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Archive for June 8th, 2010

Fine and Grandy: Yanks Slam Orioles With Three Homer Night

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After struggling to score all weekend in Toronto, the Yankees pounded out 12 runs and 15 hits against the free falling Orioles. It didn’t take long for the Yankees to get on the board as Nick Swisher sent the sixth pitch of the game 420 feet over the centerfield fence to give the Yankees an […]

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Game 58: Yankees vs. Orioles

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As the Nationals and Pirates get ready to host Stephen Strasburg’s debutant ball in Washington, the Yankees and Orioles will be playing just 35 miles down the road in Baltimore. Judging by the size of the shadow cast by Strasburg’s long anticipated unveiling, however, you’d think the game was being played light years away. Amid […]

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Dodging the Draft: A Look Back at the Yankees’ Neglect of the Draft in the 1980s

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Yesterday, we took a look at the Yankees’ complete list of first round selections. Aside from the significant number of players who never even made the majors, what jumps out most is that from 1979 to 1989, the Yankees only had two first round selections in the June draft. Listed below is a chart that […]

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