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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on February 29, 2012
Diamondbacks eager to prove they belong on top (Yahoo! Sports)
An Arizona team with a Jekyll-and-Hyde past wants to show the baseball world its NL West title was no fluke.
MLB Roundup: Tejada wants back with A’s, MLB playoffs to expand (Yahoo! Sports)
Miguel Tejada wants to return to where his career began. The former American League Most Valuable Player told the San Francisco Chronicle that he would welcome a reunion with the Oakland A's. "I would love it," Tejada told the paper.
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List of Major League Baseball Pennants and World Series Titles (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
A league pennant and a World Series title is the ultimate measure of success for a Major League Baseball franchise. Teams such as the New York Yankees have won an abundance of both in their storied history, while others such as the Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series title in...
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A-Rod, Jeter not taking bait over Valentine’s jabs (AP)
On the final day of February, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter were dragged into the first Yankees-Red Sox stir of the year. A-Rod had little patience for it. Jeter seemed bemused. Even Eric Chavez was asked to weigh in. And Bobby Valentine? The new Boston manager backed off some of the comments that started the flap in the first place.
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Pirates SP Burnett struck in face by batted ball (The Canadian Press)
BRADENTON, Fla. - Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett was struck in the face by a batted ball on Wednesday, and will fly from the team's spring training complex to Pittsburgh to have his right eye examined by team doctors.
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Five Lesser-Known Facts of Lou Gehrig’s Career (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The argument that Lou Gehrig was the greatest run producer in the history of Major League Baseball is one that his numbers help to support. New York Yankees fans such as I often focus on Gehrig's reputation as an iron man and lose sight of the fact that his runs batted in...
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A-Rod, Jeter not taking bait over Valentine’s jabs (PA SportsTicker)
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
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Battling Bobby Valentine Will Be No Bed of Roses for Yankees: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
If you're a New York Yankees fan, then on Tuesday afternoon you were yelling at your TV or radio, and looking forward to the first time this season the Yankees (hopefully) stick it to the Boston Red Sox. Only Bobby Valentine could bring out that emotion, though he has yet to...
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5 1/2 Reasons the Yankees Will Win the AL East: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The 5.5 reasons the New York Yankees will take the AL East title is, of course, their starting rotation. 1. CC Sabathia: Retaining the 6-foot-7 290-pound left-handed ace of the staff was the primary goal of the offseason. Sabathia had signed a six-year, $140 million deal prior to the...
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Pirates official helps deliver baby at ballpark (Yahoo! Sports)
We know the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the business of acquiring a lot of young and cheap talent, but the location of their newest find really took things to the extreme. Trevor Gooby — the team's director of Florida operations … Continue reading →
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