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YANKEES MAKE THEIR MOVES, AND ITS A BIG ONE.

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The New York Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with C.C Sabathia. The 28 year old left hander will likely sign onto a 7 year, 161 million dollar contract. C.C was the number one free agent going into this offseason, and it was only a matter of time before Yankees [...]

PETTITTE FILES FOR FREE AGENCY

Andy Pettitte made it clear that he would like to return to the New York Yankees next year. But the Yankees have not made an offer to the 36 year old left hander, forcing him to file for free agency sunday afternoon.
“I let them know a few weeks ago I’d like to come back and [...]

Dodgers’ offer to Manny would be second to A-Rod

The Los Angeles Dodgers want a full-length feature of the Manny Ramirez show after last season’s short.
General manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday that the Dodgers made an offer to the free-agent slugger, and their pitch would give him the second-highest average salary in the sport behind Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.

Ramirez
“If you saw the bid, [...]

World F-ing Champions by Chase Utley

It take a special kind of person to express a championship the right way. Chase Utley just happens to be the right person for the job in Philadelphia. It is not the first time that Utley has droped the F-Bomb, if you remember he did it at the All Star Game in Yankee Stadium too. [...]

Angels bring back there two studs for another year.

Outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and ace pitcher John Lackey will be wearing Angels uniforms next year. The team went ahead and excised the options for 2009 and are looking to have the same performance as last year from these two players.
Vlad is 32 years old, and batted .303 with 27 home runs  and 91 RBIs this [...]

World Series game suspended with a tie in Philly.

Mother nature would not let up on Tuesdays ball game in Philadelphia. The rain started to poor through out the first few innings, resolving in the suspension of the game.
The game was stopped in the middle of the 6th inning with score tied 2-2.  In the 1st inning Shane Victorino singled to left, scoring Utley [...]

Rays Earn Spot at Big Dance, Because Garza Pitches a Gem.

With only one game left to decide who will meet the Phillies in the world series, the Tampa Bay Rays came through with a game 7 win. The Rays completed their chase for the pennant by holding off the Red Sox with a 3-1 victory.
The first inning started off with a one out solo [...]

Joba Apologizes on Suspicion of DUI

Joba and Hank this to say after his arrest.
“I want to apologize to the New York Yankees and the fans for an error in judgment and for putting myself in a difficult situation,” Chamberlain said in a statement released by his agent, Randy Hendricks. “I intend to properly resolve this situation, and do not intend [...]

Joba Arrested For DUI.

Joba Chamberlain got arrested Sat. Night in Nebraska . Chamberlain was driving a 2006 BMW 750i with Nebraska dealer plates when the Patrol stopped him at about 1 a.m., Collins said. The trooper smelled alcohol in the vehicle and saw an open container of alcohol on the front passenger seat, she said.
Collins said she didn’t [...]

Phillies World Series Bound

It has been 15 years sense the Philadelphia Philles have made World Series berth. Jimmy Rollins got the ball rolling with a lead off home run and Cole Hamels pitched an out standing game and beat the dodgers 5-1 to send the Phillies rolling to the World Series. “After hearing about the ‘93 team [...]