puristbleedspinstripes.com - 7/1/2009
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Despite a six-game win streak (yes, really), some are still complaining about the Yankees. So I thought, in the perpetual spirit of optimism (and Schadenfreude), I'd go through and list some of the other teams I've been following, and their issues, because after you do that you realize that the ...
Beckett and Ortiz power Red Sox to series-opening win in Atlanta
soxandpinstripes.com 6/27/2009 — Though the calendar indicates the month is June, it has already been a tale of two seasons for Josh Beckett and David Ortiz. Beckett opened the season like a No. 5 starter struggling to remain in the rotation and since returned to ace form. Through May and into early June, Ortiz looked so lost ...
DeRosa To the Cards
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — Well, there's goes any chances the Yankees had at landing Mark DeRosa, because yesterday the St. Louis Cardinals landed the versatile 34-year-old for right-handed reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later. DeRosa, was hitting .270/.342/.457 with 13 HR and 50 RBI in 71 games for the ...
Big Papi Comes Up Big in June
baseballreflections.com 6/30/2009 —
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So now that David Ortiz has found his stroke again, all the murmurs will start.
This will certainly mirror the talk that surrounded Jason Giambi a couple of years ago.
You all remember, don’t you? Giambi admitted to doing performance-enhancing drugs ...
DeRosa fits in Cardinals’ puzzle
thesportsbank.net 7/1/2009 — By Jake McCormick
The St. Louis Cardinals made the first major move in the 2009 NL Central Division race by trading for former Chicago Cub and fan favorite Mark DeRosa. Call it pay back for taking Jim Edmonds.
Mark DeRosa was the caulk of the 2008 Chicago Cubs. He could fill in at any ...
DeRosa Will Help Cards
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — In one of the first high-profile trades of the summer, the Cleveland Indians on Saturday dealt the versatile Mark DeRosa to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later. The verdict on the outcomes of this deal won’t be out for a long time, of ...
It’s Always About the Yankees
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/27/2009 — Yankees-Mets Logo - from CNY Central On Thursday afternoon, I was waiting for my train when I noticed a couple of people donning Mets hats and shirts coming down the stairs. A minute later, a few more emerged…and then a few more…and then more –- and I’m thinking, Oh, my God, I either died and ...
Cardinals Acquire Mark DeRosa
downswinging.com 6/28/2009 — With just over a month away from the trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals have made the first move to nab a short-term boost to its team by way of Mark DeRosa. DeRosa, 34, came over from the struggling Cleveland Indians in exchange for a reliever and a player to be named later. The ...
I'm sick of excuses make a trade
metsfever.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — On June 4th, 2009 for Cardinals fans, Manager Tony LaRusa stated the obvious by publicly stating that his team needed a bat... "The No. 1 thing we can get is a guy to hit behind Albert [Pujols]," La Russa said. "That's the No. 1 thing." Later in that same article LaRusa could be ...
Details on the Mark DeRosa to Cardinals Trade
bleachernation.com 6/28/2009 — If you’re feeling weepy about the fact that not only is Mark DeRosa not coming back to the Cubs, but also is going to the worst possible place - St. Louis - avert your eyes now. They’ll just get weepier.
The Cardinals filled two needs in one move when they acquired ...
Kings of New York
riveraveblues.com 7/1/2009 — When it comes to rooting interests, New Yorkers can be a fickle bunch. “Which team is doing better?” many will ask before picking a favorite. While the Yankees currently rule the New York roost , it wasn’t always this way.
In the ...
Rivera gets first career RBI- and 500th save —
Newsday.com - Mets 7/1/2009
Those fans left in the sellout crowd of 41,315 at Citi Field last night for the ninth inning of the final game of the Subway Series saw something truly amazing, something you could never have predicted when Mariano Rivera joined the Yankees as a ...
Rivera gets first career RBI- and 500th save —
Newsday.com - Yankees 7/1/2009
Those fans left in the sellout crowd of 41,315 at Citi Field last night for the ninth inning of the final game of the Subway Series saw something truly amazing, something you could never have predicted when Mariano Rivera joined the Yankees as a ...
MONEY BALL —
NY Post: Sports 7/1/2009
> If only the Yankees could dominate the Red Sox the way they do Sports Illustrated's top-50 list of highest-paid athletes. The Yankees have five of the top 50 - and two in the top 10 -- in all of sports, the most of any team. Alex ...
