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June 20th, 2008

Derek Jeter Voted Most Overrated Player in Baseball

Derek Jeter, the superstar shortstop on the New York Yankees, has been voted the most overrated player in Major League Baseball. The vote was a poll of 495 current players.
Jeter got 10% of the vote to lead the way in the most overrated category. Although it’s difficult to rate Jeter as […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 6 comments

May 21st, 2008

Derek Jeter Injury Update

The New York Yankees got down 9-0 against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The Yankees ended up losing 12-2 and are now 20-25 on the season. It was the team’s fourth straight loss and their sixth loss in their last seven games.
None of that was the bad news on Tuesday night. […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

May 15th, 2008

New York Yankees in Last Place - Solutions?

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees on Thursday to send the Yankees into last place. The Rays won the game 5-2 behind a strong pitching performance from Scott Kazmir and a two-run homerun by backup catcher Shawn Riggans.
The Yankees are now 20-22 and in last place in the AL East. […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 3 comments

February 20th, 2008

Random Wednesday: Jeffrey Hammonds

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This week we return to the current era. Outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds starred at Stanford from 1990 to 1992, playing alongside Mike Mussina, among other, less notable future big leaguers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Hammonds with the fourth pick overall in the 1992 draft, two slots before the New York Yankees nabbed a […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments