JETER SITS OUT | By GEORGE KING | New York Yankees

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The time is now
Published 8/27/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... with a bruise on his right knee that was limiting his mobility. If we know the player that the Captain is, he'll be out there tonight. In fact, the ...

It's Because He Has a .944 OPS in August, Right?
Published 8/28/2007 by Mr. Faded Glory at High and Tight.
... Wrong. ...

Published 8/29/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... Ron Gardenhire has yet to stifle Punto's tendency to pointlessly slide head-first into first base, but the New York Post reports that Yankees manager Joe Torre is trying to break Melky Cabrera of the same annoying habit:Asked how he can break Melky Cabrera of using a head-first slide into first base--always slower than running through the bag--Torre said, "Strangle him." Cabrera cost himself a hit in the eighth when he used the dive on a leadoff grounder. "He has been told and will be continued to be told [not to slide]," Torre said.Perhaps the only thing worse than a .199 hitter is a .199 hitter whose false hustle hurts his already slim chances of getting a hit. Despite sitting below the Mendoza Line, including .170 since the All-Star break and .133 in August, Punto has started a dozen straight games and has be ...