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The Looser the Waistband, the Deeper the Quicksand (Or So I Have Read): Next Series Pitchers Preview
After a much-needed day of rest today, the Blue Jays host the Yankees in a three-game series 12-14 May that lets us get our first taste of action with a division rival with a more recent winning season than 1997. The series opens Tuesday night when A.J. Burnett takes the Rogers Centre mound as a...
Sad time for Yankees, fans
The overwhelming emotion I feel right now as a diehard, long-time fan of the New York Yankees is sadness. Watching the great Mariano Rivera get hit last night in a fashion that had never happened in his unparalleled 15-year career only solidified that feeling. I have been espousing the 'it's early...
Around the Yankee Universe, 03.30.09
Here is a look around the vast New York Yankee Universe on a rainy Monday here in the Northeast. NorthJersey.com has an overview both the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, new home of the New York Mets. By the way, does it annoy anyone else that there are whispers that Citi Field is a nicer...
The Red Sox: Low Risk/High Reward Strategy
The impact of a down economy has been felt throughout the MLB, there's no denying that. The Red Sox however, are attempting to use that to their advantage. With signings like Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz, Boston is looking to potentially add "All-Star" type depth to their roster...
Which offseason method is better: Red Sox or Yankees?
Much has been made of the Red Sox' offseason approach, especially in contrast with the Yankees' baseball stimulus package. Jayson Stark of ESPN wrote an article that nicely summarizes the two rivals' move. "For $423 million, the Yankees obviously got some nice pieces," said one scout. "But in...
And Then There Were Three...The Washington Nationals Stay In The Race For Mark Teixeira...(It's Alright To Admit You Want To Be A National, Tex!!!)
If published reports at ESPN and MLB.com are to be believed, and these things are truly hard to judge with all the misinformation and obfuscation out there... The Baltimore Orioles have fallen back behind the pack in the race to impress free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira with numbers and...
Free Agent Watch...Washington Nationals Edition.
Scratch A.J. Burnett off the list of possible DC starters in 2009, that is unless he has some aversion to becoming filthy rich and decides to turn down what is reported to be a 5-year/$80 M dollar offer on behalf of the New York Yankees according to MLB.com writer Bryan Hoch, who writes, in an...
Friday's Crystal Callix
Did the Brewers have a game yesterday? Hmm, must not have noticed. The biggest news this morning, courtesy of Ken Rosenthal, is that Matt LaPorta is officially on the trading block, and that Alcides Escobar might be packaged with him to acquire C.C. Sabathia. That price sounds a little steep to...
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