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Wednesday’s Sporting Stew
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007+ Congrats to new Yankee manager Joe Girardi. Though not a Yankee lifer, his role in the most recent run of 1990s-era Bronx dominance etched his pinstripes permanently. + But for (grown) kids (like me) whose sports affair with Donnie Baseball began in 1982, Girardi’s hiring at Don Mattingly’s (and Joe Torre’s) expense is bittersweet. [...]
Friday Foto Finish
Friday, October 19th, 2007Torre’s appropriate response to the Yankees’ offer
Tragic End to Torre Era
Friday, October 19th, 2007Treachery. Travesty. Tragedy. On Thursday, the New York Yankees, with Steinbrenner’s health rendering him little more than a figurehead, descended into a far darker and disrespectful place. Under the leadership of president Randy Levine, who commandered the news conference yesterday as if general manager Brian Cashman and Steinbrenner’s two sons, Hank and Hal, didn’t exist, [...]