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Cooperstown Calls

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:49:32 +0000

Cooperstown Calls If you're looking for something to do over the holiday, you might consider a pilgrimage to the shrine in Cooperstown. Matsui's bat, Damon's spikes, Mo's hat, Jorge and Jose's masks, Jeter's bat, Pettitte's jersey and cap, a ball from the first Fall Classic at New ...

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Matsui in Demand

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:58 +0000

Before free agent Hideki Matsui begins receiving calls for his service on the field, he’ll have a different set of suitors to field offers from: companies seeking him for endorsements. According to reports, since the MVP performance in the World Series he has had eight offers to appear in ...

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BBC Article About Naming Rights

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:00 +0000

I thought the opening to this BBC article about stadium naming rights had an interesting opening... When the New York Yankees built their new baseball stadium in 2007, chief operating officer Lonn Trost was asked if he would be selling off the naming rights for the new build. His ...

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11/20 Demolition Update

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:00 +0000

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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A-Rod’s Shoes A $15,0000,000 Ebay Bargain

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:01 +0000

My buddy Mike at Steady Burn Dot Net can really find bargains on Ebay. In a post about an army soldier selling the ad rights to his entire arm for fifty grand , Mike’s also found someone trying to sell an autographed pair of Alex Rodriguez’s game-used shoes for the low low price ...

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The Truth About Yankees Fans

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:25:36 +0000

What better time to talk about the New York Yankees fan base, than two weeks after the 27 th World Series Championship in team history. Yes, the Bronx Bombers are the most successful franchise in the history of professional sports. Yankees “faithful” have been filling “The Stadium” to root on ...

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 4 days ago from baseballreflections.com

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Of course the Yankees are going to re-sign Hideki Matsui: he pays for himself

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:07 +0000

Via MLB Trade Rumors comes a Tweet from NPB Tracker in which it is claimed that Hideki Matsui's mere presence on the New York Yankees accounts for "at least" $15 million in annual revenue. NPB bases this assertion on a report that's...

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[Aroldis Chapman] is being courted by the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and likely...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:39:33 +0000

[Aroldis Chapman] is being courted by the New York Yankees and Mets, the Boston Red Sox and likely other clubs. Team executives say figures of $15 million to $50 million have been mentioned... "He’s a once-every-40-years player," says [his] agent. Chapman was all blinged out during a ...

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Yankees in no rush to make free-agent moves

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:19 +0000

Brian Cashman is letting the free agent river run down River Ave. to his Yankee Stadium door. According to the World Champion Yankees' GM, he doesn't have concrete ideas about retaining his free agents or signing free agents from other teams. "...

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11/13 Demolition Update

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Here are some more new shots taken by WCBS 880's Tom Kaminski . You can find all of Kaminski's great photos, including the rest of this gallery, on the WCBS website by clicking here . (Images used with permission from WCBS880.com .) For the main demolition page click here . ...

Greg C. posted 8 days ago from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

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Stadium demolition permit approved

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:25:21 +0000

That photo — that heartbreaking shot inside of the House that Ruth Built — is that least from Bob Kaminski from Chopper 88. The WCBS AM man in the sky flew over Yankee Stadium this week and snapped some shots of the crews hard at work. The stadium is slowly emptying out, and in a few months, ...

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Link: The Citi Field myth

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +0000

Head on over to The Happy Recap to read user Hoovbacca’s post on the “Citi Field is where home runs go to die” myth. Here’s an excerpt… The interesting thing is, with a much weaker team in 2009, the stats between Shea in ‘08 and Citi in ‘09 are remarkably similar in ever category except ...

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Yanks Beat Mets In Generating Money For City

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +0000

Besides just being an overall better team, the Yankees also put more money in the city treasury than there cross-town rivals. From David Seifman : The Yankees can now legitimately claim to be twice as good as the Mets -- at generating cash for the city. The World Series champs produced "at ...

Greg C. posted 5 days ago from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

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One-time wild child became one tightly wound Bomber

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:18:00 +0000

CLOSERS as a genre tend to be flaky and wild. But even for the species, John Wetteland was different. He drank coffee obsessively, roller-bladed maniacally in the bowels of the old Yankee Stadium -- much to the chagrin of Joe Torre -- and at a ti...

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Tuesday Night Open Thread: Demolition Update

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:45:00 +0000

This pictures come to us from WCBS 880's Tom Kaminski . As you can see the bleacher seats are almost completely removed, they've begun demolishing the field level sections as well. And Reggie Jackson's blue "YANKEE STADIUM" letters look like they're on their way to his house. You can find all ...

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The buried Ortiz jersey

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:34 +0000

View full size photo » Remember the construction worker who buried a David Ortiz jersey in the cement of the new Yankee Stadium ? How's he feeling about now? Since the Yankees moved into the supposedly jinxed ballpark, three ...

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In the shadow of the new house, local business suffers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:19 +0000

Stan the Man’s Baseball Land sits across from the old Yankee Stadium. (Photo by flickr user DustonThomasJohnston ) During the build-up to the opening of the new Yankee Stadium, team officials touted the economic benefits it would bring to the South Bronx, and many of Yankee-centric ...

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Five Reasons Why Curtis Granderson-to-the-Yankees Makes Sense For New York and Detroit

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:10:10 +0000

Yes, two posts on Curtis Granderson potentially getting traded to the Yankees is necessary. 1. Detroit needs to trim payroll. According to this , the Tigers are doing what many fans think they should - generating revenue and spending it on their team. That’s great if you win. The ...

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In The Shadow Of Yankee Stadium, An Off Year (Times)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Catching up on stuff from last week...I thought this was interesting. NEW YORK REGION In the Shadow of Yankee Stadium, an Off Year By PATRICK McGEEHAN Published: November 4, 2009 Businesses near the team’s new stadium say they have not shared in the team’s success this ...

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Monday Night Open Thread: Boxing in the Bronx?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000

Boxing has always had its place in the old stadium, and now the new place may be getting its first big fight. According to Greg Bishop it's possible that the stadium will be host to a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight next spring. “I get chills just thinking about it,” said Ross ...

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