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 <title><![CDATA[YanksBlog.com is Closing]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/31/yanksblog-com-is-closing</link>
<description><![CDATA[There's no good way to say this or no way that won't be surprising. The only thing to do is really to say it: YanksBlog.com is closing.

Unfortunately, I'm facing some difficult economic and personal realities that are forcing me to clear my pla...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:52:01 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Newman: If Aroldis Chapman Signs with Yankees, He'd Start in Single- or Double-A]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/31/newman-if-aroldis-chapman-signs-with-yankees-he-d-start-in-single-or-double-a</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chad Jennings spoke with Mark Newman, focusing on where various pitchers will fit in the minor league rosters. He also asked about free agent Aroldis Chapman. Newman said that if Chapman signed with the Yankees, he'd start in Single- or Double-A, ...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:45:38 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[New York Daily News Names the Best and Worst New York Athletes and Sports Moments of the Decade]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/29/new-york-daily-news-names-the-best-and-worst-new-york-athletes-and-sports-moments-of-the-decade</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Daily News has assembled their top 10 best and worst New York athletes and best and worst New York sports moments of the past decade. As one could expect, the Yankees factor heavily.

For the best athletes, we have number 4 in Alex Rodriguez...]]></description>
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<comments>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/29/new-york-daily-news-names-the-best-and-worst-new-york-athletes-and-sports-moments-of-the-decade</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:15:18 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[With DeRosa Off the Market, Yankees Consider Remaining Left Field Options]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mark DeRosa is headed to San Francisco, leaving the Yankees with one less option in left. Anthony McCarron at the Daily News writes about the team's efforts to find a cheap player to slot in.

He lists Reed Johnson and Jerry Hairston Jr. as play...]]></description>
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<comments>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/29/with-derosa-off-the-market-yankees-consider-remaining-left-field-options</comments>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:06:07 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Report: Yankees Interested in Jermaine Dye]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/27/report-yankees-interested-in-jermaine-dye</link>
<description><![CDATA[Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Yankees are interested in Jermaine Dye. Dye, 36 in January, played 133 games in right field for the White Sox during the 2009 season. He hit .250 with a .340 OBA, 27 home runs and 81 runs ba...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:12:52 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[The New York Daily News' New Yorker of the Year: Derek Jeter]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/27/the-new-york-daily-news-new-yorker-of-the-year-derek-jeter</link>
<description><![CDATA[Derek Jeter has been named New Yorker of the Year by the Daily News. They have a feature story to accompany the honor. He's very deserving. Congratulations.

Via Joseph Pawlikowski via iYankees.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:58:46 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Report: Yankees Talking to Reed Johnson]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/26/report-yankees-talking-to-reed-johnson</link>
<description><![CDATA[Joel Sherman of the Post reports that, according to a National League executive and an agent, the Yankees have been in touch with Reed Johnson's representatives. 

Sherman says the team could see Johnson as a versatile option in the outfield, wh...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:45:47 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[The Specifics of Nick Johnson's 2011 Option and Incentives]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/26/the-specifics-of-nick-johnson-s-2011-option-and-incentives</link>
<description><![CDATA[The AP has the specifics of Nick Johnson's contract, including performance based incentives and the mutual option for 2011. 

Johnson gets a $5.5 million salary next season, and the deal includes a $5.5 million mutual option with a $250,000 buyo...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:35:41 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Baseball America's Manuel Ranks Jesus Montero as Fifth Best Prospect in the Game]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/24/baseball-america-s-manuel-ranks-jesus-montero-as-fifth-best-prospect-in-the-game</link>
<description><![CDATA[Writing at SI.com, Baseball America's John Manuel shares his top 20 prospects in all of baseball. Our own Jesus Montero is fifth on his list. Manuel writes:

Why he's here: The minors' best hitter, Montero gets compared to Mike Piazza as a catch...]]></description>
 <category>Yankees</category>
<comments>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/24/baseball-america-s-manuel-ranks-jesus-montero-as-fifth-best-prospect-in-the-game</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:03:38 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Cashman Promises Outfield Search Will Not End with "Big Name Situation"]]></title>
 <link>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/24/cashman-promises-outfield-search-will-not-end-with-big-name-situation</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sam Borden passes along this quote from the Brian Cashman/Nick Johnson conference call, regarding the Yankees efforts to finalize their outfield: &quot;We'll see where this takes us. It won't be a big-name situation, I can promise you that.&quot; 

Mark F...]]></description>
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<comments>http://www.yanksblog.com/item/2009/12/24/cashman-promises-outfield-search-will-not-end-with-big-name-situation</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:00:36 -0500</pubDate>
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