baseballprospectus.com - 19 days ago
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Congratulations, New York Yankees .
The team went all-in on an extended strategy based on getting CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira . Say what you will about Brian Cashman or the Steinbrenner family, it worked.
It’s the Series that capped the season, a real fall classic that comes at ...
nydailynews.com - 19 days ago
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nydailynews.com —
If this turns out to be goodbye for
Hideki Matsui , it goes down as the greatest
exit since John Elway won a second straight Super Bowl and rode off into the sunset. It's not exactly the same, of course. Matsui would love to keep his pinstripes and ...
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Losing Hideki Matsui after MVP World Series performance ...
metsfansforever.com - 19 days ago
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Author: Greg Pomes Thankfully the World Series is
finally over, meaning that the 2009 baseball season is
over and the Hot Stove season is upon us now. There is going to be a lot of pressure on the Mets now to improve the team and not just for the way the 2009 season ...
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Will Hideki Matsui Be A Met Next Year?
bugsandcranks.com - 19 days ago
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bugsandcranks.com —
For those who watched Matsui play will always
remember just how critical he was to the success
of these Yankees. But for future fans, it is likely that only a few, the die hards and historians would have recognized Matsui’s name before he penned the final chapter of his New York story last night.
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What a Way to Go
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Yankees win 27 in Heaven, World Champions in Six Games
Diamond Hoggers —
... [Sports Illustrated] [Jayson Stark] [MLB.com] [Baseball Prospectus] [Hardball Times] ...
What they're saying about the Yankees' 27th Championship
Circling The Bases —
[image] Let's take a trip around the blogosphere: Baseball Prospectus : "Maybe Joe Girardi does overmanage. Maybe Alex Rodriguez really is a choker Centaur. Maybe the new Stadium doesn't have ghosts. What they all have now is a new championship banner and a set of rings on the way. Whether this was for George (as Selig said) or for their fans, #27 was memorable." ...
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