I believe it was Erik Boland who pointed it out this morning, and it’s perfectly true: Joe Girardi always seems especially excited for any sort of pregame ceremony honoring the military. Watch the dugout one night when the Yankees have some sort of military ceremony, Girardi’s always front and center. “I think, for me, it [...]
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Brian Cashman will be on hand for the Yankees winter coat drive tomorrow morning. Here are the details from the team. The New York Yankees and New York Cares will hold a winter coat drive on Wednesday, November 9 from 8:30 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square (1501 Broadway [...]
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During today’s meeting, the New York chapter of the BBWAA voted on its annual awards which will be handed out at our awards dinner on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the New York Hilton. Yankees Mariano Rivera, Dave Robertson and Gene Monahan were among those chosen for the chapter’s awards. William J. Slocum/Jack Lang Long and [...]
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Remember when the expectation was that a new collective bargaining agreement would in place before the end of the World Series? Well, the World Series ended a week ago, and there’s still no CBA. It doesn’t seem as though anyone is worried about a work stoppage, but as free agency heats up, both the players [...]
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Trying to build on a solid but injury shortened Triple-A season, David Phelps first three Arizona Fall League starters were uninspiring. He allowed three earned runs each time, never throwing more than 3.1 innings. His past two outings have been more what the Yankees were hoping to see. In his past two starts, Phelps has [...]
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The change in the Red Sox front office became official today, with two different press conferences in two different cities. Ben Cherington was officially introduced in Boston. “There will be changes,” Cherington said. “There will be small things we do differently, but we’re going to continue to build on the culture that Theo helped create [...]
Read More...Both the owners and the players want a new collective bargaining agreement in place before the end of the World Series. As Ken Rosenthal explains: Announcing a new deal during the Series is a public relations jackpot, and players want the new rules in place before the start of free agency. The two sides remain [...]
Read More...This afternoon, Major League Baseball announced that Lance Berkman and Jacoby Ellsbury were named Comeback Player of the Year in the National League and American League. Berkman is an obvious choice, but I tend to agree with my friend Mark Feinsand: Bartolo Colon would have been a better choice in the AL. Ellsbury had a [...]
Read More...We’ll start the day with a few little nuggets leftover from yesterday’s Joe Girardi press conference. We’ll begin with Girardi’s comment on the possibility of Jorge Posada having played his last game with the Yankees. “I can’t tell you exactly what’s going to happen with Jorge,” Girardi said. “But whenever you do say goodbye to [...]
Read More...Jim Leyland had a story to tell, and so he sat at the podium before today’s decisive Game 5 and began speaking before anyone asked a question. “I have an announcement to make,” he said. “This will explain why you think I’m so old and grumpy and messed up. I got a telegram today from [...]
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