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Frickin’ A-Rod or: How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Grudingly Support the Yankees
Frickin’ A-Rod or: How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Grudingly Support the Yankees
Rooting for the bad guy always sounds so good in theory; there is a sexy excitement to the whole thing, a contrarian pride, and a Clint Eastwood danger. But in practice, it never works. At the movies, you find yourself unable to shake the momentum of the action, somehow hinged to the values of ...
13 Reasons To Be Excited For the 2009 World Series
13 Reasons To Be Excited For the 2009 World Series
aarontorres-sports.com — Whether it's A-Rod in clutch, the strip club with Jayson Werth, or Nick Swisher playing pranks on... the New York Yankees, there's several reasons to be excited about this World Series. As a matter of fact, Aaron Torres gives you 13 reasons, as he breaks down the Phillies-Yankees showdown in the Bronx (more) 13 Reasons To Be Excited For the 2009 World Series
Queens Quandary
Queens Quandary
nydailynews.com — Mets fans thought they were in the clear for disappointment once the regular season ended, but the... nightmare was still a month from being over. This year was already bad enough for Mets fans. Picked to win the World Series by many, they were ... (more) Queens Quandary
Yankees: World Series Bound
Yankees: World Series Bound
yankees.gearupforsports.com — It’s official. The Angels no longer hold any kind of playoff curse over the Yankees head and... the Bronx Bombers are going to the World Series. Thanks to the veteran pitching staff and a string of timely hits and walks the Yankees will play host to the Phillies on Wednesday to kick off ... (more) Yankees: World Series Bound
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Friendly Neighborhood Yankees Fan Returns to Poke You With Pointy Stick
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... But the Yankees, my squadron of choice, has simply outplayed your squadron of choice since that point. We ended up topping the 100-win mark, finishing first in the most competitive division since the outset of Wild Card play, and seizing home field advantage throughout the course of our tidy playoff run. You know the big names, from Alex Rodriguez to Mariano Rivera to Derek Jeter, and you know that we actually have a sympathetic group of non-Yankees fans cheering us on (even fans of the hated Dodgers!) ...

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