In addition to my usual Yankees Chick posts, I have also begun writing regularly for AOL's FanHouse blog. I will post the beginnings of those articles here on YC, and then you'll have to click the link to jump on over to FH to read the rest... stick with me here, amigos!
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The Yankees kicked off their Spring Training "season" with an intrasquad game today, and while it brings the YC great joy to know that actual playing is going on down in Tampa Bay, the practice game wasn't exactly a display of flawless baseball. In fact, it was downright sloppy. After all was said and done, seven errors had been committed, eight walks were given up, and only one player had an extra base hit. The Geese ended up beating the Gators 6-2 (you can check out which Yanks played for which squad here).

The weather down in Tampa wasn't particularly conducive to comfortable play -- a healthy dose of wind whipped through the air throughout the game and the field was wet to boot -- and it was just a practice game, but it's doubtful that the boys came out of the game feeling too proud of themselves.

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