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Clemens leaves door open to pitch again

HOUSTON -- Roger Clemens isn't ready to say whether he's done pitching, but he knows who he'd like to see back as manager of the New York Yankees next year.
The seven-time Cy Young winner discussed his future and that of Joe Torre on Thursday while Clemens and Johnny Bench were holding a golf tournament as part of the Administaff Small Business Classic that begins Friday in Spring.

Asked whether he'd be back for his 25th season, Clemens said, "You know I haven't been very good at this, I thought last year was good. I thought three or four years ago was good."

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Mattingly considered leading candidate for Yankees job

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Updated: October 24, 2007, 1:32 AM ET





Search Continues For New Yankee Manager


NEW YORK -- Don Mattingly has been making managerial moves with the New York Yankees for several seasons -- in his head.
"I've heard that experience thing come up a lot," he said, "but in my own mind I've been managing for the last four years, and to be honest with you, as a player you're playing along the whole time."

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Source: Girardi expected to accept Yankees' offer

The Yankees officially offered their managerial job to Joe Girardi Monday morning and he is expected to accept it, a source has told 1050 ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Don Mattingly and Tony Pena that they will not be getting the job.
Girardi was in the Denver for the World Series. A source said he is expected to fly to New York for the announcement, which is likely to come Tuesday. Girardi's contract is expect to be in the three-year, $6 million range.
Mattingly will not accept a position on the Yankees coaching staff, Marchand and ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney are reporting.

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I actually like the Girardi hire. He did a good job down in FL before he was strangely dismissed, and he has the best shot of anyone to keep Mariano and Posada around.

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Sources: Girardi agrees to 3-year deal to manage Yankees

The Yankees have agreed to a contract with Joe Girardi to become the team's next manager and an official announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
Girardi will sign a three-year contract worth approximately $7.5 million.
According to Olney, one person Girardi would want on his staff would be former Cubs pitcher Mike Harkey, perhaps as pitching coach.

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Yankees offer closer Rivera $45M, 3-year deal

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NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera was offered a $45 million, three-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees. Now, the team is waiting to hear back from its star closer.

Rivera


"He'd be by $4 million a year the highest-paid relief pitcher," Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Tuesday. "To say that's a strong offer would be an understatement."
On Monday, the Yankees retained catcher Jorge Posada when they upped their offer to $52.4 million for four years. Posada is due to take a physical Wednesday, another step toward finalizing that agreement.

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Yankees ready to make offer that includes Hughes


A pivotal sticking point in the Yankees' trade talks with Minnesota about Johan Santana is the question of whether New York will include talented right-hander Phil Hughes in their offer.
And, within the internal discussions in New York's front office, the Yankees appeared on the verge Friday night of making an offer to the Twins that included Hughes.

"If they put Hughes in the deal," said one person familiar with the talks, "that could get it done for Minnesota."

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Best Pitcher in Baseball going to the Bronx? Who woulda thunk it.

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I wish the Yanks didn't have to give up Melky. His play in CF was really accelerating this year

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Yankees release 2008 schedule, with regular-season Stadium finale Sept. 21

Yankees release 2008 schedule, with regular-season Stadium finale Sept. 21
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium will be Sept. 21 against Baltimore, and New York is raising prices for its best box seats by $100 to $250. The Yankees released their 2008 schedule and ticket prices on Monday for the last season in The House That Ruth Built, which opened in 1923. The team plans to move in 2009 into a new ballpark being built across the street in the Bronx.

Not that I care about the Yankees but it'll be a sad day for baseball to see this historic monument to the game go.

On the bright side though I was just able to talk my mother (who is a big Yankees fan) into buying me and her tickets to one of the CLE-NY games in may there.

Yankees release 2008 schedule, with regular-season Stadium finale Sept. 21 - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

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Yankees cut their luxury tax bill again

Tuesday, December 25, 2007 3:05 AM



From staff and wire reports
The New York Yankees did accomplish something this year: They lowered their luxury tax for the second straight season.

The Yankees were hit with a tax bill of $23.88 million by Major League Baseball in a notice sent to teams late Friday, pushing them over the $100 million mark since the penalty for profligate spending was introduced in 2003.
The only other club that must pay the competitive-balance tax, as it is formally known, is the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, who owe $6.06 million.

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Source: Yankees pull trade offer for Santana

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Updated: January 14, 2008, 11:59 AM ET

For the second time this offseason, the Yankees have pulled their Phil Hughes-centered trade offer for Johan Santana off the table.
The Yankees, then, will not restart trade talks with the Twins unless Hank Steinbrenner has another change of heart, a baseball official with knowledge of the talks told 1050 ESPN Radio's Andrew Marchand.
The Yankees' desire Monday to turn their attention away from the two-time Cy Young winner leaves Boston and the New York Mets as Minnesota's trade partners, the official told Marchand.


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Turns out Carlos Santana can't pitch. I wish the Yanks would go after Johan though.