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Price Is Right

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

David Price was dominant at times, using a high-90s fastball to overpower several of the Yankee hitters. The 7 2/3 inning stint was Price’s longest of his career, but one wonders if the 111 pitches needed were an unnecessary taxation on the young lefty’s arm, especially so early in the season. In the top of […]

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Game 4: Yankees vs. Rays

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After spending most of the last two months in nearby Tampa, the Yankees return to St. Pete for their first series against the Rays. Javier Vazquez will kick off his second stint with the Yankees and hopefully do his best to erase the memories of his last performance in pinstripes (think Game 7 of the […]

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Yankees Universe

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Almost 28% of all major leaguers on Opening Day active rosters and disabled lists were born outside the United States, according to the latest census of players released by Major League Baseball. In total, 231 of the 833 players were foreign born, the largest percentage of which hailed from the Dominican Republic (86), Venezuela (58) […]

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Montero Doubles in Scranton Opener; Garcia Injured in Trenton

Posted in Yankees on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Scraton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees opened up the 2010 International League season with a 1-0 shutout of Buffalo, the triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. Jesus Montero doubled in the game’s only run, while Ivan Nova (4 innings), Mark Melancon (2 innings), Boone Logan (2 innings) and Jonathan Albaledejo (1 inning) all pitched excellently in the […]

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Saluting the Flags

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Just in case anyone wasn’t aware that the Yankees have won 27 World Series, the team announced today that in addition to unveiling the 2009 championship flag on Opening Day, it will also be exhibiting flags commemorating each of the other 26. The press release did not state whether the flags being exhibited are the […]

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Hey Cowboy, What’s Your Hurry?

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Apparently, long-time umpire and part-time country singer Joe West isn’t happy with the pace at which the Yankees and Red Sox play. The Cowboy went so far as to call both teams a “disgrace”. West’s criticisms, which were quoted extensively by the Bergen Record, included the following: “They’re the two clubs that don’t try to […]

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Billion Dollar Bombers

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Forbes has released its annual estimate of major league baseball franchise financials, and the Yankees once again sit atop the list. Thanks to the opening of the new Yankee Stadium, the Yankees franchise value jumped 7% to $1.6bn, or nearly twice the value of the next highest team and a shade below the value of the Mets […]

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