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Ziegel: Girardi not so cool after loss (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Harper: Yankee stars didn't come through — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:56:00+0100

The season is getting away from the Yankees, the wild card is nothing they should count on, and nobody wants another game like Thursday's. The source for this information is a well-connected Mr. Girardi.

Shoulder KO's Damon indefinitely (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Red Sox find Rays of hope — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:47:00+0100

The ball sat atop the left-field wall, and Johnny Damon was sprawled on the warning track after slamming into the fence. Red Sox were rounding the bases while fans in left were pointing to the ball.

Rocket's son is having a blast (Yankees - NY Daily News)

A No-Hit Fourth for Righetti — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:49:00+0100

Only a year ago, the only hoopla Koby Clemens had to tune out while playing for the Single-A Lexington Legends was that his father was returning for a second tour with the Yankees. Since then things have changed.

Rocket's game got boost from Viagra (Yankees - NY Daily News)

End Zone: Posadas help families cope with CS — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:27:00+0100

Roger Clemens, whose claims he never took steroids are under federal investigation, has apparently discovered the benefits of another performance-enhancing drug sweeping the sports world - Viagra.

Red Sox find Rays of hope (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Yankees - NY Daily News — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:51:00+0100

When the Red Sox left Tampa on Wednesday night they were in a bad place. Getting swept by the first-place Rays left them in a season-worst five-game losing streak. Their hitting was spotty and their bullpen leaky.

Rasner earns loss - and one more start (Yankees - NY Daily News)

No fireworks for Yankees as Red Sox win Fourth of July battle — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:35:00+0100

Darrell Rasner will live to make another start for the Yankees. That news from Joe Girardi, however, did little to brighten Rasner's mood following Friday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox. The righthander has gone 1-7 in his last eight starts.

Pat Venditte ready to let 'em have it with both barrels (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Rocket's son is having a blast — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:04:00+0100

Pat Venditte's new teammates got a bit of a laugh when they walked past his locker and saw the Omaha native with a reporter on either side. "He's a celebrity," one fellow Staten Island Yankee chuckled. "He pitches with both arms."

No fireworks for Yankees as Red Sox win Fourth of July battle (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Harper: Girardi regains his cool, but he's no Torre — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:12:00+0100

Kevin Youkilis' bizarre two-run triple helps spark the Red Sox to a soggy come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Yankees on Friday.

Lester throws complete game, Yanks lose (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Damon calls out teammates after loss — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:01:00+0100

Jon Lester pitched a sharp five-hitter while the Red Sox roughed up Andy Pettitte, beating the Yankees 7-0 on Thursday to end a five-game losing streak. A throwing error by shortstop Derek Jeter gave the Red Sox a quick lead.

Joba cherishes every moment after nearly losing Harlan (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Pat Venditte ready to let 'em have it with both barrels — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:34:00+0100

Sunday might be Joba Chamberlain's most treasured Father's Day, in light of the drama he and his family experienced in April when 56-year-old Harlan collapsed at home while the Yankees played in Boston.

Jeter hears the boos in loss (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Ziegel: Girardi not so cool after loss — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:24:00+0100

Derek Jeter has authored some of the most memorable moments of his career against the Red Sox, including the dive into the third-base stands that left him bloodied after he snared a foul ball four years ago.

Harper: Yankee stars didn't come through (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Crisp catches it, but ump doesn't — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:18:00+0100

Joe Girardi can have all the meetings he wants, and the Yankees can talk about being embarrassed all they want, but in games like these, big games the Yankees desperately need, they have to be able to count on their stars.

Harper: Girardi regains his cool, but he's no Torre (Yankees - NY Daily News)

For A-Rod, holiday to 4-get — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:44:00+0100

So now we know that Joe Girardi has a boiling point, but in the aftermath of his angry team meeting Thursday night, we are about to find out a lot more about him as a manager, specifically whether he measures up to Joe Torre.

For A-Rod, holiday to 4-get (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Shoulder KO's Damon indefinitely — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:46:00+0100

The Fourth of July couldn't have felt much like a holiday for Alex Rodriguez. He had his personal life splashed on the front page Friday morning, and he came up short in the afternoon in the Yankees' soggy loss to the Red Sox.

End Zone: Posadas help families cope with CS (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Joba cherishes every moment after nearly losing Harlan — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:16:00+0100

It has been a stellar season for the Jorge Posada Foundation, born eight years ago after the Posadas' son, Jorge Luis, underwent the first of what would be eight surgeries to correct his CS - a potentially life-threatening disorder.

Damon calls out teammates after loss (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Jeter hears the boos in loss — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:15:00+0100

After Thursday's embarrassing loss to the Red Sox, Johnny Damon called out his teammates. He admitted that the Yankees have been a disappointment this season and they are running out of time to turn their season around.

Crisp catches it, but ump doesn't (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Rasner earns loss - and one more start — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:10:00+0100

With the Red Sox holding a three-run lead in the ninth, Wally Bell blew a call that allowed the Yankees to get the tying run to the plate, although Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon was able to take the third base ump off the hook by saving the game.

A No-Hit Fourth for Righetti (Yankees - NY Daily News)

Lester throws complete game, Yanks lose — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:27:00+0100

Dave Righetti became the first Yankee pitcher in 27 years to pitch a no-hitter yesterday, as he dominated the Red Sox in a 4-0 masterpiece viewed by a holiday crowd of 41,077 at the Stadium.

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Rocket's game got boost from Viagra — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:23:29+0100

Yanks aren't holding up their end of the rivalry (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Red Sox shrug off catch taken away from Crisp — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

The game ended at 9:54 p.m. but the Yankees' clubhouse door stayed shut for 15 minutes, then 20. At one point a team spokesman poked his head out and said, "We're gonna be here a while, folks." And he wasn't kidding.

Yankees' rotation leaves big burden on bullpen (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Good, bad game for A-Rod — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Before the Yankees' 6-4 loss to Boston on Friday, Joe Girardi preached the value of consistency. If there has been any recent area of consistency for the Yankees, however, it hasn't been the type Girardi desires; rather, it's been the relatively short-lived outings of their starting pitchers. That trend continued with Darrell Rasner.

Yankees' bats fall asleep again in loss (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Yanks aren't holding up their end of the rivalry — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Hank Steinbrenner's wake-up call from Tampa (allegedly) got the Yankees' bats going on Wednesday when they scored 18 runs in a rout of the Rangers.

Yankees stuck in mud; Damon injured (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Newsday.com - Yankees — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Darrell Rasner pitches ineffectively, and Johnny Damon leaves game injured in the third inning as Yankees lose to Red Sox, 6-4.

Scorn on the 4th of July? Girardi safe for '08 (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Yankees stuck in mud; Damon injured — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

The Fourth of July serves as a traditional baseball landmark, one of those natural points of assessment. It probably won't surprise you to learn that here with the Yankees, it has been something so much more.

Red Sox shrug off catch taken away from Crisp (Newsday.com - Yankees)

I'm sittin' on top of the...wall — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

There was the usual amount of oddball stuff for a Red Sox-Yankees game - a ball that sat on top of the leftfield wall before falling back into play, a final out that wasn't, an 88-minute rain delay - but the Sox kept their cool all the way through it.

Must be maple; it'll be demolished (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Yankees' rotation leaves big burden on bullpen — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

If you've been to Yankee Stadium these past few days, you may have seen the landmark "Bat" fenced off, with construction equipment in the area, and wondered if it's headed for demolition.

I'm sittin' on top of the...wall (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Must be maple; it'll be demolished — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Kevin Youkilis tied yesterday's game at 3 with a two-run triple to leftfield, and no one who saw it will forget it anytime soon. Especially Johnny Damon.

Good, bad game for A-Rod (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Scorn on the 4th of July? Girardi safe for '08 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Alex Rodriguez had his ups and downs in the Yankees' 6-4 loss to the Red Sox on Friday. He drove in two runs with a double to leftfield and scored on Jason Giambi's sacrifice fly in the first inning to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead. He also made a throwing error amid a driving rain and grounded into an inning-ending forceout against Manny Delcarmen with the bases loaded in the seventh.

Boss to attend All-Star Game (Newsday.com - Yankees)

Yankees' bats fall asleep again in loss — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00+0100

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner plans to attend the All-Star Game, The Associated Press reported yesterday.