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OK, I know what you're saying: .But el Duque, what does this have to do with the Yankees?.Now, think. THINK: If the nemesis star crashes into the ocean, causing 500-foot tall waves to hurdle across every continent... what sports season next year -- in which the reigning champions will be seeking their 28th rings -- will be in jeopardy?What? You think this is hokum? Why would NASA name its Space Shuttle after the continent swamped by the previous asteroid? Hm? Hm? Hmmmmmmmmmmm? Read Full Story

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Dear Mr. Cashman,First off, we'd never tell you what to do.Hell, you won it, baby! Whatever you decide: Fine with us.As long as it works.In the meantime, you want Roy Halladay, right? And you don't want them to get him, right?Think Vernon Wells. (Not that Vernon Wells, pictured right, but the Blue Jay.)Toronto will swim Shit Creek to unload Wells' salary, which beats the GNP of Zambia, on anybody dumb enough to take him. Let's do it.By adopting Wells, we leverage Halladay. We cough up prospec... Read Full Story

"Sidney Ponson?" I said. "Are you nuts? He's a drunk, not a fifth starter! We gotta say something! This is the issue we've been waiting for!"I went to each member of the team and pleaded my case. It was hopeless. Old Man McCain just shook his head.. The shoes fit perfectly and matched my glasses, but the price tag... five thousand big ones! Mama mia! It was a stretch. But then I thought, "Hey, if A-Rod doesn't feel good about himself when he goes out to play, isn't he cheating his fans?".The ... Read Full Story

FLORIDA TODAY (Brevard County, Florida)November 12, 2009 An open letter to FLORIDA TODAY columnist Al Neuharth:Once again, your readers are "treated" to a pro Yankee baseball rant, "Series shortcomings."Presenting a concern about baseball umpire reviews, you used it as another opportunity to gloat about the Yankees' success. Despite the fact that many people in America despise the Yankees, you and your elitist co-fans continue to rub your success in the faces of opponents across the nation.If... Read Full Story

The Times-Union (Albany, NY)November 8, 2009 SundayDear EditorIn the Old West, when a sheriff needed help in controlling a lawless town, he would send out the call for hired guns. In the Bronx, when nine years go by between World Series championships, the New York Yankees brass does the same. First they hired Hideki Matsui (2009 World Series MVP), Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez.When these three hired guns failed to bring home a world championship, the call went out for more gunslingers. This... Read Full Story

Go there. Zell's. It's like Monument Park, without pigeons.Here's my fave: From 1927(Check out the ankle!) What's the deal with the blast in the building? Terror Alert? Read Full Story

To the Yankiverse:Other fans constantly call us boarish fatcats, spoiled with victory and unable to handle defeat. OK, they got it right. But they just don't understand. We have the Knicks.With the exception of a historical blip, led by a man currently associated with Lady Clairol for Men, the Knicks have always been our nemesis star -- the cancer in our testicles, the ulcer in our stomaches, the Ponson in our rotation.Thanks to Isiah Thomas, we will know the way of suffering for years to com... Read Full Story

Hartford Courant (Connecticut)November 8, 2009 SundayDear EditorI can't get over the feeling that the success of the New York Yankees winning the World Series and the news of Wall Street firms receiving priority doses of H1N1 vaccine [World & Nation, Nov. 6] are somehow connected.The Yankees were clearly the best team in baseball this year, but at what cost? Their payroll (with luxury tax) is more than double that of 25 of the 29 teams with whom they compete - if indeed compete is the pro... Read Full Story