Earning his pinstripes
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The numbers weren't, you know, anything outlandish for a man who is working his way diligently through a 10-year, $252 million contract. Alex Rodriguez's first year with the Yankees was good, some might even say excellent. If it weren't for that &quot;252&quot; forever attached to his name as if he were a &quot;Star Wars&quot; robot (ARod-252), a ...
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Mariano Rivera made it official Monday, finalizing a $45 million, three-year contract that will keep the ace closer in pinstripes.
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The next few weeks will decide whether Joe TorreÂs batting order was a master psychological ploy or merely a clubhouse version of pin-the-tail-on-the-cleanup-hitter.
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They play a mile high and keep their baseballs in a humidor. They were tossing snowballs during practice this week. Their entire payroll is not much more than what the Red Sox paid for the privilege of eating sushi with Daisuke Matsuzaka. And they're on an odds-defying run that would have made a billionaire out of a Vegas dice-roller.
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Having been around baseball virtually his entire life, Terry Francona understands the politics involved in winning a Gold Glove. A young player usually has to pay his dues for a couple of years before he breaks through the barriers established by the veteran players who win year in and year out based on both merit and reputation.
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One day after taking on the role of team motivator, George Steinbrenner was the team psychic. For one night, he actually was able to foresee the Yankees&#39; future.
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Aramis Ramirez says he&#39;s just taking advantage of where he&#39;s at. The Chicago Cubs are definitely benefiting. Ramirez notched another milestone Friday when he hit his
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If you look closely at my photo directly above, you can see that my hat features the silhouetted batter representative of major league baseball.
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The Yankees are ready to measure Randy Johnson for one tall set of pinstripes. And the Diamondbacks are set to greet Shawn Green in Arizona, too.
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Sometimes when Chipper Jones hears his name mentioned alongside some of the baseball's legendary figures, he has a difficult time believing how much he's accomplished.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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The lure of this moment is what made his retirement so short. A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent.
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The Yankees, Diamondbacks and Dodgers are still working to complete a deal that would put Randy Johnson in pinstripes, send Shawn Green to Arizona and land Javy Vazquez in Los Angeles.
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He's poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too.
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Derek Jeter will learn if his .342 batting average and 97 runs batted in, his best numbers in seven years, are good enough to earn him his first American League M.V.P. award.
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Historically, if you're a Yankee and you get to this time of year, good things happen. Especially when your manager is Joe Torre.
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The Red Sox were already braced for the likelihood that Randy Johnson would wind up in pinstripes, a coup the Yankees were on the verge of pulling off last night in a three-team deal with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, according to a report in Newsday.