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Archive for August 24th, 2010

Yanks Give Jays a Taste of Their Own Medicine; Slam Five Homers in Victory

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For much of the season, the Blue Jays have turned their games at SkyDome into Home Run Derby, but this time around the Yankees turned the tables on the home team by launching five long balls of their own. The Yankees jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against soft tossing lefty Mark Rzepczynski with […]

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Game 126: Yankees vs. Blue Jays

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vs. Marc Rzepczynski PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 5 0.600 0.600 1.200 1 1 Nick Swisher RF 5 0.750 0.600 1.500 1 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 5 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 1 Robinson Cano 2B 5 0.400 0.400 1.200 1 1 Marcus Thames DH 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Jorge […]

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No Johnny No: Damon Nixes Return to Boston

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Johnny Damon will not be returning to Fenway Park. It turns out he loves Detroit too much to leave. Before the Tigers’ scheduled game against the Royals, Damon told a crowd of assembled reporters that he was spurning the Red Sox attempts to reacquire because of his affection for the Motor City. Then again, most […]

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Show Me the Money: Leaked Financials Confirm Baseball’s Dirty Little Secret…Profit

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Over the past few days, Deadspin and AP have published confidential financial documents pertaining to the operations of the Pittsburg Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels. The leaked information, which has been verified by several teams, has provoked an angry response from several of the violated parties as well […]

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Nova Bursts Onto the Scene, but Yankees Lose as Bautista Launches Two Into Orbit

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Ivan Nova’s introduction to life as a starter in the major leagues was somewhat rude, but the young right hander shrugged off the early cold shoulder and gave a performance that suggested he might be in for many happy returns. While at Scranton, one of the keys to Nova’s success had been his ability to […]

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