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Let the Off-Season Begin
Let the Off-Season Begin
It would be wrong of me to go back to last week and recap the Yankee greatness that was, the 2009 World Series. Justice prevailed as Matsui finally got the Championship ring he ventured over the big lake for. Girardi was right and can breathe another day in Yankee land, maybe even ...
Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
nypost.com — CHICAGO -- The Yankees are strategizing ways to retain all three of their major free agents --... Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui -- sources told The Post. Damon and Pettitte are the priorities. But when asked if that meant Matsui had p... (more) Yankees plotting to keep Damon, Pettitte, Matsui
Damon won't give Yankees discount
nypost.com — CHICAGO – So much for the hometown discount. The Yankees have been hoping Johnny Damon’s desire to... stay a Yankee is great enough that he agrees to return on a one- or, at most, two-year contract. However, his representative, Scott Boras, hardly ... (more) Damon won't give Yankees discount
Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
bats.blogs.nytimes.com — Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said he would not be influenced by the strong World Series performances... of the pending free agents Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon. (more) Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed
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