nydailynews.com - 9/30/2008
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In what could be perceived as an open casting call to elite free-agent-to-be pitchers such as CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, Joe Girardi said Monday there would be "a conscious effort" to upgrade the Yankees' starting rotation this winter.
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Baseball Today: Tuesday, September 30
Projo Sox Blog —
... It appears as if Joba Chamberlain's shoulder was hurting again when he pitched Sunday in Boston. (New York Post)
FIRST DAY OF WINTER: That's what yesterday was for the playoff-less Yanks, but it was hardly a day of rest. The fate of general manager Brian Cashman is still up in the air (New York Post) -- though the New York Daily News' John Harper says Cashman should be brought back to finish what he started -- and manager Joe Girardi is already beginning the cry for more pitching. (New York Daily News) Mariano Rivera will undergo ...
GM position lays in wait; Mo opts for surgery
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... ; he starts by telling the Yanks to sign Derek Lowe. Makes some sense, actually, and leaves a lot more flexibility at the back end of the rotation -- he'd mean the Yanks would only have to fill the last spot of the rotation, really, and not the back two spots. Because let's face it, as Joe Girardi already said , ...
I’m not sure what to think of Girardi wanting new arms
yankeesdaily.com —
... I was reading the NY Daily News today and read that Joe Girardi wants new arms in the rotation. I’m not one that likes going after free agents and I keep flip flopping on this issue. On one hand, the Yankees need starting pitchers that can pitch over 200 innings and actually pitch well. On the other hand, I don’t like the fact that the Yankees went after the biggest free agents or traded for name players between 2001 and 2008 and it didn’t work out. They went out and got Mike Mussina, Kevin Brown, Jose Contreras, Jeff Weaver, Javier Vazquez, ...
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Jorge's plate could be full next season
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Bleacher Report - MLB 9/30/2008
CC Sabathia has single-handedly taken the Brewers to the postseason. Since being acquired from the Indians, CC has gone 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA, throwing seven complete games over that span.
CC has pitched so well since the trade, he has somehow ...
