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John Grabow Gets 2-Year-Deal To Stay In Cubs Bullpen

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 11.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Sports, Major League Baseball, Cubs Free Agents, John Grabow, John Grabow Cubs Contract, Cubs Free Agency, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contrac...

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Moneyball: Dead, Alive, or on Life Support?

Daniel Adler | Posted 11.17.2009 | Sports

Read More: Sabermetrics, Baseball, Marginal Wins, Major League Baseball, Sports News
Daniel Adler

Considering the past eight seasons, this year was not particularly notable in terms of payroll predicting success.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2009 NL Manager of the Year, Mr. Jim Tracy

Ari Shapiro | Posted 11.16.2009 | Sports

Read More: Clint Hurdle, National League, Baseball, Jim Tracy, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Lou-Piniella-National-League-Manager-of-the-Year, Colorado Rockies, Sports News
Ari Shapiro

Major League Baseball will announce its 2009 National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday. The only way Jim Tracy doesn't walk away with the award is if Clint Hurdle gets to cast all 32 votes.

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Hey Fans! Iiiiiiiit's the Fake Michael Kay On Twitter! Who But!

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports

Read More: New York Yankees, Tbs, Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium, ESPN Radio, Twitter, Fake Michael Kay, A.j. Burnett, David Cone, YES Network, Nick Swisher, Sports Illustrated, c.c. Sabathia, Mariano Rivera, Minnesota Twins, Charlie Chaplin, Los Angeles Angels, Phil Coke, Mark Teixiera, Michael Kay, Joba Chamberlain, Derek Jeter, Jon Heyman, Joe Girardi, WB Mason, Sports News
Tony Sachs

For my money, there was one unsung hero, one key player, that transformed the New York Yankees from a third place team in 2008 to World Series champs in '09.

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Franchise Players

Dave Cameron | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports

Read More: Matt Holliday, Scott Boras, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Sports News
Dave Cameron

Although the phrase "franchise player" is vague and could mean different things to different people, I was curious to find out how many I thought there were in baseball. So, let's take a look.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Andre Agassi, Michael Phelps, New York News
Len Berman

At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.

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The World Series and Barry Sanders

Chris Campbell | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Mariano Rivera, Baseball, Economy, Major League Baseball, Barry Sanders, Hideki Matsui, Yankee Stadium, World Series, New York News
Chris Campbell

The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.

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Yankees Buy Another World Series Title

Av Sinensky | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, YES Network, Baseball Free Agents, Salary Cap, American League Championship, Yankee Stadium, 200 World Series, Yankees Phillies World Series, Kansas City Royals, George Steinbrenner, World Series, Hank Steinbrenner, John-Sterling, Philadelphia Phillies, Ticker Tape Parade, Boston Red Sox, Comedy News
Av Sinensky

Sources inside the Yankees revealed late last night that they will be holding a press conference to announce that they have acquired the rights to the Florida Marlins' 2003 World Series Championship.

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Why the American Genius for Math Vanished

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Dumbing Down, Math, Major League Baseball, Learning, Media News
Gerald Sindell

Why can't little Tiffany learn to program? What happened to the American genius for math? I've been wondering about this for a long time, but suddenly...

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Mark McGwire Needs to Tell the Truth

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jose Canseco, Congress, Lying, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Capitol Hill, Baseball, Barry Bonds, St. Louis, Roger Clemens, Drugs, Graham Bensinger, Alex Rodriguez, Lie, Mark McGwire, Illegal, Cardinals, Coach, Tony Larussa, Major League Baseball, Sammy Sosa, Tony La Russa, Hitting Coach, Albert Pujols, Truth, Entertainment News
Graham Bensinger

He retired from the game just before the Steroid Era came to light. While he previously denied illegal performance enhancing drug use, those denials stopped when under penalty of perjury.

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A Mets Fan's Lament

Eric Trager | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Mets Fans, Sports, Yankees Angels ALCS, New York Mets, Baseball, Mlb, World Series, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Alcs, Atlanta Braves, New York News
Eric Trager

Mets fans are diametrically opposed to baseball's Goliath. We cannot root for the Yankees any more than Christians can cheer on Satan.

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I Want to Be More Like the New York Yankees

Rachel Thebault | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: 2009 World Series, Success, New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, World Series, Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Business, Philadelphia Phillies, Home News
Rachel Thebault

This isn't easy for me to say. Growing up in Washington, DC, I was born and bred to hate the Yankees, and I've spent the first 98.5% of my life thus ...

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Baseball's 'Magic Mud': An MLB Secret (VIDEO)

cnn.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: 2009 World Series, New York Yankees, Baseball, World Series, World Series Game 1, Major League Baseball, MLB Magic Mud, Baseball Magic Mud, Baseball's 'Magic Mud, Magic Mud, Philadelphia Phillies, ' Baseball's Magic Mud, MLB Mud, Home News

In 1920, a Major League Baseball player was killed after being hit in the head by a wild pitch. It was the first and only time a player had ever been ...

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Change in Yankees Brings World Series Return

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Mlb, October Baseball, Jorge Posada, World Series, Major League Baseball, Joe Torre, Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, Derek Jeter, Alcs, Spring Training, Joe Girardi, New York News
Eugene Michael Santiago

Now there are players who are excited to be Yankees, and to play for their first World Series appearance. Sure, they too got big checks in the off season, but they wanted to play for a team.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Mlb, Tom-Cable, Major League Baseball, Steve Phillips, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, New York News
Len Berman

Oakland's Tom Cable will not face charges for allegedly breaking the jaw of one of his assistants. When I saw the headline "No Charge for Cable," I knew the story wasn't about Cablevision.

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Yankees Angels Game 5: Los Angeles Beat New York, Extend ALCS

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Yankees Angels, Who Won Yankees Game, Baseball, World Series, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Yankees Angels Game 5, Yankees, Angels, Alcs, New York News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels know they're heading straight into more than one kind of storm, and they can't wait t...

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Yankees-Angels Game 4: A-Rod, CC Sabathia Bring New York To Brink Of World Series With Win Over Los Angeles

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Who Won Yankees Game, Yankees Angels ALCS, Early Voting, World Series, Baseball Playoffs, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Who Won Angels Game, CC Sabathia, Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Game 4, New York News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When Derek Jeter recalls the last time the New York Yankees got this close to the World Series, he gets chills down his spine ...

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Rivera Spitball Video: Did Yankees' Mariano Rivera Cheat?

Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Rivera Spitball, Mariano Rivera, Illegal Spitball, Mlb, Poll, Major League Baseball, Rivera Illegal, Yankees, Cheating, Angels, Mariano Rivera Spitball, Rivera Spitball Video, New York News

The Internet is aflutter with accustations that Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera prepared an illegal spitball in last night's ALCS game against the Ang...

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Yankees Angels Game 2: Yankees Win Off Maicer Izturis Error, Alex Rodriguez Homer

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, Baseball, Jorge Posada, Mlb, World Series, Major League Baseball, Playoffs, Did the Yankees Win Last Night, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Alcs, Maicer Izturis, Los Angeles Angels, New York News

NEW YORK — Maicer Izturis' throw zipped by second base, the ball careening out of control like a wet bar of soap, and headed toward somewhere near t...

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Yankees Beat Twins: Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada Power New York Back To ALCS

AP | DAVE CAMPBELL | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Scores, New York Yankees, Sports, Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Twins, Baseball Playoffs, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Highlights, Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, New York News

MINNEAPOLIS — After so many October misses, Alex Rodriguez delivered the playoff performance his talent demanded. Rodriguez and Jorge Posada hit...

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Barack Obama, Nobel Laureate; First the Reward, Now the Risk

Mike Hegedus | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Gdansk, Theodore Roosevelt, Lech Walesa, Euro Dollar, Major League Baseball, Woodrow Wilson, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize, Mvp, Congo, Patrice Lamuba, Wal-Mart, Barack Obama, Japan, World News
Mike Hegedus

Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize because the world outside our own borders hopes, wants, and prays for his success internationally. And that's a good thing, a very good thing.

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Breaking News: Barack Obama Wins AL and NL MVP, Other Awards

David Parker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Politics, Takeru Kobayashi, Nobel Prize, Baseball, Competitive Eating, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Joe Mauer, Greg Maddux, Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Pujols, Barack Obama, Comedy, Comedy News
David Parker

In a stunning turn of events, Obama has swept baseball's postseason honors in both leagues, a feat never before accomplished and long considered impossible.

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Yankees Slash Ticket Prices By Up To $1,250

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Yankees Tix, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Yankees Ticket Prices, Legends Suite, Yankees Tickets, Yankee Stadium, New York News

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are reclassifying more than a quarter of their ritzy Legends Suite seats next season, and slashing prices on many of...

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Coming Soon: Rocktober

Ari Shapiro | Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Sports, Jason Giambi, Rafael Betan, Colorado Rockies, Nfl, Colorado Sports, October Baseball, Major League Baseball, Denver News
Ari Shapiro

What if we did this: What if we took the greatest postseason on Earth, and raised it about 5,280 feet? Do I have your attention?

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Will the Real Jim Tracy Please Stand Up?

Ari Shapiro | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Baseball, Jim Tracy, Colorado Rockies, Kyle Orton, Worst-Baseball-Managers, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Playoffs, National League, Los Angeles Dodgers, Clint Hurdle, Denver News
Ari Shapiro

I need someone -- anyone -- to explain to me how Jim Tracy has managed the Colorado Rockies to the verge of the MLB playoffs. I just don't get it.

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