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The Yankees have had some pretty good shortstops, and some have been impressive contributors on offense as well.

5) Roger Peckinpaugh: From 1913-1921 Peckinpaugh played in 1,219 games at shortstop for New York. He has a career batting average of .257 with 143 stolen bases with the team, and his .949 fielding percentage is higher than the league average of .940 for that time period.

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The Yankees have had some steady defensive players who also helped their pitching staffs by calling a good game; fortunately for the team these five catchers were dominant offensive players as well.

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There have been many great offensive and defensive players at the position, and the Yankees have had some good ones. Here are the top five in their history.

5) Dave Winfield: A Hall of Famer who spent nine of his twenty two years in the majors with the

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The Yankees have had some great hitters at the position, and several have also been outstanding defensive players. Here are the top five in franchise history.

5) Chris Chambliss: A Gold Glove winner in 1978 when he led all first basemen in the American League with a .997 fielding percentage, Chambliss compiled a .282 batting average during his seven years and 885 games with the team. He had 90 or more RBI's for three consecutive seasons and hit perhaps the most legendary home run in Yankee history, a blast that came in the bottom of the ninth inning in the seventh game of the 1976 American League Championship Series, giving New York its first pennant in 12 years.

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The best Left Fielders in New York Yankee history The Yankees have had a number of good outfielders in franchise history, with many playing more than one spot. But who are the best left fielders? I took a look at who played the most games at the position, and put up good offensive as well as defensive numbers. Contribution to championship teams was also taken into consideration when ranking the players. Here are the top five Yankee Left Fielders of all time:

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The Yankees have had many great players at the position, so let's take a look at the best in their history. As it turns out these five are also the top five in games played in centerfield.

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A player who is great defensively will stand out at third base, and the Yankees have had several at the position. Here are the top five:

5) Scott Brosius: Appearing in 540 games during four years with the team, his .956 fielding percentage was better than the league average of .950 during his playing career. He was a decent hitter, with a .267 average and driving in about 70 runs a year. Brosius held down third base during the

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The Yankees have had their share of second basemen who were excellent hitters as well as top-notch fielders.

Based on factors such as longevity with the team, contributions to championships, offensive statistics, and defensive statistics, here are the top five in franchise history:

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bleed the Orange & Blue, like the fans do. 

The Jets are good, The Giants are good, The Yankees are good, the Ranger and Islanders, are always trying, and if not they bring in good

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can view -- pretty rare situation to find. 

So what's my take? To be specific, I prefer the Yankees' wedding bouquet celebration to Milwaukee's bowling pin topple. The bouquet thing is subtle in comparison; the toppling pins were a little much for me. I pitched for 15 years of my life, and I know I'd hate it if an opposing team celebrated in that fashion. I think a celebration like that has a home in the NFL (a la the Baltimore Ravens of the past), unfortunately football's hierarchy is so uptight that it cut all of the fun out of scoring.

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Earlier in the season, the Yankees didn't have this. Believe it or not, the key was A-Rod being in the line up. Just merely him being in the lineup, Teixiera started getting hot. Everybody was pitching around Mark before A-Rod came back, hence his slow start. Posada is back as well, the offense can have even more depth. I give credit to Cash and Cervelli though they did an outstanding job standing in the gap.

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All this talent, all these all stars, but no balance.  What can the Yankees do to turn this around?  Money is no object, talent is no object, so why are our Yankess so SUCKY??  W

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A week ago I posted that I thought the Jets had no shot of getting Brett Favre. Well a lot has changed in a week, as now the Jets are apparently one of two teams given permission to speak with Favre. The Jets have not yet done so, but they have talked to his agent Bus Cook and seem to be holding out in case the Packers drop their asking price. I agree with this strategy, as I would not give up a first or second round draft pick (which Green Bay is asking for) for a player who may only play for a year or two more. But if Green Bay gets so desperate that they are willing to accept a third round pick, even a conditional one that can become a second rounder if Favre leads the Jets to the playoffs, I would pull the trigger.

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ing against Beckett and the formidable Sox Lineup.

Now, onto this Barry Bonds stuff...Haven't the Yankees had their fill of the whole steroid thing?  Barry Bonds going to Tampa is one thing, but can you imagine what the press would do if he wound up in New York...STAY AWAY.

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In a move to try and Keep Posada's bat in the lineup down the stretch, he will not be having season-ending surgery as of now, even though he will eventually need it. 

He is eligible to come

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was fun to see Tino Martinez and Paull O'neill back on the field along with countless other former Yankees and Major Leaguers including: Goose Gossage, Wade Boggs, Paul Molitor, Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, and even Ernie Banks. The game was surprisingly entertaining and fun despite Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic annoying being the MC's. They showed little athleticism, less humor, and even less sports knowledge- in an interview with Dave Winfield they didn't know that the

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Taking a look around baseball one thing is clear, younger is better. Baseball is not a game dominated by older, experienced teams. It has become a game that is about youth, athleticism, energy and excitement. This is an extremely exciting time in baseball as there is a brand new fresh crop of youngsters who are taking the game by storm. Every team that is leading their division or contending for a playoff spot has a lot of youth and enthusiasm. They are ready to take the torch from older players like Ken Griffey Jr, Greg Maddux, Curt Schilling, and John Smoltz. With players like Jay Bruce, Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Troy Tulowitzki, Ryan Braun, and Evan Longoria the league looks like its in good hands.

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y have the best record in the major leagues and have 9 and 4 game leads in the loss column over the Yankees and Red Sox respectively. They are a story just like the 1969 Mets and the 1991 Braves as they attempt to go from worst to first. They have done it with a lot of athleticism, youth, pitching and defense. Led by Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, and BJ Upton the Rays can run with anyone and play great defense. Their pitching staff has turned into one of their rocks. With Scott Kazmir, Jamie Shields, and Matt Garza upfront they have a 1-2-3 that can match up with anyone else. And their bullpen is now one of the top in the leagues anchored by Troy Percival who has re-ignited his career. But the main guy to focus on is third baseman Evan Longoria. He has brought instand credibility to the Rays lineup. He plays gold glove third and can hit with anyone else. He is a clutch performer who will be the face of their orginization for years to come. I do not expect the Rays to go anywhere the rest of the way as even a 500 finish will lead them to 90+ wins.

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All of New York needs to give Kyle Farnsworth a little forgiveness. Everytime he enters a game or even warms up there is a chorus of boos and groans. Everyone is always expecting the worse everytime he enters the game. In actuality they should be expecting him to get the job done. He has been extremely servicable and dependant this year as the 8th inning man.

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It was a game that the Yankees probably don't win last month or even last week. Girardi's tyrade seems to have woken the team up and gotten them going. They kept fighting and clawing and finally found a way to win. Maybe it wasnt the prettiest game but it earned them a split, which is great after dropping the first two.

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He has been the Yankees ace and has definetly been one of the top pitchers in the AL in the first half.

3) Jermaine Dye- Dye has been the Whitesox best player in the first half. Every game I watch the Whitesox play he is making a great catch, hitting a homerun, or getting a clutch hit.

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for the 2008 allstar game at Yankee Stadium, I do believe there should be good contingent from the Yankees. Besides Jeter and A-Rod who are the top two vote getters I believe that they should be joined by Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi, and Johny Damon. Damon is hurt so he should be named and he wont even need to play. Mussina is 2nd in the league with 11 wins and showed Francona what he can do last night. Giambi is in top 5 in OPS and HR's and could easily fill in for Ortiz as the DH. A case can be made for Matsui but I do not think that there will be more than 5

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Following the Yankees 18 run outburst it looked like they were back and ment business. Apparantly that was just a mirage as this team continues to struggle. The only thing consistant about this team is their inconsistency. One day they look amazing like world beaters (either with a pounding like wednesday or by doing enough to beat Santanna Sat) and then they have games like lastnight or monday, tuesday where they do nothing right and their general interest in the game has to be questioned.

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I still am in shock over not bunting last night but its time to get over it. Tonights game is 100 % on the offense. They need to score whatever it takes, ifits 10 runs they need to get 10 if its 20 they need 20. Hank is right they need to step up. The pitching has been great the last few games and if the offense was average they would have won most of them. So tonight and the next few are on the offense. I dont care who you face the offense needs to get the job done. Jeter, Giambi, Abreu, Cano, A-rod, Damon, Gardner, Betemit get the job done tonight and lets face Boston with a positive feeling.

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I find it ludacris that the media is making a big deal about this a-rod madonna thing. The guy is a married man leave him alone who know what your doing to his relationship. He should be getting praised for the way he has embraced the young boy with cancer who he brought to the game last night. Instead he is bombarded with MAdonna questions, with the young boy right in front of him.

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  Last night's contest between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays was hyped as Joba Chamberlain's first major league start. It was supposed to reveal what is the answer for the

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The Magical Mustaches sounds a lot like a band name, but it's a tactic that I'm betting more of the Yankees will be employing in the next few days.  I don't see Jeter doing it, but Giambi's mustache turned around his slump in a hurry, and Johnny Damon's doesn't seem to be hurting him much either (he's batting something like .310 since he grew it). 

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Kyle Farnsworth might be Brian Cashman's worst free agent signing, even more than Carl Pavano. At least Pavano had the excuse of injuries.

Joe Girardi's comments about Farnsworth is making him seem a bit silly.

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I saw his start, and I think overall he did decent.  I think fans were expecting much more from him since he has had such success as a relief pitcher.  He did let up one run in the first inn

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berlain be the starter to take us back to .500 tonight and get the season on the right track?

The Yankees are off to a horrifying 28-29 start, with key players injured (Posada) and others suspended (Hawkins).  Luckily, Toronto isn't particularly good at hitting first-time starters, and the

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I have to laugh when I hear that Brian Cashman will be in demand as a general manager if the Yankees don't sign him to a new contract beyond this season. Here's a guy who landed an job with the

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     It seems that this year the The New York Yankees won't be sending more than 1 (maybe 2) players to the All Star game being held in Yankee Stadium. Johnny Damon had a stellar month in May, but can he keep it up? Alex Rodriguez went down and bounced back nicely. Derek Jeter has been up and down all year, and Jorge Posada is still out. With the All Star game only about a month away it will be intresting to see which New York

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The Yankees should send Willie Randolph a nice little present.  If it wasn't for him taking so much heat in the papers and all over the internet about some of his comments, the Yankees

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take this guy seriously as far as being a broadcaster is concerned.  This guy's hatred for the Yankees just spews out from everything he says when he is doing a game that involves the Yankees

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f the baseball season.  Even overseas, I couldn't help but walk around with my head held high as a Yankees fan.  One of my good friends Madelyn, a native mass-hole, began to taunt me in late April about early signs of yet another dissappointing

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renner laid down the first of what are probably many ultimatums and for one night, it worked.

The Yankees get a win and yet again, limited offense...but it was enough.

THE GOOD:

Robinson Cano...4 for 4 today, you get the sense he is back, which would be huge.

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go down, but I think its safe to say that he is not the best alternative to A-Rod at third that the Yankees have. 

THE UGLY:

Betemit’s defense last night is still nagging me…don’t ask me why.  

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It seems to me that Brian Cashman has made yet another decision blunder for the Yankees organization. This was his call, and call it he did. Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy (neither one of whom are in the

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said that he is starting to hear rumblings that Brian Cashman may want out of his position with the Yankees.

Honestly, with what Hank Steinbrenner has shown so far (trying to be like his dad

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into and out of a jam in the 9th inning to help keep it to a reasonable deficit but in the end, the Yankees’ offense was nowhere to be found. 

Just one of those nights where you have to tip your cap to the better pitcher and perhaps the best pitcher in the AL…his stats are certainly proving it up until this point.   

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Jason Giambi…His RBI opposite field double in the 4th inning was exactly what the Yankees need him to do… 

Kyle Farnsworth…Continues to do the job in the 7th inning 

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So the Yankees open a 3-game set against the Indians tonight at the Stadium.  Andy Pettitte goes for the Yanks against Fausto Carmona.

Carmona (3-1, 2.60 ERA) has pitched well to start the year for the Tribe, although he has walked twice as many batters has he has struck out.

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I root for just about all the NY teams, except for the Islanders, and although I'm mostly a Yankees and Giants fan, I root for the Mets and Jets, too when they play other cities, I can't be a NY hater, I'm sorry. My timing for writing this couldn't be better. The

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and fix some of the problems he has had to start the year.  Something has to be done, and the Yankees really need him to come back off this stint, a new pitcher, mainly the one he is supposed to be.  He has shown little glimmers of hope, but has obviously been terrible so far this season.

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d, according to YES during the post-game.

 So to sum things up here, in the past 3 days, the Yankees have lost two guys who hit a total of 74 home runs and drove in 246 runs.  You do the math.

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hich by the way is his average innings pitched per start.  He is lost right now and unless the Yankees get some sort of help in the form of a starter that can eat up innings, you may want to buy stock in whatever company is in charge of transporting pitchers from Scranton-Wilkes Barre to the Bronx. 

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Steve Sax, Mel Hall, Matt Nokes and Kevin Maas.  (great huh)

I will be discussing all things Yankees as well as other baseball-related things in the future... I also like to sprinkle in some things about the sports media from time to time...God knows the

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p;              NL Playoff:

East- Yankees                                                         East- Phillies

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One of the joys of spring training is watching trim young athletes competing for a spot on the big club. Not so with the Yanks this year. The big competition is among a bunch of big lugs hoping for playing time at first base. And, of course, the first base sweepstakes is directly tied to the fortunes of two over-the-hill leftfielders, Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon.

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The best news for Yankees fans this off-season was the Mets signing of Johan Santana. It gets a great lefty out of the league and, more importantly, away from the Red Sox. And the Yanks kept all of their young studs. Of course, I wish the

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 The Yankees?  Well, they haven't missed the playoffs since 1993 and you better believe that with a first year manager in the last season in the house that Ruth built that the drama is ready to unfold.

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