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theyankeesrepublic.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009
CANO YOU DON'T KNOW, GIRARDI
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"If you think you're going to hit into a double play, do the right thing and strike out."-- Earl Weaver Among the more compelling subplots in the story Tom Verducci's "The Yankee Years" narrates of the gradual estrangement between Joe Torre and the team's front-office that ended in their ...
Bombers Look to Keep Things Rolling
yankees.gearupforsports.com - 7/1/2009
Bombers Look to Keep Things Rolling
— yankees.gearupforsports.com — The Yankees have managed to silently be only 2.5 games behind Boston with Tuesday night’s win against... Seattle. They have won 6 in a row including a series win in Atlanta and a sweep in Queens and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The pitchers are performing, the hitters are ALL ... (more) Bombers Look to Keep Things Rolling

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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says Eric Hinske deal "made some sense"
nj.com - 7/1/2009
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says Eric Hinske deal "made some sense"
— nj.com — James Borchuck/Associated PressEric Hinske, who was acquired by the Yankees on Tuesday, made the last out in... the 2008 World Series as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. Weather Update, 5:57p.m. -- The tarp is covering the field as... (more) New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says Eric ...

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Hey Guess What? Girardi is Good
nybaseballdigest.com - 6/30/2009
Hey Guess What? Girardi is Good
— nybaseballdigest.com — Managing a Major League Baseball team is often an exercise in futility. No matter how brilliant the... Manager is, he is only as good as the team surrounding him. Imagine having a job where every move you make is second guessed, even if your decision was the correct one. That is precisely what ... (more) Hey Guess What? Girardi is Good

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WasWatching.com:  Taking The Fifth On The Matter Of Batting Fifth

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Taking The Fifth On The Matter Of Batting Fifth
WasWatching.com — Today, Peter Abraham and Matthew Schweber ring in on the topic of batting Robinson Cano fifth in the Yankees line-up. Well, here’s a nugget for you on this topic, via Baseball Musings Day By Day Database. It’s “RBI Percentage” since the start of the 2006 season through last night. ["RBI Percentage" is 100*(RBI-HR)/Runners On] Robinson Cano RBI% = 14.84 Alex Rodriguez RBI% = 16.88 Is there really that much of a difference between 15% and 17%? What is that…like nine RBI per season? ...

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nybaseballdigest.com 7/9/2009 — Pretty much from that day in late 2007 when Joe Torre turned down the Yankees “offer” Joe Girardi was screwed. At least with the fan base. The Yankee fan base loved Joe Torre. “Mr. Torre” as Derek Jeter always called him, was the sole man responsible for 1996, Derek ...
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Robinson Cano Somehow Escaping Ridicule for Failures in the Clutch
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Yankees 2B Robinson Cano has been credited with having a very productive season—currently on pace for 28 HR, 99 RBI, 108 R, 200 hits, and a .300 batting average. The problem, however, is that many fans are overlooking the stark differences in Cano’s performance in the heart of a clutch ...
Robinson Cano Somehow Escaping Ridicule for Failures in the Clutch
bleacherreport.com 6/24/2009 — Yankees 2B Robinson Cano has been credited with having a very productive season—currently on pace for 28 HR, 99 RBI, 108 R, 200 hits, and a .300 batting average.   The problem, however, is that many fans are overlooking the stark ...
Cano's Bad Night
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Last night was a great win, and Robinson Cano probably couldn't be happier. His atrocious effort got overshadowed by the Yankees winning their fifth straight game and Mariano Rivera notching his 500th save and doing something Cano couldn't last night - see more than three pitches in an at bat ...
Is Joe Girardi's job in trouble? One columnist seems to think so
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — There's a whole to-do in Yankeeland over Bob Klapisch's Bergen Record column suggesting that Joe Girardi is "managing for his job." Klapisch's main points: Girardi has a "history of putting his foot on the gas," like with the 2006 Marlins pitching staff: "Three of the five starters — Josh ...
Klapisch: Joe Girardi Managing for His Job
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — From Bob Klapisch : As the Yankees slip just out of the Red Sox’ radar range, Joe Girardi enters a critical phase of his managerial career. He must prove he’s secure enough to survive the Bombers’ recent turbulence without burnout – to himself and his key players. Girardi already crossed that ...
6-Year-Old Hangs Out With Yankees
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 5/20/2009 — Tommy Belsky, all of 6 years old, played catch with Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Jeter handed Belsky a baseball, the boy whizzed it to Cano, then Cano tossed it to Jeter. Then they repeated the process. On the ...
Alex Rodriguez Under Pressure: Truly That Bad in the Clutch? — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
Alex Rodriguez has been given grief for not succeeding in the clutch, but is that necessarily justified? Although he is having a poor season, likely due to his hip injury, Rodriguez has been clutch recently for the Yankees. His two-run ...
Joe Girardi Blows It Bigtime — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
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A-Rod continues tear with two-run homer as Yankees beat Mariners — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/2/2009
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The Arcane Eighth Inning Decision of Joe Girardi — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
Brian Bruney was sent to replace Phil Hughes in the eight inning on Tuesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners. This had also caused the Yankees fans to send comments and criticism about the decision. No one knows the real reason manager Joe ...