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Winter Ball Updates
riveraveblues.com - 2 hours ago
Winter Ball Updates
— riveraveblues.com — There’s about a month left in the seasons of the various Caribbean leagues, then comes the dry... spell until pitchers and catchers… Dominican Winter League Abe Almonte: 12 G, 3 for 11 (.273), 6 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 SB Juan Miranda: 9 G, 16 for 33 (.485), 7 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 10 ... (more) Winter Ball Updates

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Olden talks about succeeding the ‘Voice of God’
riveraveblues.com - 3 hours ago
Olden talks about succeeding the ‘Voice of God’
— riveraveblues.com — With Bob Sheppard’s retirement official, the Yankee PA duties will now pass to Paul Olden, and this... weekend, the 2009 fill-in for the Yanks’ own Voice of God sat down with some local reporters to discuss his new role. Olden called his Yanks’ PA duties “ one of the best ... (more) Olden talks about succeeding the ‘Voice of God’

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Open Thread: The Big 4-0
riveraveblues.com - 6 hours ago
Open Thread: The Big 4-0
— riveraveblues.com — Don’t sweat it Mo, they say 40 is new 20. Happy Birthday. Here’s your open thread for... the night. The Steelers and Ravens are your late game, plus the Knicks are at home against the Magic while The Quest For 0-82 continues in LA against the Lakers. Talk about whatever you want, ... (more) Open Thread: The Big 4-0

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Greatest. Tribute. Video. Ever.
riveraveblues.com - 8 hours ago
Greatest. Tribute. Video. Ever.
— riveraveblues.com — (h/t to Zell and Steve ) Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog >... > Greatest. Tribute. Video. Ever. (more) Greatest. Tribute. Video. Ever.

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Tales from Sheppard’s life in baseball
riveraveblues.com - 10 hours ago
Tales from Sheppard’s life in baseball
— riveraveblues.com — Although Bob Sheppard didn’t use the word “retired” when he spoke about his career earlier this week.... the announcement on Thanksgiving that he is won’t be coming back the PA booth at Yankee Stadium put a quiet cap on an excellent career. The Yanks had already toasted ... (more) Tales from Sheppard’s life in baseball

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riveraveblues.com - 12 hours ago
Football Open Thread
— riveraveblues.com — The Giants played on Turkey Day, but the Jets are taking on the Panthers at home at... 1pm. Talk about any and all of the games here. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog > > Football Open Thread (more) Football Open Thread

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riveraveblues.com - 15 hours ago
No, Will, the Yankees don’t need Holliday
— riveraveblues.com — Back in my college days, Sunday highlighted the week. After three straight days of partying in which... I probably drank a keg of Natty Light on my own, I’d sleep until noon, throw on a pot of coffee, and read the Sunday sports columns. For some reason, I actually admired them back then. How ... (more) No, Will, the Yankees don’t need Holliday

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riveraveblues.com - 25 hours ago
Gawker: Jeter to be named SI’s Sportsman of the Year
— riveraveblues.com — In the grand scheme of sports, winning Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year is but a small... achievement. It carries with it a magazine cover, a glowing profile and not much else. Still, in the 55-year history of the award, no member of the New York Yankees has won it. According to a ... (more) Gawker: Jeter to be named SI’s Sportsman of the Year

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riveraveblues.com - 30 hours ago
A thread open like no other
— riveraveblues.com — You guys still chowin’ down on leftovers? I finished off my last plate’s worth at lunch, so... sadly the Thanksgiving experience is all over for me. For shame. Just another 363 days until my favorite holiday comes around again. Anyway, it’s a slow night around these parts, but ... (more) A thread open like no other

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riveraveblues.com - 32 hours ago
A Black — and pinstripe blue — Friday
— riveraveblues.com — We don’t like to rag on the Mets too often around here. In baseball, karma finds a... way to bite you. But I enjoyed Ken Belson’s baseball-focused take on Black Friday . During yesterday’s crazy shopping day, the Yankee Clubhouse Store was packed while the Mets’ store ... (more) A Black — and pinstripe blue — Friday

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riveraveblues.com - 34 hours ago
Sabathia beloved in his former hometown
— riveraveblues.com — Even though he was a 28-year-old ace on the free agent market, a rarity for sure, only... the Yankees and the Brewers bid for CC Sabathia ’s services last winter. Perhaps teams were scared by the Yankees’ imposing six-year, $140 million opening offer, and figured they couldn’t ... (more) Sabathia beloved in his former hometown

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riveraveblues.com - 37 hours ago
Selig stepping down in 2012
— riveraveblues.com — Via some guy at MLBTR with the same name as me, commissioner Bud Selig is reportedly going... to step down from the position he’s held since 1992 after his contract expires in 2012. However, the CBA expires a year before that, so Selig’s fingerprints will be all over the new agreement. ... (more) Selig stepping down in 2012

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riveraveblues.com - 39 hours ago
Celebrating a Halladay weekend
— riveraveblues.com — Much as 2007 was the Winter of Johan, 2009 is shaping up to be a Very Merry... Halladay. (OK, OK. I’ll stop with the bad puns now.) We’ve heard all about how the Blue Jays are making Roy Halladay available, how the team is willing to trade him within in the AL East and how they want a ... (more) Celebrating a Halladay weekend

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
The World Series MVPs who moved on
— riveraveblues.com — When a player is named most valuable on his team, it normally means the team would like... him around. There are exceptions — the Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez after an MVP 2003 season, after all — but normally, the player factors into the team’s plans. This is even true for ... (more) The World Series MVPs who moved on

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
The World Serives MVPs who moved on
— riveraveblues.com — When a player is named most valuable on his team, it normally means the team would like... him around. There are exceptions — the Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez after an MVP 2003 season, after all — but normally, the player factors into the team’s plans. This is even true for ... (more) The World Serives MVPs who moved on

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
Open Thread: 2010 HOF Ballot
— riveraveblues.com — Amidst the Black Friday madness, the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot was released to the public this... year, as 15 new names joined the 11 holdovers from last year. Here’s the list, via the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader … Roberto Alomar, Kevin Appier, Harold Baines , Bert Blyleven , ... (more) Open Thread: 2010 HOF Ballot

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
What’s next for Aroldis Chapman?
— riveraveblues.com — After changing agents , there’s some questions about what’s next for Aroldis Chapman, but lucky Jorge Arangure... is here to answer some of those questions . Chapman’s new representatives – the Hendricks Brothers – have him focusing solely on baseball, meaning there ... (more) What’s next for Aroldis Chapman?

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
The best World Series of the decade was clearly 2001
— riveraveblues.com — With another decade of World Series complete, David Brown of Yahoo ranks them in order of greatness... . The Yankees, of course, appear four times, ranking first, fifth, seventh, and eighth — the best, of course, being the 2001 Series. It ended on a painful note, but the two-run, game-tying ... (more) The best World Series of the decade was clearly 2001

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
What the Blue Jays seek for Halladay
— riveraveblues.com — Don’t expect the Roy Halladay rumors to fade away anytime soon. Until the Blue Jays trade their... ace, he’ll remain atop the baseball conversation topics. That could be sometime soon, or it could last all the way until July 31. Because the Yankees are the richest team in baseball and ... (more) What the Blue Jays seek for Halladay

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riveraveblues.com - 2 days ago
Reliving the A-Rod trade
— riveraveblues.com — While most of us were business chowing down on turkey and stuffing and pie yesterday, Ben Nicholson-Smith... revisited the Alfonso Soriano for Alex Rodriguez swap as part of his “ Trades of the Decade ” series at MLBTR. Texas also received shortstop Joaquin Arias, who was one of the ... (more) Reliving the A-Rod trade

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