Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Dec 5, 2009, 12:14 pm
Based on what we're hearing from new Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos, the Jays are very serious about trading ace starting pitcher Roy Halladay this off-season. It's also p...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 29, 2009, 2:21 pm
For the few of you who have been faithful readers of Inside Cheez since its inception (and I thank you for that) parts of this post will look familiar. In the past two years, I've listed the Hall ...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 25, 2009, 9:34 pm
Here's a news flash for Yankees fans: Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman isn't planning on going full guns to win another championship in 2010. Mr. Cashman has been quoted over and over ag...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 21, 2009, 7:19 pm
One of the toughest decisions New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman faces this off season is whether to resign his top three free agents: Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte. Now, ...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 14, 2009, 7:33 pm
Here's a tip for this year's MLB free agent class: don't wait around until January for the best deal. Sign early, and take the best deal you can get before the calendars switch to 2010, o...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 6, 2009, 7:40 pm
The New York Yankees claimed their 27th World Series Championship on Wednesday night, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games, thanks to some outstanding performances from some likely heroes ...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 4, 2009, 6:34 pm
With only minutes until first pitch at Yankee Stadium, I figured I'd post a quick thought or two on game 6. Here's the question I have: why is the New York media acting like this is another 2...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 2, 2009, 6:51 am
The Philadelphia Phillies came within a tiny foul tip of making this a 2-2 World Series last night, but the Yankees' Johnny Damon (who had a brilliant at-bat against Phillies closer Brad Lidge) st...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Nov 1, 2009, 7:00 am
With the Yankees 8-5 win over the Phillies last night, the New York Yankees are back in control of the 2009 World Series. If the Phillies win, they'll now have to do it back at Yankee Stadium, in...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 30, 2009, 11:59 am
I was first in line to slam Yankees manager Joe Girardi after his overmanaging in ALDS game 2 (and again numerous times in ALCS), but it's time to give credit where credit is due. Girardi made th...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 28, 2009, 6:09 pm
With the start of the 2009 World Series less than an hour away, I thought I'd point out something I noticed after reading the comments the Yankees and Phillies players have made over the past few ...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 26, 2009, 7:04 pm
My predictions for the ALCS and NLCS were short and simple. I thought the bullpens would decide the outcome. I was right about the ALCS. Angels closer Brian Feuntes' blown save in game 2 was th...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 24, 2009, 7:23 pm
Now that game 6 of the ALCS is officially rained out, the pressure is squarely on the New York Yankees to win finish off the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night, or they'll severely impair their ch...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 23, 2009, 7:58 pm
I think it's fair to say that we've never seen umpiring this terrible in the post-season, or in the history of baseball for that matter. I can recall at least a dozen calls that I've seen...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 18, 2009, 2:55 pm
The Yankees are up 2 games to none in the ALCS after last night's 5-hour, 13 inning marathon (which ended after 1am Eastern time), and are now in control of this best of 7 series as it heads to An...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 14, 2009, 6:56 pm
The League Championship Series' begin tomorrow night and Friday, and it's time for me to make my usual predictions. Now, I could give you a detailed breakdown of pitching, offense, defense an...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 13, 2009, 7:06 pm
It's a beautiful, crisp, cool October evening in New York City - a perfect night for post-season baseball. Both the Yankees and Angels finished up their 3-game sweeps on Sunday, and yet, no baseb...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 10, 2009, 7:01 pm
Well, I never did get around to picking the Yankees-Twins series, which is already well underway. I realize it looks like 20/20 hindsight at this point, but I was going to pick the Yankees in 3, hone...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 4, 2009, 11:47 am
How will the NL Division Series pitting the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies and Wild Card Colorado Rockies play out? Let's take a look: Pitching: As always, the key, and the area I giv...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 4, 2009, 11:33 am
Now that the NL match-ups are set, let's dive right in! Two of the best managers in baseball (Joe Torre for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tony LaRussa for the St. Louis Cardinals) square off, and h...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Oct 3, 2009, 7:47 pm
It's that time again: time for the Inside Cheez fearless playoff predictions! I call them fearless only because they are absolutely no ramifications for me when I am inevitably incorrect. But he...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Sep 27, 2009, 7:16 pm
With the exorbitant prices at the the new Yankee Stadium, it's making more and more financial sense to see the Yankees on the road, rather than at home. Last weekend, I took my family of three cr...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Sep 12, 2009, 12:00 pm
Well, it's about that time of year...the time I pull out the predictions I made back in March, and see how wrong I was. I actually couldn't remember what teams I picked, so after taking a pee...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Sep 11, 2009, 7:51 pm
I was flipping from game to game on the TV a few nights ago, when I stumbled upon the New York Mets game. I watched for a while, and the announcers didn't say a word. In fact, I watched the whol...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Sep 3, 2009, 6:07 pm
Have you sworn off Yankee Stadium because of the ridiculous prices at the new "Baseball Cathedral"? Looking for a place to take a family of four to see Yankee baseball for a a fraction of what you...
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Steve L. posted an article on Inside Cheez - Aug 30, 2009, 11:20 am
Just a thought I had while watching the Yankees-White Sox game this past Saturday afternoon: Yankees starter Sergio Mitre was hit by a line drive in the 6th inning and had to come out of the game. B...
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