By Doug Rush Free agency basically ends everything from the 2009 season and begins the 2010 season. However, nobody expected Matsui to go on the tear he did in the 2009 World Series, batting .615 with three gigantic home runs. He won the World Series MVP Award, so maybe the Yankees rethink their strategy o...

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