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So. Where to now?
It looks for all the world that the Andy MacPhail Era in Baltimore will come to a sad end this off-season. I have no idea how to feel about it. Disappointed? I guess. But when you’re disappointed all...
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Godzilla sequel?
In early December, the Yankees posted for Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, for a fee of $2 million. That money has been returned to the Yankees’ pockets after both sides failed to reach an...
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Setting up the Sandman
A primary goal of the offseason prior to 2011 (other than resigning Derek Jeter) for the Yankees’ ownership, was to bring in a premier set-up man to bridge the gap to the greatest closer of all-time,...
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Vlad the Whimper: A Yankee??
Vladimir Guerrero is a hall of famer. Some may not agree with that statement, and frankly I could care less. During his seasons with Montreal and Anaheim, he was a bona fide superstar. Guerrero could...
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Adios: What the New York Yankees think of AJ Burnett
Last week I wrote about how bad AJ Burnett’s contract has been and would continue to be over its remaining two years; and Brian Cashman seems to agree with me. Coming into Friday, Burnett was listed...
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Aging, Expensive Yankees Provide Cautionary Tale to Tigers
Levels of schadenfreude across Major League Baseball were at all-time highs this weekend as the New York Yankees lost the first two games of the American League Championship Series to the Detroit...
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The Empire (Preemptively) Strikes Back
A-Rod has a significant boo boo, the Grandy Man busted a wing, Ichiro’s ride got dented and now Brian Cashman does an ankle hoppin’ out of a plane. Once hobbled, club’s tend to ease off the gas and...
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Seven Retired Players the Yankees Need to Sign
For almost two decades, the Baltimore Orioles pretty much perfected the art of signing aging superstars at just the right moment of career decline. During these two decades, the Orioles were for the...
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Brian Cashman’s New Theme Music
Industry sources have confirmed to Bugs & Cranks that New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman will now have a song blasted throughout the administration offices every time he enters the...
View ArticleCashman Skipping Out on a $100 Million Bill
A deal’s a deal, right? Not when you’re the Yankees, I guess. The Yanks are doing everything they can to weasel out of the $100 million left on Alex Rodriguez’s contract, which is through 2017. Let’s...
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