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.

AP: Joel Pineiro agrees to $16M deal with Angels

January 21, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Fernando Rodney, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Joel Pineiro agreed Wednesday to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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.

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.

Beanpot goes to Fenway Park as BU edges Boston College

January 09, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carlton Fisk, Derek Jeter, Fenway Park, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
Boston College and Boston University filed out of the baseball dugouts for the short walk to the rink that was laid across the infield, from first to third, a slab of white with a border painted Fenway green on a diamond blanketed with snow.

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.

Organizational report: Jays ace is wild card in pitching plans

December 30, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, J.P. Ricciardi, John Buck, Lyle Overbay, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, new york yankees
Pitcher Roy Halladay gets all the attention around the Toronto Blue Jays these days, but manager Cito Gaston knows putting together a pitching staff is going to be a challenge emdash/ with or without his six-time All-Star.

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.

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

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