The New York Yankees took a hit and got blanked 1-0 by the Angels. The Angels scored the only run of the game in the 9th inning.
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Baseball was witness to some mega trades over the last couple of days. Griffey, Rodriguez and Ramirez all found new homes.
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The New York Mets owner has admitted that he fouled up the removal of manager Willie Randolph.
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Yankee stadium is the site of the upcoming all-star game. New York also has a parade down 6th avenue for sports fans.
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Brett Favre has made it known that he wants to return to football. His early retirement was at the hands of Packer management and all he wants is to be released. These statements were the latest by Favre that indicate his return to football is likely.
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In an article by livescience.com it is discussed how baseball is rigged for left handed players. This is a given piece of knowledge for those who follow the game. The shorter right field fences down the line always draws a fans attention.
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The Seattle Supersonics are headed to Oklahoma City. This move is not too soon for the ownership who have not had a love affair with Seattle.
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Fantasy Football is almost here and Yahoo Sports has a breakdown of the quarterbacks.
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Forbes has a ranking of team values in baseball. This is a topic of discussion with the Chicago Cubs coming up for sale.
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Manuel of the Mets, their new manager, got tossed from a game fighting a strike call. At least he disagreed with an umpire which is one thing that Randolph almost never attempted.
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Joba Chamberlain delivered agian for the Yankees in his new role as starting pitching. In his fourth start Joba struck out nine and allowed only one run. Chamberlain was a top reliever but starting staff is hard to come by these days. If Joba can fill the role it will help the Yankees down the stretch.
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Wille Randolph has been fired as the manager of the New York Mets and the GM Omar Minaya should be the next to go from the club. The GM said that he is also partly responsible for the poor performance of the club and he is totally correct on the point. The Mets have the second highest payroll in the league and it is solely due to the contracts for aging players that the GM assembled.
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The College World Series and all its rivalries are on. In a recent game Stanford beat Florida State 16-5. It started out as a pitching duel and turned into a homerun derby.
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The failure of Big Brown to win the triple crown has caused many to start finger pointing. The blame game is nothing new when a heavy favorite fails to win. In this case, Big Brown failed to win and also came in last. The current focus or should I say, target of blame is the jockey.
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No triple crown for Big Brown as Da’Tara stole the show. Leading wire to wire Da”Tara never was in real trouble. A 38-1 shot that had the smallest chance of winning going into the race.
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