First Nick Swisher had a baseball field named after him. Now it’s Derek Jeter’s turn. The field at Kalamazoo Central High School will be renamed after the Yankees captain following a unanimous vote by the board of education on Thursday night. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette, the board “praised Jeter’s accomplishments on the field and [...]
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This sort of announcement is always good the game of baseball. Here’s the release from MLB… Game 7 of the 2011 World Series, which saw the St. Louis Cardinals win their 11th World Series title, averaged 25.4 million viewers on FOX. That figure makes it the most watched baseball game since 2004 when the Boston [...]
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One comment grabbed my attention in Buster Olney’s blog post about rival evaluations of the Rangers and Cardinals… An American League evaluator said, “the Rangers feature the strongest 25-man roster assembled in the MLB this year.” How do the Yankees compare to that roster? Lineup The Yankees outscored the Rangers this season, but only barely. [...]
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Read More...Here’s the latest from The Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig expects the playoffs to expand from eight teams to 10 for the 2012 season. Selig went public last fall with his support for expanded playoffs, and the matter is subject to collective bargaining with the players’ association. “I would say [...]
Read More...After two days of hits and homers, could there be a pitching duel tonight? CC Sabathia and Josh Beckett are the starters as the Yankees play the rubber game of their first series with the Red Sox. Stop by at 6:30 p.m. for a live chat to talk about what we’ve seen and what might [...]
Read More...From the Associated Press… Over the weekend Alex Rodriguez was honored by the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame, which recognized him as the youngest Latin player to hit 600 home runs in Major League Baseball. This was during a Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the Dominican Republic (Rodriguez was not inducted). Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal [...]
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That’s a picture of Yankee Stadium being converted back into a baseball field after spending some time ready for football. Thanks to the Yankee PR staff for the photo. As usual, here are a few links from the day. • Scott Boras says Rafael Soriano is willing to pitch the eighth inning for the Yankees. [...]
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Didn’t take long for the Winter Meetings to have its first big story. Just as the baseball universe is settling into the Swan & Dolphin resort, Jayson Werth has agreed to a seven-year deal with the Nationals. That leaves Carl Crawford as the premier free agent outfielder. With Werth no longer a secondary option for [...]
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