Scranton Times-Tribune logo Scranton Times-Tribune 2 months ago

Struggling Duncan still had positive impact on team

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When the New York Yankees selected Eric Duncan in the first round of the 2003 amateur draft, the New Jersey high schooler seemed to be a future cornerstone of the Yankees' major league infield. Full Article at Scranton Times-Tribune

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  1. Obviously you're not in the dugout ... But even when Eric wasn't playing, you listen to him and hear him in the dugout pulling for other guys. Even when (Yurendell) de Caster was getting the bulk of the playing time, and Dougie Bernier toward the end, that's the kind of person Eric is and was. People ta...
    – Dave Miley SOURCE: Scranton Times-Tribune 2 months ago
  2. Everything went well ... If he comes out of it OK, we'll get him in there early in the week.
    – Dave Eiland SOURCE: LoHud.com 2 months ago
  3. I think we always have pitching and always have pretty good defense ... Last year we might have hit a little better than we did this year, but I think the fundamentals are what we take care of first, and I think we've done that (the past two) years. It's proven to be pretty successful.
    – Chris Stewart (baseball) SOURCE: Scranton Times-Tribune 2 months ago
  4. That '07 season, when he came here, his mental approach was different ... The approach was more important than the results, that factored into it. We've always known how good he could be, and he just demands that of himself every time he swings.
    – Eric Duncan SOURCE: Scranton Times-Tribune 2 months ago
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  1. ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Shelley Duncan #28 of the New York Yankees reaches to catch a deep fly by Torii Hunter #48 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the first inning of the baseball game at Angel Stadium on September 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California.
  2. New York Yankees right fielder Shelley Duncan can't get a glove on a double hit by Los Angeles Angels' Gary Matthews Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. , Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  3. NEW YORK - MAY 23: Shelley Duncan #17 of the New York Yankees celebrates hitting a three run home run in the second inning with teammate Hideki Matsui #55 against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium May 23, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - MAY 22: Shelley Duncan #17 of the New York Yankees drives in a run with a sacrifice fly against the Baltimore Orioles on May 22, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - MAY 21: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees celebrates his solo home run with Shelley Duncan #17 in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium May 21, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - MAY 21: Shelley Duncan #17 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Chad Moeller #19 scoring on a Robinson Cano #24 double in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium May 21, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - MAY 01: Shelley Duncan #17, Derek Jeter #2 and Johnny Damon #18 of the New York Yankees wait on home plate to congratulate teammate Bobby Abreu #52 after he hit a three run home run in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of...
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  9. A supporter wears a handmade Sarah Palin button with an anti-Barack Obama button at a campaign rally for US Republican presidential candidate John McCain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2008.

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  3. A.J. Burnett A.J. Burnett
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  5. Ian Kennedy Ian Kennedy
  6. Gary Matthews, Jr. Gary Matthews, Jr.