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joshqpublic.com - 7/30/2009

Fist Pumping With Joba Chamberlain

— joshqpublic.com — Pump it up, until you can feel it. Pump it up, when you don’t really need it.... -Elvis Costello Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! I hate to do this one. Verbs I would rather conjugate than do this one. Makes me sick from here to the great Bay State to do this ... (more) Fist Pumping With Joba Chamberlain

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Joba Chamberlain

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George Steinbrenner III

Chris Russo

Michael Kay

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athbloggs.blogspot.com - 8/4/2009

The strangest trade in baseball history

— athbloggs.blogspot.com — Now that the trade deadline has come and gone (not that some deals still can't done through... waivers), we thought it would be interesting to recount unquestionably, the strangest trade in baseball history. Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson made strangest trade in ‘73 On March 5, 1973, at the New ... (more) The strangest trade in baseball history

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joshqpublic.com - 8/1/2009

I Miss George Steinbrenner

— joshqpublic.com — George, George, George of the Jungle, strong as he can be. George, George, George of the Jungle,... w atch out for that tree. -George of the Jungle Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Once again the Red Sox and Yankees are in a penant race. Once again, the oldest and ... (more) I Miss George Steinbrenner

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George Steinbrenner III

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Aaron Boone

Bucky Dent

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Visit from the Boss
baseballmusings.com — George Steinbrenner stopped by the Yankees clubhouse Wednesday night: It was interesting seeing the reaction the Yankees had to George Steinbrenner last night. For Derek, Jorge, Andy and Mo, it was like old times. They have vivid memories of Steinbrenner being in the clubhouse all the time. But for the newcomers, seeing Steinbrenner was like spotting J.D. Salinger. “It was pretty cool,” CC Sabathia said. “He was very friendly.” Friendly? Hope Ed Whitson didn’t read that. Some of the younger players, including Phil Hughes, met The Boss for ...

Grandpa Yankee Makes An Appearance
Fack Youk — ... "It was an honor to meet him", and CC Sabathia thought he was "friendly". If this was ten, twenty or thirty years ago instead, The Boss would have probably been instrumental in trying to bring them to the team, his visit would have been punctuated by a "got get 'em" type of speech and I highly doubt "friendly" would have been on the list of adjectives used to describe the man. Certainly not by his employees or the beat writers: ...