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161andRiver.com Beta Test

Posted by 161AndRiver February 5th, 2013 No Comments »

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are back.

After about a 5 year hiatus, 161andRiver, the website based on the largest group of Yankees fans ever on Facebook (well, the largest group 5+ years ago, but still, it was pretty impressive).  Here we encourage fans to act like fans, if you’re passionate about something, then preach it to the community.  People may bark back, but we won’t censor much. (more…)

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Spring Training 2013 Photo Gallery 1

Posted by 161AndRiver February 13th, 2013 No Comments »

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Photos from the Yankees 2013 Spring Training workouts, days 1 and 2 (02/12 – 02/13).
Included in photos: Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Austin Romine, Joba Chamberlain, Michael Pineda, Mike Harkey

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What to keep an eye on: Spring Training 2013

Posted by 161AndRiver February 12th, 2013 2 Comments »

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With this morning’s arrival of pitchers and catchers, Spring Training 2013 is in full effect. There should be plenty of intrigue surrounding the Yankees this Spring, and the World Baseball Classic makes for another wrench in what has been, in other seasons, a fairly boring time of the year.

Here are the main story lines that you should follow:

Will Alex Rodriguez make an appearance? (more…)

Down on the Farm

Yankees prospect Tyler Austin is a cancer survivor.

Posted by 161AndRiver February 11th, 2013 No Comments »

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Great story by the NY Daily News. Personally, I was not aware of this, and it certainly makes you root for Austin a little bit more. Austin has a pretty far outside chance of playing with the MLB club this season, and I only say that because the Yankees are so thin at 3B – if Youkilis goes down with an injury, all bets are off as to what they will do. He will get some reps in Spring Training and should be interesting to watch. In 2012, he started the year playing rookie ball, and ended with AA Trenton. Anytime you shoot up the system that quickly, you know you’re having a good season. Austin finished with a .322 BA, .400 OBP, .559 SLG, 17 HR, 80 RBI, 23 SB, over 110 games across multiple levels.

Here’s the link: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-prospect-austin-beats-testicular-cancer-rockets-system-article-1.1260411