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Fantasy Baseball 2013: 10 Best Shortstops

Ian Riley — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:08:34 +0000

Things are interesting at the shortstop position this season. While many experts view it as shallow because of how the position performed as a whole last year, using hindsight isn’t always helpful

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Yankees Drop Game 1 in Extras – Jeter Breaks Ankle [VIDEO]

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:23:41 +0000

Yankees lose Game 1 - Jeter breaks ankle, done for postseason.

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Yanks Fall Into Tie For 1st After Walk-off Loss To Red Sox

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:20:37 +0000

Ellsbury's walk-off single helps Sox spoil Yanks.

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Swisher Hits 2 Of Yankees' 5 HR's In Win Over Red Sox

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 03:38:13 +0000

Red hot Nick Swisher clubs two homers in Yankee home run derby on Friday.

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Yankees Beat Braves, Win Streak At 10

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:07:56 +0000

C.C. Sabathia threw a complete game while striking out ten and Derek Jeter had three, two-out RBI's as the Yankees extended their win streak to ten games with a 6-2 victory over the Braves in the Bronx on Monday night.

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Hughes Tosses Four-Hitter Against Tigers

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:35:35 +0000

Phil Hughes (5-5) threw the Yankees' first nine-inning complete game of the year, allowing just four hits and one run on Sunday to beat Justin Verlander and the Tigers 5-1 at Comerica Park.

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Back To Business: Yankees Sweep A's, Win 5th Straight

Jeff Monaski — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:13:07 +0000

Hiroki Kuroda (4-6) tossed eight innings of four-hit ball as the Yankees won 2-0 on Sunday in Oakland to complete a three game sweep of the Athletics.

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Hughes, Cano Help Yanks Beat Royals

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:41 +0000

It wasn't the prettiest win they've ever had, but the Yankees and Joe Girardi will take it.

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Yanks Lose To Royals; Mariano Rivera Tears ACL

Jeff Monaski — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:48:33 +0000

Mariano Rivera tore his ACL shagging fly-balls in pre-game BP. No work yet on Yanks' new closer.

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Showalter Gets 1,000th Win – Orioles Trounce Yankees 7-1

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:26:38 +0000

Baltimore manager Buck Showalter got his 1,000th win as a manager and Nick Johnson ended his 0 for 29 slump at the plate. Jeter gets three hits to move BA to .400

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Yanks Win On Passed Ball In The 9th

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:29:32 +0000

Derek Jeter scores the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a pass ball as the Yankees beat Detroit 7-6.

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C.C. Solid In Win Over Rangers; A-Rod Goes Deep

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:17:24 +0000

A-Rod hit his third homer of the year and Derek Jeter added four hits as the Yankees cool off the Rangers 7-4.

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Granderson's 3-HR's Lifts Yankees

Jeff Monaski — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:02:12 +0000

Curtis Granderson hit 3-HR's in the first four innings as the Yankees beat Minnesota 7-6.

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Twins Batter Garcia, Top Yankees 7-3

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:24:28 +0000

Jeter and Granderson lead-off Yankee's first inning with back-to-back homers but Pavano prevails.

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Yankees Smack Angels, Nova Wins Again

Jeff Monaski — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:43:49 +0000

Yankees pound Angels on MLB's Jackie Robinson Day.

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Nova Guides Yanks To First Win, 6-2 Over O's

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:38:03 +0000

Yankees get first win. Nova allows two runs in seven innings of work.

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Companies Step Up to Pay Tax Bill for Man Who Returned Derek Jeter's 3,000th Hit Ball

WIBX AM 950 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:02:33 +0000

Christian Lopez, the 23-year-old fan who scooped up the home run ball after Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit and graciously returned it, was expected to be hit with a nasty tax bill for all the Yankees swag he got in exchange for his good deed.

Now companies are stepping up to help.

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Fan Who Gave Back Ball from Derek Jeter's 3,000th Hit Could Face Between $5,000 and $13,000 in Taxes

WIBX AM 950 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:41:52 +0000

When Christian Lopez caught the home run that was Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit last week, he gave the historic ball to the Yankee's shortstop without asking for any money, even though it may have fetched over $100,000 on the open market.

The taxman isn't being so generous with Lopez.

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Company for Derek Jeter? Here Are Five Players With a Shot At 3,000 Hits

WIBX AM 950 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:37:00 +0000

So, who's next?

When Derek Jeter became just the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to collect 3,000 hits Saturday, he cemented a legacy already encased in stone. For the New York Yankees captain, his resume had already passed inspection by baseball's Hall of Fame.

Now that he's crashed the 3,000-hit party, we can focus our attention on who might one day join this fraternity. It's an achievement within arm's length of several big league bats. The question remains, however -- is time on their side?

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