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Gate 2 Gets a Reprise

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Daily News is reporting that the three balconies that adorned “Gate 2” of Yankee Stadium will be preserved and incorporated into the development of the new Heritage Park (h/t River Avenue Blues). The balconies dated back to the original construction of the Stadium Groups like the Committee to Commemorate Old Yankee Stadium and the […]

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Birth of the Yankees

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

On April 10, 1913, the New York Highlanders played their first game with a new official team name: the Yankees. Often referred to as the Americans (to distinguish them from the Giants, New York’s National League team), and by extension the Yankees, the Highlanders had been the team’s official name since moving from Baltimore at […]

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Collusion Cloud Looming?

Posted in Baseball History, MLB on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

According to AP, the MLBPA is investigating the possibility that baseball’s owners colluded to keep salaries down over the off season. ”We have concerns about the operation of the post-2009 free agent market,” new union head Michael Weiner said Tuesday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. ”We have been investigating that market. Our […]

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Presidential Pitching

Posted in Baseball History, MLB on April 5, 2010 | 6 Comments »

This afternoon, President Barrack Obama extended a 100-year presidential tradition by throwing out a ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Dressed in a Nationals jacket and White Sox cap, the left-handed President Obama stepped atop the mound and lobbed a soft toss that would have been high and outside to a right-handed batter (see video […]

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