yankees.lhblogs.com - 11/23/2008
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A few random thoughts, baseball and otherwise, during vacation:
— If A.J.Burnett and agent Darek Braunecker can get a five-year contract – and Braunecker says they can – good for them. I’m all for players getting whatever they can. But after their experience with ...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/21/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
The new King? Hal Steinbrenner takes over as
the Principle Owner of the New York Yankees today....
The end of one of the most successful and tumultuous ownership eras in Major League Baseball history ended today when the George Steinbrenner passed control of the New York Yankees to his son, ...
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The King Steps Down: George Steinbrenner Passes Control ...
joeposnanski.com - 11/28/2008
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joeposnanski.com —
Every city in the country, I suppose, has
its own relationship with New York City — you...
know, much the same way that every college basketball team in the old ACC had a rivalry with North Carolina. The City is just omnipresent in American ...
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King George
fannation.com - 11/24/2008
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fannation.com —
CC Sabathia, Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images The Yankees have
not yet set a deadline for their $140-million, six-year...
offer to free-agent starting pitcher CC Sabathia , and according to someone familiar with their thinking, they have no ...
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No deadline for CC on Yanks' offer
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Old stadium not going anywhere quite yet
River Avenue Blues —
While yesterday I suggested that Yankee Stadium demolition could begin as early as March, PeteAbe has a different take on it. In a post chock full o’ goodies, the LoHud beat writer drops in a note about the stadium:
— We’re hearing that the old Stadium won’t be torn down until next fall. A movie will be filming there in the spring and summer, it seems. It’s going to be a while before fans get to purchase seats and other memorabilia. Will the long delay reduce the value? I’m hardly a marketing guy, but it seems to me that the best time to sell ...
Monday Mendozas
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... , probably the toughest division in the majors. • Also from Abraham, a bit of news and some corking good advice . The News: If you've somehow missed seeing old Yankee Stadium, you've still got time, as apparently a movie's going to be filmed there next year. The Advice: In the new Stadium, dump "YMCA" and "Cotton-Eyed Joe," and ratchet back "God Bless America." • Then there's Bill Madden, who, "for argument's sake," prefers to ...
Dismantling of the old Yankee Stadium set for March 15, old Stadium Tours over
NYY Stadium Insider is now New Stadium Insider - Please update your bookmarks! —
... No word on when the tours of the NEW Stadium will begin, but I would assume there won't be too much of a delay after the new digs are complete. That is free money and the Yankees are a money-making machine. This article cites March 15 as the start date for demolition of the old Stadium, which flies in the face of information that blog nemesis Peter Abraham mentioned a couple of days ago. ...
Callis: AFL Scout Says Hughes “Not Overpowering At All”
WasWatching.com —
... Yeah, I know, I know, it’s also been reported that Hughes was “throwing 94, 95 with ease” in the AFL. So, who knows which report is true? ...
Conflicting Reports on Hughes
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
Earlier in the week Peter Abraham reported that three scouts said that Phil Hughes was throwing 94-95 MPH with ease in the Arizona Fall League. This wasn't the first time this was reported this winter. ...
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riveraveblues.com 12/17/2008 — Over the past week, as the Yankees doled out the dollars for A.J. Burnett and CC Sabathia , many pundits noted that despite these behemoth contracts, the Yankees are actually shedding payroll . Because the contracts for Jason Giambi , Bobby Abreu, ...
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New York Yankees: Savior in Waiting —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
For the New York Yankees, missing the playoffs in simply inexcusable.
With the name Steinbrenner still printed on the main office door, an October-less season will not be tolerated and certainly will not be repeated. For these reasons, the ...
Swisher’s Underlying Value —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
He is not Mark Teixeira , but the New York Yankees recent trade for Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox is a very good trade that the Yankees quietly pulled off.
Not only will the deal allow the Yankees to fill a void at 1B or a possible ...
