Now that one hurts
yankees.lhblogs.com 8/2/2008 — When Sidney Ponson throws seven shutout innings, you have to find a way to win the game. Instead, the Yankees have lost five out of six. It doesn’t happen often, but you have to blame Mariano Rivera for this one. He came into the game and ...

A-Rod: We Are Better Than No Runs
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — From The Daily News : Alex Rodriguez was frustrated. After the Yankees were shut out, 1-0, by the Angels at the Stadium Friday night, the slugger said his team should be better than that. "Regardless of who is pitching or how well they are pitching, we are better than no runs," Rodriguez said. "It is very frustrating." Rodriguez had his chances to end the drought. With the Yankees down by ...

They Just Can't Beat Them
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — I hate the Angels!!! ...........

Laying Odds Part 1: American League
seamheads.com 8/2/2008 — What's to come in the AL

This Week in Yankee History
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — July 27th - August 2nd

Ervin Santana, Angels shut down Yankees for 1-0 victory — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/2/2008
NEW YORK - Torii Hunter's eyes went big when he saw Mariano Rivera's cutter floating over the middle of the plate. He put the barrel of the bat on it, sent it hurtling...

Rivera lets up Hunter single, Yanks lose — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/2/2008
Torii Hunter's RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning helped the Angels escape with a 1-0 win over the Yankees at the Stadium Friday night, wasting a near-flawless performance by Sidney Ponson.

Rosenthal video: Angels, Yankees make big deals — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/2/2008
New faces abound in the Angels-Yanks series (FOX, 3:30 ET). Ken Rosenthal breaks down the headline-grabbing trades.

For the Angels, a Little of Everything Adds Up to a Lot — NYT > Baseball 8/2/2008
In a jack-and-jog era in which walks and home runs rule strategy, the Angels swing and steal and scurry around the bases as the American League’s legal greenies. >

Halos to play without Izturis on Saturday — Major League Baseball News 8/2/2008
Maicer Izturis jammed his left thumb diving for a ball in Friday night's game against the Yankees and was scratched from the lineup on Saturday, with Erick Aybar replacing him at shortstop for the streaking Angels.