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| Maple Street Press Yankees Annual 2009 |
| Edited by CECILIA TAN |
| PRICE: $12.99 |
| ISSN/ISBN: 1942-2377 |
| TRIM SIZE: 8 x 10.81 |
| PUB DATE: February 2009 |
| PAGES: 128 | |
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 2008 wasn't quite what Yankees fans had hoped for. The team's young pitching struggled, and the offense was not as potent as expected. Still the Bombers won almost 90 games and with an off-season haul including arguably the top three free agents on the market, they once again enter 2009 as World Series favorites.
With so much going on, and so much to look forward to as the season approaches, there's no way some national baseball preview magazine can deliver the detailed analysis you need. But Maple Street Press Yankees Annual 2009 delivers 128 pages of Yankees-specific analysis, along with beautiful full color photography to tide you over until Opening Day, and beyond.
And because of our exclusive focus on the Yankees, the Annual can get beyond the "Teixeira signed in New York because his wife loves it" fluff and deliver insightful and entertaining stories, previews, and interviews you've come to expect from Maple Street Press, including:
- New this year: full color, graphical scouting reports on each player in the Yankees lineup. Wondering how Teixeira handles down-and-in pitches? Which pitch Sabathia goes to when he needs a K? Why A.J. Burnett was so great in '08? These pages have it all, including a season preview and profiles of each potential contributor.
- See how Wang and Posada are progressing in their rehab and how they're feeling about 2009.
- Believe it or not, Brian Cashman has been Yankees GM since 1998. Beat writer Pete Caldera looks at where Cash has succeeded, where he's failed, and what his future holds.
- Famed sports economist Vince Gennaro, author of Diamond Dollars, breaks down the Yankees whirlwind offseason, and shows why Teixeira is a better fit for the Yankees than he would've been for the Red Sox.
- Entering his third season, it is still unclear if Joba Chamberlain's ideal role is starting or relieving. Learn the pros and cons of each and some warning signs to watch for.
That's not all, of course. The Annual's minor league section offers detailed profiles of the Yankee's top prospects, and shows how Mark Melancon is preparing to eventually take over for Mariano Rivera (assuming Rivera ever slows down). And no Yankees guide would be complete without a tip of the cap to history, especially this year. With the closing of Yankee Stadium, take a look at the decades in the House That Ruth Built, get Bob Sheppard's take on The Stadium and more, and enjoy profiles on Yankees greats including Bobby Murcer and Thurman Munson.
It's all packed into 128 pages of full-color Yankees information that is unlike anything else available. At $12.99, Maple Street Press Yankees Annual 2009 is a true must-have for any diehard Yankees fan!
Available on newsstands throughout the Tri-State area on March 3.
Shipping from MapleStreetPress.com on February 16.
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New York Yankees 2009 Roster Overview
by Cecilia Tan
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2008 Yankees: What Went Wrong?
by Dan Graziano
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Ace in the Hole: Wang Set to Return in 2009
by Peter Abraham
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Keeping the Yankees Competitive: Scorecard on Brian Cashman
by Pete Caldera
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The Economics of Free AgencyYankee Style
By Vince Gennaro
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Big Man in a Big House: CC Sabathia Aims to Bring a Title to the Bronx
by Mark Healy
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Jorge Posada: Keystone
by Ed Price
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Should Joba Start or Relieve?
by Matt Sisson
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Heir Apparent: Mark Melancon is Awaiting His Turn at the Back of the Yankees Bullpen
by Mark Healey
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Yankee Innovations: The Secrets of Yankee Farm Team Development
by E.J. Fagan
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Time Traveling: A 2011 Yankees Preview
by Howard Megdal
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Top Prospects
by Howard Megdal
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Openings and Closings: Capping Off 86 Seasons at Yankee Stadium
by Dan McCourt
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Cooperstown Goose: Gossage Becomes a Yankee Immortal in Cooperstown
by Joe McDonald
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An interview with Bob Sheppard: The Voice of Yankee Stadium
by Jerome Preisler
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Remembering Bobby Murcer
by Ron Kaplan
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Thurman Munson, New York Yankee
by Chip Greene
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The Retired Numbers: Who's Missing and Who Will be Joining the List?
by Dan Schlossberg
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