KYLE'S NOT SO AMAZIN'

 
Afterward, manager Joe Girardi downplayed yesterday's performance from Kyle Farnsworth. But the fact is, the reliever's seventh inning was pretty abysmal. Farnsworth was hammered in the Yankees' 7-4 loss to the Mets in The Bronx, serving up two... [link]

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Posada Coule Return Soon?

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