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On-Base Perception

Newsday's new all-encompassing baseball blog on the Yankees, Mets, MLB and more from around the sport.

State of the Yankees by beat reporter Erik Boland

CC Sabathia reacts after getting the final out

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Can CC Sabathia survive without a mid-90s fastball?

Who's the odd man out of the outfield when Curtis Granderson returns from the disabled list?

Yankees beat reporter Erik Boland takes you inside the Yankees clubhouse and the mind of manager Joe Girardi with detailed information and analysis on the state of the team in our newest video....

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First inning crucial for Yankees

CC Sabathia of the Yankees reacts after starting

Photo credit: Mike Stobe

CC Sabathia allowed four runs in the first inning Monday night against the Rays and you could have turned your television off right then. According to the odds, the Yankees weren’t winning that game.

They didn’t, of course, following a trend that has the events of the first inning foreshadowing the fate of the game this season:

- The Yankees have allowed a run in the first inning in...

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Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia does the Harlem Shake

Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia throws the ball during

Photo credit: AP

What happens when you mix Yankees ace CC Sabathia, a Segway, and a bunch of friends and family members (one of whom is dressed in a pink suit)? You get a Harlem Shake video.

Sabathia posted a YouTube video on Tuesday of himself, friends and family partaking in the latest Internet sensation.

The lefty pitcher can be seen riding around on a Segway motorized vehicle while other people ride...

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