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July 7, 2008

Shoulda Bought Her A Bigger Ring, A-Rod

Posted by Peter F. · Published: July 7, 2008 · Comments (3)

Just like Kobe Bryant did when he was caught cheating on his wife. But apparently the New York Yankees $350-million man Alex Rodriguez's didn't figure that out as his wife filed for divorce from the slugger this morning. She called him an adulterer who "emotionally abandoned his wife and children."... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

June 15, 2008

NY Yankee Ace Chien-Ming Wang injured while running bases

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 15, 2008

As a result, Wang had to be removed from today's game against the Houston Astros. New York Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang pulled up while rounding third base against Houston on Sunday and had to be helped off the field after scoring in the sixth inning. After he scored on a... [Full Story]

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June 3, 2008

St. Joba Starts Tonight

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (2)

New York Yankee pitcher and anointed savior of all things Yankee, Joba Chamberlain, makes his first official start of the season tonight. Naturally, New York is all a twitter over St. Joba. But will this mark the turnaround of the Yankees season? More importantly, is Chamberlain starting a step in... [Full Story]

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April 21, 2008

Hank Steinbrenner: A Chip Off The Old Blockhead

Posted by Peter F. · Published: April 21, 2008 · Comments (4)

Gee, I guees the old saying is right: Rotten apples don't fall far the tree do they? New York Yankees co-chairknucklehead Hank Steinbrenner is following in his father's footsteps in telling the manager--in this case, Jor Girardi and not Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Dick Howser, etc.--how to manage his pitching... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

March 11, 2008

Billy Crystal on the Yankees Roster?

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: March 11, 2008

Apparently it is true, Billy will be a Yankee for a day. TAMPA - Joe Torre may have gone to Hollywood, but comedian Billy Crystal, his longtime pal, apparently is staying true to his pinstripes. Crystal will join the Yankees as a player - yes, a player - Wednesday, signing... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

December 28, 2007

Former MLB player Jim Leyritz charged with DUI manslaughter

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 28, 2007

He is charged with killing a woman in Broward County Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE - Jim Leyritz, the former Major League Baseball player known as "The King," was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter Friday morning following an accident that killed another driver, police said. Leyritz, 44, was traveling north-bound on... [Full Story]

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December 23, 2007

Former NY Yankee Pitcher Tommy Byrne dead at age 87

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 23, 2007

He did two tours with the Casey Stengel Yankees of the 1950's. Casey never had a set rotation or lineup. So he was always moving pitchers around, if not from the starting rotation to the bullpen, or the Yankees to Kansas City, Stengel liked to match certain pitchers against certain... [Full Story]

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December 21, 2007

Yankee Players Defend Clemens

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: December 21, 2007

Roger Clemens is getting it from all sides after being outed by the Mitchell Report, but there's one group of guys still willing to defend the Roided Rocket - his former Yankee teammates. Like Derek Jeter, who said the following: Seems like now people are rushing to judgment and I... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

December 17, 2007

A-Rod Contract Questioned by Overpaid, Failed Anchor?

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (1)

This one is kind of tough for me as I have a bit of trouble with any baseball player getting $30 million a year while field-level seats at Yankee Stadium cost over $400. Newsbusters has the full story. But when you consider the source in this, it is beyond laughable.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

December 13, 2007

First Mitchell Report Names Trickling Out

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: December 13, 2007

A trainer who used to work for the Yankees, and personally for Roger Clemens, reportedly told Mitchell Report investigators that both Clemens and his pal Andy Pettitte used steroids. Clemens and Pettitte are two of several Yankees expected to be named when the Mitchell Report on steroid use is released... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

December 3, 2007

Pettitte Returns to Yanks

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: December 3, 2007

Andy Pettitte had been on the fence about returning to the Yankees for 2008, but now he's telling teammates that he will indeed accept an offer to pitch one more year in pinstripes. Pettitte originally declined to exercise a $16 million option for next season, saying he needed more time... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

November 17, 2007

A-Rod's New Advisor - Warren Buffett

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: November 17, 2007

It looks like Alex Rodriguez did in fact go around his agent Scott Boras in negotiating his new $275 million contract with the Yankees. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning (via ESPN) that A-Rod made the decision to leave Boras home during initial talks on the advice of world-renowned... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

November 15, 2007

A-Rod Negotiates With Yanks - Without Boras

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: November 15, 2007 · Comments (2)

The rumors appear to be true - Alex Rodriguez is coming back to the Yankees. A-Rod, the man who was supposed be persona non grata in pinstripe-land after ticking off boss Hank Steinbrenner, is now negotiating with Steinbrenner himself - without the direct involvement of his agent Scott Boras. The... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

November 14, 2007

Could A-Rod End Up Back With the Yankees?

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: November 14, 2007

We all assumed it was a foregone conclusion that Alex Rodriguez was gone from the Yankees, but now it looks like the door may be open to A-Rod returning, if only a tiny bit. The New York Post wrote this morning: Maybe it is just wishful thinking or part of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

October 29, 2007

Joe Girardi, your next Yankees' manager

Posted by Peter F. · Published: October 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

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October 9, 2007

Yanks lose series, possibly Torre, A-Rod and others

Posted by Peter F. · Published: October 9, 2007

During last night's broadcast of the Yankees/Indians ALDS on TBS, a fan was holding up a sign with the black letters of "T", "B" and "S". It stood for "Torre Better Stay". Clever, but not likely to happen. And he'll have company as he packs his boxes, too. After getting... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

October 10, 2006

Torre Stays

Posted by Peter F. · Published: October 10, 2006

It couldn't have been more than five minutes after the Detroit Tigers rousing upset defeat of the New York Yankees that the New York Daily News reported Yankee skipper Joe Torre would be fired. Oops. Perhaps they should've checked with George Steinbrenner first. In a odd press conference at Yankee... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

October 4, 2006

Mr. November

Posted by Peter F. · Published: October 4, 2006 · Comments (2)

OK, let's make this perfectly clear: Like most people in America, I dislike the Yankees. I dislike everything about them. Their players, their owner, their fans, their budgeting-busting, buy-every-good-player-in-sight philosophy, their TV network, the way ESPN, the NY Post and others fawn over them and all those damn rings. (Sorry,... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

October 3, 2006

New Show in the Big Apple

Posted by · Published: October 3, 2006 · Comments (1)

There's a new show coming to New York this fall. It's not on Broadway, nor at the Madison Square Garden. It isn't even the usual show found this time of year in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium. This show is the New York Mets. Twenty years since their last World... [Full Story]

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August 25, 2004

Step Away From The Window George

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 25, 2004

Every once in a while we call someone out in sports to step away from the window and take a deep breath. Recently, George Steinbrenner needed his whole crew of Cashman, Oppenheimer, et al. to help him off the ledge. Yes the Yankees have been on a skid, a pretty... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

May 3, 2004

The 6-0 Yankees

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: May 3, 2004

I'll type quietly Yankee haters because from the sounds of things in here, we must be in a library. Not a peep out of you lately ... With Boston and Baltimore both in the midst of losing streaks, things have gotten a little hush hush, except for the sound of... [Full Story]

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April 30, 2004

NY Yankees: Don't Pop The Corks Just Yet

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: April 30, 2004

Wake up this morning and read the papers or surf the net and you will think that the Yankees batting woes are over. [FULL STORY]... [Full Story]

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April 20, 2004

A-Rod's Awful April

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: April 20, 2004

http://chazsports.blogspot.com It’s like clockwork. Every year around this time the Yankees new free agent signee is having a rough start and the media jumps on the story like they would if a cute, little blond girl got kidnapped. It happened with Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina and even Bernie Williams when... [Full Story]

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February 24, 2004

Giambi on the juice?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: February 24, 2004

New York Yankees First Baseman Jason Giambi's slimmed first appearance at Spring training raised more than a few eyebrows yesterday. Firing the first shots are Yankees beat writer Dan Graziano, who wonders about the apperance of Giambi the incredible shrinking man, while columnist Lawrence Rocca touts the newest MLB dieting... [Full Story]

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January 12, 2004

Clemens To Be An Astro

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 12, 2004

Roger Clemens is pushing back his retirement, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, a baseball source told The Associated Press on Monday. The six-time Cy Young Award winner had said for more than a year that he planned to quit after pitching last season for the New... [Full Story]

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