Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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The Yankees are planning a big ceremony to send off this stadium. As the week continues..I am sure the organization will release more of their plans for the stadium's pre-game ceremonies. The Yankees/Orioles game will begin at 8:05PM ET, and it will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Yankees are   more...
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Here is the news:Yankee Stadium gates will open at 1:00PM ET this Sunday. Fans will be allowed to visit Monument Park for a final time before it is moved over to the new ballpark. Fans can exit Monument Park onto the field. They will be allowed to walk along the warning track around the outfield   more...
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Today the letters that spell "Yankee Stadium" were raised above Gate 4 of the new stadium. Sods are being grown on a New Jersey farm, and will be placed on the field shortly. The stadium lights will be turned on for the first time this November. It seems to me like the stadium is being made at a   more...
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Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce back in July. Their marriage that lasted for more than 5 yearsa€¦ended today. Their lawyers confirmed that they reached a settlement. The settlement was called "amicable." A-Rod and his wife had two daughters (3-year-old Natasha and 5-month-old Ella) ..and the   more...
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Just when you thought Big Puma/Fat Elvis Lance Berkman had it goin on with his (now seemingly piddly) 8 launches beyond the fence, Feel Good Story Of The Season, Josh Hamilton (who I will now officially begin referring to as "Bam Bam Ham") spent a ridiculous half hour (roughly) pounding out pitches   more...

The Yankees barely hit anything today, but they won the game. Aceves has been one of the biggest surprises. We all know he was good, but to get the call..and pitch this wella€¦you kind of think about where they would be if they called him up earlier. The Yankees lineup only had 4 hits on the game.   more...
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The Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame approaches the Top-50 players of all time milestone. A Doc, an I-Rod, a Crime Dog, and a Big Mac are remembered today.
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With half the season already over, we thought it be a good time to go back and see how our 2008 sleeper picks are doing. Read what we said back in March and see who we got right and who we got wrong.
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith breaks out a special All-Star edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for baseball's second half. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents the rest of the way? Only one way to find out ... click it.
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Bobby Abreu? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Ben Sheets? Grab him while he's hot!
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With double digit Runs (11) scored and RBIs (10), New York Yankees RF Bobby Abreu tops our weekly list while also hitting 4 HRs to go along with a .433 BA, a .514 OBP and a stolen base.Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano has been hot since returning from the DL as he hit 4 HRs last week while scoring 10 runs   more...
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Atlanta's 1B Mark Teixeira hit 6 HRs last week while driving in 11 runs and hit .429 with an OBP of .571 to take this past week's top spot for hitter of the week. The Rays' rookie sensation had another good week hitting 4 HRs while driving in 12 runs of his own and he hit .424 with a stolen   more...
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Eric Karabell's latest blog entry -- his thoughts on the Home Run Derby jinx, Evan Longoria and more.
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Tim Wakefield returns for the start of an important 3-game series tonight in the Bronx... get the preview at The Bottom Line.
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