The Band Wagon Effect
Sep 30, 2008 | 3:19AM | Rackman
People tend to follow the crowd without examining the merits of a particular thing!
Here we are a year removed from the Joe Torre exit from New York, and the Yankees have not made it to the MLB playoffs for the first time in 13 seasons.
I waited for the stories to come out, I was convinced that the baseball pundits and the Ya... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, MLB, Joe Girardi, Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez
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Yankees Call In Reliever Before First Pitch Is Thrown
Jun 05, 2008 | 11:18AM | TheSportsComedian
New
York Yankees manager Joe Girardi put in a call to the bullpen for Joba
Chamberlin yesterday before the first pitch was even thrown. Well, our
rotation just looked like it had had enough in there, I didn't want the
other team to b... Read More
categories: MLB, MLB, Joba Chamberlain, New York Yankees, Mike Mussina, Joe Girardi, AL East, The Sports Comedian
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Interesting weekend...
May 04, 2008 | 4:14PM | yankeesfan4life
Well it was a pretty interesting weekend in sports for me, whether it was the Kentucky Derby, Ian Kennedy getting sent to the minors, the Yankees actually sweeping a team for once, Darrell Rasner's performance, etc. I'll get around to all of that in today's blog.I'll start with the Kentucky Derby, and i'll be the ... Read More
categories: Ian Kennedy, Kentucky Derby, New York Yankees, Roy Oswalt, Joe Girardi, Darrell Rasner, Eight Belles
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Yanks Bats Swirl Down Drain In KC: Fire Cashman Now!
Apr 10, 2008 | 2:24AM | MikeGwizdala
Apparently that brand new HD scoreboard in Kansas City didn't come with a quality drainage system, though the Yankees bats seemed to go right down it on Wednesday night. If we're going to have a Northeast team that can't hit in the cold weather, be it April or Oc... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, New York Giants, Jason Giambi, Robinson Cano, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Alex Rodriguez, Johan Santana, Kei Igawa, Bernie Williams, Josh Phelps, Doug Mientkiewicz, Joe Girardi, Kyle Farnsworth, Jon Lieber, Ross Gload, Brian Cashman, Jerry Reese, Rick Dempsey
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Back to the Future
Apr 02, 2008 | 1:38PM | Fox5
by Ron Prezzano
I am not a writer until I start to write. I am not an emotional guy until I get emotional. And I am not a sentimental guy until I get sentime... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Joe Torre, MLB.com, Baseball, Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Foxsports.com, Back to the future, Joe Girardi
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House Built For Melky
Apr 02, 2008 | 2:19AM | MikeGwizdala
For the first time since October 4, 1995, (Game 2 of the ALDS to be exact) a Yankee manager not named Joe Torre led the Bronx Bombers to a victory. That man was Buck Showalter and just as Buck had a young up and coming star centerfielder in ... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Melky Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Bernie Williams, Chien Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Johnny Damon, Kyle Farnsworth, Roy Halladay, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, Toronto Blue Jays, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Phelps, Joe Girardi, Don Matingly, Joe Torre, Buck Showalter
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The Next Commisioner of Baseball?
Apr 01, 2008 | 2:22PM | thebestthereiswasnwillbe
As a baseball fan I have found it easy on occasion to heckle and blame Bud Selig for the problems America’s Pastime has encountered over the past 11 seasons. But I stand here today looking at all he has been through and been apart of as commissioner, and I ... Read More
categories: Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, MLB, MLB, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, bud selig, Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Nomar Garciaparra, Joe Girardi
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Yankees Release Billy Crystal, Sign Eddie Murphy
Mar 15, 2008 | 7:56AM | GerbilSportsNetwork
TAMPA, Florida. The mood in the New York Yankees' clubhouse was solemn after a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pir... Read More
categories: Stuff and Junk, New York Yankees, Joe Girardi, Kei Igawa, Boston Red Sox, Fox Funhouse, MLB, Baseball
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Save a Spot in Cooperstown
Feb 20, 2008 | 6:37PM | HalfBaked
In case you're not familiar with the expression, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," or you don't believe it's necessarily true, here's a little affirmation for you. Almost two years to the day after George Steinbrenner guaranteed the Yankees would win the World Se... Read More
categories: MLB, Baseball, Spring Training, New York Yankees, Joe Girardi, Hank Steinbrenner, Joe Torre, George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter, Kevin Kernan, Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Sparky Anderson, Other, Daily Notes, The Relentless Pursuit of Whatever it is People Pursue Relentlessly
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As the Dugout Turns
Oct 30, 2007 | 7:22PM | HalfBaked
The baseball world is buzzing tonight with the news that Joe Girardi will indeed replace Joe Torre as manager of the New York Yankees for the 2008 season. Reports are that Girardi will receive a three-year contract at a salary of approximately $2 million... Read More
categories: MLB, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Alex Rodriguez, Hank Steinbrenner, Don Mattingly, Terry Francona, Tony Pena, Grady Little, Los Angeles Dodgers, Daily Notes, The Relentless Pursuit of Whatever it is People Pursue Relentlessly
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The October Drama continues...
Oct 19, 2007 | 6:48AM | The_Dan
On the field, off the field, it don't matter....
Like every baseball season there are changes and intriguing moments during this time of the y... Read More
categories: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Fausto Carmona, Curt Schilling, Manny Ramirez, Colorado Rockies, Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Orel Hersheiser, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Dusty Baker, Jim Kelly, Florida Marlins, Don Mattingly
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Another One Bites the Dust: Florida Marlins
Sep 10, 2007 | 5:57PM | birk
Staying in the state of Florida, the Marlins' chances for the postseason first reached less than 1 in a million back on August 28th in the BP Postseason Odds Report, nearly a month and a half after the first team in this series.The GoodHanley Ramirez has become one of the best players in the major leagues, joining teammate Mig... Read More
categories: Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Joe Girardi, Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco, Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis, Reggie Abercrombie, Alejandro De Aza, Cody Ross, Josh Johnson, Jeremy Hermida, Dan Uggla, Armando Benitez, Kevin Gregg, Jorge Julio, Matt Lindstrom, Taylor Tankersley, Henry Owens, Lee Gardner
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Yankee Physical
Feb 14, 2007 | 12:18PM | Fox5
by Ron Prezzano
For a lot of us baseball fanatics this is our Punxsutawney Phil, “Ground Hogs Day,” week. I know, a day isn’t a week and all of that stuff but, give me some writers suspended reality leeway... Read More
categories: MLB, New York Yankees, Gary Sheffield, Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano, Joe Torre, Don Mattingly, Joe Girardi, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Philip Huges, Alberto Gonzalez, Ross Ohlendorf, Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan, Kei Igawa, Doug Mientkiewicz, Juan Miranda, Josh Phelps, Wil Nieves
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since i've been gone
Oct 29, 2006 | 1:22AM | cuziffer
the st. louis cardinals won the world series, with the worst ever regular season record. i believe i ... Read More
categories: MLB, Joe Girardi, Milwaukee Brewers, Mike McCarthy, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Stuff And Junk, CYA DetroitSports, Relentless Pursuit Of Blog Supremecy, Wutchugawnadu Aboudit?
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