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America Has Spoken: The Yankees Are The Worst

The Yankees’ longstanding self-important and overpaid ways have been pushed aside by a plucky band of youngsters and rising stars. So is it now fair to say that the franchise once proudly known as the “Evil Empire” is no longer baseball’s most hated team? Nope. As far as most Americans are concerned, the Yankees are […]

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America Has Spoken: The Yankees Are The Worst

The Yankees’ longstanding self-important and overpaid ways have been pushed aside by a plucky band of youngsters and rising stars. So is it now fair to say that the franchise once proudly known as the “Evil Empire” is no longer baseball’s most hated team? Nope. As far as most Americans are concerned, the Yankees are […]

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Is Aaron Judge The Next Babe Ruth … Or The Next Jeremy Lin?

After the latest chapter of Aaron Judge’s breakout season — a dominant Home Run Derby performance that was as impressive in its ease as it was in its raw power — the New York Yankees right fielder seems poised to take over as baseball’s elusive superstar ambassador. “[He] can become the face of the game,” […]

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Is Aaron Judge The Next Babe Ruth … Or The Next Jeremy Lin?

After the latest chapter of Aaron Judge’s breakout season — a dominant Home Run Derby performance that was as impressive in its ease as it was in its raw power — the New York Yankees right fielder seems poised to take over as baseball’s elusive superstar ambassador. “[He] can become the face of the game,” […]

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Aaron Judge Is The Most Out-Of-Nowhere MVP Candidate Since Ichiro

It’s mid-June, and despite this weekend’s four-game sweep at the hands of the Oakland A’s, the New York Yankees are still playing some of their best baseball in franchise history. (A history that, as they’re fond of reminding us, includes 27 world championships.) New York’s current +108 run differential has been surpassed at this stage […]

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