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25-man Roster:

Infielders:
J. Giambi BR BP E MLB
R. Cano BR BP E MLB
D. Jeter BR BP E MLB
A. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB
W. Betemit BR BP E MLB mi
C. Ransom BR BP E MLB mi

Outfielders:
B. Abreu BR BP E MLB
J. Damon BR BP E MLB
X. Nady BR BP E MLB
H. Matsui BR BP E MLB mi
B. Gardner BR E MLB mi
M. Cabrera BR BP E MLB mi

Catchers:
I. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB
J. Molina BR BP E MLB
C. Moeller BR BP E MLB mi

Starting Pitchers:
M. Mussina BR BP BC E
A. Pettitte (L) BR BP BC E
S. Ponson BR BP BC E mi
D. Rasner BR BP BC E mi
C. Pavano BR BP BC E mi

Relief Pitchers:
M. Rivera BR BP BC E
J. Chamberlain BR BP BC E
D. Marte (L) BR BP BC E
J. Veras BR BP BC E mi
E. Ramirez BR BP BC E mi
B. Bruney BR BP BC E mi
D. Giese BR BP BC E mi
C. Britton BR BP BC E mi
A. Aceves BR E mi
P. Coke (L) BR BC E mi

15-day DL:
C. Wang BR BP BC E
60-day DL:
J. Posada BR BP E MLB
J. Albaladejo BR BP BC E mi
A. Brackman BC
H. Sanchez BC mi

Coaches:
J. Girardi (Mgr) BR BP BC
R. Thomson (Bench) BC
Kevin Long (Hit) BR
D. Eiland (Pitch) BR BP BC
B. Meacham (3B) BR BP BC
T. Peña (1B) BR BP BC
M. Harkey (Pen) BR BP BC

40-man Roster:
AAA
S. Duncan BR BP E MLB mi
J. Miranda BR BC mi
J. Christian BR BP E MLB mi
P. Hughes BR BP BC E mi
I. Kennedy BR BP BC E mi
C. Wright (L) BR BP BC E mi
D. Robertson BR BC E mi
S. Patterson BR BC mi
AA
F. Cervelli BR BC mi
J. Marquez BR BC mi DL

Designated for Assignment:
B. Traber (L) BR BP BC E mi

Select Minor Leaguers:

AAA Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees:
B. Castro BR mi DL
C. Basak BR BP BC E MLB mi
E. Duncan BC mi
N. Green BR mi
B. Broussard BR mi
M. Carson BC mi
C. Stewart BR BP E MLB mi
J. Brown BC mi DL
K. Igawa (L) BR BP BC E JB mi
M. Melancon BC mi
J.B. Cox BC mi
S. Strickland BR BC mi
S. Jackson BC mi
E. Milton BR BC mi DL
V. Zambrano BR BC mi DL

AA Trenton Thunder:
K. Russo BR mi
R. Peña BC mi DL
C. Malec BC mi
M. Vechionacci BC mi DL
A. Jackson BC mi
C. Curtis BC mi
E. Gonzalez BR mi
P.J. Pilittere BC mi
J. Jones BC mi
G. Kontos BC mi
J. Nuñez BC mi
B. Smith BC mi DL
A. Claggett BC mi
O. Perez BR BC mi
M. Gardner BC mi
K. Whelan BC mi
W. Arias (L) BC mi

A Tampa Yankees:
E. Nuñez BC mi
C.J. Henry BC mi DL
T. Battle BC mi
K. Anson BC mi
J. Gil BC mi
A. Horne BC mi DL
Z. McAllister BC mi
W. De La Rosa (L) BC mi
C. Garcia BC mi

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs:
J. Snyder BC mi
M. Cusick BC mi
B. Suttle BC mi
A. Romine BC mi
J. Montero BC mi
D. Betances BC mi
J. Heredia BC mi
J. Ortiz BC mi
C. Heyer BC mi

Low-A Staten Island Yankees:
D. Adams mi
P. Venditte mi

Rookie Gulf Coast Yankees:
C. Joseph mi
C. Smith mi
K. Higashioka mi

Key:
BR = Baseball-Reference
BP = Baseball Prospectus
BC = Baseball Cube (past mL stats)
mi = MiLB.com (current mL stats)
E = ESPN (current splits, game logs)
MLB = MLB.com hit charts
JB = Japanese Baseball.com

The Recently Departed

2008 Yankees:
R. Sexson BR BP E MLB
M. Ensberg BR BP E MLB
A. Gonzalez BR BP E MLB mi
K. Farnsworth BR BP BC E
L. Hawkins BR BP BC E

Nady/Marte Trade:
J. Tabata BC mi
R. Ohlendorf BR BP BC E
D. McCutchen BC mi
J. Karstens BR BP BC E mi

2008 Campers/mLers:
C. Woodward BR BP BC E MLB PHI mL
J. Lane BR mi BOS mL
G. Porter BC mi WAS mL
J.D. Closser BR mi SD mL
S. Henn (L) BR BP BC E mi SD
H. Phillips (L) BR BC mi TB mL
S. White BR BC mi

2007 Yankees:
J. Torre (Mgr) BR BP BC LAD
D. Mientkiewicz BR BP BC E MLB PIT mL
A. Phillips BR BP BC E MLB mi CIN mL
J. Phelps BR BP BC E MLB STL mL
M. Cairo BR BP BC E MLB SEA
K. Thompson BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT
B. Sardinha BC mi SEA mL
W. Nieves BR BP BC E MLB WAS mL
R. Clemens BR BP BC E mi
T. Clippard BR BP BC E mi WAS
L. Vizcaino BR BP BC E COL $7.5m/2yrs
M. DeSalvo BR BP BC E mi ATL mL
M. Myers (L) BR BP BC E LAD mL
R. Villone (L) BR BP BC E mi STL mL
S. Proctor BR BP BC E LAD
J. Brower BR BP BC E mi CIN mL
C. Bean BR BP BC E mi ATL mL

2007 Campers and mLers:
E. Durazo BR BP BC E MLB mi
A. Cannizaro BR BP BC E MLB mi TB mL
A. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi LAD mL
K. Reese BR BP BC E MLB mi
R. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT mL
O. Santos BC mi BAL mL
T. Pratt BR BP BC E MLB
T.J. Beam BR BP BC E mi PIT mL
B. Kozlowski (L) BR BP BC E mi Japan

Molina Trade:
J. Kennard BC mi

Abreu Trade
M. Smith (L) BR BP BC E mi PHI
C. Monasterios BC mi PHI
J. Sanchez mi PHI

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What'd You Git?

2005-12-26 07:25

by Alex Belth

So, did everybody get what they wanted (anyone score a GI Joe with the Kung-Fu grip)? Or at least one thing that they really wanted? My favorite present is a cookbook, Alfred Portale's "Simple Pleasures." But the best gift was being able to enjoy the day with my gal Emily--our fourth holidaze season together--and the rest of my fam, including my two snot-nosed, adorable nephews, Lucas and Eoin. Man, childrens is a beautiful thing.

Hope everyone had a great day, whether you celebrated Christmas or kicked off the eight days of Chanukah.

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2005-12-26 09:05:03

1. wsporter

I found I didn't get three things I thought I really wanted. Torii Hunter, who may not be the best Centerfielder and who may not be a great hitter but is without a doubt one of the classiest men to play the game now. I think we all would have been proud to see him in Pinstripes. B. J. Ryan, who is a lights out lefty, who I have seen a lot of would have been devastating coming out of the Pen in front of Mo. Finally, I didn't get Tom Gordon who is also a class act. I wish he could have retired a Yankee. He and Ryan would have formed a remarkable duo. Other than that I have a lot to be thankful for.

When you reach the age when you actually should know better you find that you worry more about having given the right things, rather than having received them. It seems odd that with so many awful and ugly things happening in our world this Christmas was one of the best ever. I hope your day was beautiful and that everyone was happy.

2005-12-26 09:15:35

2. rsmith51

My wife got me a Jeter home jersey. It is the only thing I wanted that I didn't want to buy myself.

2005-12-26 09:57:19

3. debris

Alex,

Not only did I get the Sam Cooke book, but I also got Elijah Wald's bio of Robert Johnson, the blues singer not the outfielder. This was great as I just finished Wald's as-told-to autobiography of Dave Van Ronk: The Mayor of MacDougal Street.

I also got Bill Simmon's book, Now I Can Die in Peace, which reminded me how much more pleasurable it is to win a World Series when it isn't something you believe is your birthright. Sort of like how we in Vermont can appreciate a sunny day in May in a way that folks in Florida will never understand.

2005-12-26 11:41:37

4. kylepetterson

Huge internal frame hiking backpack.

2005-12-26 12:17:29

5. scareduck

For us, it wasn't so much what we got as what we gave:

http://www.doubledogmusic.com/buffy_mah_jongg/

Four months of effort finally paid off!

2005-12-26 13:49:40

6. Dan M

Is it me, or did Simmons rip off (at the very least) a Rangers fan at MSG in 1994? Which reminds me, debris, that us Yankees fans are also fans of other teams that are traditionally bad. So we know too.

2005-12-26 14:34:57

7. Schteeve

Miami Vice Season 2 on DVD. As well as Homicide: Life on the street Season 4.

2005-12-26 14:49:12

8. Matt B

The "Now I Can Die In Piece" idea was definitely a Rangers fan's banner at MSG in '94. And I'm an Islander fan, so I wouldn't give 'em any credit if I didn't have to.
Oddly enough, this year I got nothing baseball-related, and I didn't really ask for any books as my backlog is way too huge right now. However, Rob Bowman's liners for this beautiful Band box set, "The Band: A Musical History," complete with tons of amazing photos, really is a book. It's like either an amazing CD set with a great book, or a great book that happens to house 5 cds and a DVD.
Miami Vice, Season 2, huh? I have to finish getting through season 1, but I'm all over it...well, that and Rockford Files, Season 1, which finally came out last month.

2005-12-26 14:49:38

9. Matt B

Oh yeah, debris, how is the Van Ronk book?

2005-12-26 15:49:59

10. wsporter

My favorite response to an asinine 2005 Holliday Interview question came from Randy Johnson at MLB.com:

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051218&content_id=1283782&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

MLB.com: What is your favorite holiday song?
Johnson: "Welcome to the Jungle" by Bing Crosby.

Now that is funny. Just the Unit being a unit I guess.

2005-12-26 15:56:40

11. Marcus

wsporter, HILARIOUS! Thanks for posting that.

It looks like Rangers fans got a christmas present: Kevin Millwood for 5 years, and $60 million. Yikes, maybe that's a lump of coal, I'm not quite sure.

2005-12-26 19:41:54

12. debris

Matt,

The Van Ronk book is a lot of fun. If you ever saw him, you know he was one funny, witty guy. The book basically ends in 1968.

I first started hanging out on MacDougal St., primarily at the Gaslight, in 1963 at 15. This book gives a real good sense of what the Village was like from the late '50s on.

And a question for you. Having pretty much everything The Band ever recorded, is there anything new with this set?

2005-12-26 20:08:32

13. Matt B

debris,
I had written something, but I figured this quote from the review on allmusic.com said it better:
"It would seem that all the worthwhile previously unreleased music has been excavated and that the Band's career has been anthologized in ever possible way, but A Musical History proves that's not true. As its title implies, the set is a biography, tracing the group's career from their early days as the Hawks supporting Ronnie Hawkins, through their stint as Levon & the Hawks, through their time as Bob Dylan's backing band in 1966, through their emergence as the Band in 1968, then through their years of stardom in the early '70s, leading up to their departure at The Last Waltz in 1976. No previous compilation has done this — they've either picked up the story with Music from Big Pink or offered up the greatest hits, and they've never weaved Ronnie Hawkins or Bob Dylan tracks into the story line — and this thorough, all-encompassing approach does result in an absorbing narrative that does provide some revelations, most arriving on the spectacular, necessary first disc that traces the evolution of the band before they were the Band. "

2005-12-26 20:09:49

14. Matt B

Here's the url for that full review:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0jfoxqrsldhe~T1

2005-12-26 20:38:39

15. Murray

Do the Rangers ever learn anything?

2005-12-27 09:25:12

16. pistolpete

Why, the Yankees 'Fall Classic' DVD set of course!

Fantastic stuff...

2005-12-28 13:24:39

17. Adam B

I got the Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006 as one of my gifts, and I had really wanted that, so I'm happy. I'm happy with my haul for this year.

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