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Jorge Posada Lucky To Still Have a Job

Published: May 17, 2011

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How would your boss react if you asked to miss a day’s work while you were grossly underperforming and then your wife opened her mouth and contradicted your excuse? Probably send you packing or at least suspend you for a period of time. In the case of Jorge Posada, the soon-to-be 40-year-old got a free [...]

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Was There Any Doubt That Yankees Would Win 27th World Series?

Published: November 5, 2009

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It’s almost hard to remember back earlier this summer when the Yankees were trailing the Red Sox in the American League East and had dropped the first eight meetings between the two rivals. It wasn’t long before the Bronx Bombers overtook Boston in the division and never looked back. Fast forward to the fourth of [...]

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Andy Pettitte Lucky to Receive $10m Yankee Offer

Published: December 13, 2008

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Veteran Southpaw Far from his Former Self; Should Be Grateful It’s hard to fault Andy Pettitte for trying to shake the Yankee tree for as much money as he can. With the organization throwing money around as if it grew on the proverbial tree, the 36-year-old figures this may be his last shot at cashing [...]

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Yankees Outbid Themselves; Fatten Up with CC Sabathia

Published: December 12, 2008

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Cashman Ups Only Legit Bid Out There for Overweight Lefty At least there’s a lot to love about CC Sabathia, all 311 pounds of him at last check during the playoffs. When the Yankees ballooned their offer to the free agent to $161 million over seven years, that made it over $500,000 per pound, but [...]

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