Joe Torre was on Larry King Live last night and talked publicly for the first time about his book. As expected Torre backed up everything that was written and justified it. I found nothing wrong with any of his explanations and I have yet to get upset over anything I've heard so far.Torre said there is no friction between Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. He also stood behind his comments about A-Rod and the infamous "A-Fraud". He says it was sort of a clubhouse joke and it was right in front of A-Rod all the time. He said A-Rod knew about the "A-Fraud" comments and it should be no surprise to the superstar. He does say that Alex is concerned with being the best on the team but there's nothing wrong with that. He says Alex just puts alot more...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, Yankees

Every week we'll try to get you up to speed with this week's hot topics in case you missed them. If you haven't been to the ChasingRecords Forum you should check it out. Not only can you share your thoughts on the New York sports scene, you can talk about whatever you want. Going out this weekend? Tell us where you're going, what are the hot spots to hit? Like the UFC or WWE, we got a place on the Forum just for you too. You name it, and we've got it on the ChasingRecords Forum. So click the link at the bottom of this post and register, it's FREE. You may even win some gifts from the ChasingRecords staff. Hope to see you on the boards!Here's what you may have missed this week:Monday: What are feelings towards Joe Torre's new book "The Yankee...

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Tags: Andy Pettitte, Baseball, ChasingRecords, Joe Torre

The road to the promiseland has begun. On Sunday night, the WWE held their annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view. The main event of the evening as always is the Royal Rumble match itself. The winner of the Royal Rumble match is gauranteed a World Championship match at WrestleMania. This year's winner was the "Legend Killer" Randy Orton.Orton came in the rumble drawing no.8. He immediately went toe to toe with former Evolution member Triple H. Orton waited for his own group "Legacy" to arrive so they could help Orton obtain his goal of winning the rumble and going to WrestleMania 25 in Houston. Ted DiBiase was the first man from Orton's Legacy group to come out at no.10 and went right to the aid of Orton. As the match progressed Orton built momentum....

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There's a lot to said about the upcoming Joe Torre book, the "Yankee Years". I am looking to obtain a copy of the book hopefully next week and will be able to come up with my own opinion.I wrote an article for Peter Araham's Yankees blog on Sunday as part of his pinch-hitting series. The article was focusing on Joe Torre's time as Yankees manager. How I thought he did a great job and how we took him for granted while he was here. I had no idea about the upcoming book. The first sounds of the book came around also on Sunday, so it was just a coincidence that my Torre article was posted on the same day the news about Torre's "ant-Yankee" book was released to the public. Now that caused quite a stir on the LoHud Yankees Blog and brought new readers...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Brain Cashman, David Wells, Joe Torre, Kevin Brown, Randy Johnson

ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting the Yankees are close to a deal that will bring back Andy Pettitte to the Bronx. The deal is a 1 year deal at a $6 million base salary with another $6 million offered in incentives. This could make the deal worth $12 million. Pettitte will be the 4th or 5th starter for the Yankees this season. The move will now give the Yankees the best rotation in baseball and gives them the pitching depth they lacked last season. Youngsters Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy will be the 6th and 7th starters if any of the starting 5 go down due to innjury. It's certainly a move the Yanks needed to make. I'll have more throughout the day as more details become availab...

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Tags: Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Yankees

**This article can also be found on Peter Abraham's Yankees LoHud Blog**They say you don't know what you got until it's gone. Boy are they right. 2008 saw a changing of the guard in the Bronx. Joe Torre was no longer leading the men in pinstripes, Joe Girardi was.After 12 seasons as Yankees manager, Torre had worn out his welcome. We said goodbye to a man that brought pride,power and respect back to the pinstripes. He made Yankee Stadium the place to be again. He gave so many people so many memories. He gave us everything he had. There was that magical '96 season. Or how bout one of the most dominating teams ever in the '98 team. Or what about 2001 when he gave us strength after the 9/11 attacks. He was as much a face of the recovery in New...

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Tags: Baseball, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Yankees

The fans have spoken. Over on the right you'll see a poll asking whether the Yankees need Andy Pettitte back and so far it's an overwhelming YES. This has also been a hot topic on the ChasingRecords Forum. If you have time you can participate on the poll on the right and visit the Forum to give us your thoughts on the situation. Here are what some people are saying about Andy:BBall1 says:I say give him a private deadline where the public never knows. That way he saves face and the Yanks make a class move. Also, I say give him an incentives package that could reach 12 or 13 million with a second year club option for the same package. What do you guys think?Yankees4613 says:The longer Andy makes me wait the more difficult it gets Lol I really...

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What are the Mets waiting for? They don't exactly have a starting rotation like their crosstown rivals. The opportunity to get Derek Lowe came and went this week as Lowe signed a 4 year, $60 million contract with the Atlanta Braves. Not only did they not get Lowe, but they let him go to another team in the division. $15 million a year is too much money for Lowe, which is why they probably stood back from Lowe but he was the best option available for the Mets, who need pitching. It would've been ok if they overpaid for Lowe simply because he's a solid workhorse. He'll get you 200 innings and about 14 or 15 wins, something the Mets desperately need after Johan Santana in the rotation. Don't forget the Mets are also moving into a new stadium this...

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Tags: Baseball, Ben Sheets, Derek Lowe, Johan Santana, Mets, Oliver Perez, Scott Boras

Does anyone still really care about Roger Clemens? Do they care if he took steroids? At this point I don't think so. I, for one, don't.This on-going saga between Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee is quite frankly played out. It's a waste of time. If McNamee has the proof on Clemens then hand over the evidence and test it. I believe this is where most people draw the line on this case. The rest of the back and forth between both sides is just ridiculous. I want to see this come to a conclusion and have everyone reach a final verdict. Most people believe that Clemens lied to Congress last Febuary when he stated he did NOT take steroids.Call me crazy but I was on Roger's side and thought he was telling the truth. Well I have...

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Tags: Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens

Earlier this week the Dodgers released Andruw Jones. That now makes him a free agent and begs the question, where does he go from here?The logical answer is going back to the Braves where he played his entire career before last season. But many New York baseball fans have shown interest in bringing Jones aboard to their respective teams. On Yankees Rumors, Bob Ruffolo says he's not sure that's a great idea for the Yanks considering they have guys like Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner as guys yet to reach their potential. I have to agree with Bob on that, although if the Bombers can work out a "cheap" deal with Jones for 1 year I'd say why not. If he bombs out of the Bronx before year's end, then trade him or release him, at least you took a...

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Tags: Andruw Jones, Baseball, Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran, Jerry Manuel, Melky Cabrera, Mets, Yankees

The World Baseball Classic starts on March 1 and one that wants to do anything to play in the tournament is Jorge Posada.Posada's father has said he wants his son Jorge to represent Puerto Rico in the tournament. The Yankees have said they don't want Posada participating because he's coming off of major shoulder surgery. Posada however is saying he wants to play in the WBC.“This will be my last chance to play for Puerto Rico and I’m very clear on that”.It would be nice to see Posada represent Puerto Rico in the tournament and as a fellow Puerto Rican, I would love to see it. Hopefully he and the Yanks can work something out, this will likely be Posada's last chance to participate in the WBC because the next tournament is in 2012, he probably...

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Tags: Baseball, Jorge Posada, World Baseball Classic, Yankees

The Giants played one of their worst games of the season today against the Philadelphia Eagles and won't be repeating as champs.The 23-11 loss comes as a shock to many as the Giants were thought to give it a better run than this. This is a different season and different team. The day Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg is possibly the day the season ended for the Giants. In the 5 games since the shooting incident on Novemeber 29th, the Giants have lost 4 of them. Burress was an instrumental part of the Giants postseason success last year and his absence proved to be huge. The Eagles move on to the NFC Championship games against the Arizona Cardinals next week for a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Eli Manning threw 2 interceptions and...

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Tags: Eli Manning, Football, Giants, NFL Playoffs, Plaxico Burress

The Yankees are looking to trade Xavier Nady, a move that most fans are not too supportive of. It's either trade Nady or Nick Swisher.Going in Swisher's favor is the fact he's a switch hitter and makes $21 million over the next three seasons as opposed to Nady who will be a free agent at the end of the 2009 season. Nady is also represented by Scott Boras which ultimately means he will walk come season's end because the Yankees probably won't give Nady the money he'll be asking for.Nady was acquired in late July in 2008 and helped proved pop in the lineup. He was a consistent force in the liuneup behind Alex Rodriguez, especially with the Yanks missing Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada for an extended period of time. The Nationals are the only...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Brain Cashman, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada, Nick Swisher, Scott Boras, Xavier Nady, Yankees

Today the Giants start their defense of their World Championship. They play the Philadelphia Eagles at 1pm at Giants Stadium in a much anticipated match-up. Does Big Blue have enough to repeat as champs? That question begins to get answered today.The Giants and Eagles have split their two meetings this season. The Giants won in Philly earlier this season in week 10, 36-31. The Eagles beat the Giants in their own home a few weeks ago in week 14 20-14. It'll be interesting to see if the G-men can top last year's unprobable feat. There's no Michael Strahan this year, no Plaxicio Burress, no Osi Umenyiora, no David Tyree. So how can the Giants win today, much less the whole thing? Easy, there's Eli Manning, there's the defense, and they have...

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Tags: Brandon Jacobs, Brian Westbrook, Corey Webster, Donovan McNabb, Eli Manning, Football, Giants, Kevin Boss, Philadelphia Eagles

Jason Giambi has signed a one year deal with his old team the Oakland A's. Giambi has some juice left in him which should help the A's who are in a dire need of offense. Giambi signed with the Yankees after the 2001 season in hopes of adding power to an offense that struggled mightily during the 2001 World Series. Good luck to Giam...

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On Tuesday the Yankees formally introduced Mark Teixeira to the world. Mark put on the pinstripes for the first time with the No. 25 on his back. That's awesome becuase that now turns my old Jason Giambi jersey into a Teixeira jersey.According to Tex, the Yankees were in the running the whole time and they were in contact all along, yet the only offer made was on December 23rd, the one Mark accepted.“Once we got the contract figured out, it was a no-brainer for me,” he said.I'm sure it's not hard to turn down $180 million. A lot of credit should go to Brian Cashman, the Yankees GM. He made a personal visit to Teixeira's home and convinced Mark and his wife Leigh to sign. Mark said his wife was the one who told him New York would be the best...

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Tags: Baseball, Brain Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, Jason Giambi, Mark Teixeira, Yankees

Sunday Jan 4, 2009Recap: Chad Pennington threw 4 INTs and the Dolphins turned the ball over 5 times. That pretty much told the story yesterday in Miami."We heard all week that they don't turn the ball over," linebacker Ray Lewis said. "But we force turnovers."Baltimore allowed just 52 yards rushing. The Wildcat formation that helped turn Miami from a 1-15 team to AFC East champs got them all of 7 yards. Joe Flacco was 9-for-23 for 135 yards, which did just enough to get the Ravens to move on.Recap:A 71-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter put the dagger on the Vikings as Philly was able to pull away for the win. Asante Samuel had a 44-yard interception in the 2nd quarter to set the tone of the game. Donovan McNabb, went 23-of-34...

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The great Joba debate begins again. With the recent free agent additions of CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett many have thought that Joba Chamberlain should be moved back into the bullpen to set-up Mariano Rivera. I disagree.As enticing as Joba would be in the 7th and 8th innings I think he is more valuable as a starter, unless proven otherwise. Peter Abraham also is in favor of starting Joba. My fellow blogger Rob Abruzzesse also agrees with me. He points out a slew of opinions on the matter.I liked Joba as the set-up man for Mo, but the fact is that with Joba he can be a dominant guy. He outdueled Josh Beckett in Fenway back in July 1-0, a sign of promise. Abraham notes that innings 1-6 are more important than the 7th and 8th. I'm with him on this....

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Tags: AJ Burnett, Baseball, Brian Bruney, CC Sabathia, Damaso Marte, Joba Chamberlain, Jose Veras, Josh Beckett, Mariano Rivera, Yankees

Saturday Jan 3, 2009Recap: Darren Sproles ran for 22 yards on the winning drive 6:20 into overtime as the Chargers beat the Colts 23-17 Saturday night. The loss ended Indy's nine game win streak and pushed the Chargers win streak to five. It also comes a day after Peyton Manning was named NFL MVP for this season, the third MVP of his career."It's disappointing to lose a playoff game," Manning said. "We certainly had some chances to win, but give them credit. We had chances to put the game away, but we just didn't do it."The Chargers took advantage of two holding penalties that were called against the Colts in OT. This was the fourth time the teams met in two seasons and the sixth time in five years. The Chargers have won four of the six.Recap:"A...

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