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A Closer Look at the Death of the '08 Yankees
A Closer Look at the Death of the '08 Yankees
Words by SN's David Arnott , who splits his time between sports blogging here (and here and here ), and dealing with angry SN.com members providing great customer service with a smile. The 2008 New York Yankees are dead. With 25 games left to play , they are 12 games behind the division leading Tampa Bay Rays and 7 games behind the wild card leading Boston Red Sox. Should the Red Sox ...
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SAINT ANDREW’S NET: FANTASY ESKIMOS
With Leather — ... The Sporting Blog takes a closer look at the death of the Yankees’ season.  God, I could read that thing all day.  Tell me more about how Jeter sucked! ...

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