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Meet Kyna Treacy, The Bikini Model A-Rod Was Flirting With During Game 1 Of The ALCS (Video)
The Detroit Tigers made it to the World Series yesterday, which means the guy who just won the first triple crown since 1967 and the guy who won both the CY Young and MVP awards last year will be playing in the Fall Classic. And, of course, the St. Louis Cardinals are one win away [...]
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Yankees Fan's Tall Glove Comes Up Short On Raul Ibanez's Home Run (Video)
When most of you watched Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning during Game 1 of the ALCS on Saturday, you were probably thinking to yourself, “Did that just happen? Did this 40-year-old designated hitter just hit another game-tying home run in the bottom of [...]
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The 9 Best MLB Players To Be Pinch-Hit For In The Postseason With The Game On The Line
You may not have realized it, but something pretty rare happened at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night: one of the game’s greatest hitters was pinch-hit for in the bottom of the 9th inning with the game on the line. I’m talking, of course, about Joe Girardi’s decision to lift Alex Rodriguez and replace him with [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 10/10/12 — Raul Ibanez
Alex Rodriguez entered Game 3 of the Yankees' ALDS series against the Baltimore Orioles with just one hit and five strikeouts in nine at bats during his first two games of the series. And last night's performance was no better, as he failed to record a hit in his first three at bats, while striking [...]
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Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki Scores Thanks To A Matrix-Style Slide At Home (Video)
The New York Yankees could only muster two runs en route to a 3-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles during Game 2 of their best-of-five ALDS series. Needless to say, runs were not easy to come by for the Yankees' big bats, and if th how to make money online eir unusually-low output wasn't proof [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 8th) – Don Larsen
It was on this day in 1956 that New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in Game 5 of the World Series. Larsen’s perfect game remains the only perfect game thrown in post-season baseball history. The 1956 World Series was a battle of New York, as the Yankees took on the Brooklyn [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 26th) — Roger Maris
It was on this day in 1961 that Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs in a single season. The 1961 season marked the first season that the MLB extended its schedule to 162 games. Prior to the start of the season, Maris was [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 18th) — Mickey Mantle Day
It was on this day in 1965 that the New York Yankees held “Mickey Mantle Day” at Yankee Stadium. The day was meant to honor one of the team's greatest players ever, Mickey Mantle. Mantle was in the midst of his 15th season with the Bronx Bombers, and he had already earned seven World Series [...]
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Newest NMA Animated Video Covers The Yankees’ Choke Job…Though A Little Prematurely (Video)
If you enjoy videos that feature animated versions of the New York Yankees’ high-priced superstars being roasted on a barbecue grill, getting sliced open and being poked with a fork, then you’re going to love the newest video from our Taiwanese friends at Next Media Animation. Yes, it seems that the world’s most popular [...]
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Joe Girardi Wasn’t In The Mood For Being Heckled After Last Night’s Loss To The White Sox (Video)
I’m not sure what kind of operation the Chicago White Sox are running over there at U.S. Cellular Field, but for some reason they make the opposing manager hold his post-game press conference in a public concourse underneath the stands. That means pretty much anyone can walk buy as the coach shares his thoughts on [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 17th) – Lou Gehrig
It was on this day in 1933 that Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th consecutive game. Gehrig surpassed the mark set by shortstop Everett Scott, who established the record in 1925. There were a few instances during the streak where Gehrig came awfully close to missing a game. In 1933, Lou was struck in the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/14/12 — Hiroki Kuroda
In a battle between the American League’s top two teams, the New York Yankees were looking to increase the gap between themselves and the second-place Texas Rangers by earning wins in the first two games of their four-game set. Monday’s victory was the result of some solid hitting, as the Yanks opened the series with [...]
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Rajai Davis Climbs The Wall To Rob Casey McGehee Of A Home Run (Video)
During yesterday’s game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, Yanks third baseman Casey McGehee hit a towering fly ball that soared approximately 370 feet through the air in left field at the Rogers Center. Usually that would be enough to earn McGehee a trip around the bases, but on this occasion [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 10th) – Billy Martin
It was on this day in 1986 that the New York Yankees retired the #1 formerly worn by Billy Martin. Martin also had a plaque dedicated to him at Monument Park in Yankee Stadium. Billy Martin spent his first eight years as a player playing second base for the Yankees. After being traded to Kansas [...]
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Yankees Fan Faceplants Onto The Field While Trying To Snag A Foul Ball (Video)
Over the past couple of years, we’ve learned a lot of the dos and don’ts when it comes to catching a foul ball at a baseball game. For example, if a foul ball is coming your way, do catch it in your beer. And do not sit there updating your Facebook status while the ball [...]
