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Six Years or Seven? An Apples-to-Apples Look at the Cliff Lee Sweepstakes

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Cliff Lee sweepstakes has turned into a guessing game over which mystery teams have supposedly offered the ace lefthander a seven-year contract. Although no confirmations have been forthcoming, the addition of a seventh year seems to be a major sticking point, at least for the Yankees, who, again according to unsubstantiated rumors, are unwilling […]

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“Angry” Jeter Rejoins Happy Family; Yankee Captain Stands Tall as Recent Critics Shrink

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Derek Jeter and the Yankees re-consummated their relationship with a somewhat awkward press conference today at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Despite calmly admitting that he was “angry” about the public nature of the process (as only Jeter could), the Yankees shortstop reiterated his dedication to the organization and described all involved parties as “one big happy […]

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Winter Meetings of Infamy: Gathered in Chicago, Baseball Magnates Confronted by Talk of War, Not Trades

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Culture, Yankees, tagged , , on December 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Baseball’s winter meetings have become an annual rite of passage for the sport. In the first month or so after the World Series, the Hot Stove mostly burns on embers, but once the game’s movers and shakers convene for a week of wheeling and dealing, the calendar seems to instantly turn to the upcoming season. […]

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Hall of Fame Snubs Miller, Steinbrenner; Selection of Gillick Reveals Same Cracks in Committee Process

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Yankees, tagged , , on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Pat Gillick was an accomplished baseball executive for well over 40 years, including 27 seasons as a general manager for four different franchises. Although he isn’t a blight on the Hall of Fame, his election this afternoon by the new […]

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Trying to Guess the Yankees and Jeter’s “Highly Unusual” Option

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged on December 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »

According to Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times Bats Blog, the Yankees and Derek Jeter are close to a three-year agreement that will include a “highly unusual” and “creative hybrid-type option”. In his post, Schmidt includes the words “for a fourth year”, but doesn’t attribute them to his source. So, maybe the creative […]

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Re-Enter Sandman: Yanks Go to Mo for Two More Years; Must Now Close Deal for Jeter

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on December 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »

The Yankees and future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera have agreed to a two-year deal worth $30 million. According to some reports, Rivera actually turned down a more lucrative deal from either the Angels or, of all teams, the Boston Red Sox. The knee jerk assumption is that the Red Sox offer was merely […]

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Lengthy Debate: Evaluating Baseball’s Longest and Most Lucrative Contracts

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Yankees on December 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Before the ink had tried on Troy Tulowitzki’s 10-year, $157.8 million contract extension, several pundits questioned the wisdom of the Rockies’ decision to enter into such a long-term pact, especially after the team’s experience with Mike Hampton and Todd Helton (the fallacy of the later suggestion is displayed below). For some reason, it seems as […]

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