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By Gary Armida
After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993, everything seems to be lining up for the New York Yankees this offseason. First, many of the bloated contracts (Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, Bobby Abreu, and Carl Pavano) are off the books. This leaves the Yankees with that money plus any [...]

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By Gary Armida
As FCP regulars know, FCP supported the Yankees when they decided that Joba Chamberlain needed to be moved into the rotation. The fact is that he is more valuable in the rotation as he can impact more innings as he illustrated with his success on the mound. The only issue with the move [...]

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By Bill Campione
Beginning in 2001, Sweeny Murti has been covering the Yankee beat for WFAN in New York. Sweeny is omnipresent on the radio during the baseball season, as he speaks to all of the hosts on a constant basis, offering insight, analysis, and news. He was kind enough to consent to wide ranging interview [...]

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The Case of the Goose
By Gary Armida
“Those aren’t boos you are hearing. They’re saying Goooooose!”. Announcers during the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s felt compelled to tell the viewing audience that every time Rich “Goose” Gossage came into close a game. The difference between the Goose and modern closers is that he would often be in [...]

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A Quick Round to Start Your Week…

The Milwaukee Brewers continued to re-make their bullpen by bringing in Salomon Torres in a trade (who doesn’t seem to be happy) and coming to an agreement with Eric Gagne on a one year, 10 million dollar contract. Gagne is an excellent risk by the Brewers. Although Gagne’s 2007 [...]

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The Winners and Losers of the Week
By Gary Armida
One blockbuster trade and a million crazy rumors are what this year’s Winter Meetings will be remembered for. If not for the Tigers-Marlins deal, this year’s edition would’ve been one major disappointment. With so much buzz surrounding Santana, Bedard, Haren, one would figure at least one of [...]

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A Quick Look Around the League to get your Week Started…

With the Winter Meetings beginning today, we should see some trades start to fly. Once the Johan Santana sweepstakes ends, it will get more interesting with Dan Haren, Erik Bedard, and Dontrelle Willis all possibly available.

Over the weekend, we saw the Padres sign lefty starter [...]

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A tour of the MLB newspapers for your Friday…

Ah, the calm before the Winter Meetings, which begin Monday and run until Thursday. I am looking forward to some trades this year. The past few years have been a bust on big name deals, but with the lack of quality free agents available, the one way [...]

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