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Eight Games a Week

Dan McCourt — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:18:56 +0000

Classic Mariano motion, classic Mariano result, in a scoreless fifth inning.

St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla., March 13, 2012 – Our travel through baseball mecca, southeast style, continued on Tuesday, with games in St. Petersburg in the afternoon, and the bizarre 1-0 Yankee loss to the Red Sox later in the evening. Once again the afternoon sun was hot and mostly cloud-free, and the evening pleasant, although a little more humid and less kissed with

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Double-Barreled Baseball

Dan McCourt — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:14:16 +0000

Hiroki Kuroda threw eight first-pitch strikes to 12 batters, and struck out two in three scoreless innings.

Dunedin and Tampa, Fla., March 12, 2012 - Another great day in West Florida, even if the second of two games we witnessed had the Yanks drop a 4-3 nail-biter. (Yes, I know they’re exhibitions, but I defy any true fan to see one like this in person and not get wrapped up in the outcome.) After watching

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The Seeds of Victory

Dan McCourt — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:36:36 +0000

Leading the way as you would expect him to, CC threw first-pitch strikes to 10 straight batters.

Tampa, Fla., March 11, 2012 - A split squad of Yankees led by the staff ace and the starting infield treated a visiting split squad of Phillies pretty shabbily in a 3-0 shutout Sunday afternoon, while three hours south a traveling B squad dropped a game vs. the Twins. A day in Tampa that started with dark ominous

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As Orlando Burned

Dan McCourt — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:40:21 +0000

As the skies morphed from overcast to full-on sunshine hot, the entire visiting Yankee squad stretched and prepped for the game ahead.

March 10, 2012, Orlando, Fla. – Despite the threatening clouds that dominated the skyline Saturday morning, gorgeous Champion Field was open and ready for business early. The Braves were hard at batting practice pregame, then the Yankees, both cooking, as would the 10,000-plus fans in attendance at game time, under a glaring sun

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A Touch of Class

Dan McCourt — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:22:07 +0000

Daniel Burawa pauses in his morning throw session as David Phelps prepares to throw.

March 9, 2012, Tampa, Florida – The sun was hot and unrelenting in Tampa Friday as the Yanks, led by three scoreless frames from veteran righty Freddy Garcia, cruised to victory against a visiting squad from the Atlanta Braves. The largely absent Yankee offense made an appearance and, even if 3-0 doesn’t sound that impressive, the home team did force outfielders

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…Where We Left Off

Dan McCourt — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:22:06 +0000

This was Jorge Vasquez going yard in back-to-back games in 2011, but today he gave the Yanks the lead with a sixth-inning single.

March 2, 2012, Westchester County, NY – It was terrific and cathartic, as it always is, when I watched the first game of the Yankees’ 2012 Spring Training season on MLB Saturday afternoon. Granted, I’ve become used to seeing these live, but I can adjust until we go down next week, and

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Good Signs All Around

Dan McCourt — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:53:04 +0000

Showing clear command of every pitch he threw, A.J. Burnett retired nine straight, mostly Philly starters, with one strike out, on 43 pitches.

Tampa and Sarasota, Fla., March 7, 2011 — “I saw them ALL,” gushed the young girl who climbed to our section to rejoin her parents in the redone Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. A Yankee split squad was playing the Orioles Monday evening, and Sarasota, with apologies to the big

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I Dream of Hitting

Dan McCourt — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:12:09 +0000

Read it and weep. These are numbers only a hitting coach could love, although it did make for an entertaining game.

Kissimmee, Fla., March 6, 2011 — Following eight days of largely ineffective offense, I dreamed of hits Saturday night. Perhaps tonight I’ll dream of winning $1 million. The Yanks outlasted the Astros in Kissimmee 10-8 Sunday afternoon, outhitting the home club 21-17. A wind that was blowing out to all fields probably had a

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CC Gets an FF

Dan McCourt — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:12:05 +0000

After personally congratulating each member of the Jefferson High School State Champs pregame, David Wells paid a visit to the Nationals' dugout, speaking here to a few players including ex-Red Sox outfielder Jonathan Van Every.

Tampa, Fla., March 5, 2011 — After spending four days lamenting the lack of Yankee offense, on Saturday afternoon the team broke out for 10 hits and eight runs, with all of the latter bunched into a wild and fun

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Tapas at Ceviche

Sue — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:58:44 +0000

Shrimp, scallops, squid and fish marinated in lime juice, tossed with fresh tomatoes, scallions, peppers and cilantro

Had a fabulous dinner tonight at Ceviche including the signature tapas pictured at left.

Ceviche de la Casa Shrimp, scallops, squid and fish marinated in lime juice, tossed with fresh tomatoes, scallions, peppers and cilantro

Pulpo a la Gallega Sliced octopus in extra virgin olive oil and paprika, served over potatoes

Almejas y Merluza Little neck clams and Mahi-Mahi simmered in a saffron tomato

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