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Mature Hughes dominates as Yankees reliever

 

Published 7/23/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

There is something almost middle-aged about Phil Hughes.

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First-place Yankees complete sweep of Orioles

 

Published 7/23/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

A.J. Burnett called it a "friendly competition" among the starters.

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Bruney brushes off ninth-inning homers he allowed

 

Published 7/23/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Call it gallows humor.

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Yankees' Swisher redeems himself in Nick of time

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

An error that nearly started an Orioles rally became a joke and a movie reference four batters later when the culprit, rightfielder Nick Swisher, redeemed himself with a fine play.

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Yankees win fifth in a row, lead Boston by game

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

On a night Sergio Mitre made his first start in nearly two years, he pitched the Yankees into sole possession of first place.

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A-Rod shows patience in Yankees' win over Orioles

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

A stolen base, two patient at-bats for walks and a line single to leftfield to score two runs. It sounded more like a night from a leadoff hitter than the man in 10th place on the all-time home run list, but that performance is what the Yankees needed ...

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Mitre just good enough for first place Yankees

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

It's all about where they set the bar for you, isn't it?

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Yankees win fifth in row and lead Boston by game

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Considering the way Sergio Mitre's first start in nearly two years began, his night turned out fine.

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Yankees designate seldom-used Tomko for assignment

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

After being designated for assignment Tuesday, pitcher Brett Tomko said he had no hard feelings toward the Yankees, but that he also never felt as if he was given a fair chance.

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Yankees' Matsui sits for A-Rod to DH

 

Published 7/22/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

A night after hitting a game-winning home run, Hideki Matsui found himself on the bench.

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Bounce-back start for Pettitte

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Andy Pettitte took his cutter off the shelf last night, dusted it off and found a form he hasn't had since the beginning of the month.

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Don't count on Yankees getting Halladay

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

The Yankees started the night a game out of first and a pitcher down in the rotation.

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Matsui's walk-off HR gives Yankees third straight 2-1 win

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

The Yankees got hits from three of their first seven batters Monday night against Baltimore rookie righthander David Hernandez, who was promoted from Double-A Bowie before the game.

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Yankee Stadium to host NHL game in 2011?

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Yankees COO Lonn Trost said yesterday that he hopes Yankee Stadium will host the 2011 NHL Winter Classic outdoor game and that conversations with the NHL are ongoing.

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Five college football classics at Yankee Stadium

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

The five most memorable college football games at Yankee Stadium:

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Mitre will get more than one start for Yankees

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Most Yankees fans probably don't know much about Sergio Mitre. They probably will get more than one chance to find out about him.

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Teenagers get some surprise visitors: Four Yankees

 

Published 7/21/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

About 30 teenagers packed into an un-air-conditioned apartment Monday for a leadership meeting in Washington Heights.

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Steinbrenner on possible trade: We're open to all possibilities

 

Published 7/20/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Is Hal Steinbrenner willing to increase the Yankees' already bloated payroll to make room for, say, a trade for ace-for-sale Roy Halladay?

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Wang suffers a setback, prompting some concern

 

Published 7/20/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

After learning that Chien-Ming Wang suffered a setback in his rehab while playing catch yesterday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi sounded a bit worried.

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Zimmer's return shows you should never say never

 

Published 7/20/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Seeing Don Zimmer back in pinstripes for Old-Timers' Day yesterday is our latest reminder that the word "never" is a relative term in the world of professional sports.

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Like Yankees, old-timer Watson turns back clock

 

Published 7/20/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Although he spent a few years in the Midwest, coaching in St. Louis and managing the Royals' top farm team in Omaha, Bucky Dent never did meet one of Kansas City's most famous native sons, Tom Watson.

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Rodriguez, Teixeira homer, and they're no cheapies

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Alex Rodriguez found it. He found the spot where it's hard to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium - and did it anyway.

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On Old-Timers' Day, new stadium gets good reviews

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

You can go home again, even to a place that wasn't home in the first place.

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Hurting Damon gets a day off

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

It had been a taxing couple of days after the All-Star break for Johnny Damon, so Joe Girardi decided to give the outfielder a rest yesterday.

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Joba's superb as Yankees sweep Tigers

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Those wishing for Joba Chamberlain's return to the bullpen have had plenty of ammunition for their side of the argument in recent weeks.

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Cashman's vision? Look within

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Imagine a baseball world in which a trade deadline passed and the Yankees served as innocent bystanders.

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Lilly could've done some good things for Yankees

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Twice this decade, the Yankees made their feelings clear regarding Ted Lilly.

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Banged-up Damon replaced defensively instead of Swisher

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

For the second straight day, Yankees manager Joe Girardi replaced Johnny Damon instead of Nick Swisher in the late innings for defense.

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Ten years after, Cone's perfect game is celebrated

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Exactly 10 years after David Cone pitched a perfect game, guaranteeing himself a permanent spot in Yankees lore, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch yesterday.

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Old-Timers' Day? Never gets old

 

Published 7/19/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium today will be well worth watching, and not just to see if Dr. Bobby Brown, 84, can pop one over the right-centerfield fence the way everyone else does.

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Another new Yankee Stadium homer does in Verlander

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Sign up Justin Verlander for that "Pitchers Opposed to the New Yankee Stadium" club.

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Swisher's clever baserunning helps Yankees win, 2-1

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

It started out as a day for pitchers at Yankee Stadium yesterday when David Cone threw out the ceremonial first offering to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his perfect game.

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Teixeira's three-run homer gives Yankees 5-3 win

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

After Mark Teixeira ended a personal-worst streak of 95 at-bats without a home run July 9 in Minneapolis, he shrugged off the skid's significance, saying his home runs typically come "in bunches."

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Burnett struggles to quality start

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett got off to a wild start to begin the second half Friday night. However, much like his last start before the All-Star Game, Burnett grinded it out, giving the Yankees' offense a chance to deliver.

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Report: Notre Dame-Army football at Stadium in 2010

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Army and Yankee Stadium ended an association 40 years ago that included some of the most important games in the history of college football. With a new Yankee Stadium having opened this year, it appears the two will be reunited to continue that ...

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Girardi strongly leaning toward starting Mitre Tuesday

 

Published 7/18/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Joe Girardi has arrived at a decision on who will start Tuesday in Chien-Ming Wang's rotation spot, and his choice wasn't a surprise.

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George, 79, goes to work and says he's doing well

 

Published 7/17/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. - Yankees owner George Steinbrenner spent three hours in his office at the team's spring training complex Thursday and said he was feeling good.

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Tigers-Yankees pitching matchups

 

Published 7/17/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Tigers-Yankees

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Yanks shake off sweep by Angels, start second half

 

Published 7/16/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Minutes after another lousy showing in Anaheim, the Yankees weren't looking back.

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Yankees prospect McAllister could be a trade chip

 

Published 7/16/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

TRENTON, N.J. - Yankees prospect Zach McAllister threw only 16 pitches Wednesday in the Eastern League All-Star Game, most of which sat in the high 80s, below big-league standards.

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Yankees must take Wells to get Halladay

 

Published 7/16/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

So Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said last week he's open to trading Roy Halladay. And Halladay said Monday at the All-Star Game that he's open to getting traded to the Yankees.

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Facebook updates for Yankees and Mets

 

Published 7/15/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

What's on your mind?

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Halladay would be OK with coming to Yankees

 

Published 7/14/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

ST. LOUIS - Roy Halladay fully controls his destiny, thanks to the no-trade clause the Blue Jays granted him, and the Toronto ace hasn't declared which teams he would or wouldn't join, should he get traded in the next 18 days.

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New ballparks were first-half stars and goats

 

Published 7/14/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

This just proves that all rookies need a while to settle in, even a pair that came in together with a massive buildup and a combined $2.3-billion price tag. All that New York can say to the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field after a sometimes rocky, ...

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Yankees must take Wells to get Halladay

 

Published 7/14/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

So Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said last week he's open to trading Roy Halladay. And Halladay said Monday at the All-Star Game that he's open to getting traded to the Yankees.

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Prospects present looks at Mets', Yankees' futures

 

Published 7/13/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

While the Mets and Yankees hugged the coasts yesterday, wrapping up a typically eventful first half, fitting symbols of our two club's fortunes could be found here, at the Gateway to the Midwest.

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Four-run fourth is CC's downfall

 

Published 7/13/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

ANAHEIM, Calif. - CC Sabathia imploded earlier than he did the last time he faced the Angels, but the result was the same.

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Mitre likely to fill fifth spot

 

Published 7/13/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Barring a trade, it's difficult to imagine it will be anyone other than Sergio Mitre making the start the next time the fifth spot comes up in the Yankees rotation July 21.

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Yankees skid into All-Star break as Angels sweep

 

Published 7/12/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

Three days ago the All-Star break looked like an inconvenience, something that could only serve as a momentum-buster for one of baseball's hottest teams.

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Angels rally again to rout Yankees, 14-8

 

Published 7/12/2009 at Newsday.com - Yankees

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Maybe all the attention given to Joba Chamberlain's bad start Friday night was as overblown as Joe Girardi suggested.

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