something that wins? My answer
is absolutely not, it would be stupid. If it
ain't broke, why break it? Why ruin a good thing? Now the Yankees are at the top of the baseball... Welcome to Lady Loves Pinstripes, a sports blog from a female fan's perspective. Feel free to ...
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DO YOU CHANGE SOMETHING THAT WINS?
nydailynews.com - 37 hours 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
mlbtraderumors.com - 39 hours ago
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ESPN.com's Tim Kurkjian runs through some of the
top storylines to watch this offseason... Kurkjian believes the
Yankees will let Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui walk this winter and will "consider" free agents Jason Bay and Matt Holliday . ...
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Kurkjian's Latest: Yanks, Dodgers, Chapman, Figgins
sports.espn.go.com - 43 hours ago
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Johnny Damon, John Lackey and Matt Holliday are
among the hot offseason topics
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Johnny Damon, John Lackey and Matt Holliday are among ...
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 44 hours ago
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In the wake of the euphoria over the
Yankees World Series victory, the one question that seems
to be on everybody's mind is this: Damon or Matsui? Both of them contributed hugely to both the Yankees regular and postseason success. Both also came up huge in the World Series. Both are also getting ...
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Why Not Both?
puristbleedspinstripes.com - 45 hours ago
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When you’re the defending World Champions, life is
usually pretty good in the offseason; the decisions you
need to make to improve your team fairly minimal. Right now, it looks like the Yankees may want to sign another starter–not a one or a two, but an insurance policy if Hughes ...
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The Hardest Off-Season Decision Looms
behindthemoat.wordpress.com - 46 hours ago
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I just want to establish this right now.
I am not a big Matt Holliday fan. A
lot of his numbers seem inflated from playing at Colorado and backing up Pujols. Would he be a good replacement for Damon in left, should the Yankees go another route? Yes. But the type of money his agent Scott Boras ...
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Warming up the damn stove.
blog.al.com - 2 days ago
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Richt gets dubious vote of confidence from AD
Evans.
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So who will be Georgia's next football coach?
sportressofblogitude.com - 2 days ago
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Submitted by Weed Against Speed
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William C. Rhoden Just Blew The Lid Off This Whole ‘How ...
umpbump.com - 3 days ago
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The Yankees are World Champions again, but it’s
not the same this time. Evil Empire? I wish;
at least “evil” is interesting. Instead, what we have is the rise of the boring over the bad. Somehow, Yankeefication has become synonymous with boringification. Johnny Damon: went to the Yankees, ...
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Yankees, Evil? I Wish.
nymag.com - 3 days ago
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So, the Yankees have won the World Series
for the 27th time. Hooray! It has been a
while. Now that you've had some time to sleep off the celebration, though, it's time to get down to business. It wouldn't be the Yankees if we let one little ...
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2009 Is Already Old News. What’s Next for the Yanks?
nybaseballdigest.com - 3 days ago
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The parade is later today, but it’s never
too early to look ahead. The Yankees may have
won the World Series in 2009, however there are some questions surrounding the team for 2010. Here are some early ones that I have: The Starting Rotation All signs indicate that Chien Ming Wang ...
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Champs Will Have Offseason Decisions
scoresreport.com - 3 days ago
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I just caught this list on a recent
episode of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” I can’t seem
to find a video version of the list, so a heads up would be appreciated. But here is the written version on Olbermann’s own blog. Photo from fOTOGLIF
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The Nine Smartest Plays in World Series History
sportscollectorsdaily.com - 3 days ago
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Not everything winds up in an auction or
online sale.
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World Series Memorabilia You Won't See for Sale
bizofbaseball.com - 3 days ago
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With the New York Yankees winning the 105th
World Series, 4 games to 2 against the Philadelphia
Phillies, MLB’s “silly season” is now officially underway. Clubs that didn’t make the postseason, or were eliminated along the way have already begun preparing for the 2010 season, and now, movement ...
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Matsui, Damon, Guerrero Highlight List of 183 Potential ...
fenwaywest.com - 3 days ago
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Last offseason it did not look like the
Yankees and Red Sox were fighting over the same
players, (until the Yankees made that little deal for Mark Teixeira) this offseason things will be different. Both teams have to make a decision about left field. The Yankees may let Damon or Matsui go, or ...
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Red Sox and Yankees to Battle it Out in the Hot Stove League
fangraphs.com - 3 days ago
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They got it right. Hideki Matsui was unequivocally
the right choice for World Series MVP. His raw
numbers were incredible. In 15 plate appearances, the Phillies only managed to get Matsui out 5 times. His 8 hits, 2 doubles, and 2 HRs add up to a ...
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WS Coverage: Thoughts on the WS MVP and Matsui.
nybaseballdigest.com - 3 days ago
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Speculation is the Yankees will not re-sign designated
hitter Hideki Matsui. Obviously the newly crowned World Champions
have decisions to make as they attempt to get a bit younger and look toward the time when both Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter spend time as designated hitters. If that is ...
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Was Game 6 Matsui’s Swang Song?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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YANKEES: Derek Jeter SS, Johnny Damon LF, Mark
Teixeira 1B, Alex Rodriguez 3B, Hideki Matsui DH, Jorge
Posada C, Robinson Cano 2B, Nick Swisher RF, Brett Gardner CF PHILLIES: Jimmy Rollins SS, Shane Victorino CF, Chase Utley 2B, Ryan Howard 1B, Jayson Werth RF, Raul Ibanez DH, Pedro Feliz 3B, ...
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Game 6 Lineups
nydailynews.com - 4 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 ...
fenwaywest.com - 4 days ago
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As Red Sox Nation sits down on their
collective couches hoping for an implosion in the Bronx,
we continue to look at Johnny Damon with wonder. Here is a 35 year old outfielder that has had a physical metamorphosis only equalled to classic rocker Jim Morrison. Finishing the regular season with ...
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Johnny Damon had value
sports.yahoo.com - 4 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA — Had Derek Jeter (notes) been the
culprit of the double theft, it would have gone
done in the history books as the all-time greatest display of "baseball smarts." But since it was a self-described Idiot doing the ...
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Damon's 'instinctual' double dash makes World Series history
bases.nbcsports.com - 4 days ago
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The latest collection of rumors and notes from
SI's Jon Heyman has a couple of interesting items:
Before these playoffs, the Yankees were believed willing to go for two years and $16 million for [Johnny] Damon. But that was before...
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How much was Damon's steal really worth?
4sportboston.com - 4 days ago
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With the New York Yankees on the verge
of either their 27th World Series Championship or their
second huge collapse in the past five years (still to be determined), Red Sox Nation seems to have quite a vested interest in the outcome of this World Series between the Yanks and the Philadelphia ...
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Vested Interest in the World Series
keitholbermann.mlblogs.com - 5 days ago
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Inspired by Johnny Damon's double-stolen base in Game
Four on Sunday, I thought it was time to
salute a part of the game rarely acknowledged and even more rarely listed among its greatest appeals to the fan. What they once quaintly called "good ...
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The Nine Smartest Plays In World Series History
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
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From Jon Heyman (hat-tip to MLB Trade Rumors
): The Yankees have interest in bringing back Johnny
Damon -- "We need him," A-Rod said -- but could well get competition from at least the White Sox and Giants. The Cardinals, Braves and Red Sox are among other teams looking for a corner outfielder, ...
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Heyman Says Yanks Will To Give Damon Two-Years
mlbtraderumors.com - 5 days ago
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The latest from SI's Jon Heyman ... The
Yankees are interested in re-signing Johnny Damon , and
may be willing to offer two years and $16MM. Heyman believes the White Sox and Giants will be among the other suitors. Heyman says the Reds "could ...
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Heyman On Damon, Scutaro, Red Sox
baseballmusings.com - 5 days ago
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Rob Neyer argues that the Yankees will cut
ties with Hideki Matsui in an effort to get
younger : Well, yes … but there’s something else, too, that Kepner touches on just tangentially: the Yankees are old. Now it seems that their ...
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Getting Younger
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 5 days ago
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Notes The Yankees have interest in bringing back
Johnny Damon -- "We need him," A-Rod said --
but could well get competition from at least the White Sox and Giants. The Cardinals, Braves and Red Sox are among other teams looking for a corner ...
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Five reasons why Phillies could pull off a shocking ...
espn.go.com - 5 days ago
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What's in store for the Yankees this winter?
If we know anything, we know they won't stand
pat. Brian Cashman has mentioned his desire for a veteran s...
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Is Matsui's Yankee career almost over?
noyoureatowel.net - 5 days ago
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Ben made the point the other night that
Damon rarely seems to make the last out of
the game. With his ABs with two outs in the 9th the past two nights, it really seems like that's true. So I decided to see who has made the last out of the Yankees playoff games recently (thank you ...
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Trivia Tuesday: Last Postseason Out Edition
bottomlinesox.com - 5 days ago
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Damon had a solid 2009, could he play
left in Boston in Jason Bay walks? Will Boston
want him back?
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Is Johhny Damon a fit in Boston?
pinstripealley.com - 5 days ago
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Postseason World Series Postseason World Series Rollins .757
.680 Jeter .963 .846 Victorino .937 .495 Damon .268
.911 Utley 1.122 1.651 Tex .579 .577 Howard .943 .501 Arod 1.304 .919 Werth 1.152 1.047 ...
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An OPS Comparison
baseballmusings.com - 6 days ago
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Here’s how the Tampa Bay Rays prevent the
Johnny Damon double steal : Infield coach Tom Foley
said by phone Monday they employ two strategies to prevent it: SS Jason Bartlett is told that if 3B Evan Longoria takes the throw at second to immediately break toward third; and C Dioner ...
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Defending Against the Shift Steal
tampabay.com - 6 days ago
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By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In
Print: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 PHILADELPHIA — There was
something the Phillies could have done to prevent Johnny Damon 's stunning one-man double steal Sunday. Actually, there were several things. The Rays ...
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Tampa Bay Rays have method to prevent Johnny Damon's ...
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 6 days ago
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For a fleeting moment in the first inning,
it appeared that the Yankees might actually steal this
one. Cliff Lee didn't look so invincible, giving up some sharp contact and struggling to locate his fastball. After Game 1, Cliff Lee said it had been a long time since he's been nervous playing ...
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Too Little, Too Late
mlbdailydish.com - 6 days ago
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More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP
Browse more photos » The Boston Globe suggests that
if the Yankees decide not to bring back Johnny Damon, the White Sox ...
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Damon to White Sox?
baseballmusings.com - 6 days ago
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The Yankees score a run in the fifth
to cut the Phillies lead to 6-2. Hinske pinch
hit for the pitcher and walked, eventually scoring on a Damon ground out.
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Creeping Back
hardballtimes.com - 6 days ago
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As I'm sure you all have heard, Johnny
Damon took advantage of the shift to advance an
extra base on a steal of second last night. While it was a very heads up and exciting play, it simply didn't have much of an impact on the game itself. As Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing notes : # ...
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So, just how good was Damon’s steal?
lookoutlanding.com - 6 days ago
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It was a very heads-up play. Not a
lot of guys would've been paying attention to third
base in that situation, but Damon was thinking the whole time, and earned himself a free 90 feet. There was no risk - he saw that the base was uncovered and knew ...
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On The Damon Steal
mlbnotebook.com - 6 days ago
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Thanks to a heads-up play by Johnny Damon
and the Phillies playing the lefty power hitter shift
defense, what could have been a World Series tied 2-2 is now a 3-1 Yankees series lead. Game 4 becomes an instant classic in the latest volume of World Series history. All becuase Johnny Damon ... ...
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The play that changed the World Series
