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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

There have been a lot of weighty issues at Yankees’ camp in just the first few days. The latest revolves around Joba Chamberlain’s expanded waist line, which has many wondering if it could lead to him having a diminished role. Meanwhile, Chamberlain believes he is in good shape and, more importantly, seems to be benefiting […]

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It Happens Every Spring: A 110-Year Retrospective of Yankees Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on February 16, 2011 | 8 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts). For 16 years, Tampa has been the Yankees’ spring training home, but it still seems like just yesterday when the team’s camp was located down the coast in Ft. Lauderdale. I am sure most fans who grew up in the […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jorge Posada reported to camp along with the rest of the catchers, although this season he is ticketed as the DH. Although Posada has not yet given up on getting back behind the plate, he seems to be slowly embracing his new role. Now, the question is how much longer does Posada have left in […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Entering camp, the big story surrounding C.C. Sabathia was how much weight he lost over the offseason (and how he did it). On the first day of spring training, however, the story quickly changed to the likelihood that he would exercise the opt clause in his contract. If not for the Sabathia overload, the big […]

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Managing Expectations: A (Baseball Card) Pictorial History of Dashed Hopes and Broken Dreams

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts). Although every manager comes to Spring Training with at least a little bit of hope that they’ll be able to lead their team to glory, the landscape of postseason baseball is littered with many of their broken dreams. To illustrate […]

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