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Monumental Decision: The Boss to Take Rightful Place in Monument Park; Yankees’ Tradition of Honoring Greats in Granite Continues

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees on August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Before yesterday’s game, the Yankees announced that George M. Steinbrenner III will be honored with a monument, an honor bestowed on only five other figures in the team’s illustrious history. The tribute will be unveiled during a pre-game ceremony on September 20, at which point the Yankees’ principal owner of the last 37 years will […]

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

Posted in Baseball on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

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

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

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

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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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Game 125: Yankees vs. Blue Jays

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Brandon Morrow PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 7 0.429 0.429 1.143 1 2 Nick Swisher RF 13 0.250 0.308 0.500 1 2 Mark Teixeira 1B 16 0.308 0.375 0.615 1 4 Robinson Cano 2B 18 0.267 0.389 0.333 0 0 Jorge Posada DH 14 0.500 0.643 0.600 0 0 Curtis […]

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