 Take a moment and rewind back to June 10, 2003. In an otherwise meaningless inter-league game between the New York Mets and Texas Rangers at the Ballpark at Arlington, the Mets were set to drop the curtain on their future. This muggy summer evening marked the Major League debut of a 20-year old, Dominican born [...]...
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 And you thought the dog days were in August. Lately the Yankees haven’t been the only team plagued by end-of-the-season doldrums. The Red Sox, Brewers, and Braves are teams who dominated all year but are now slumping. On the other hand, teams previously thought to have been counted out of playoff contention, such as the [...]...
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 The playoff atmosphere at Fenway Tuesday night was palpable. As ace CC Sabathia chugged along, the Yankees got a peek at what their immediate future might look like should they face the Red Sox in the ALCS. What they saw had more drama than an episode of Jersey Shore. Sabathia lumbered through six innings, throwing [...]...
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 Losing yesterday’s rain-delayed game just wasn’t an option for the Yankees. The hapless A’s had already taken the first two games at Yankee Stadium, and the Red Sox had done the same in their series against the Rangers, giving them sole possession of first place. Yes, the Yankees were expected to come back with a [...]...
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 7-1 with a 3.09 ERA in his last nine starts. 11-4 with a 3.85 ERA on the season to this point. Aside from the overall ERA being maybe a little high, those are “ace” type numbers. No, they are not the numbers of New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia. They are however, the numbers put [...]...
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 The 2011 trade deadline is a thing of the past, and it was all but ignored by the Yankees. Decisions regarding the starting rotation need to be made as the season winds down and playoff speculations begin to become reality. Without a doubt, the biggest question mark is Phil Hughes. Last year’s All-Star began this [...]...
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 Philadelphia, REJOICE! Ruben Amaro, the magician, the legend, the greatest GM of all time, has done it again. Ed Wade, quite possibly the least intelligent man to ever be associated with Major League Baseball (that includes Chris Wheeler and Nyjer Morgan) agreed to a trade that sent All-Star outfielder Hunter Pence, along with cash, to Philadelphia for prospects Jarred Cosart, Jon Singleton and Jo...
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 The Yankees are obviously concerned about their starting rotation heading into the final months of the regular season. Outside of Sabathia, there are questions marks. Sure, Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia have been very good this season but the question of stamina always comes up. A.J. Burnett has once again been inconsistent and Phil Hughes, [...]...
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 According to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com,the Phillies and Astros had a deal in place for Hunter Pence earlier this week,only to have Houston "back off". This tentative deal was mostinteresting because of the prospects involved in the trade. The Philliesreportedly offered their best hitting and pitching prospects, no not Dom BrownOR Vance Worley (sigh of relief), but first baseman Jon Singleton and pi...
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 As the trade deadline quickly approaches, the man who is most likely to depart the NY Met club by the deadline is Mr. Carlos Beltran. Back in ’05 when he joined the team, he dubbed them “the New Mets” now, 6 years later the New Mets have fallen apart and have become big market sellers [...]...
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