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Hometown Call: Pettitte Finally Gives in to the Lure of Home, Officially Bids Farewell

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Andy Pettitte always seemed to be a family man first and a big league pitcher second. His career began with an impatient desire to support his young wife and five month old son, and now, with word that he will officially retire tomorrow during a press conference at Yankee Stadium, it concludes in large part because […]

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Madoff Money Just One of the Mets Concerns; Team Runs the Risk of Being Swallowed by Yankees’ Shadow

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) After months of denial, the New York Mets finally admitted to a popular suspicion: the team’s finances have been materially impacted by its ownership group’s involvement in the Bernie Madoff investment scandal. Ironically, however, the impact isn’t a result of […]

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Arod Weeps as Yanks Turn Back the Clock with Additions of Colon, Garcia

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees off season additions of Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia probably would have elicited a passionate reaction back in 1999, when both pitchers finished in the top-10 for the A.L. Cy Young award. However, with each hurler well past his prime and only signed to a minor league deal, both announcements were met with deserved indifference…that is, everywhere except for […]

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Granderson’s Goodwill Tour Helps Ripen Kiwis’ Interest in Baseball; Sport’s International Footprint Continues to Grow

Posted in Baseball, Culture, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Yankees’ CF Curtis Granderson recently returned from a goodwill tour of New Zealand, where he not only experienced the unique culture of the island nation, but also served as an ambassador to the country’s fledgling baseball community. Naturally, Granderson’s activities were mostly ignored by the New York tabloids. Wallace Mathews of ESPNNewYork did briefly cover […]

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Yankees’ Prospects Place High in Law, Mayo Rankings; Depth on Farm Bodes Well for Future

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Mets, Minors, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Update: Minutes after this post was published, Law also released his top-100 prospect rankings. Angels’ outfield prospect Mike Trout topped the list, just ahead of 2010 draft wunderkind Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ Domonic Brown. As for the Yankees, Jesus Montero ranked highest on the list at number four. According to Law, Montero’s ability to […]

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Assuming the Position: Will Jeter’s Career End More Like Mantle’s or DiMaggio’s?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on January 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

  As is often its custom, the New York Post took a rather innocuous comment and turned it into a blaring headline. Although there really is no reason to suggest that Derek Jeter will be doing his best Robin Yount impersonation anytime soon, that didn’t stop the city’s most creative tabloid from naming him the heir […]

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Escape from New York: Are Brian Cashman’s Days as Yankee GM Numbered?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on January 25, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Brian Cashman was the guest of honor at WFAN’s Breakfast with a Champion, a question and answer session hosted by sports talk host Mike Francesa at the Hard Rock Café in Manhattan. ESPNW’s Amanda Rykoff attended the event and provided “live tweets”, from which the following key points emerged: The Yankees need another starter, and […]

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