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Coming soon: A first-base logjam
Coming soon: A first-base logjam
Tyler Kepner, in his story about last night’s game , has an interesting notebook item on 2009: With Jason Giambi a free agent after the season, two Yankees outfielders said Saturday that they would be willing to play first base next season. Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon said they could learn the position if needed, though catcher Jorge Posada might have to play there as he builds ...
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The First Base Discussion
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — All over the Yankees blogosphere the big discussion of the day is "Who will play first base for the Yankees next season?" Ben K. from River Ave. Blues discusses the potential log jam at first base next season. Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon have said they'd be willing to learn the position and play first. Jorge Posada's bad shoulder may force him to play some first base next year as well. He wonders whether the Yankees would be better off signing Mark Teixeira "to a contract that will be too rich and too long" or just using a mix of Matsui-Damon-Posada to get ...

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