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slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 1/8/2009

Pettitte Upset With Yanks, May Return To Houston

— slidingintohome.blogspot.com — From Ken Davidoff : Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his negotiations have gone with the... Yankees, and the lefthander might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros . What once seemed a fait accompli - Pettitte returning to the Yankees for a 12th season in pinstripes - ... (more) Pettitte Upset With Yanks, May Return To Houston

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replacementlevel.com - 1/10/2009

Replacement Level Yankees Weblog

— replacementlevel.com — Extremely Early Projected Standings (97 Comments - 1/10/2009 12:31:35 am ) Newsday - Davidoff: Pettitte not happy... with Yankees right now (209 Comments - 1/9/2009 2:54:43 pm ) Yanks inclined to lower $10M Pettitte offer (71 Comments - 1/8/2009 9:21:27 ... (more) Replacement Level Yankees Weblog

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seamheads.com - 1/12/2009

Resolutions of a Yankee Fan

— seamheads.com — We may be a few weeks into 2009, but considering that the baseball season won’t start for... a few more months, it’s never too late to get into the spirit of the season and make some resolutions for the coming year. (more) Resolutions of a Yankee Fan

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Why Baseball Doesn't Need a Salary Cap
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes — This post was inspired by a very well-written post by Mike of High and Tight, which can be found here. It's worth your time. **** In the past decade, both the NBA, in the forms of the Spurs and the Lakers, and the NFL, in the form of the Patriots, have seen "dynasties"; that is, teams winning, year after year. Both leagues have had a salary cap for that time span, if not longer. The NHL also has a salary cap, but as it was only implemented a few years ago, it's still too soon for any conclusive remarks. Baseball, on ...

A referral
The Sommer Frieze — ... Pete Abraham is spotlighting various bloggers over at his blog this month (link at right). The post today is one of the better ones I’ve read from the list of guests he has on this month. Check it out. Click the link. ...

Guest Blogging on Lohud Today
High and Tight. — Here's the link if you want to check it out. It's also posted below. ---------------- We’ve heard squawking from some team owners recently, jawing and complaining about the Yankees’ spending this past off-season. What, this is new? Despite the fact that the payroll for the 2009 season is lower than that for 2008, some such as Houston’s Drayton McLane and Milwaukee’s Mark Attanasio are crying for a salary cap, or anything to artificially inflate the price of the franchises that they bought for less than what Mark Teixeira received. Well, be ...

Catching up with the Pinch-Hitters at LoHud
N/A — ... Sean from Yankees Daily blogs about Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Personally, I’ve erased that game from my memory. 1/8/09: Mike Silva from New York Baseball Digest plans on running a simulation match-up between the 1986 Mets and 1996 Yankees with Strat-O-Matic baseball. Tough match-up to call. 1/9/09: Mike from High and Tight explains how the new stadium will be a financial windfall for the Yankees. Can’t disagree with that. ...