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                                                                              David Wells

The first thing you notice about CC Sabathia - after the diamond earrings, sure to be Yanked soon from his lobes - is his sheer size and girth. The man is a giant; 6-7 and an unapologetic 290 pounds. He would fit nicely into the Giants’ offensive line, but it is hard, really, to envision him climbing onto the same modest mound as skinny A.J. Burnett.

The pinstripes may be slimming, but they can only do so much for the new No. 52. Sabathia had the chance to play football at the University of Hawaii and still does not look much like a pitcher. There are no prototypes to determine whether this is a durable, oversized human construction for a major league starter over the long haul.

“It’s an unknown,” Brian Cashman said Thursday, in the basement of the old Yankee Stadium. “You try to come up with comparisons….He’s unique. He seems to be a stand-alone.” Read more..

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A picture of the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx set to open in April 2009.

NEW YORK–Cisco Systems is teaming up with the New York Yankees to offer baseball fans an interactive experience at the ballpark and eventually bring that experience to their living rooms.

At a press conference in Manhattan on Tuesday, Cisco CEO John Chambers unveiled details of a new network the company is building for the Bronx Bombers to help them integrate voice, video, and data into their new stadium, which is set to open in April 2009. Read more..

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Crew from ‘98 teams up with area kids in symbolic ceremony

NEW YORK — Paul O’Neill strode down a flight of concourse stairs at the new Yankee Stadium on Saturday, set his feet on the warning track — a rough, dirt expanse, still studded with rocks and a few small puddles — and took an exhaustive look around.

“Look at this joint, huh?” he said.

Out before him lay a baseball field, albeit an incomplete one, properly proportioned to match the dimensions of the old Yankee Stadium. Sod, with seams still showing, filled much of the area, and a large blue sign shouted the words “YANKEE STADIUM” from above center field. Waves of dark blue seats down the left-field line dumped into a still-unfinished section behind home plate, where metal supports hinted at where more seats are still to come.

And on the mound, roughly 60 area children helped cram some dirt from the old Yankee Stadium into the new one. Read more..

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