New York Yankees

Brian Cashman. Everybody’s favorite punching bag. Don’t give me Dioner Navarro, because he was dealt four years ago and would have simply been languishing away as a backup behind Jorge Posada before leaving as a free agent. Juan Rivera? Nice part-time player who keeps getting hurt.

TORONTO — Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings to snap a four-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday night.

AL roundup: Jeter homers, Pettitte delivers for Yankees - CBS Sportsline

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By Adam Greuel All good things must come to an end and unfortunately for the Toronto Blue Jays, there modest three game winning streak against division rivals (Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees) ended much to early. Up next: Roy Halladay (14-9) will try to get the series victory for the Toronto Blue Jays...

By Marissa Casey The rotation won't be Moose-Pettitte-Ponson-Rasner-Geise. The Yankees will have Hughes, Joba, and Wang back in the mix. Moose and Pettitte are both in the final year of their contracts, so we could see one or even both of them back. ...

By Michael Schlossberg Alex Rodriguez was on the opposite end of this spectrum when the Yankees blew a 3-0 ALCS seres to the rival Red Sox in 2004.  He was unable to help the Yankees win with his inability to drive runs in when it mattered.  Rodriguez had his first post season RBI in Game 4 of the 2007 ALDS, what would be t...

By Eric Haskell New York Yankees (66-59) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (65-60)Andy Pettitte (12-9, 4.30) vs. David Purcey (2-3, 5.93)August 20, 2008 @ 7:07 p.m. @ Rogers Centre 123456789RHENew York200300000 5100Toronto000001000 150 Pettitte (W, 13-9) David Purcey (L, 2-4) Recap:

By Eric Haskell Of course, Pavano starting would be a tough pill to swallow for a lot of Yankee fans, as well as a lot of Yankees.  Mike Mussina was very vocal about his dislike and distrust for Carl in spring 2007, and indicated that he was not the only Yankee who felt that way.  It will be interesting to see how t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Mantlemurcer) Damon, who was named the starting center fielder earlier in the day by Joe Girardi, nearly cost the Yankees the game in the first inning. After a one-out walk to Scutaro, Damon dropped Alex Rios' routine fly to left-center field for a two base error. But Rasner struck out Vernon Wells looking...

 CA - By Jordan Schwartz 14 By gozer 0 By Micheal Robinson 2 Not to mention Joba Chamberlain, the 22-year old who shot to stardom as Mariano Rivera’s primary ...

Yankees Survive in 12 - My Pinstripes

By Vince Mercandetti Meanwhile, the Yankees took two out of three from the Royals at home, something they had to do. Yesterday the offense exploded for 15 runs and Mike Mussina won his 16th game. I think the case of whether Mussina is going to fall apart or not is over because instead of his ERA exploding, he's chasi...

By noreply@blogger.com (Mantlemurcer) Leading 13-3 in the seventh inning, Ransom hit his first Yankee home run in his first at-bat as a Yankee. He got a curtain call from the fans, which included his family. He also got the ball back from a fan in exchange for a bat. It was his first major league home run since September 16, 2007.

By Jameson Fleming It seems like everyone hounds ESPN for having a love obsession with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, but lately, ESPN has been in bed with a new team: the Philadelphia Phillies. On July 23, the Phillies played the Mets in a series that featured the top two teams from the National Lea...

 NY - BY PETER BOTTE A-Rod hits three-run home run in first inning and ater says he and the Yankee stars carry the load for Yanks to make playoffs. ...

 NY - While none was ever rated as highly as Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes, the Yanks hoped they had gotten several prospects out of the total of six ...

 NY - WASHINGTON - The Yankees-Mets rivalry has really hit new heights. Months after a Bomber-loving astronaut carried some dirt from Yankee Stadium into orbit, ... Send us your photos! 7Online.com all 2 news articles

By Vince Mercandetti You know you're in trouble when the first statistic in the top of the ninth is how bad Mariano Rivera is in a tie game. Now don't get me wrong, I was elated New York was able to slug their way to a 3-3 tie with the worst offense in the American League, that to me is like a gluten free dessert in the summ...

By Peter Abraham YANKEES (64-57) Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady LF Cano 2B Gardner CF Molina C Pettitte LHP Andy Pettitte (12-9, 4.32) vs. the Kansas City hitters. UPDATE, 7:41 p.m.: Hideki Matsui was 1 for 3, including a sixth-inning solo homer, in his first rehab game with Single-A Tampa.

There is a little bit of good news - The LoHud Yankees

Game 122: Royals at Yankees (L) - mlb-yankees(mvn.com)

Will Yankees let Manny be Manny in pinstripes? - Sox and Pinstripes

By Jeff Louderback If you say that you bleed pinstripes - and your alleged New York Yankees allegiance doesn't date back before 1995 - I have some news. You're not a true Yankees fan. You haven't earned the right to call yourself a fan. You're a probationary fan. You haven't received your license. You're wearing yo...

By Vince Mercandetti Bobby Abreu, Carl Pavano, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Jason Giambi, Ivan Rodriguez, Xavier Nady, Jose Molina, Richie Sexson, Damaso Marte and Wilson Betemit all have contracts up before 2010. Who will remain? Who would you resign?

By Shaun Copsey As years go by, the championship teams of '98, '99, and 2000 grow older.  Few players still remain from those teams.  On the pitching side, arguably the best closer of all-time Mariano Rivera joins starter Andy Pettitte.  Offensively, future hall of famer Derek Jeter joins the bruised Jorg...

By Kevin Cacabelos But let's rewind and try to think of those times when A-Rod was just a kid playing for the Mariners in the late 90s. The hype was rampant, the MLB didn't have so much buzz around a young player since well..Griffey. He was compared often to his best friend and rival, Derek Jeter who played in the oppo...

By Isaac Barrow They have Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano. The Yankees now have four stars on the disabled list: Chamberlain, No. 1 starting pitcher Chien Ming Wang, DH Hideki Matsui and catcher Jorge Posada. My advice to the Yankees?

But the Angels seem to be in the Yankees’ heads, especially in Anaheim games. Raise your hand if you thought the Yanks would win on Sunday. I sure didn’t. It seemed like something bad would happen to give the Angels the victory, and it did.

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By Peter Abraham 8.5 back in the division with 44 left to play? It’s not impossible but it’s highly unlikely. It’s all about the wild card now. Still only four out there. YANKEES (63-54) Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Nady LF Cano 2B Sexson 1B Christian CF Molina C Pettitte LHP Andy Pettitte (12-9, 4.34) vs....

Game 114: Yankees at Rangers (W) - mlb-yankees(mvn.com)

Game 114: Yanks at Rangers (Joba on DL) - The LoHud Yankees

By Peter Abraham YANKEES (63-52) Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu DH Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady RF Cano 2B Cabrera CF Molina C Kennedy RHP Jered Weaver (9-9, 4.37) vs. the Yankees hitters. Girardi went on to say that the Yankees will be “very cautious” with Chamberlain.

By Peter Abraham YANKEES (62-52) Damon CF Jeter DH Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady LF Cano 2B Betemit SS Molina C Mussina RHP Mike Mussina (14-7, 3.44) vs. the Texas hitters. “News to me,” Joe Girardi said. New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui began a running program Thursday for his sore left knee.

Gameday Live 114: Yankees at Rangers - the Yankees beat

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By Micheal Robinson Horrible news for the Yankees who are already without ace Chien Ming Wang who has yet to remove his protective boot on his right ankle.  The hits just keep on coming for the boys in the Bronx.  Also, the Rays and Red Sox both won again on Wednesday.

Gameday Live 114: Yankees at Rangers - the Yankees beat

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• The “flip play” in Oakland that helped secure a 1-0 win in Game 3 of the ALDS • Game-winning homer off Byung-Hyun Kim in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series (Mr. November) • Game-tying homer in Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS (the Jeffrey Maier homer) vs. Orioles

By Isaac Barrow The Yankees have an aging offense that is highlighted by Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, and Johnny Damon. All of them are 30 years old. The Yankees brought in some good bats in Richie Sexson, Xavier Nady, and Pudge Rodriguez. However, Pudge is 36, Sexson is 33, and Nad...

By Vince Mercandetti We don't know how long Ponson has either because if the portly righty starts to struggle in Texas or Minnesota, or both, Phil Hughes will be major league ready. Victor Zambrano and Carl Pavano don't figure to make much of an impact in the majors, as both are recovering from much more serious i...

By Mackenzie Kraemer However, Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News reports that the Yankees feel Kennedy is behind where he was last season, and his velocity might not be all the way back from a strained lat muscle. Either way, the Yankees hope that someone can give them some consistency. Friday night will...

By Jordan Schwartz With the New York Yankees coming off their biggest win of the season - a two-comeback 14-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels - I figured it was time to break out the first Yankees Round Table Discussion of the year. Can the Yankees win the World Series without the return of Hideki Matsui?

Angels (69-40) v. Yankees (59-50) The Yankees knew going into this that it was going to be a rough one. The Angels are arguably the best team in baseball and, at least during this series, they've been playing like it.... Angels (69-40) v. Yankees (59-50) SCORE: 2-2

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By Alex Geshwind 4. Austin Jackson, CF: Jackson, the Yankees top outfield prospect, has hit at every level in the Yankees system since exploding onto the seen last year. Hes currently hitting .287 with an over .800 OPS and nine home runs to go along with 15 steals. Hes been even hotter the past few weeks.

By Alex McVeigh But what really bugs me is that other teams seem to be on board with this whole idea of closing out Yankee Stadium with a bang. To get Gagne, the Sox gave up Kason Gabbard, not just a good prospect, a winning pitcher at the major league level for several starts.

By Vince Mercandetti Career against Yankees: 149 AB, 26 R, 47 H, 2HR, 17 RBI, 15 BB, 22K, 10 SB, .315 BA, .378 OBP. I don't think this needs any explanation. When all is said and done, Manny Ramirez may go down as the biggest Yankee killer of all time. He's well above .400 against New York on the Red Sox, and we can leave it at t...

By Peter Bendix The Pirates were able turn two players who had no future in the organization – and are far from core pieces in any organization – into three pitchers who are likely to help a major league staff and a high risk/high reward 19-year-old in double-A. For the first time in awhile, the Pittsburgh Pi...

By ericxpenner Now this season, 2008, the Yankees started off poor once again, but there remained a glimmer of hope that the Yankees would repeat the miracles of recent seasons, and not miss out on the playoffs in the final season at the legendary Yankee Stadium. With 6 wins in a row since the All-Star Break...

By Matthew Goodman Hideki Matsui is likely out for the season, and it is obvious that Jorge Posada is not going to be at full strength until he gets surgery, either this year or next.  That leaves the Yankees lineup a bit thinner than normal.  Yankee Stadium was seventh with a HR factor of 1.153. 

By Adam Cancryn With the addition of Joba Chamberlain, the Yanks staff has a consistent fourth starter to add to a solid three of Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, and Chien-Ming Wang. 3. Bounce-back years from high-profile veterans like Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon. 4. A career year by Mariano Rivera.

By Jordan Schwartz Bobby Abreu, RF: (B+) Abreu was just two out of his last 22 when he stepped to the plate in the tenth. However, he picked a good spot when to break out of his slump. With Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui (two of the top four hitters in the American League) on the DL, Abreu needed to step up and start hit...

By Vince Mercandetti You don't often want to throw away games against the Red Sox or any team ahead in the division, but that's what has to happen with last night. As soon as Andy Pettitte induced a double play ball off of Yankees Killer Manny Ramirez and Derek Jeter threw the ball away you knew it wasn't New York's n...

By Vince Mercandetti With the Yankees in desparate need of a victory to give them the chance at a split tomorrow, Mike Mussina has tossed a gem and the offense has gotten on the board. I really find it humorous that Red Sox fans (and Yankees fans for that matter) are so quick to write Mussina off for the season. Many fe...

By Eric Haskell New York Yankees (41-36) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (37-40)Joba Chamberlain (1-2, 2.36) vs. Zach Ducke (4-4, 3.91)June 25, 2008 @ 7:05 p.m. @ PNC Park 123456789RHENew York201104011 10160Pittsburgh000000000 072 Chamberlain (W, 2-2) Duke (L, 4-5)

By Rick Chandler Joba Chamberlain pitched well, but didn't get the decision. Alex Rodriguez singled in the go-ahead run. Derek Jeter, his pillow wet from tears, was 2-for-3 with a run scored. The Yankees beat the Padres 2-1 on Thursday for their seventh straight win — New York's longest winning streak of the...

By ANTHONY McCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 10:44 AM Margot/AP Jason Giambi drives in a run with a first-inning single in the Yankee win as Chien-Ming Wang and Co. beat the A's, 3-1, on Tuesday night. Margot/AP Alex Rodriguez singles in a first-inning run as Yank...

By Jamie Kiefer Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) vs. New York Yankees (1-0) A.J. Burnett (0-0, 0.00) vs. Mike Mussina (0-0, 0.00) Apr. 02, 2008 @ 7:05 p.m. @ Yankee Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto  1  0  2  0 0   1  1 0 0    5 12 1 New York  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0 0   2 7 1 Burnett (W, 1-0) Mussina (L, 0-1) Accardo (S, 1) Preview: Following a g...

By Moshe Mandel Catcher: Mike Napoli (75 games, .247/.351/.443, 10 HR, 34 RBI) vs. Jorge Posada Second Base: Howie Kendrick (88 games, .322/.347/.450 5HR, 39 RBI) vs. Robinson Cano Edge: Yankees Edge: Yankees Third Base: Chone Figgins (115 Games, .330/.393/.432, 3HR 58 RBI) vs. Alex Rodriguez Edge: Yankees

Red Sox highlight of 2008 home schedule subscription), OH - The series should draw crowds and media like the New York Yankees' visit in 2003. Opening Day ... not the Cubs. For the first time since 2005, the Reds will ...

 NY - Throw out 23-year-old Robinson Cano and the Yankees are a bunch of weathered veterans in pinstripes with Alex Rodriguez the next youngest regular at 30. ...