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Why the Yankees Will Not Win the World SeriesAfter remaining very quiet throughout the offseason, the New York Yankees made a huge splash in acquiring Michael Pineda. The Yankees are now the favorites to win the 2012 World Series. Here are the reasons why they will lose.
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Five Yankees Pitchers that Never Fit In: A Fan's TakeWil Michael Pineda face the same fate as these five New York flops?
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5 Greatest New York Yankees Teams of All TimeChoosing 5 great New York Yankees teams is easy. But the 5 greatest? Not so much.
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A Yankee Fan's Most Disliked Red Sox Players of the Last 25 YearsFive Red Sox players that just irk me to no end.
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Field DayDuring Yankees Field Day Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez & Curtis Granderson all compete for the trophy but will their selfish act have an effect on another player?
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New York Yankees: Clutch Mike Mussina Wasn't to Blame for the Yankees WS DefeatsThe 2001 World Series was tied at two games each. Mike Mussina was facing the Arizona Diamondbacks Miguel Batista in the pivotal fifth game at Yankee Stadium.
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New York Yankees 1997: Trade Mariano Rivera for Randy Johnson or Pedro MartinezThe Seattle Mariners were ready to send Johnson and another player to the Yankees in exchange for (it's difficult to write this it seems so incredible) Ramiro Mendoza, Ricky Ledee and Mariano Rivera.
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New York Yankees: If Sabathia Makes Cashman a Genius, What Does A.J. Make Him?Brian Cashman fans that claim he is one of baseball's top general managers point to Sabathia as proof of his baseball acumen. Brian Cashman fans that claim he doesn't know what he is doing point to Burnett as proof of his lack of baseball acumen.
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New York Yankees: How Paul O'Neill Shut Up the Yankees and the ExpertsPaul O'Neill had a poor September in 2000, suffering from a hip pointer most of the month. Those few individuals that wondered if O'Neill would miss the playoffs didn't know Paul O'Neill.
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Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncan for Greg Vaughn or 50 HRs the Yanks LostThe Yankees would send much maligned left-hander Kenny Rogers, along with second baseman Mariano Duncan to the Padres in exchange for outfielder Greg Vaughn and a minor league pitcher.
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Paul O'Neill Over Barry Bonds for a World Series Winning Yankees TeamWhen he learned that he had been traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right fielder Paul O'Neill, Roberto Kelly wasn't surprised. He had his theory about the trade.
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New York Yankees: What Cecil Fielder Earned Trumps Prince's New ContractAbout one hour before the approach of the 1996 trading deadline, the New York Yankees acquired Cecil Fielder from the Detroit Tigers. In return, Ruben Sierra and minor league pitcher Matt Drews joined the Tigers.
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I Now Know Why Yankees Fans Are Hated: A Fan's TakeThe more time I spend online the more I understand why Yankee fans are hated so much.
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New York Yankees Great Mariano Rivera: "You Have it in Your Heart"Manager Buck Showalter started 25-year-old Mariano Rivera against the Oakland A's. It was Rivera's second major league appearance.
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Jorge Posada Formally Announces His RetirementIt is an end of an era in New York Yankees baseball. The New York Yankees Jorge Posada held a press conference from Yankee Stadium to announce his retirement as a Yankee.
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Mariano Rivera Could Have Been a Hall of Fame Starting Pitcher for the YankeesIn his last start at Columbus against the Rochester Red Wings. Mariano Rivera pitched a five inning no-hitter. On July 4, 1995, he was the New York Yankees starter against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.
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Enos Slaughter: A Crucial Home Run by the Yankee that Never Stopped HustlingEnos Slaughter stepped up to the plate. It was the sixth inning of the third game of the 1956 World Series. The Yankees were in lot of trouble.
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Derek Jeter Won the Most Valuable MVP Award of AllDerek Jeter is the only player to be voted the Most Valuable Player in the All-Star and in the World Series the same season.
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Jeter and Rivera Will Replace Mantle and Increase the "Magnificent Seven"What do Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig and Earle Combs have in common? They are the Yankees “magnificent seven."
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New York Yankees: 2012 Team Might Rival the 1961 and 1998 Yankees SeasonsThe 2012 New York Yankees have a chance to rank among the greatest of all Yankees teams. They could become the fourth greatest, behind the 1998, 1927 and 1961 clubs. They could fail to win the pennant.
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Michael Pineda is the Yankees Missing Piece Needed to Win the World SeriesObtaining Michael Pineda is significant because it means that the Yankees have a solid pitcher to follow C. C. Sabathia during the season and in the playoffs. Of greater importance is that A. J. Burnett will not have to pitch crucial games.
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Edwin Jackson, the "Next Doc Gooden," Isn't the Yankees Answer, Mr. SteinbrennerAfter his first start on Sept. 9, 2003, which was his 20th birthday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Jim Tracy compared Edwin Jackson to Doc Gooden.
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New York Yankees 1962 World Championship Season Disappointed Some ExpertsThe New York Yankees entered 1962 with virtually the same team that had overwhelmed the American League in 1961, with one major difference. All-Star shortstop Tony Kubek was lost to the army for most of the year.
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Gil McDougald: WS Winner at Each Infield Position and Line Drive TragedyJames Gilbert McDougald was one of the most valuable and versatile players in Yankees history. For his career, he hit .276/.356/.410.
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Brett Gardner is the Right Left Fielder for the New York YankeesThe New York Yankees have a fine left fielder in Brett Gardner. One of the finest defensive outfielders in the game, the speedy Gardner led the league with 49 stolen bases.
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What is the MLB Luxury Tax?In an effort to equalize the financial playing field for MLB teams, the league charges the richer teams a luxury tax if they exceed a certain amount in player salaries. -
Derek Jeter & Phil Rizzuto: Loyal to the Yankees but More Loyal to TeammatesScanning the field where the Yankees were taking fielding practice,Rizzuto would say to no one in particular, "Where's Jeter? Where's Jeter?"
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Derek Jeter and Phil Rizzuto: One of the Two Greatest Yankees SS was Never MVPThere is no doubt that Derek Jeter is the greatest New York Yankees' shortstop ever, but the player that was the best Yankees' shortstop prior to Jeter, Phil Rizzuto, won the MVP award in 1950.
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Bill "Moose" Skowron: The Yankees' Mark Teixeira of the 1950sDuring the 1950s, Bill "Moose" Skowron was the New York Yankees’ first baseman. The “Moose” joined the Yankees in 1954.
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Is Miami's Hanley Ramirez Emulating the Yankees' Derek Jeter?Alex Rodriguez would have been the greatest shortstop of all time. He would have left Hanley Ramirez in the dust.
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A Preview of the 2012 Schedule for the New York YankeesThis article breaks down the 2012 Major League Baseball schedule for the New York Yankees on a month-by-month basis. Read to discover how the 162 games play out over the six months of the 2012 season.
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Brian Cashman of the Yankees is Not Insane but Neither was Albert EinsteinA New York tabloid reported that Cashman hasn’t ruled out Bartolo Colon returning to the Yankees, possibly in the bullpen.
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Whitey Ford Lost but Joe Girardi Wasn't UpsetJoe Girardi would have been satisfied. For Mr. Girardi as well as for most of today's managers, all that they ask their starting pitcher to do is to give their team a chance to win.
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Hank Bauer: The Marine Hero Who Won a 1958 World Series Game with a Cracked BatManager Casey Stengel praised Bauer, not because he broke a $3.65 bat but because the bat produced a bloop single that drove in two runs.
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Casey Stengel's Yanks Weren't Desperate After Losing the First Two 1958 WS GamesWarren Spahn beat the Yankees in the opening game of the 1958 World Series. Bob Turley started Game 2 against Yankees' nemesis Lew Burdette in an effort to even the Series.
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Yogi Berra Advised Bill Skowron Not to Stop, Look or Listen Before the 1958 WSThe New York Yankees lost the opening game of the 1958 World Series to the defending World Champion Milwaukee Braves in 10 innings at County Stadium.
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Happy Birthday to Former Yankees Star Tino Martinez: A Fan RemembersBorn on Dec. 7, Tino was a key cog in the Yankee machine.
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Former Yankees Pitcher Allie Reynolds Should Be in Hall of Fame: A Fan’s TakeFormer Yankee hurler pitched for six world championship teams
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The Game Bernie Williams "Arrived" as the Next Great Yankees Center FielderMike Lupica, who has been accused at times of not being particularly fond of the Yankees, credited Bernie Williams as the reason why the Yankees had become a formidable contender.
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Big Papi to Stay with Red Sox, Go to Yankees or End Up Elsewhere? – a Fan’s ViewDavid Ortiz may accept arbitration from the Red Sox, or look elsewhere for more money and/or more years. He has been linked to teams such as the Baltimore Orioles, and yes, even the New York Yankees. Here is where we think he will end up, and why.
