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Minus Matsui, Yanks Shut Down A's

yankeesbaseball — 2006-05-13T02:05:25-05:00

New York City Council Approves Yankees, Mets Stadium Financing Plans

yankeesbaseball — 2006-04-27T04:04:52-05:00

New ballparks for the Yankees and Mets passed a financing hurdle on Wednesday when the New York City Council approved their payment plans.

The Yankees ballpark, planned...

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Sheppard misses Yankees home opener

yankeesbaseball — 2006-04-11T03:04:16-05:00

Public-address announcer Bob Sheppard's authoritative voice was missing from the New York Yankees' home opener for the first time since 1950 because of...

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Yankees score early, often in win over Athletics

yankeesbaseball — 2006-04-04T03:04:15-05:00

Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Johnny Damon drove in a run in his Yankees' debut, and Randy Johnson exhibited the dominant form he lacked for much of last season as New York routed Oakland 15-2....

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Al Leiter opts to call it a career

yankeesbaseball — 2006-03-22T02:03:45-05:00

Al Leiter attended the New York Yankees' spring reunion, then decided he's not coming back anymore.

The 19-year veteran retired Sunday after pitching to one batter in New York's 2-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. He...

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Oakland, Other Teams Bank on Smaller Stadiums for Bigger Sales

yankeesbaseball — 2006-03-22T02:03:43-05:00

When the Oakland Athletics open their season at home against the New York Yankees next month, the entire upper deck will be covered by green tarpaulins, making McAfee Coliseum the midget of the major leagues.

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Nicknames In Baseball

yankeesbaseball — 2006-02-28T02:02:44-05:00

Straight from the heights of Canton, Ohio and the shores of Lake Ontario—the frigid heights and frozen shores. It’s 9* in Youngstown, NY right now.

This weeks’s baseball bios will...

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The ProBatter Pitching Simulator

yankeesbaseball — 2006-02-28T01:02:35-05:00

ProBatter Sports has sold its breakthrough pitching simulator to the New York Yankees. The ProBatter Professional Baseball system combines the latest proprietary computer and video technology to almost perfectly...

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This is why Yankees got Big Unit

yankeesbaseball — 2006-02-14T05:02:55-05:00

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Pavano throws for 15 minutes

yankeesbaseball — 2006-02-14T05:02:57-05:00

New York Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano threw for about 15 minutes on level ground Monday in his comeback from a shoulder injury.

Pavano's ailing right shoulder prevented him from pitching after June 27 last season, his...

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