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Hello from the Windy City

08 Nov 2009 15:10:02 PST

Written by Chad Jennings
Top moment of the year? Alex Rodriguez coming off the disabled list with a home run stands out to me. It was a moment that held up through the year; the relaxed and productive A-Rod. I think the Yankees wanted and needed Rodriguez back in the lineup. They were below .500 at that point.

Original story at The LoHud Yankees .

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Opinion: Hell is Out of Session

08 Nov 2009 15:06:35 PST

Written by Greg
After the events of the past few days — the Yankees winning their 27th World Series and being feted for it; the Mets doing no such thing — perhaps you wonder, what's the point? I'd love to tell you what it is, but I have no real clue. We're done rooting against the Yankees. We're done rooting again...

Original story at Faith and Fear in Flushing .

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Joe Girardi Is a New York Yankees Legend

08 Nov 2009 11:37:23 PST

Written by Colin Linneweber
Hours after New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi helped lead the Bombers to their elusive 27th World Series championship in team history Wednesday night, he stopped his car to help a female motorist who had crashed her vehicle into a wall on the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Chicago Cubs Likely To Part Ways with Rich Harden: Time for Yanks To Attack?

08 Nov 2009 08:30:36 PST

Written by Christopher Chavez
The Yankees' projected pitching rotation looks like this: 1. CC Sabathia 2. AJ Burnett 3. Joba Chamberlain 4. Chien-Ming Wang 5. Chad Gaudin. Andy Pettitte is the only Yankee starter that will hit the free-agent market. The Yankees will probably re-sign Pettitte, if he decides to return to the m...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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The World Series Champion New York Yankees : Accessories To Identity Theft

08 Nov 2009 08:18:15 PST

Written by GC
Ever wonder where the city of New York obtains mountains of confetti for what used to be called ticker tape parades to honor sporting champions, astronauts or Chain Gang’s election to the Rock’n'Roll Hall Of Fame? Me neither, but the New York Post’s Chuck Bennett and Salim Algar report F...

Original story at Can't Stop The Bleeding .

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Dunn in Fall League all-star game

07 Nov 2009 17:27:12 PST

Written by Chad Jennings
After 22 regular season games, the Arizona Fall League has it’s all-star game tonight. One Yankees prospect, left-hander Mike Dunn, is on the West ros ———- Also, both the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees and Trenton Thunder have stories on their web sites about the Yankees minor league im...

Original story at The LoHud Yankees .

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New York Yankees news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit New York Yankees news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• The End Of The Celebration [Duan!] -- by Barry Petchesky from Deadspin
• Tragedy And Triumph: A History of Sports as America's Band-Aid -- by Hurricane Hubbard from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• New Yankees soak up World Series title -- from USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories
• Yankees' Rodriguez ends tumultuous season with redemption -- from USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories
• Reegie Corona and Gary Sanchez Just Miss The Prospect Profile Cut -- by Greg Fertel from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Rich Rodriguez will Face Ultimatum in Year Three -- by Keith Shelton from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Today in The Journal News -- by Chad Jennings from The LoHud Yankees Blog
• Lupica: Yankee 'budget' concerns -- by Mike Lupica from Baseball - NY Daily News
• Yankees payroll finally adds up to title -- from MLB Coverage - Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com
• Yankees payroll finally adds up to title -- from Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com

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Chien-Ming Wang: The Arm That Isn't Available…Yet

07 Nov 2009 17:07:07 PST

Written by Jeremiah Graves
Chien-Ming Wang is a member of the World Champion New York Yankees, for now. It is largely rumored that the Yankees aren’t expected to offer him a contract, thus making him a free agent. The Yankees placed him on the disabled list believing that his ineffectiveness was lingering effects of t...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Q&A With New York Yankees Pitching Prospect Adam Warren

07 Nov 2009 07:42:28 PST

Written by Greg Fertel
GF: What are you up to this offseason? Do the Yankees have you doing anything specific or are you just getting some rest? GF: Have the Yankees given you any indication about where you’ll be next season? Where would you like to start the season?

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Parade was one last hurrah for 2009 Yankees

07 Nov 2009 04:00:05 PST

For guys like Derek Jeter, this isn’t a new concept. After his rookie year, he watched World Series MVP John Wetteland leave as a free agent, opening the door for a kid named Mariano Rivera to step up as the closer. Still, a day like Friday gives Jeter and his teammates a chance to appreciate one...

Original story at NY Daily News Blogs .

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Clock is Ticking for Arizona Diamondbacks to Exercise Brandon Webb's Option

06 Nov 2009 07:25:16 PST

Written by Jeff Summers
With the tenth pitch of the at-bat, Philadelphia Phillies centerfielder Shane Victorino hit a slow rolling grounder to New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano. Cano scooped it up and tossed the ball to first baseman Mark Teixeira for the final out of the 2009 World Series.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Today in The Journal News (and a little parade info and some thank-yous – UPDATES with Girardi as a good samaritan)

05 Nov 2009 05:05:02 PST

Written by Sam Borden
Alex Rodriguez capped an up-and-down year on the highest of highs, finally becoming a champion. Matsui may have been the MVP of the World Series but there’s no doubt that A-Rod was the MVP of the Yankees postseason. Rick Carpiniello has the story.

Original story at The LoHud Yankees . Related stories include: Live blog: Yankees vs. Phillies, Game 6, World Series - nj.com , Yanks head home with 2 chances left to win Series - FOXSports.com News for Yankees

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Podcast: The workout story: Yanks confident behind Pettitte in Game 6

03 Nov 2009 13:36:55 PST

Written by Josh Thomson
The Yankees are on the field, loosening for one or two more games at Yankee Stadium. They’re all here, and all say they are emboldened by taking the field tomorrow night behind Andy Pettitte — even on short rest. A great deal of Joe Girardi’s press conference today dealt with Pettitte. The 37-y...

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Opinion: Phillies - Yankees Game 5 Notes

02 Nov 2009 20:40:00 PST

Written by DMtShooter Five Tool Tool
gt;Phil Coke entered the game in the seventh, and Chase Utley treated him like just about every other pitcher in this series by crushing a home run to right. In five games, he's got five home runs, and is now tied Reggie Jackson for the most home runs in a World Series. It's just crazy to me that an...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Review sought in Gov. Paterson's Yankees tickets

02 Nov 2009 17:27:37 PST

A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series.

Original story at Buffalo News .

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Podcast: Wrapping up a game that put the Yankees in control

31 Oct 2009 23:02:02 PDT

Written by Chad Jennings
“It’s always good when more guys contribute,” Johnny Damon said. “But Alex really got us going with that home run.” UPDATE: Here’s the Pettitte audio. It’s all good stuff, with a nice payoff at the end when he talks about Derek Jeter nearly catching him on the bases. This one comes highly recomm...

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Podcast: Girardi will stick with Pettitte in Game 6

23 Oct 2009 16:00:10 PDT

Written by Josh Thomson
With the forecast calling for a 90 percent chance of rain and the chance of thunderstorms Saturday night, the question was logical. Still, Joe Girardi didn’t hesitate, saying he will pitch Andy Pettitte in Game 6 even if rain pushes it to Sunday.

Original story at The LoHud Yankees .

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Opinion: Scioscia And Girardi Play A Game Of "Whatever You Can Do, I Can Do Worse"

23 Oct 2009 08:34:05 PDT

Written by Adam Bernacchio
After the Angels had their *Mark Langston moment on a 3-2 count to Jorge Posada, the Yankees had bases loaded and two outs with Mark Teixeira coming to the plate. Did the Yankees not watch Game Three of the ALDS between the Angels and the Boston Red Sox? Series MVP – CC Sabathia

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Podcast: Angels not intimidated by Yankees, weather

15 Oct 2009 13:31:17 PDT

Written by Josh Thomson
Whether or not John Lackey belongs among the elite pitchers in baseball lies in the eye of the beholder. He is without question the Angels horse in 2009 and has competed admirably in big games both before and since he started Game 7 of the 2002 World Series.

Original story at The LoHud Yankees .

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Podcast: The waiting game before the first game

14 Oct 2009 10:09:04 PDT

Written by Chad Jennings
Is Joba Chamberlain still a reliever for the ALCS? “As of 12:42 on Wednesday, that’s where I’m at,” Chamberlain said. “We’ll just approach it from there.” And then we’ve got Jorge Posada, who talked quite a bit about how the Yankees can limit the Angels running game. Pretty interesting stuff.

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BtB Power Rankings Season Review: AL East

12 Oct 2009 10:15:57 PDT

Written by JinAZ
24. Baltimore Orioles. TQI = 0.439 The power rankings rate the Orioles as the worst team in the American League. There's good agreement across all of our different win "measures," from reality to cW%. Breaking them down is simple too: the Orioles were below average in hitting, pitching, an...

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Opinion: Breaking down the numbers and other observations in Yankeeland

16 Aug 2009 19:31:53 PDT

Written by Vince Mercandetti
If it had the same pieces in April and May that it has now it could be on pace for 110 wins, as it is it's on pace for over 101, something unapproached since the 2003 Yankees. And yes, they still play poorly against the Angels and have a losing record against the Red Sox (on a side note, how crazy is i...

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Patch: Yankees to Wear New Baseball Cap This Season

27 Feb 2009 22:56:35 PST

CA by Kevin Rozell (Columnist) The new cap will still have the interlocking “NY” on the front of it, but it will also have a patch commemorating the inaugural season in the New Yankee Stadium. The unusual part about it is that the Yanks’ are the first ...

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Yankees to wear Stadium patch

25 Mar 2008 08:27:59 PDT

Written by Peter Abraham
The New York Yankees announced today that the team will wear a special patch on their 2008 uniforms commemorating the final season of Yankee Stadium. In addition, the team will also don a patch in honor of the 2008 All-Star Game that ...

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Podcast: Yankees Fight Song

13 Jan 2008 21:42:52 PST

Written by Steve Lombardi
Here Come the Yankees" is the official theme song of the New York Yankees baseball team. They're the New York YANKEES Show them today why you're the YANKEES No other way when you're the YANKEES Wadda ya say we win a brand, new, ballgame

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How To: Chien-Ming Wang on the mound for Yanks in Game 4

08 Oct 2007 09:36:55 PDT

Written by Amy
Post-season Yankees tickets can be purchased online. See NewYorkology's guide to Yankee Stadium for the rundown on how to get there, where to meet, eat and eventually, sit. Also, NY Waterway will run its Yankee Clipper to and from all ...

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