Melky Wins It Again
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 5/16/2009 — Perhaps all a guy needs is a little competition. Melky Cabrera fell apart last year. He wasn't spectacular in 2006 and 2007, but he was at least useful. His OPS+ of 95 and 89 were less than league average but his defense was a little better than league average and he played with enthusiasm which ...

Bracelet propels Gardner's inside-the-parker | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 5/16/2009 — By Jared Diamond / MLB.com 05/16/09 12:52 AM ET NEW YORK -- Brett Gardner had more in his arsenal on Friday night than just his baseball skills and a stroke of good luck. He had the power of a special bracelet, given to him by a young girl during his ...

Good Luck Charm From Girl In Hospital Helps Yanks Win [Good Guys]
deadspin.com 5/20/2009 — Here's a nice backstory to the Yankees' comeback win over Minnesota yesterday. Seems Brett Gardner 's inside-the-park home run in the seventh was preordained. Earlier in the day, the center fielder paid a visit to New York Presbyterian Children's ...

Gardner’s Gift
baseballmusings.com 5/16/2009 — Brett Gardner’s Friday turned out to be quite memorable. Not only did he hit an inside-the-park home run , he tripled in the ninth to start the Yankees winning rally. That was part of a 3 for 3 day (he missed the cycle by a double) in a game he didn’t start. Damon got himself ...

Feel Good Story Of The Morning
fackyouk.blogspot.com 5/16/2009 — From the Post (of all places). Meet the only person in the world who thought Brett Gardner would hit a home run last night: "I met with several different children, probably 15 or 20, and one little girl, she gave me a bracelet," Gardner said of his pregame trip to Morgan Stanley Children's ...

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner takes blame for ninth-inning 5-4 loss to Cleveland Indians
nj.com 6/1/2009 — Disregards steal sign in ninth for fear of being picked off

Gardner OK after hard collision with wall | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 6/19/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 06/18/09 10:58 PM ET NEW YORK -- Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner crumpled to the warning track Thursday, jarred and dazed after colliding with the outfield wall while chasing down an eighth-inning fly ball. Later, after ...

The Big G and The Little G chat it up
yankees.lhblogs.com 4/23/2009 — Brett Gardner told me a funny story last night. After he made that tremendous catch to rob Jason Giambi in the first inning, he was back in the dugout after the inning when Giambi yelled over to him from first base. The Big G, on the sly, flipped ...

Melky’s walk-off gives Yanks third straight win
lennysyankees.blogspot.com 5/16/2009 — Maybe the battle for center field between Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner is a meaningless. After Johnny Damon was ejected for arguing balls and strikes, Gardner took over the game and again ignited a late comeback. But Cabrera became the hero in the ninth as the Yankees (18-17) nipped the ...

There's No Fooling Brett Gardner
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 5/14/2009 — The ball from a player's first hit or home run is a cherished memento, which means that, in baseball, it's ripe for a prank. Someone retrieves the ball, keeps it in a safe place, then presents the rookie with a fake ball, often with a bunch of swear ...

Brett Gardner's Otherworldly Homer Proves More Powerful than Coincidence — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/16/2009
The only running Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was anticipating on Friday would occur during pregame warm-up activities.   Perhaps he would get the opportunity to pinch run for Alex Rodriguez or Hideki Matsui; the pair of damaged goods in ...

Crede questionable for Twins series vs Yankees — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/16/2009
Third baseman Joe Crede is questionable for the rest of the Minnesota Twins' series against the New York Yankees after he left Friday night's game with tightness in his back and hamstrings.

Crede questionable for Twins series vs Yankees — Examiner Sports 5/16/2009
Third baseman Joe Crede is questionable for the rest of the Minnesota Twins' series against the New York Yankees after he left Friday night's game with tightness in his back and hamstrings.

LIVE: Yanks, Twins back at it after Friday epic — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/16/2009

Yanks walk off on A-Rod's tater in 11th — Major League Baseball News 5/16/2009
Alex Rodriguez launched a two-run, walk-off home run in the 11th inning to propel the Bombers to a thrilling 6-4 victory over the Twins on Saturday afternoon in front of 45,455 at Yankee Stadium.