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Pitching Could Decide Another World Series Trip For Yankees

Published: October 15, 2010

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There is one difference this October for the New York Yankees as they prepare for game one in the best of seven American League Championship Series Friday evening at Texas. They don’t have home field advantage but the first three starters in the pitching rotation may be better than the three from championship team number [...]

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Yanks close in on playoff spot with another win over Rays

Published: September 23, 2010

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A five run first inning by the New York Yankees in the Bronx Tuesday evening turned out to be enough support for starter Phil Hughes. The bullpen did their job and New York took their second straight game over Tampa Bay and moved closer to clinching a playoff spot with an 8-3 win Hughes was [...]

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Home Sweet Home For The Mets

Published: July 28, 2010

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New York – After a 2-9 west coast road trip where they batted .181 as a team, the New York Mets were happy to see the friendly confines at home Tuesday evening. Citi Field is where they have achieved most of their success prior to the all-star break with a 30-16 mark. And once again [...]

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Yankees just waiting for October with win over Royals

Published: September 30, 2009

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BRONX, NY – All that is left now for the New York Yankees is counting the days until October. There is also some unfinished business in the final regular season games of 2009 including the individual milestones and achievements that will put a cap on a successful regular season. Pitcher A. J. Burnett attempted to [...]

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Yankees clinch division; Is there more to come?

Published: September 28, 2009

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The New York Yankees may have won their 11th American League east divisional crown since 1995 but as the players celebrated their Major League leading 100th regular season win in the clubhouse, after sweeping the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium Sunday, they know there is more work to be done. “It’s nice to get [...]

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Yanks lost more than a game in “Brawl Game” to Blue Jays

Published: September 17, 2009

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So it was an old fashioned “Base-brawl” at Yankee Stadium Tuesday evening and it could have been avoided had Jorge Posada realized that the post season is more important than precipitating an altercation with a game that meant nothing. Because the Yankees are heading to post season play and the Toronto Blue Jays are just [...]

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