Louisville Slugger Museum a must-see for baseball fans

March 07, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cincinnati Reds, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Ken Griffey, Jr., New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, new york yankees
Grabbing a bat once swung by Johnny Bench brought a rush of cherished memories for James Montgomery during a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum amp; Factory where baseball memorabilia mixes with a close-up look at how the famed bats are crafted.

Pirates legend Mazeroski near tears as statue replica is unveiled

January 29, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, World Series, new york yankees
Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski soon will be able to walk down Mazeroski Way on Pittsburgh's North Side and see a statue depicting him hitting one of baseball's most famous homers.

Braves bank on fresh faces in Cox’s final season as manager

January 24, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Los Angeles Dodgers, Melky Cabrera, Nate McLouth, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren went into the offseason looking for ways to improve his team's offense and for relievers to rebuild the bullpen.

Octavio Dotel to close again, agrees to $3.5M deal with Pirates

January 21, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, new york yankees
Octavio Dotel agreed Thursday to a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the only club that offered him the chance to be a closer.

Seattle’s winter transactions, including Lee, generate heat

January 20, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Cy Young, Don Wakamatsu, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ian Snell, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Wilson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, World Series, new york yankees
The Seattle Mariners, unwilling to bask in the glory of their major league-best 24-game improvement last season, have spent the winter scaring the daylights out of their American League West rivals.

Players, clubs rush to settle in arbitration

January 18, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.J. Wilson, Chicago White Sox, Cy Young, Felix Hernandez, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
Players and clubs rushed to settle salary arbitration cases before the scheduled exchange of figures Tuesday. At least eight more players reached agreements Monday, leaving 114 set to swap salaries among the 128 who filed for arbitration last Friday.

Tampa Bay Rays bullpen was key in 2008 run, again in 2010

January 18, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Cleveland Indians, Evan Longoria, Jason Bartlett, Jeff Niemann, Joe Maddon, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Matt Garza, New York Yankees News, Pat Burrell, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, World Series, new york yankees
The Tampa Bay Rays got to the 2008 World Series at least in part because of a vastly improved bullpen. They spent much of the offseason after that remarkable run working to improve that bullpen and finished third in the American League East in 2009.

The best team realistic money can buy, all for $80 million

December 31, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Grady Sizemore, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ryan Rowland-Smith, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Todd Wellemeyer, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Our annual exercise to field a team based on the major league median payroll yielded a fleet, flexible team.

Outfielder Jason Bay gets his wish, joins New York Mets

December 29, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cliff Lee, Curtis Granderson, Henry Blanco, Jason Bay, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, World Series, new york yankees
Jason Bay's contract with the New York Mets includes a $17 million option for 2014 with a $3 million buyout, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

AP: Nick Johnson off to Yanks; Phillies pick up Rollins’ option

December 18, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, World Series, new york yankees
Nick Johnson is returning to the Yankees, a move that likely will end Johnny Damon's time in New York after four seasons. A person familiar with the negotiations says Johnson has reached a preliminary agreement on a $5.5 million, one-year contract.

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