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CC Sabathia addresses the crowd assembled at U.S.A. World Classic Event Center in Vallejo Saturday night after receiving the first-ever Mayor's Image Award and the key to the city at the Mayor's Community Recognition Dinner.

As the pitching prize of last offseason, CC Sabathia had options. Sure, the Yankees threw a mountain of money at him.

Even more than Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia was the biggest offseason acquisition for the New York Yankees last year.

CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee began texting each other a week ago, but kept their notes private.

Brian Cashman won't meet with the Steinbrenner family until next week to discuss what the team's 2010 payroll is going to be, but regardless of what they tell him, he won't make the same splash he did a year ago.

Food pantries and churches around the Bay Area are running especially low on food to give to those who need it this holiday, but thanks to some last-minute generosity, at least two food programs will have enough to go around.

The New York Yankees are quite easily the most loved baseball team in MLB. They are probably even hands down the most loved team in all of sports.

Winning the World Series may be a team concept, but it's only natural that even on the most cohesive of units, a few outliers stand out.

In 2008, the New York Yankees missed the postseason for the first time since 1995, ending a streak that included four World Series titles over 13 years.

We have been subjected to every theoretical trade scenario under the sun since Roy Halladay was rumored to be available via trade last season.

Teams send out feelers, check medical records and weigh their options. They might discuss parameters of a deal, but only rarely do they start sincere negotiations before Thanksgiving.

When CC Sabathia signed with the Yankees for this season, he got a signing bonus of $9 million.

The Yankees kept their word and made no offers on the first day of free agency. They weren't kidding.

Baseball's free agency market officially opened for business at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning.

Winning the World Series may be a team concept, but it's only natural that even on the most cohesive of units, a few outliers stand out.

CC Sabathia required two words to describe being a World Series winner rather than copping a second Cy Young award.

NEW YORK a ' Unless he's told otherwise, Joba Chamberlain anticipates being in the Yankees' starting rotation in 2010.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America will continue to dole out their postseason awards on Tuesday, as the American League's Cy Young Award winner will be announced.

I'm back in the swing of things following a weekend away with my family, just in time for the bulk of the BBWAA awards to be handed out.

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 1. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer.

CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener.

That's the going rate for a second Yankees World Series championship in the first decade of the 21st century.

If you're a baseball fan that happens to like rooting for the underdog, chances are watching the Yankees win their 27th championship was a sickening experience.

Andy Pettitte is not the best pitcher on the Yankees' staff. But he was the winningest Yankee pitcher in the postseason.

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

This could very well be a possibility, but the question is, why? Why do the reigning World Series Champions need to add another ace toA their already proven and capable starting rotation? Sports Illustrated'sA Jon Heyman tweeted A that the Yankees planA on inquiring about Halladay.

"For this team, they never stopped fighting," said Girardi. "They got up and they got up.

1923, beat New York Giants 4-2: The Bronx Bombers win their first of 27 world titles.

It was distressing enough when rumors surfaced that the Tigers might trade starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and catcher Gerald Laird for budgetary reasons.

Short hops, quick pops and backhand stops as the general managers meetings wrapped Wednesday: When the Angels acquired Scott Kazmir last summer, most people assumed that he'd wind up being the replacement for John Lackey .

The only time anyone's been talking about the Mets for the last couple of months was to mock/sympathize/observe the fact that their two greatest rivals were on top of the baseball world.

Just think what Hideki Matsui could have done if he had started all six games. The Yankees slugger, limited to pinch-hit duties during the three DH-less games in Philadelphia, was named Most Valuable Player of the Series.

A little more than two years ago, Joba Chamberlain was a minor-league starting pitcher nearing his innings limit when Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the decision to temporarily move Chamberlain's powerful right arm to the bullpen.

Only in New York can the best team money can buy be saluted as a gutty band of over-achievers. After all, CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira aren't any more talented than any Pirate, Padre or Indians duo, right? Bud Shaw says that's one of baseball's most disingenuous spins.

So many times this decade, the Yankees seemed to have a championship screenplay written only to go off-script at the exact wrong time.

NEW YORK - As Howie Traudt and his family rode down on the train Friday morning to attend the Yankees' World Series celebration parade, he knew what awaited countless fans like himself.

NEW YORK - There are 36 lockers in the home clubhouse of Yankee Stadium. On Saturday, 11 of them were completely empty except for a few bare hangers, a spare cleat or two and the occasional cardboard box that once held a dozen baseballs.

Can aging team regroup for another World Series title? Phil Rogers On Baseball November 8, 2009 Now for the really hard part.

According to MLB.com, the Yankees' Opening Day payroll was $201,449,289, with an average of over $7.7 million annually in salary for each player.

It's his first session as head man at the annual GM meetings. There will be young major-league GMs that welcome him to the fraternity with open arms.

WFAN Yankee Parade Day Coverage is brought to you by Guiness. Boomer and Carton will broadcast LIVE at Mudville 9 for the start of "Yankee Parade Day" on the FAN from 6-10AM. Mudville 9 is located at 1 26 Chambers Street -- right outside the stop on the #1 train and across from City Hall.

We tried to give the Yankees their due. We tried to focus on the players on the team that seem reasonably likable: Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte -- the long-standing core guys who don't symbolize the free-spending era.

Johnny Damon realizes his run with the Yankees very well may have come to an end after the parade.

It's never to early to look at the Yankees in 2010. New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talking with manager Joe Girardi during batting practice in preparation for game three tomorrow against the Philadelphia Phillies .

He once patrolled the outfield turf with grace and dignity where an unknown lad named Brett Gardner stood when the Yankees clinched this World Series the other night.

Phillies pick up Lee's option Cliff Lee will try to prolong the World Series when he starts for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 on Monday night.

There was no telling how many cases of champagne had been sprayed and poured around the New York Yankees clubhouse Wednesday.

CC Sabathia celebrates with fans along Canyon of Heroes. After accomplishing that goal, the foursome was rewarded with its first ticker-tape parade, an experience that left each player virtually speechless.

The view from the new Yankee Stadium remains fabulous. The Bronx is not in mourning after Monday's loss.

Thanks to Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees, Madison Square Garden finally had some champions on the court again.

How many World Series titles does a manager have to win to be considered extraordinary? Four Corners Four views on today's issues , November 5, 2009 It's not a requirement Bill Shaikin , Los Angeles Times None.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has yet to name a potential World Series Game Seven starter, but was quick to defuse speculation he would seek an alternative to leading candidate Cole Hamels because of an attitude problem.

Today's Yankees championship parade runs almost a mile through the Canyon of Heroes, from Battery Park to City Hall.

David Zion , managing director of accounting research for New York-based Credit Suisse Holdings USA Inc., says hea s glad he didna t use his World Series tickets.

George Steinbrenner always relied on Reggie Jackson to produce for him when he played for the Yankees, and Wednesday Jackson came though again, this time with an accurate and comforting prediction.

Manager Joe Girardi can say what he wants now. Jimmy Rollins talked the talk before the series, predicting that his Phillies would win in five games.

Frank Sinatra's version of ''New York, New York'' blared over the Yankee Stadium PA system for what seemed like the 50th time late Wednesday night as the Phillies began to pack their belongings inside their clubhouse.

In case you missed it, here's a recap of what happened in October -- and November -- in baseball's postseason: -- The Rise of A-Rod: A bust in the playoffs so often, Alex Rodriguez became a beast this year.

Six years ago, there was a parade in the city of Tokyo to celebrate Hideki Matsui's impending arrival to the major leagues following his signing by the Yankees.

Refresh my memory. I am supposed to hate the Yankees because ... there is a reason, right? As the Bronx Bombers were closing in on a World Series title this week, I found my world invaded by nouveau Phillies fans.

The thing about going with starters on three-days rest: Once you're in, you're all in.

Four days' rest or three days' rest. Other than whether to replace umpires with cameras, managers' rotation decisions have generated the most heated debates of the World Series.

Ryan Howard's World Series can be summed up like this: swing and miss. Over and over, Howard has gone down swinging against the New York Yankees.

Andy Pettitte leaned forward in his chair and recounted a recent chat he had with Derek Jeter as soon as they both realized what was next in this World Series.

When the New York Yankees clinched their spot in the World Series last week, the casual TV viewer might have wondered if they were about to go swim the 200-meter butterfly with Michael Phelps.Call it a fashion statement for the very rich and very happy: There they were, stars like CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and Johnny Damon, sporting swim goggles ...

Amazin' Stories From the clubhouse to the diamond, Steve Popper has everything you want to know about the Mets.

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There was no one at third base, and that's how the Yankees put themselves one win away from their 27th World Series title.

It wasn't more than one week ago that one NL scout claimed it looked like Yankees manager Joe Girardi was "managing scared, like he's afraid to lose his job'' and accusations of overmanaging were coming from all quarters .

Getting your ace and having your cake, too? Not trading away all those prospects to get Roy Halladay ? Well, how could that not have been the better move? And now, the answer you don't want to hear: Cliff Lee on 3 days' rest: 0-0, 0 starts.

In the division series, Ryan Howard went 6 for 16, drove in six runs, scored three and struck out four times in five games.

Put Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino on base with no outs, and the result is usually a heavy dose of chaos.

Time: 8:20 p.m. ET TV: FOX Radio: WCBS 880 AM Pitching matchup: LHP CC Sabathia vs.

Phil Hughes was the final piece of the puzzle for the New York Yankees during the regular season.

Joe Girardi has never ruled out the idea of Hideki Matsui playing the outfield in the World Series, but what he saw during Friday's workout ruled out the idea of starting the Yankees regular designated hitter in left field.

A friend of mine and I were having a conversation not too long ago where he tried to explain from an outsider's point of view why most every non-Yankees fan hates Yankees fans.

Evelyn Kornegay hasn't missed a minute of the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.