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• World Series Delay Nothing New

  Like financial crises and crucial elections, it’s tempting to view the current World Series delay as particularly historical. But baseball has been down roads far more wet — and bumpy — than this. Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, World Series, Schwarz, Alan

• Yankees Said to Have Fired 2 Scouts

  The Yankee’s director of Latin American scouting and the Dominican Republic scouting director were dismissed amid an investigation into misappropriated bonuses. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bonuses

• Some Yankees Scouts Under Investigation

  The scouts have been placed on leave pending an investigation by Major League Baseball into the signing of prospects. Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic, Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• A Public Slur in 1938 Bared a Game’s Racism

  Yankees outfielder Jake Powell’s racist comment 70 years ago broke the conspiracy of silence that protected segregated baseball. Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008 2:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Race, Discrimination, Powell, Jake

• A Farewell to the Best Seat Not in the House

  The upper floors of three apartment buildings in the Bronx long served as perches for peering at Yankee games. Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 12:23 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Families and Family Life, Bronx (NYC), Yankee Stadium (NYC), Restoration and Rehabilitation, Roofs, Windows

• Williams Limits Playing to Guitar

  Bernie Williams make his presence known again in baseball world by playing guitar at a gala held by Major League Baseball at the Museum of Natural History. Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Music, Baseball Hall of Fame, Williams, Bernie, Guitars

• Sports of The Times: Cheers for Giambi, But Silence for Bonds

  Though both Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi have been similarly tainted by performance-enhancing drug scandals, the consequences have been vastly different. Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Bonds, Barry, Perjury, Giambi, Jason

• Baseball Under Javits Center Big Top

  The Sharpie Brigade is set to storm the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday for the All-Star FanFest, an event that features former baseball stars who sign autographs. Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:34 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium (NYC), All Star Games

• Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home: It Gets Late Early Out There

  In Major League Baseball, experience can take you only so far. Then it’s time to make room for the next singular young talent. Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Athletics and Sports

• Rodriguez Is a Target in Canseco’s New Book

  The former baseball player Jose Canseco intimated that his new book, “Vindicated,” would include damning information about Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Steroids, Clemens, Roger, Rodriguez, Alex, Canseco, Jose, Ordonez, Magglio, Detroit Tigers

• Canseco, in New Book, Says He Introduced Rodriguez to Steroids Supplier

  The former baseball player Jose Canseco intimated that his new book, “Vindicated,” would include damning information about Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Steroids, Clemens, Roger, Rodriguez, Alex, Canseco, Jose, Ordonez, Magglio, Detroit Tigers