Brian Bruney News

Today was the first day of the Winter Meetings held in Indianapolis. The Yankees were already making headlines from the meeting.

Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday by the Veterans Committee after each missing by a vote in previous tries.

In a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers were slowly mulling their options at the winter meetings.

Brian Bruney was dealt Monday to the Washington Nationals from the New York Yankees for a player to be named in the first trade of the winter meetings.

Authorities have announced charges against the owner of a beauty clinic that allegedly performed a botched buttock job on Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzman.

Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has the full list of arbitration eligible players announced by the MLBPA on Thursday.

The MLBPA released the list of 210 players eligible for arbitration, though only five of them belong to the Yankees, who must decide by December 12 whether to offer them arbitration or non-tender them.

Alex Rodriguez is No. 1! At least that's how New York Yankees fans feel after casting their votes in the Daily News' online poll.

The scent of champagne floated through the lower levels of the new Yankee Stadium, out onto field and back again.

Thursday 05 Nov 2009 Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:46PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - - The Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team had a total of 23 former players suit up for their Major League affiliate at some point during the New York Yankees World Series Championship season that concluded on Wednesday night.

Finally, a ring for Brian Bruney! Sincere congratulations to the New York Yankees and their humble fans on last night's World Series-clinching 7-3 defeat of the Phillies , a victory that set off wild celebrationsin the executive offices of Modell's Sporting Goods .

The Phillies ' Game 2 starter said when Zimmer, then a Yankees coach, charged at him, he expected a lecture.

In a postseason in which Joe Girardi's every move has been scrutinized and second-guessed, no one could poke holes in the Yankees manager's Game 2 logic.

Mariano Rivera refers to them as the 'young boys,' those 20-somethings trying to solidify the Yankees' bullpen bridge to the ninth inning.

The World Series will get off to a soggy start in New York tonight. The National Weather Service says there's a 30% chance of showers for the opener between the Phillies and the Yankees.

They were equal-opportunity offenders, tossing mistake after mistake, to ensure their team would end up on the wrong side of the Game 1 of the World Series.

The Yankees have made two roster changes for the World Series, adding utilityman Eric Hinske and right-handed reliever Brian Bruney.

Yankees brass and coaches met yesterday and discussed the possibility of adding left-handed hitter Eric Hinske to the World Series roster.

Of course, the bubbly was flowing in the clubhouse following Sunday night's Game 6 victory.

Phil Hughes reacts in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on October 19, 2009 in Anaheim , California .