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A Look Back at Past Contract Talks Between Derek Jeter and the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Derek Jeter’s contract negotiations have easily been the most widely discussed topic in Yankeeland, despite there really not being much news to report. For some reason, several media types have used the off-season lull to repeatedly denigrate Jeter to the […]

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Mets Turn to Collins for Shake Up; Fiery Manager Almost Made Debut in the Bronx 20 Years Ago

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, Rumors, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After a nearly two-month search, the Mets are poised to name Terry Collins as their next manager, according to several media reports. The hiring of Collins, who served as Mets’ minor league coordinator in 2010,  really shouldn’t come as a surprise considering his recent connection to both the organization and new vice president of player development and […]

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Leading by Example: Picking an All-Time Team of All Star Managers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on November 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

After losing out to Mike Quade in his bid to become manager of the Chicago Cubs, Hall of Famer and team icon Ryne Sandberg has left the organization to pursue a managerial opportunity with the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Sandberg’s transfer is an ironic kind of homecoming. In one of the worst deals […]

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Yanks Strike Gold; Tie Franchise Record With Three Gold Glovers

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The 2010 American League Gold Glove awards were announced today and a record three Yankees took home the hardware. Although not the trophy they were hoping to possess, Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter both added another Gold Glove to their mantle, while Robinson Cano earned the honor for the first time. Although the selection of Cano […]

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Hall Ballot Reunites Enemies Turned Friends; Reinsdorf to Vote on Boss’ Candidacy

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Hall of Fame’s inaugural “Expansion ERA” ballot has been released and the Yankees are well represented. Ron Guidry, Billy Martin and Tommy John are all eligible for consideration, but the headliner is George M. Steinbrenner III. When the new “veteran’s committee” process was announced back in July, I suggested that the revised rules seemed intended […]

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Renteria Joins List of Unlikely World Series MVPs, Then the Unemployment Line

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When the Giants announced that they would not be picking up Edgar Renteria’s $9.5 million option for 2011, he became the second consecutive World Series MVP to find himself looking for work in the offseason. Although Renteria’s postseason heroics definitely put the Giants in an awkward position, the decision to cut him loose was really […]

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Bless That Boy: Sparky’s Career Takes Him from Anonymity to the Hall of Fame; Almost Became Yankees Skipper in 1980

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just days after the news that Sparky Anderson had entered a hospice, the legendary manager passed away at the age of 76. George Lee “Sparky” Anderson was a career minor leaguer who played in only one major league season with the Phillies in 1959. At his best considered a poor man’s Eddie Stanky, Anderson never lived […]

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