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The 2009 Major League Baseball season concluded with the New York Yankees being crowned the World Series champions for the 27th time in the franchise’s storied history. New York will play with a target on their back for the whole season as they go for their next championship. With the additions of outfielder Curtis Granderson, [...]

Happy New Year to all. We’re getting so close to spring training I can smell it. only 90+ days to Opening Day! The Hot Stove isn’t done yet either. Bay’s physical has passed, so, it’s a done deal basically. The official announcemnet should be coming. Interesting note with football and baseball, Florida Gator senior WR [...]

Even though they were just nailed with $25.69 million in luxury taxes, the New York Yankees aren’t quite done spending.
Braves righty Javier Vazquez was given back to New York Tuesday in a trade that sent centerfielder Melky Cabrera to Atlanta. The Yankees will also get tall drink of water Boone Logan while the Braves will [...]

While most 37-year old MLB players are lucky to get a deal worth 4 or 5 million, Andy Pettite’s 1-year deal is worth $11.75M.
Pettite had a pretty good regular season. He went 14-8 and had a 4.16 ERA.
His postseason performance was probably where he earned this payday. The vet was 4-0 and had a 3.52 [...]

While watching the Green Bay Packers victory over the San Francisco 49ers, my girlfriend asked me an interesting question: Has any other player in professional sports done what Brett Favre is doing? That is, play more than a decade and become a legend, only to defect to the enemy like Anakin Skywalker. At the time, [...]

It is said by Ken Rosenthal that OF Johnny Damon will be seeking a 2yr/$19M deal for any team. Damon had a good year (.284 24 HRs; 82 RBIs) at 35 years of age. The Yankees believe Damon is heading for a decline, but may still negotiate with him.
Boston OF J.D. Drew has undergone surgery [...]

Just some more shiny things for his trophy case would be great. If we could go ahead and embed some diamonds in there, too. Maybe some engraving would be nice, as well.
The New York Yankees shortstop, who is not even the best shortstop on his team, let alone the American League, received a Gold Glove [...]

The reigning World Champion Philadelphia Phillies’ roster is stacked from top to bottom.  They own the arms, they boast the lumber, and their defense isn’t too shabby either.  They possess all the swagger a World Series team should have.
To top it off, they’ve managed to capture the best record over a 20-game span by a National League team in [...]

The sport’s top spenders finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the AL championship series behind the savvy pitching of Andy Pettitte(notes).
Next up, New York hosts defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series opener Wednesday night. Cliff Lee(notes) is expected [...]

Working on three days rest, CC Sabathia munched his way through the Los Angeles Angels lineup for eight innings, allowing just one run on five hits, and striking out five after 101 pitches to aid his New York Yankees in their 10-1 victory.
Alex Rodriguez continued his outstanding postseason play with his third longball in as [...]