What will the defending champs look like in 2010? (Part 1)
soxandpinstripes.com 15 days ago — It's been about a week since the Yankees were crowned champions and I'm still floating on a cloud of satisfaction. I'm so content right now this is the first day I've given a thought to what I would do to defend this feeling for next year. Brian Cashman has at least similar sentiments as he has ...

Hot Stove 2009: Backup Catcher
zellspinstripeblog.com 15 days ago — Yet another issue on the Yankees hot stove plate this off season is what to do with their backup catcher spot. Now, I am not a fool, I don’t see the Yankees carrying three catchers on their 25 man roster. We’ve heard it for a while now, the Yankees want to get younger and more ...

Matsui or Damon?
zellspinstripeblog.com 17 days ago — 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 ...

Let the Off-Season Begin
yankees.gearupforsports.com 15 days ago — It would be wrong of me to go back to last week and recap the Yankee greatness that was, the 2009 World Series. Justice prevailed as Matsui finally got the Championship ring he ventured over the big lake for. Girardi was right and can breathe another day in Yankee land, maybe even ...

Off Season Preview: Outfield & DH
fackyouk.blogspot.com 16 days ago — Good morning Fackers. So it's been just about four and a half days since the Yanks wrapped up the 2009 World Series, and about three days since the parade finished. Ready to stop celebrating and start thinking about next year yet? Me neither, but the reality of things is that the Hot Stove ...

The Yankees are World Champions of Baseball
soxandpinstripes.com 20 days ago — It took all of my high school and college years, then it took an additional baseball season, but the Yankees are once again World Champions. There is too much to say about 2009, it was everything 2008 wasn't and it started and ended like a movie script. As fans we had good vibes when Joe ...

The waiting game begins now
soxandpinstripes.com 9 days ago — This is the worst time of the year to be a baseball fan. The season is long enough over where you miss actual games, if your team won the World Series, the DVD isn't out yet and you can't inject yourself with baseball nicotine by watching it 47 times in a row, and the hot stove is nothing more ...

World Series Game 6 Notes and Pitching Matchups
feedproxy.google.com 21 days ago — Yankees lineup: 1. Derek Jeter SS 2. Johnny Damon LF 3. Mark Teixeira 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez 3B 5. Hideki Matsui DH 6. Jorge Posada C 7. Robinson Cano 2B 8. Nick Swisher RF 9. Brett Gardner CF P. Andy Pettitte Some notes: Despite Jerry Hairston, Jr's good numbers vs. ...

Jose v. Jorge
pinstripealley.com 10/8/2009 — More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Who deserves to hit in October? Browse more photos » Joe G. took some of the fire out of this as word has leaked out that Molina will ...

Hideki Matsui Powers New York Yankees To World Series Championship
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 20 days ago — Playing in perhaps his final game as a New York Yankee, Matsui went 3-for-4 with a homerun, a double, a single, and six RBI as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win their 27th championship.

Yankees talk about trip through Canyon of Heroes — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 19 days ago
The Yankees react as the city celebrates World Series title No. 27: Mariano Rivera: "It was wonderful. Beautiful. The fans here are the best. It was magnificent." Alex Rodriguez: "I've never seen so many people collected in one place. I've ...

Chamberlain ready to ditch Joba Rules — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 19 days ago
Joba Chamberlain said Friday he understood the Yankees were pacing him for his own good with the so-called Joba Rules, but the competitor in him just wants to let loose next season.

Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC fetes Yankees — Examiner Sports 19 days ago
Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

A-Rod, champion Yankees honored at Knicks game — The Seattle Times: Sports 19 days ago
Thanks to Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees, Madison Square Garden finally had some champions on the court again.

The Yankees as World Champions: Bad for Baseball? — Bleacher Report - MLB 19 days ago
Today the Yankees enjoyed a lavish ticker-tape parade down Broadway Avenue celebrating their 27th World Series Championship. While most folks in New York came out in droves to celebrate, the rest of the baseball world basically rolled their eyes and ...