http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com A blog about New York Yankees Baseball Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:31:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The "Moose" will not be coming back to the New York Yankees as he announced he will be retiring from the game of baseball on Wednesday. Mike Mussina was one awesome pitcher in his career and could still throw the ball a lot better then most major league pitchers. Mussina, spent ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/mike-mussina-decides-to-retire/ Wow has it been a busy week for the management of the New York Yankees. Earlier in the week the team announced that they had signed pitcher Damaso Marte to a new three year - $12 million dollar contact. Marte will make $3.75 million next year, $4 million in 2010 ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/its-been-a-busy-week-for-the-yankees/ On Tuesday the New York Yankees declined options and starting pitcher Carl Pavano and first basemen / dh Jason Giambi. Pavano's option was to be worth $13 million instead it was bought out for $1.9 million. Giambi's was worth $22 million and he was bought out for $5 million. Not ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/yankees-decline-options-on-pavano-and-giambi/ The New York Yankees are expected to decline the $22 million option on Jason Giambi but resign him to a much cheaper deal the New York Post is reporting. Giambi made $21 million in 2008 and will have to take a huge paycut if he chooses to stay with the ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/jason-giambi-expected-to-stay-with-the-yankees-but-has-option-declined/ The New York Yankees were down 1-0 heading in the seventh inning but then then they scored two runs in the seventh and then two more in the eighth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox by the score of 5-1. It was a very good win for the Yankees ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/yankees-score-five-late-runs-to-beat-the-white-sox-5-1/ The New York Yankees doubled up the Chicago White Sox by the score of 4-2 on Monday night as the two teams kicked off a four game series. The Yankees scored two runs in the second and and seventh innings as they went on for the victory. Xavier Nady had the ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/yankees-double-up-the-white-sox-4-2/ The New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 4-2. The Yankees dropped two games to the Angels as they clearly just didn't have the team to keep up with the high powered Angels. There is a reason why they are about ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/yankees-fall-to-the-angels-4-2/ The Los Angeles Angels but a whooping on the New York Yankees Monday night by the score of 12-1. The Angels used a big sixth inning where they scored six runs to really break the game wide open. There was also a little fight between Pudge Rodriguez and Torii Hunter ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/yankees-are-routed-by-the-angels-12-1/ Hello all Yankees fans, just wanted to let you know that we will be taking Monday off as we spend time with our friends and family to celebrate Labor Day. We hope that you are able to enjoy the day and hopefully see a Yankees victory because we all know ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/labor-day-baseball/ The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon but they wouldn't have if Jason Giambi didn't have the game that he did. Giambi had all three of the Yankees runs including the game winner in the bottom of the ninth inning. Giambi stepped up big when ... http://www.yankeeshomeplate.com/giambi-leads-the-yankees-past-the-red-sox-3-2/