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• Chad Pennington Vows To Support Kellen Clemens

  Published: October 30, 2007, 11:48 am

  Tags: Chad Pennington, Dan Benton, Kellen Clemens, New York Jets, Nfl

  Eric Mangini has made it official: Kellen Clemens is now the New York Jets starting quarterback. And while that may be exciting news for many Jets fans, it's been a bit bittersweet for Clemens."It has a certain sense of difficulty to it," Clemens said. "Chad Pennington is not only a teammate and a mentor, but he's also a very good

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• Could Alex Rodriguez Possibly Land In Queens?

  Published: October 31, 2007, 2:39 pm

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Dan Benton, Mlb, New York Mets, Willie Randolph

  There's no doubt that former Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will be the league's hottest commodity this offseason. He's arguably the best free agent available since, well, Alex Rodriguez in 2001, and you can bet that teams will be in a frenzy over him. However, thanks to his agent Scott Boras, who very well may be Satan himself, there are

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• Joe Torre Is Back In The Saddle Again

  Published: October 31, 2007, 11:16 am

  Tags: Dan Benton, Don Mattingly, Joe Torre, Mlb, Scott Proctor

  It didn't take long for Joe Torre to find another job. Only two weeks after turning down the Yankees one-year, $5 million (possibly $8 with incentives) offer, the future Hall of Famer has agreed in principle to a three-year, $14.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He will replace former managerial rival Grady Little, who coached the

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• Source: A-Rod Doesn't Want Yanks To Close Door

  Published: November 1, 2007, 10:44 am

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Brian Cashman, Dan Benton, Mlb, New York Yankees

  Are the days of Alex Rodriguez donning the legendary pinstripes truly over? If you ask G.M. Brian Cashman, he'll tell you "yes" without hesitation. But if you ask A-Rod, he may tell you something different."Alex wants the Yankees to be a part of this, because the opt-out was not done with the intention of saying goodbye to the

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• Andy Pettitte Will Rejoin Yankees Or Retire

  Published: November 1, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: Andy Pettitte, Dan Benton, Mlb, New York Yankees

  Unlike Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte has decided to make things simple. Either he's going to retire, or he's going to play for the New York Yankees."The New York Yankees committed an awful lot of money to me and put it in my hands, gave me a player option and trusted me with that option," Pettitte told KRIV-TV. "It probably wouldn't

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• Yankees And Mets Will Play Tug-of-War For Jorge Posada

  Published: November 2, 2007, 2:14 pm

  Tags: Dan Benton, Jorge Posada, Mlb, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Paul Lo Duca

  The New York Yankees are dragging their feet with Jorge Posada, and it may cost them. Brian Cashman and Yankees brass have until November 13th to re-sign Posada. If no deal is reached by that date, the exclusive 15-day negotiating rights period is over, and the 36-year old catcher will hit the open market like a ton of bricks. And unfortunately

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• Giants Anxious For Dallas Game, But Welcome Bye Week

  Published: November 2, 2007, 4:36 pm

  Tags: Brandon Jacobs, Dallas Cowboys, Dan Benton, Derrick Ward, Eli Manning, New York Giants, Nfl

  The New York Giants may be anxiously awaiting their week 10 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys, but they are thrilled to be relaxing this week."After eight straight weeks, guys are getting tired. It's good to get rested. I'm looking forward to getting Brandon (Jacobs) and guys like Derrick Ward, guys who have been banged up, getting them back

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• Omar Minaya: David Wright Is Our Third Baseman

  Published: November 3, 2007, 9:52 pm

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Dan Benton, David Wright, Mlb, New York Mets, Omar Minaya

  Omar Minaya made it abundantly clear this past week that David Wright will remain the teams' third baseman, and that his stance on that will not change. "I will tell you we are very happy with David Wright as our third baseman," Minaya said Wednesday. "Put it this way: We feel that we have one of the best young players and one

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• A-Rod, Scott Boras Attempted $350 Million Shake Down

  Published: November 3, 2007, 9:33 pm

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Dan Benton, Mlb, New York Yankees, Scott Boras

  $350 million.  According to ESPN sources, that's the commitment Alex Rodriguez and his agent, Scott Boras, were demanding from the Yankees before the All-Star third baseman would even sit down to talk with the team. Ha ... Ha Ha Ha!  Hang on a second; I'm tearing up from laughing so hard. A-Rod may be one of the greatest players of

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• New Quarterback, Same Ole' New York Jets

  Published: November 5, 2007, 6:06 pm

  Tags: Dan Benton, Kellen Clemens, New York Jets, Nfl

  The Kellen Clemens era officially began yesterday, but things did not end the well for the Jets.  In typical 2007 New York style, they found a way to lose after jumping out to a solid lead. Still, there's no way anyone could or should question the quarterback switch.  It was time for a change, and time for Chad Pennington to be

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• Tom Coughlin Did What?!

  Published: November 6, 2007, 1:56 pm

  Tags: Dan Benton, New York Giants, Nfl, Tom Coughlin

  got this many days off. Tom, Dan Reeves, [Jim] Fassel, nobody. It was definitely good for me to get away from the whole thing, kind of just relax. It was definitely different."The fun didn't stop there for the players either.  Rather than giving everyone the Cowboys gameplan yesterday, Coughlin just ran them through a light practice and

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• Pettitte Still On The Fence; Declines Player Option

  Published: November 6, 2007, 10:55 am

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Brian Cashman, Dan Benton, Mlb, New York Yankees

  Like Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte decided to opt out of his Yankees contract yesterday.  However, unlike Spoiled-Rod, Andy did it with the intention of freeing up a roster spot for New York while he ponders his future."If Andy decides to play, I am confident we can reach an agreement with the Yankees within 24 hours. The only options,

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• Chien-Ming Wang Would Like To Remain A Yankee

  Published: November 6, 2007, 4:58 pm

  Tags: Chien Ming Wang, Dan Benton, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Mlb, New York Yankees

  Chien-Ming Wang is disappointed that Joe Torre is no longer managing the New York Yankees, but that hasn't soured the right-handers feelings about the franchise.  In fact, Wang has made it a point to say that he'd like to remain with the organization as long as possible. "I am disappointed by Torre's departure because he has led us very

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• Giants' Antonio Pierce: We're 101% Ready

  Published: November 10, 2007, 10:00 pm

  Tags: Antonio Pierce, Dallas Cowboys, Dan Benton, New York Giants, Nfl, Tom Coughlin

  Tomorrow is a huge game for the New York Giants.  In fact, it could be a game that decides their playoff fate.  If they're defeated, they'll fall two games behind the Cowboys and lose the chance at a divisional tie-breaker should the two teams finish with the same record.  It would also, barring a Cowboys collapse, all but eliminate

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• Giants Rookie WR To Sit ... Again

  Published: November 10, 2007, 9:58 pm

  Tags: Dan Benton, New York Giants, Nfl, Steve Smith

  When the New York Giants drafted USC's Steve Smith in round two of this years NFL Draft, they assumed that their third wide receiver woes were over.  Unfortunately, like many before him, Smith has turned into another injury prone player who can't seem to get back on the field. Although the rookie has fully healed from the broken scapula he

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