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February 10, 2008 -- CONTINUED How will the transition from Joe Torre to Joe Girardi go? They have the same first name, but after that Torre and Girardi are very different. Torre let the players police themselves; Girardi is a stickler for detail and will run a tighter ship. How that plays with the veterans will be interesting to see throughout camp. The organized Girardi can manage, and the ... [link]

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Is George King High?
Published 2/10/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
RAB, and The Bronx Block have already wrote about this today, so I'll let you read what they wrote, and make this entry short. Here is the beginning of the article to give you an idea of what I'm talking about: February 10, 2008 -- When Alex Rodriguez opted out of his Yankee contract during the World Series, the Bombers New York Yankees had a chance to rebuild around the young pitching that has prompted premature adulation. They should have let Rodriguez ...

What’s up with George King?
Published 2/11/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... First he says the Yankees will “struggle” to make the playoffs. Then he offers up this assessment of what Joba’s role should be in ‘08: ...

Preseason A-Rod Hating Has Begun! (And Other Weirdness)
Published 2/15/2008 by dak at FIRE JOE MORGAN
Post me! YOUTH & NAIL YOUNG YANKS WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE PLAYOFFS This isn't necessarily George King III's fault, but there's like forty different ways to read that sub-headline. "Because of their young players, the Yankees will fail to make the playoffs." "The youth of the Yankees will help them during their tough times this sesaon, and, despite struggling, they will make the playoffs." "The younger members of the Yankees will struggle to make the playoffs, while the older members will make it easily." Okay, fine. Three ways. ...

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February 10, 2008 -- When Alex Rodriguez opted out of his Yankee contract during the World Series, the Bombers had a chance to rebuild around the young pitching that has prompted premature adulation. They should have let Rodriguez dance out of The ...
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