 Last season, the Yankees and Mets went in different directions. The Yankees had everything fall their way and stayed healthy in route to a World Series championship. The Mets had a ton of injuries in route to a disappointing and disastrous play. Could it really be happening yet again?
Well, if the recent events are any indication, Yes! Mets fans once again seem on a path to disappointment. We alr...
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 The group of baseball bloggers known as Baseball Bloggers Alliance announced today a partnership with former Yankees reliever Goose Gossage. The Hall of Fame reliever agreed to led his name to the organization.
BBA (Baseball Bloggers Alliance) is naming one of their annual postseason awards after Gossage. The award that goes to the top relief pitcher in each league will be called the Goose Gossa...
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 I recently had the opportunity to be part of a Q & A session that Inside Pulse Sports was running on the Yankees and Mets. Each seperate session was conducted through back and forth emails in a roundtable format. This was part of Inside Pulse Sports 30 Teams in 30 Days preview.
In the Mets roundtable I joined Kerel Cooper from On The Black as well as some other Mets and general baseball blogg...
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 So, Battle of the Blogs Fantasy Baseball League had its draft last night. My team, Double G Sports, had the 6th pick in the first round and each round after that was done in a snake format.
It was not an easy task drafting a fantasy baseball team in a 20 team league. Especially when each team has a 24 man roster. In a league full of baseball bloggers that are battling for bragging rights, every p...
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 Manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees staff evaluated the entire spring training and came to the same conclusion I did, Phil Hughes should be the 5th starter. Hughes beat out Joba Chamberlain, Alfredo Aceves, Sergio Mitre, and the recently released Chad Gaudin.
Girardi has been very impressed with the much improved changeup that Hughes has been using and working on throughout the spring. Chamberlai...
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 Battle of the Blogs is set to begin. For those of you that do not know what I am talking about, read my article about the baseball league I have started.
Our league wide draft is set for tomorrow night at 8pm. My team, Double G Sports, will be selecting 6th in the first round. I am sandwiched between The Rat Trick and Babes Love Baseball. This 20 team league will be very interesting to watch.
My ...
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 One player appears to have been eliminted from the 5th starter battle for the New York Yankees. The team placed Chad Gaudin on waivers today.
Gaudin was acquired by the Yankees via trade last season and made 11 appearances for them. He went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in those 11 games, including six starts. That performance was enough for the Yankees to sign him to a one year, $2.95 million deal this of...
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 The regular season is just a few weeks away and the Yankees roster is beginning to take shape. A few of the position battles are starting to clear up as players are released and sent to the minors.
The Yankees lost to the Phillies today as Phil Hughes gave up a game ending home run in the bottom of the ninth. The home run was one of three given up by Hughes today. Despite the long balls, Hughes p...
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