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New York Yankees: 10 New Phrases to Add to Your Bronx »
No sport’s big-play vernacular is more creative and fun than baseball’s home run calls. They range from signature sendoffs to local lexicon. Whether you’re walloping a Wiffle ball in the backyard, vaporizing one in a video game, or watching a walk-off in Game 7 of the World Series, it’s always electric when [...]
New York Yankees: Imagining Brian Cashman’s 10 »
It's early season for Yankee Nation, but don't be late for roll call. We're casting a wider net of coverage. Through the magic of our MLB insiders, Bleacher Report offers you this exclusive peek at the most sought-after information in sports. That's right, we have the last 10 messages left on Brian Cashman's cell [...]
ALEX RODRIGUEZ: Comparing His Yankee Benjamins to Lou »
If you look and listen closely, baseball stats are always swirling, smiling and singing out to be studied. I call myself a baseball "webnaut" as I explore uncharted stat planets late at night. On one of my recent travels, I focused on Lou Gehrig because my fantasy team is called the "Iron Horses." Gehrig played all or parts [...]
Babe Ruth: If He Played for Today’s Yankees, »
It used to be that fans paid the closest attention to what shoes a baseball player wore, or his particular brand of glove or bat. Sorry, Nike—nowadays Major League players may get the most attention for what song they choose as their walk-up music. And in the field, closer Trevor Hoffman became as famous for entering the fray to [...]