Mike Mussina, Robinson Cano lead Yanks to win after Hank's criticism

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Baseball Today: Thursday, May 14
Published 5/15/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... RETURNING ORDER TO THE UNIVERSE: Maybe they are, but for one night things were back to normal as Mike Mussina pitched the Yankees to victory over the Tampa Bay upstarts. (New York Daily News) Since it came after a) Hank Steinbrenner had called them out and b) Joe Girardi held a closed-door meeting before the game, many will credit the brass for "motivating" the players out of their slump. But a postgame clubhouse poll by Peter Abraham ...

NY Daily News: Mike Mussina, Robinson Cano lead Yanks to win after Hank’s rip
Published 5/15/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
Thursday, May 15, 2008 NY Daily News: Mike Mussina, Robinson Cano lead Yanks to win after Hank’s rip ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Can scathing comments from an owner or a closed-door meeting called by the manager spur a team to victory? When that team gets a performance like the Yankees did from Mike Mussina Wednesday night against the Rays, it certainly makes things much easier. The Bombers’ struggling bats didn’t do much in support of their starter, but the two runs they scratched out against Tampa Bay’s James Shields proved to be enough to put the Yankees back in the win ...

No one tell Moose it's 2008
Published 5/15/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... Politi's sarcasm: Hank is colorful and entertaining, and by no means should he talk less. We just have to keep it in perspective. It is good to hear from the owner every now and then, but nobody should expect big changes to come, no matter what the new boss says. "I guarantee you we're going to make a run," Steinbrenner said. "We have too much talent to not do that." This just in: The new boss promises a big run! Don't stop the presses. The flip side of Politi's argument is in Mark Feinsand's game recap -- maybe the team really did respond well to Hank's comments. A-Rod ...