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Buck Showalter Needs to Shut Up About Derek Jeter Bailing Out on Inside Pitches
Buck Showalter has made a fool out of himself. He was quoted as talking about yelling at Derek Jeter in a game last season for bailing out on inside pitches. He said his team could not believe he was yelling at Derek Jeter...
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New York Yankees Catching Prospects: An Analysis of Four Good Young Players
The New York Yankees have a wealth of young catching prospects, and it is going to be very interesting to see what they do with all these backstops this year and over the next four or five years...
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Derek Jeter or Brett Gardner Leading off for New York Yankees: Does It Matter?
One of the few remaining decisions for the New York Yankees in this spring training is a final choice of leadoff hitter. The choice for manager Joe Girardi comes down to Derek Jeter or Brett Gardner...
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Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Vols: Stop and Consider the Sheer Numbers
Almost anyone who has ever paid any attention to college basketball knows the name Pat Summitt. But even those who are devout, die-hard Lady Vols fans may never have considered the incredible numbers that Coach Summitt and the Lady Vols have amassed...
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Jimmer Fredette: Statistical Support for Why He's Not the Player of the Year
A few days ago, I wrote a piece explaining the reasons I felt Jimmer Fredette of BYU did not deserve to be player of the year in NCAA basketball...
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New York Yankee Rotation: How Important Will the Fourth and Fifth Starters Be?
A great deal of attention has been paid this spring to the open slots in the New York Yankees pitching rotation...
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Jimmer Fredette: No Way BYU Guard Should Be Player of the Year
To listen to many so-called college basketball experts, the shoo-in Player of the Year is BYU's Jimmer Fredette. One is left to wonder how many times they have seen Jimmer play...
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Jesus Montero Should Be the Starting Catcher for the New York Yankees Now
The story line on Yankee phenom, Jesus Montero, has been that he is a can’t miss major league hitter. Before the 2010 season, he was listed by Baseball America as the No...
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New York Yankees Fans Are Spoiled After 16 Years of Winning
Since 1995, the New York Yankees have been in the playoffs every year except one—2008. As a result, the current generation of Yankee fans is spoiled...
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New York Yankees Fans Should Be Really Worried About Next Season
The last coals have just about burned out in the Hot Stove for this winter. The New York Yankees made no significant trades or free agent signings. As a result, Yankee fans should be very concerned about the upcoming season...
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Who Made Out The New York Yankees Schedule? Jerry Lewis?
For the second year in a row the New York Yankees began the season on the road. Okay, maybe that is no big deal. They had a three game set in Boston over a four day period...
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Brian Cashman, How Are Your Offseason Acquisitions Working Out for You?
All New York Yankee fans have gotten used to general manager Brian Cashman going through offseasons in which he makes everybody happy...
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Brett Gardner Update, May 2, 2010
Brett Gardner is finally where Joe Girardi has wanted him. Gardner started in center field for the New York Yankees as they won big today against the Chicago White Sox. He went 2-4 at the plate and scored two more runs...
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Brett Gardner Update: May 1, 2010
Brett Gardner continues to have a big impact for the New York Yankees. Last night the Yankees came from behind to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Derek Jeter was the hero of the game as he had a single, a two run homer and a two run triple...
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Derek Jeter Passes Ken Griffey, Jr. for Most Hits Among Active Players
Please read this carefully. Take your time to understand the import of what you are about to read. For if the following hits you as it hit me when I first read it, you will be amazed...
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Following Some Former Yankees with Their New Teams
A number of major pieces from the New York Yankees' World Series championship team are gone to other franchises. I thought it would be interesting to see how they are doing with about 20 games gone in the new season...
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New York Yankee Fans: Do You Remember the Name Austin Jackson?
New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman hit the headlines with a "blockbuster" trade in the offseason that brought Curtis Granderson to the Bronx...
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New York Yankees: Two Pitching Trades the Bronx Bombers Will Regret
This past off season, the New York Yankees made two trades involving pitchers. They will live to regret both trades. The first is obvious...
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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 26, 2010
Brett Gardner finished Saturday's win hitting .340 for the New York Yankees as they won their 12th game over the Angels. He has also stolen nine bases which puts him on a pace to steal about 85 for the year...
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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 25, 2010
One-tenth of the New York Yankee season is gone. The team is 12-5. One of the greatest surprises of the new season is Brett Gardner. Having been given the starting job out of Spring Training in 2009, Gardner could not hold it...
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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 22, 2010
Brett Gardner continues to produce, at least against right handed pitching. In last night's win for the New York Yankees against the Oakland Athletics, Gardner was 2-3 with a walk and a run batted in...
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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 19, 2010
Brett Gardner did everything he could have possibly done to help the New York Yankees sweep the Texas Rangers in their weekend series. On Friday night, Gardner did not start the game...
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Phil Hughes Makes His Debut for the 2010 New York Yankees
After two starts for every other New York Yankee starting pitcher, 23-year-old Phil Hughes made his first start of the 2010 season last night against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
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Robinson Cano: "The Best Hitter on the New York Yankees"
Is Robinson Cano hot? SCALDIN'! In last night's 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim Cano hit two home runs, had three RBI, and finished the night hitting .395...
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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 15, 2010
Brett Gardner was 0-3 for the New York Yankees. Not zero for three at bats in yesterday's loss to the Angels. Gardner is zero for the last three games. In a total of 10 at bats in the last three Yankee games, Gardner has not gotten a hit...
