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A-Rod Has Hip Cyst

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Yankees and Bank of America End Sponsorship Talks

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A-Rod Comes Clean on 'Roids

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A Rod's message machine- top ten

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A-Rod admits to steroid use

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Top Photos of 2008

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Have 25 cents? See the first game at new Yankee Stadium!

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New Yankee Stadium at Night - 12/18/08 (photos)

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Yanks Reportedly Sign CC Sabathia

New York made a six-year offer to Sabathia on Nov. 14 and met with him on Sunday and... more

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Yanks' Mussina Retiring

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The New York Yankees are throwing down big bucks yet again – RHP A.J. Burnett

The Yanks have some MONEY in the Bank

Tuesday November 17th, 2008

Since free agency started last Thursday, I can already hear whining and trash-talking from baseball clubs and fans regarding the New York Yankees. For about 20 years I have been a loyal fan to the greatest sports franchise of all time, and I am sick of people crying over the fact the Yankees sign the best of baseball year after year. It’s not our fault that the Yankees have money and the option to pick and choose players as they please. Put it this way, if you had an extra $250 million to spend on a 2009 Maserati GranTurismo over a Corvette, you would. Or how about paying off your mortgage, or being able to get an Ivy League education with out any loans because you have the money to. Just because the Steinbrenner family is gracious enough to douse the Yankees with their hard earned money doesn’t give anyone a say on the matter. That’s baseball, the American pastime which has been a part of our country with the likes of Uncle Sam and apple pie. So please, spare my fellow fans and I the annoyance we hear year after year about how it’s not fair. As the New York Post said today, “The Yankees, for the second time inside a week, are on the verge of making an eye-popping offer to a free-agent pitcher and behaving like the days when The Boss threw money at free agents with both hands.” EAT IT UP ALL YOU YANKEE HATERS OUT THERE.

In just a few days after the $140 million offer to CC Sabathia made last Friday, the Yankees are pursuing talent with their dollar signs yet again. The club is already hoping to build a powerhouse pitching rotation with Sabathia, who is deemed baseball’s best-compensated pitcher. The addition of Burnett would most likely put the Yankees in a position of domination in the American League. This is exactly what the team, the city of New York, and the fans are in dire need of after a 2008 mediocre season.

The New York Post reported on Tuesday that the Yankees are building an offer -- perhaps a five-year deal in the neighborhood of $80 million -- to present to Burnett, who became a free agent when he opted out of his contract with the Blue Jays on Thursday.

The talent and productivity Burnett showcased proves he is worth every penny. Last seasons numbers undoubtedly preview what is in store if Burnett is signed. Burnett will turn 32 in January, having gone 18-10 with a 4.07 ERA for the Blue Jays this past season. Not to mention coming off a career-high in victories, the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder is easily the second-best pitcher on the free-agent market behind Sabathia, so $15 million to $16 million a season for four or five years isn't out of the question. If that wasn’t enough he also led the American League with 34 starts and 231 strikeouts, fanning 9.39 batters per nine innings. To all those Yankees “haters” worldwide, why not shell out the dough if you can.

For more information on the New York Yankees visit: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.comThe Yanks have some MONEY in the Bank Tuesday November 17th, 2008 Since free... more

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Yanks Paying NYC Millions in Back Rent

An audit by city Comptroller William Thompson found that the team had underpaid the... more

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Yankees, Cowboys Team Up in Hospitality Business

The New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys hope they've created something legendary.

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Grass Laid at New Yankee Stadium (photos)

Tom Kaminski flew high over the new Yankee Stadium and took pictures of the... more

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Yankees Fire Third-Base Coach, Pitching Instructor

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Yankees Finally Close the Book on Embarrassing 2008 Season

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The Onion: Yankees Building Vacation Stadium In The Hamptons

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Yankees Soar Over Blue Jays in Extra Innings

Bobby Abreu hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees won their... more

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Farewell, Yankee Stadium

Today is the last day of life for Yankee Stadium. Although I have not gone to a Yankee... more

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Yankees Close Stadium with Win

The winning tradition that began with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on April... more

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