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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Arod, Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Position players got into the swing of things over the weekend, including Derek Jeter, who is working on a minor adjustment to his batting stance. Jeter’s opening remarks of the spring were somewhat defiant, as the 37-year old shortstop seeks to break the unfavorable trend among men his age who play the position. Although never […]

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Never the Center of Attention, Jim Edmonds Deserves Serious Hall of Fame Consideration

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on February 20, 2011 | 15 Comments »

The official announcement of Jim Edmonds’ retirement on Friday went largely unnoticed, which was kind of fitting because that’s mostly how the All Star centerfielder’s 17-year career was treated. Edmonds has always been a player best known for either making highlight reel catches or coming down with a nagging injury (he only had four seasons with […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Freddy Garcia is considered one of the favorites to make the Yankees’ starting rotation, but he’ll have to do it with guile. Despite no longer possessing a major league fastball, Garcia still believes he can get people out. Bartolo Colon is another veteran candidate for the rotation, and former manager Mike Hargrove gave him a […]

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Can Lightning Strike Twice? Joba, Yankees Can Learn A Lot from Ron Guidry

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 18, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Once upon a time, the Yankees had a promising young pitching prospect who was inexplicably converted into a late inning reliever. After a couple of seasons of disappointing results, however, many within the organization, not to mention the media and fans, began to question his mental makeup and body size. Eventually, there were indications that the […]

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Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Mariano Rivera finally arrived in camp after missing two days to tend to his sick children. Although the immortal Yankees’ closer spoke about how difficult it was to leave his family, he also stated that he still has the desire to compete. There will come a day when the Yankees will have to face the ninth inning […]

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“We’re Not the Yankees”: Cardinals Have Only Themselves to Blame for Economic Situation; Like Stan the Man Before Him, Pujols Deserves To Be Paid

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on February 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »

After agreeing to table contract extension talks with Albert Pujols until after the 2011 season, St. Louis Cardinals’ owner Bill DeWitt Jr. lamented, “We’re not the Yankees”. Although that statement is literally true (unless the Steinbrenners secretly sold the team over the winter), the Cardinals have historically been thought of as the “Yankees of the […]

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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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