 It's the old saying, 'It ain't over til the fat lady sings.'
Well, the Los Angeles Dodgers were caught waiting for her last night in the series finale against the New York Yankees. With a 6-2 lead heading into the ninth inning, Joe Torre brought in his closer Jonathan Broxton, despite it not being a save situation.
Broxton had pitched the night before but Torre, knowing how tough the Yanke...
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 A few days ago I was talking with a friend of mine and he brought up something that got me thinking. This friend, a member of my Double G Sports Expert Panel, thinks Robinson Cano was helped by the trade in which the Yankees sent Melky Cabrera to Atlanta.
I spoke breifly about this yesterday in my appearance on Fantasy Baseball With Andrea.
The past couple seasons, Robinson Cano had shown signs o...
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 The Yankees pitchers and catchers officially reported to Tampa, Florida today to begin spring training. The Mets will begin camp tomorrow with pitchers and catchers reporting.
The Yankees come in as the defending World Series Champions and looking to repeat. Some changes have been made this offseason. Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, and Melky Cabrera are out, Curtis Granderson is in, and Nick Johns...
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 The New York Yankees continue to make moves this offseason. The most recent one is sending outfielder Melky Cabrera to Atlanta for starting pitcher Javier Vazquez.
Vazquez pitched for the Yankees in 2004 before being traded to the Diamonbacks in the Randy Johnson deal. Last season for the Braves, Vazquez went 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA in 32 starts. He has thrown at least 198 innings in each of the pa...
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 The Yankees currently have some what of a logjam in the outfield. Going into the winter meetings the outfielders on the Yankees roster were Melky Cabrera, Nick Swisher, and Brett Gardner. Then they acquired Curtis Granderson via trade and Jaime Hoffman in the Rule 5 Draft.
The Yankees are still determining if Johnny Damon is going to re-sign. By rule, because he was a Rule 5 pick, Hoffman must re...
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 It is being reported that the three team blockbuster deal involving the Yankees, Tigers, and Diamondbacks has been agreed upon. The teams are reviewing medical reports and if all goes well, the deal with be done.
In the deal, the Yankees would acquire center fielder Curtis Granderson from the Tigers. The Tigers would also send starting pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks. Arizona would also ...
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 The winter meetings are going on this week so we can expect the rumors and news to come out consistantly. Here are some of the stuff flying around lately:
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- Relief pitcher Brian Bruney had been rumored going to the Braves, has actually been traded to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later.
- Initial reports stated that Andy Pettitte had rejected a contract offer from the Y...
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 As we all know by now, the Yankees expect to win it all every season and will do what they need to do in order to at least have a chance. The 2010 season will be no different. After winning their 27th World Series Championship earlier this month, they will begin to build the 2010 roster today as free agency begins.
Nobody seems to really know which way the Yankees will turn. Do they re-sign John...
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