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wezen-ball.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
Through the Years: Don Mattingly
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In the next week or so, the Hall of Fame Class of 2009 will be announced, and, in all likelihood, Don Mattingly will be passed over for the ninth consecutive year. And while his Hall of Fame-credentials may be debatable, his is definitely a career worth remembering and celebrating. Even for ...

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River Avenue Blues:  When Donnie Baseball was the best

boston.com - 1/6/2009
Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top'
— boston.com — The Yankees officially introduced first baseman Mark Teixeira at a press conference at the old Yankee Stadium this afternoon. Here are few notable comments from the 28-year-old slugger, who agreed to an eight-year, $180 million free agent contract ... (more) Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were ...

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BREAKING NEWS: You Gotta Be Kidding Me?
spartyandfriends.com - 1/12/2009
BREAKING NEWS: You Gotta Be Kidding Me?
— spartyandfriends.com — Earlier today in the comments, I made mention that the Baseball Hall of Fame has the highest standards for induction. Way to make me look like an ass. (more) BREAKING NEWS: You Gotta Be Kidding Me?

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Mark Teixeira Introduced By New York Yankees - Press Conference (Video)
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
Mark Teixeira Introduced By New York Yankees - Press Conference (Video)
— allhiphopsports.blogspot.com — Mark Teixeira is introduced as the newest Yankee. Turns out he grew up as a Yankees fan and his favorite player was Don Mattingly. (more) Mark Teixeira Introduced By New York Yankees - Press ...

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When Donnie Baseball was the best
River Avenue Blues — ... Jan. 12, the Hall of Fame will unveil its class of 2009, and yet again, Don Mattingly, despite the beliefs of many a fervent Yankee fan, will not make the Hall of Fame. His career was cut short by a bad back, and he never put up the totals that the voters like to see from the Cooperstown bound. For a few years, however, in the late 1980s, Donnie Baseball was quite literally the best player in baseball, and in interesting glimpse into Yankee history, Larry at wezen-ball has explored what the press had to say about Mattingly in the 1980s. Year after year, the Athlon and ...

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