Holliday, Cardinals finalize a seven-year, $120M deal

January 05, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Jason Bay, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, new york yankees
Matt Holliday is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing Tuesday to a $120 million, seven-year contract that is baseball's richest deal of the offseason.

Free agent forecast: Hot topics

November 25, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Dayton Moore, Derek Jeter, Hank Blalock, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Johnny Damon, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vicente Padilla, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
The New York Yankees dominated the free agent scene last offseason, but how active will they be now that they have a championship team in place? Which other clubs are in position to make big moves this offseason? Who isn't? What players will be most and least enticing to teams? We tackle these questions and more as we preview the free agent class.

Free agent forecast: Hot topics

November 25, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Dayton Moore, Derek Jeter, Hank Blalock, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Johnny Damon, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vicente Padilla, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
The New York Yankees dominated the free agent scene last offseason, but how active will they be now that they have a championship team in place? Which other clubs are in position to make big moves this offseason? Who isn't? What players will be most and least enticing to teams? We tackle these questions and more as we preview the free agent class.

Upon Further Review: Sports Weekly’s full-season All-Stars

October 18, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Freddy Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Johnny Damon, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Justin Verlander, Kendry Morales, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Zach Duke, new york yankees
Years from now, fans will look back at the 2009 baseball season and notice how St. Louis Cardinals teammates Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright battled for the National League Cy Young Award but weren't All-Stars.

Format in playoffs’ opening round can derail juggernauts

October 06, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Houston Astros, Joe Girardi, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, National League Championship Series, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Johnson, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, new york yankees
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers spent six grueling months posting the best records in their leagues and establishing themselves as the top teams in baseball.

Mauer’s hitting historic; Pujols wins HR title

October 04, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Pena, Chien-Ming Wang, Cincinnati Reds, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Hanley Ramirez, Ichiro Suzuki, Joe Mauer, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Nomar Garciaparra, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Joe Mauer won't know until November if his Minnesota Twins' late surge into a playoff for the American League Central title helped propel him to the Most Valuable Player award, but his individual performance this season already has provided him a place in history.

Mauer’s hitting historic, on way to win back-to-back titles

October 04, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Pena, Chien-Ming Wang, Cincinnati Reds, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Hanley Ramirez, Ichiro Suzuki, Joe Mauer, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Nomar Garciaparra, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Joe Mauer won't know until November if his Minnesota Twins' late surge into a playoff for the American League Central title helped propel him to the Most Valuable Player award, but his individual performance this season already has provided him a place in history.

Lilly shines for Cubs, blanks Astros 2-0

September 02, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Mark Buehrle, Miguel Tejada, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
Ted Lilly pitched eight shutout innings to reach the 10-win mark for the seventh consecutive season and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer Wednesday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over Aaron Boone and the Houston Astros.

Washburn brings help to Tigers’ starting rotation

August 04, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Jarrod Washburn, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Ozzie Guillen, Philadelphia Phillies, Rajai Davis, Rick Porcello, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, new york yankees

Sometimes, the “W” beside the pitcher’s name in the box score doesn’t tell the entire story.


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