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2013 Baseball Preview: Do the Yankees, Red Sox or Phillies Have Any Chance?
Why some traditional powers might struggle this season
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Why Are Athletes Bothered By Booing?
According to some New York Yankees, booing hurt their chances against the Detroit Tigers. That’s one excuse no one wants to hear.
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The Championship Series Are Set. Will They Include A-Rod?
Alex Rodriguez is benched for Game 5. Might he sit out the rest of the playoffs?
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Rejoice, America: Why the Yankees and Red Sox Are Facing Disaster
As the New York Yankees hang on — barely — to a divisional lead that once seemed clinched, a Bobby Valentine interview adds more drama to Boston’s sorry season
Er, Go Orioles? For Now, Why Not?
After 14 losing years, even an early-season tease can be awfully nice
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Bobby V Didn’t Wait Long to Spice Up the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry
Boston’s new manager questions Derek Jeter’s baseball instincts and applauds a pounding of Alex Rodriguez. Think that will get New York’s attention?
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Baseball Playoffs: Inside A-Rod’s Spectacular Failure
When Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jose Valverde whiffed Alex Rodriguez late Thursday night, ending Game 5 of the American League Division Series, the Yankees Stadium boos never seemed louder. And A-Rod never seemed smaller.
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Rejoice, Yankee Haters: A.J. Burnett Could Pitch the Team Out of the Playoffs
If you’re a baseball fan who enjoys nothing more than the New York Yankees falling on their faces in October, tonight has the potential to be special.
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Did That Just Happen? Baseball’s Unforgettable Night
If baseball’s postseason is anything like the last night of the regular season, we’re in for one hell of an October.
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Hideki Irabu: A One-Time Baseball Sensation Meets a Sad End
On Wednesday, former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead in his apartment outside Los Angeles. Authorities are calling Irabu’s death an apparent suicide.
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Surprise! Cliff Lee Heading Back to Philly
The most pessimistic group of sports fans on the planet – those who cheer for Philadelphia sports teams – now have an unexpected reason to be delirious. In one of the most surprising off-season moves in recent baseball history, …
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Damn Yankees Aren’t Dead Yet
Wednesday afternoon’s fifth game of American League Championship Series seemed destined to be the day in which the Texas Rangers, that anemic franchise which started in D.C. and moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, only to …