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Several Current Free Agents That Could Help The Yankees Bench

As usual, there have been a lot of rumors that continue to swirl around the Yankees as the trade deadline approaches in July. However, the Yankees might not have to trade anything to add depth to their bench because there are some very talented free agents available that could get the job done just as easily ...

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Let The Criticism Begin: Hughes Gets Batted Around After Skipped Start

The "Phil Hughes Rules" have claimed their first start, which would have been last Friday. Those same rules have also claimed their first loss. The Seattle Mariners are among the worst teams in the Majors in terms of offense, and with Phil Hughes on the mound, with a 10-1 record, the game would appear to be a ...

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Time For The Yankees to Bury The Red Sox

The Yankees play 13 games from now until All Star Break; those 13 games consist of seven games against Seattle, three against Toronto, and three against Oakland. Very average teams for the Yanks. The Bombers should take 10 of those 13 games, considering Seattle is in last place, and both Oakland and Toronto are third place teams. On the other ...

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Cano and Mo Steal the Show: Yankees Comeback to Beat the Dodgers in 10 Innings

The Yankees looked down and out when the Dodgers brought in Jonathan Broxton with a four run lead in the ninth inning, but the Bombers soon changed that. Broxton struck out Teixeira to start the inning, but the wheels fell off the wagon shortly after. A-Rod singled to left, Robinson Cano followed with an RBI double to ...

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No Gonzo, No ProbleMo: Mariano and the Yankees Hold Off Late Threat Avoid Near 2001 Meltdown

I was definitely not the most well played game ever, but it was an instant classic for the 2010 season, at least for the Yankees any ways, it will be a very memorable game. The Bombers went into the ninth inning trailing 5-4, Jeter and Swisher both walked to lead off the inning against Aaron Heilman, ...

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The Yankees Unusual and Unexpected Road to the Top of the AL East

If I told you before the season that Derek Jeter would have a worse batting average than Nick Swisher in the middle of June, you probably would have said "Are you crazy?", or something of that nature. Now that we are in the middle of June, and Swisher does have a higher batting average than Jeter, you ...

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Possible Solutions to the Yankee Bullpen Woes

The Yankees have gotten a very inconsistant bullpen this year, take a look at some of the main culprits. Joba Chamberlain - 5.52 ERA  Chad Gaudin - 6.89 ERA David Robertson - 5.48 ERA Chan Ho Park - 6.86 ERA It is obvious that the bullpen is the Yankees weakest spot on the team and that has to improve if they plan on ...

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Interleague sets up World Series Rematches for Yankees

  The Yankees are right in the middle of their interleague games this season, and are heading west to play the D-backs and Dodgers, two former World Series opponents. Their last two series have been against the Mets and Phillies who were also in the World Series against the Bombers. The Phillies and Yanks faced off last October, ...

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Which of the Yankee Core Four Will Retire First?

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The past 15 years have seen the Yankees add five World Series titles to their trophy case, and none of them would have been possible without the contributions of four special players. Those players are Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera, all of whom will go down in Yankee history and one day ...

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