Sports 4 Dorks

The annual exhibition game vs. Boston College is a lot like the first week of NCAA football when all the good teams pair themselves up with terrible teams and beat the living crap out of them for sixty minutes just to build up some hype and inflate their BCS numbers.
If the Red Sox had lost, […]

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The Yankees play their first full-squad game under Joe Girardi today in an exhibition against the University of South Florida. Among other things, this gives us our first glimpse of a Joe Girardi-penned Yankee lineup. Here’s how it looks:

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These prospects have moved down in our composite rankings recently:
Jason Heyward (#21)… Carlos Carrasco (#35)… Matt Antonelli (#43)… Carlos Triunfel (#46)… Will Inman (#51)… Brandon Jones (#62)… Koji Uehara (#224)…
See our detailed prospect rankings for more info. (2/29/2008)

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These prospects have moved up in our composite rankings recently:
Jarrod Parker (#18)… Wade Davis (#31)… Kosuke Fukudome (#36)… Chris Marrero (#40)… Jordan Schafer (#47)… Franklin Morales (#48)… Ross Detwiler (#61)… Geovany Soto (#67)… Yorman Bazardo (#211)…
See our detailed prospect rankings for more info. (2/29/2008)

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(TOP STORY) Believe it or not, a reader actually requested this new ‘feature’ on our site. Really. We swear… and not just a Roger Clemens/Mike Wallace ’swear’, either… a real one. So we’ve added a cute little ‘donate’ button to the site so that you can tip us a dollar or three whenever you like […]

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This time, it’s personal! Unlike the first week of camp, the $48 million newcomer clowns with teammates now, even vowing to reporters that he intends to ”get” clubhouse neighbor Carlos Zambrano for pranks the first few days of camp, agreeing that Big Z is kichigai, or (expletive) crazy. […]

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While much of the Yankees fan base looks towards opening day for the New York Yankees, I’d like to take a moment to look forward towards opening day in Scranton, Pa. Technically, it’s actually opening day in Moosic, Pa, but we’ll forgive me for the moment if you don’t mind. I’d be lying if […]

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First and foremost, I want to make sure I point out some changes I intend to make. I am going to go ahead in the future and make a set poll date. This will mean the polls will begin and end on the same day. I realize I’ve been changing the dates on a daily […]

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Sergio Mitre suffered elbow problems today: With Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez still sidelined for the foreseeable future, Mitre is expected to be leaned on a lot this season, anchoring the Marlins’ young staff of hurlers. A tight elbow in…

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Kosuke Fukudome reached base three times today using each element of on-base average: The Japanese newcomer was plunked on the first pitch he saw in the first inning, walked in his next turn and then hit an RBI single to…

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