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Andy Pettitte Rejects Yankees' Offer, Making Return Uncertain

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:02 GMT

Andy Pettitte has rejected the Yankees' one-year, $10 million offer, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations, and there is no standing offer for now.

Pat the Bat to Play for the Rays

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:53 GMT

Here's a brief quiz, Mets fans. It goes like this: The situation: The Phillies are in town. Score's tied. Eighth inning. The go-ahead run is on second base with two outs. Up next, Pat Burrell. The question: As you see him striding toward the plate, what do you do? A. Hope a mutant termite chomps through his bat [...]

Thoughts on Teixeira, Joba and the Free-Agent Market

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:32 GMT

Observations on the Yankees' Teixeira and Joba, and the Free-Agent Market

Reviving the Joba Debate

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:51 GMT

With a revamped rotation for the 2009 season, a case can be made for keeping Chamberlain in the setup role.

World Series Has Been Down Wet Paths in the Past

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:19 GMT

It's tempting but inaccurate to view the current World Series rain mayhem as particularly historic.

Through Wind and Rain, Baseball Fights for Attention

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:19 GMT

Poor Bud Selig. It seems that no one told him that the job of baseball commissioner in the 21st century requires a year or two of training at meteorological school.

At Rutgers, Yankee Stadium 101

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:19 GMT

At Rutgers University 20 freshmen 19 of them Yankees fans are enrolled in a research seminar called Yankee Stadium.

Yankees Say They Would Have Left Bronx if Pushed

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:18 GMT

Randy Levine, the president of the Yankees, told a Congressional hearing Friday that if the city had not issued tax-exempt financing for the team's new stadium, it would have left town. ''It's been no secret for many years'' that the team would move if it could not save tens of millions of dollars on financing with tax-free bonds, Levine told the House subcommittee on domestic policy. He added: ''There was no shortage of suitors. We see ourselves as a paradigm in professional sports.''

Developer of Nets' Arena Can Use Tax-Exempt Bonds

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:18 GMT

Federal tax officials ruled that the developer of a billion-dollar basketball arena at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards can use tax-exempt bonds to pay for the building.

Yankees and Cowboys Talk of a New Star: Food

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:18 GMT

The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys are going into business together to sell hot dogs, beer and burgers.