sportingnews.com - 10/12/2009
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The media storyline about the New York Yankees every October of late is a variation on whether they can make good on their enormous payroll and win a World Series. This inevitably devolves into the "Is A-Rod clutch?" discussion and other inanities that question the team's True Yankee ...
mvn.com - 10/12/2009
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mvn.com —
After the Yankees and Angels both completed their
respective sweeps of the Twins and Angels yesterday, it...
was time to start looking forward to the American League Championship Series. The series will start Friday night at approximately 8 PM, and two of the American League's top teams will be ...
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A Look Towards the Angels
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 10/12/2009
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com —
I don't know if I've told you guys
this but I've only really been a serious Yankees...
fan for a few years now. My fandom can really be traced back to one game, one very similar to last night's. In 2004 the Yankees also faced the Minnesota Twin in the ALDS and went into the Metrodome to win the ...
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Ending an Era
northjersey.com - 10/12/2009
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northjersey.com —
MINNEAPOLIS Johnny Damon didn't want to transfer his
thoughts to the AL Championship Series before Sunday's game,...
but it was hard not to picture the Yankees and Angels battling for the pennant starting on Friday. "But it's going to be tough. I mean, ...
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Yanks: Facing Angels won't be heavenly
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The Afternoon Dump: Hurricanes Credit Spongebob, A-Rod Plays Peekaboo, Badass Movie Spaceships, Cardinals Fan Gets Beer Dumped On Her, Kiira Korpi Is A Fine Female, & Neriah Davis 37th Birthday
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football —
tashia_mcintosh_4ad31af5b9ae7_467x700 Tashia McIntosh makes me not want to look at the sun. Nothing to say really, it’s fall break. I will enjoy it. Have a good day. Afternoon Dump Miami Hurricanes credit Spongebob for success [ Sportress of Blogitude ] A-Rod enjoys playing peekaboo [ The Sporting Blog ] The Browns-Bills games was one of the ugliest games of all time [ Midwest Sports Fans ] Ten badass movie spaceships [ Gunaxin ] Awesome cartoon intros in foreign languages [ Holy Taco ] STL Cardinal’s fan gets beer dumped on her [ ...
Blogging Into Monday Night: Umps Getting in the Way, Rasheed Wallace speaks, and Another College Football Coach has a "Fire Him" Site
Never on Injured Reserve —
... ) News flash to all the haters: Yankees are very good. ( The Sporting Blog ) I'm not being cliche, but having Kobe Bryant on this list of most overrated players is stupid. ( ...
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I always knew Alex Rodriguez was a creeper. Always trying to take away from Derek Jeter’s shine.
-H/T The Sporting Blog
John Lackey and Some Fat Guy to Face Off in Game 1: Tuesday Halolinks
Halos Heaven —
... third. Torii Hunter stepped to the plate. Vladimir Guerrero waited on deck. The Red Sox called for the intentional walk.
The Baseball Analysts: Should Francona Have Intentionally Walked Hunter to Get to Guerrero? While obviously the walk didn’t pay off for Francona and the Red Sox, was it a good move strategically? With runners on second and third, a single most likely scores the go-ahead run. A walk, however, does not immediately hurt you.
The Yankees Are Good, and It Has Nothing To Do With A-Rod Playing Peekaboo - Andy ...
A-Rod Is Always Trying To Steal Jeter's Spotlight
TheScore.com Blog —
... Hahaha. Here's a great pic from after the Yankees wrapped up their ALDS against the Twins, from The Sporting Blog, via ...
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was almost a frightful and unconscious lack of compassion watching the
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After so many October misses, Alex Rodriguez delivered the playoff performance his talent demanded. Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit seventh-inning home runs to spoil Carl Pavano's opportunity to frustrate New Yorkers one more time, and the Yankees ...
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You can outslug opponents for all of the regular-season wins you want and hope for Alex Rodriguez to shake his postseason demons, but above all else, pitching wins in the postseason. The Yankees proved this again in their three-game American League ...
Starters the difference for Yankees —
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While everyone was talking about Alex Rodriguez's breakthrough playoff performance, the New York Yankees got three strong s...
