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• Here are some Yankees videos for your enjoyment…

  
  Zell's Pinstripe Blog — Authority: 143
  Posted in Nonsense, Yankee Players, Yankees Videos, Yankees: Off the field Tagged: AJ Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Bernie Williams, Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, Damaso Marte, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Nick Swisher, Paul ONeill, Robinson Cano
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• Hughes, Not Joba, Should Go to the Bullpen

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 146
  The addition of Javier Vazquez to the Yankees rotation now means that either Joba or Phil Hughes will now be pitching out of the bullpen come 2010. While there are pros and cons for using both pitcher out of the pen, it makes more sense to continue to use Hughes as the “Bridge to Mariano” rather than Joba. First ...
  3 days ago

• Analysis of the Javier Vazquez Trade

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 146
  Earlier today the Yankees pulled off a trade with Atlanta, not for Derek Lowe, but former Yankee Javier Vazquez. This is the type of pitcher the Yankees rotation needs. He can give you innings, misses bats, and has only a year left on his contract. This trade also can be viewed with skepticism. There is a certain ...
  4 days ago

• X, Y, Z, and W axes

  
  Seattle Sports Insider — Authority: 138
  When s the giveaway day in 010 Taro points out, "WAR also underrates relievers slightly.  Yes, Position players and SPs are far more valuable, but elite relievers pitch in much more leveraged situations." This leveraging can amount to a factor of about 1.5, in my opinion.  For non-closer, #1 setup ...
  4 days ago

• From: Touching Base

  
  NY Daily News — Authority: 880
  For a lot of Yankees fans, the acquisition of Javier Vazquez from the Braves this morning isn’t an easy idea to wrap your head around - the Bomb
  4 days ago

• Rivera Named Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year

  
  Generation Third — Authority: 128
  Hat Tip to Lohud Yankees Blog : The Sporting News announced this week that their 12/21 issue names Yankee closer Mariano Rivera as the Pro Athlete of the Year for 2009.  Here is the press release: Record-setting closer Mariano Rivera, who helped lead the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series championship, ...
  1 week ago

• St. Louis Today compares Obama extra inning save in Copenhagen to Mariano Rivera

  
  XM MLB Chat — Authority: 137
  This may or may not be a joke. In any case, baseball appears to provide a frame of reference for newspaper people in St. Louis. Not that it wouldnt be apt if a save had actually been obtained, but most other accounts see the outing as a hold at best. StLToday: " As the clock struck 11 p.m. in Copenhagen on ...
  1 week ago

• Mariano Rivera is Sporting News’ Pro Athlete of the Year

  
  yankeesdaily.com — Authority: 136
  Mariano Rivera was named 2009 Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year: Here’s what their website had to say about him… 2009 Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year: Mariano Rivera, Yankees closer - Ken Bradley, Sporting News This year keeps on getting better for the Yankees. He deserved this. He probably ...
  1 week ago

• Mo Wins Pro Athlete Of The Year

  
  Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Authority: 534
  The greatest closer to ever put on a uniform, Mariano Rivera, has been named 2009 Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year . On a team full of superstars, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera went about his usual way in 2009, dominating opponents and helping New York claim its 27th World Series. Because of his ...
  1 week ago

• Mo wins 2009 Pro Athlete of the Year Award

  
  River Avenue Blues — Authority: 624
  Mariano Rivera doesn’t need awards. His performance speaks for itself. He still receives them, of course, and the latest on his mantle is the Sporting News’s 2009 Pro Athelete of the Year Award. This isn’t his first time winning that award. The Sporting News awarded it to the entire 1999 Yankee team. Strangely, ...
  1 week ago

• ESPN: Mariano Rivera is the Cy Young of the 2000s

  
  Zell's Pinstripe Blog — Authority: 143
  As a part of ESPN’s end of decade ‘Best of Series’ they have been having, they have named Mariano Rivera as the most valuable pitcher of the 2000’s (Cy Young of the Decade, if you will). Mariano had some stiff competition in being named this award (See: Johan Santana, Roy Halladay, Greg Maddux, etc al), ...
  1 week ago

• Mariano Rivera is 2009 Sporting News Athlete of the Year

  
  Zell's Pinstripe Blog — Authority: 143
  Today, Mariano Rivera at age 39 (during the season, he just turned 40) w as announced as Sporting News’ 2009 Athlete of the Year after 44 saves out of 46 opportunities, 1.76 ERA, a .905 WHIP and 72 K’s in 62.1 innings, his first career RBI on the same night as his 500th save and five more postseason saves. I ...
  1 week ago

• Rivera, Jeter and Damon Win TYIB Awards

  
  Zell's Pinstripe Blog — Authority: 143
  For a year chock full of awards for the Yankees, three members of the 2009 team will accumulate more awards now . Derek Jeter, Johnny ‘$how me the money’ Damon, and Mariano Rivera are all in line to receive MLB.com’s This Year in Baseball awards. Fans voted in droves this year as more than 12 million fans ...
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• Sporting News Pro Athlete of 2009: Mariano Rivera

  
  XM MLB Chat — Authority: 137
  "On a team full of superstars, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera went about his usual way in 2009, dominating opponents and helping New York claim its 27th World Series. Because of his performance—44 saves, 1.76 ERA and five more postseason saves—Rivera is Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year. In 15 ...
  1 week ago

• 2009 Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year: Mariano Rivera, Yankees closer

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 795
  Ken Bradley, Sporting News It was a long time coming, but Mariano Rivera finally has his fifth ring. On a team full of superstars, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera went about his usual way in 2009, dominatin
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• 2009 Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year: Mariano Rivera, Yankees closer

  
  Fantasy Sports | NFL Fantasy Football Draft Tips | Fantasy Baseball News | Fantasy Basketball Advice — Authority: 156
  Ken Bradley, Sporting News It was a long time coming, but Mariano Rivera finally has his fifth ring. On a team full of superstars, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera went about his usual way in 2009, dominatin
  1 week ago

• Mariano Rivera best pitcher of 2000s--Crasnick

  
  XM MLB Chat — Authority: 137
  Crasnick, 10/29/09: " Rivera pitched more than an inning four times against the Twins and Angels in the playoffs, and hes a world removed from the pampered, three-outs-and-hit-the-food-spread fraternity. Crasnick, ESPN, 12/16/09: "Its only fitting, as we honor the Most Valuable Pitcher of the ...
  1 week ago

• Look Back: 91′ Winter Meetings

  
  Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — Authority: 146
  I came across an old article by Tim Kurkjian, then of Sports Illustrated, from December 16th, 1991 that previewed the 1991 MLB Winter Meetings in Miami Beach. For all the time that’s passed there was a common opening theme: a big market team throwing the game’s salary structure into chaos. I am not talking ...
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• 2009 World Series Highlight Film – DVD Review

  
  Inside Pulse Movies — Authority: 144
  As sport documentaries go, there is NFL Films and everything else. This is MLB Productions attempt to break out of everything else and make a third category all to themselves. They’ll never be NFL Films, because NFL Films are just awesome. The movie starts off going through the Yankees’ regular season, which as ...
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• The Dynasty That Might Not Have Been

  
  Zell's Pinstripe Blog — Authority: 143
  Stop for a second, think that everything you have known about the Yankees success — dynasty if you will — never was. Think for a second about everything you know about the Core of Four and then realize 75% of it might have never been. I know, it may sound like heresy, especially since it obviously did not come ...
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