...credit for the rings they will receive in April? In the first part of my grading series, I evaluate the position players. Derek Jeter , SS: (A+) So much for all those critics who said the 35-year-old's best days were behind him. The...

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... Mike Mussina retire and Jason Giambi return to Oakland last winter , they also brought in new faces in CC Sabathia , Mark Teixeira , A.J. Burnett and Nick Swisher. "There's going to be some guys gone and there will be guys that come back,...

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...151 points. Tony La Russa , of the Cardinals , finished second with 55 points and appears on two first-place ballots. The Dodgers' Joe Torre was third with 33 points and one first-place votes. San Francisco 's Bruce Bochy (18 points) and...

In this article: Jim Tracy, Charlie Manuel, Tony La Russa, Mike Scioscia, Joe Torre, Joe Girardi, and Bobby Cox

...memory lane as they make their way up the parade route, first-timers such as Alex Rodriguez , Mark Teixeira , Nick Swisher , CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett will be soaking it in with family and friends. "I've seen them on TV," Teixeira said of...

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LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre finished fourth in last year's Baseball Writers' Association of America voting for National League Manager of the Year, and his team gained 11 wins in 2009. Whether that's enough for Torre to fend off former...

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...the Yankees to three pennants and two world championships. And in the latter case rookies Mariano Rivera , Derek Jeter , Andy Pettitte , Jorge Posada , and Bernie Williams were able to come up to the Yankees and establish themselves. They then...

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SportsBaseballYankeesJoe Torre: Watching Joe Girardi , Yankees win World Series was 'surreal' Joe Torre : Watching Joe Girardi , Yankees win World Series was 'surreal' Saturday, November 14th 2009, 4:00 AM Former Yankees manager Joe...

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...chosen by managers and coaches. American League winners were first baseman Teixeira , second baseman Aaron Hill of Toronto , shortstop Derek Jeter of New York , third baseman Evan Longoria of Tampa Bay , catcher Joe Mauer of Minnesota ,...

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Joe Torre : Kate Hudson "Relaxing" A- Rod Kate Hudson is "relaxing" Alex Rodriguez , according to A- Rod 's former manager. In an interview with "Extra," ex-Yankee skipper Joe Torre was asked if he thought Hudson , whom the Yankee third baseman...

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...is not scheduled to attend the GM meetings, which will be held tomorrow through Wednesday in Chicago , and Amaro hopes Manuel takes the Joe Torre approach and skips the winter meetings next month in Indianapolis. Manuel , who survived a...

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... Jeter , Andy Pettitte , Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui swing for laughs on David Letterman Derek Jeter , Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui swing for laughs on David Letterman Friday, November 6th 2009, 4:00 AM

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...AM Pettitte helps Jeter , Rivera and Posada to title Jorge Posada tapped Andy Pettitte on the chest when it was time to leave. Derek Jeter watched from the mound, knowing exactly what it meant. Along with Mariano Rivera , who was waiting in...

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...going to have great years." "I think we'll be back but they were better than us this series. They outplayed us," said Phillies ace Cliff Lee , who registered both Philadelphia wins against the Yankees. "We knew it was going to be a...

In this article: Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, Shane Victorino, Brad Lidge, New York Yankees, Philadelphia, Stuttering, Baseball, and National League

...customary four. Using talent evaluator language, Burnett was "short." Paired against Phillies ace and fellow Arkansas native Cliff Lee , Burnett didn't get out of the third inning, allowed six runs and four hits, walked four and hit a...

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...the Bombers in Game 5. PHILADELPHIA - With his team one win away from a World Series championship, Joe Girardi stuck with Jose Molina as A.J. Burnett 's personal catcher, inserting the backup into the lineup for Game 5 Monday night. The...

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...a double by Jorge Posada and a single by pinch hitter Hideki Matsui , the tying run was at the plate in the form of Derek Jeter. But Jeter , who earned the nickname "Mr. November" after a walk-off homer to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks...

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...came out to check on Cabrera near second base in After the meeting, Cabrera took his position in center field, but before CC Sabathia threw another pitch, Girardi popped out of the dugout again, spoke to plate umpire Mike Everitt and...

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Jeter , Pujols win 2009 Hank Aaron Award Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced Sunday that Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals are the winners of the 2009 Hank Aaron Award , as voted on by the...

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