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For the 18th year in a row the UA Student Athlete Commission worked with the Prison Fellowship and its Angel Tree Project to give gifts to needy children from their incarcerated family members.

Starting Rotation C.C. Sabathia John Lackey A.J Burnett Andy Pettitte Joba Chamberlain Bullpen David Robertson Phil Coke Damaso Marte Brian Bruney Chad Gaudin Phil Hughes Mariano Rivera Defensive Alignment C Jorge Posada 1B Mark Teixeira 2B Robinson Cano SS Derek Jeter 3B Alex Rodriguez LF Json Bay CF Melky Cabrera RF Nick Swisher DH Johnny ...

I've mentioned in the past that I'm a raving fan of the Bill James Handbook which is produced annually by the good folks at Baseball Info Solutions and Acta Publications .

It is not in the Yankees' payroll, history and, thus, organizational DNA to do anything but pursue a championship year after year.

I think ita TMs safe to say that Joe Girardi is no Joe Torre. Sure the Yankees made it to the World Series this year under Girardi, but not without him making some blundering decisions.

There's been some post-world-series features recently highlighting the work of Damon Oppenheimer.

Their home is a $1.5 billion stadium that is filled to capacity nearly every game.

As Yankees reliever Phil Coke paced back and forth between the video review room and the visiting clubhouse, the rookie reliever watched the ninth inning of Monday's Game 5 of the World Series unfold with a mixture of emotions.

The great state of Arkansas is not a hotbed when it comes to producing players. It's behind draft areas like California, Florida and Texas, where scouts can find a possible all-star on every sandlot.

A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there.

New York Yankees ' Derek Jeter talks with manager Joe Girardi before World Series Game 2. Phil Hughes flatly stated Thursday that the Yankees ' bullpen, in the postseason, has been a "weak link," and he wasn't pointing the finger elsewhere as to why.

Manager Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees talks at a press conference after World Series workouts.

Phil Hughes is no longer on an October roller-coaster ride through hell. He's now entered the zero gravity free fall.

Raul Ibanez was hoping to make it to his first World Series when he agreed to a free-agent deal with the defending champion Phillies in the offseason.

It's always fun to track former University of Alabama players in the pros in all sports .

Of course, the bubbly was flowing in the clubhouse following Sunday night's Game 6 victory.

Game 3 of the American League Championship Series was one of those heart-stopping postseason contests that had the two managers -- Joe Girardi for the Yankees and the Angels' Mike Scioscia -- making one key strategic move after another.

On Monday, Joe Girardi got killed for his decision to remove a pitcher from the game.

ANAHEIM - Don't expect Joe Girardi to change his overmanaging ways just because he was being criticized from coast to coast for his Game 3 bullpen moves.

ANAHEIM, Calif. As a hired $161 million gun, CC Sabathia is supposed to honor the endless parade of zeros in his paycheck.