Damon, Yanks drop the ball

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Yesterday’s Players-Only Meeting
Published 8/20/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Via Mark Feinsand - The Yankees held a players-only meeting less than an hour before Tuesday night’s game in an attempt to reinforce the sense of urgency that filled the visitors’ clubhouse at the Rogers Centre. Only a couple of players spoke during the session, but the message was clear: Unless the Yankees get their act together, they’ll all be going their separate ways before October. “Just go out there and pick each other up, believe in each other and believe that we can get back to the postseason,” Johnny ...

Schadenfreude 54 (A Continuing Series)
Published 8/20/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports, calling the Yankees' season "a cornucopia of meltdowns, implosions and snafus": The New York Yankees are dead. They are not merely tapping the bucket with their tootsies, sampling the dust with their teeth, booking refundable tickets on the Stygian Ferry. They are on Line 1 with Dr. Kevorkian asking for the soonest appointment possible, please.Daily News: The Yankees held a players-only meeting less than an hour before Tuesday night's game in an attempt to reinforce the sense of urgency ...

Don't blame Damon alone for loss
Published 8/20/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... recapping the impact of Damon's case of the dropsies . But that's not looking at the bigger picture. Damon isn't the only reason the team lost. If they get a performance like that ( ...

Yank's Hold Player's Only Meeting
Published 8/20/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Mark Feinsand (hat tip to WasWatching.com): The Yankees held a players-only meeting less than an hour before Tuesday night's game in an attempt to reinforce the sense of urgency that filled the visitors' clubhouse at the Rogers Centre. Only a couple of players spoke during the session, but the message was clear: Unless the Yankees get their act together, they'll all be going their separate ways before October. "Just go out there and pick each other up, believe in each other and believe that we can get back to the postseason," Johnny Damon ...