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New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner takes blame for ninth-inning 5-4 loss to Cleveland Indians
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New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner takes blame for ninth-inning 5-4 loss to Cleveland Indians
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Disregards steal sign in ninth for fear of being picked off
yankees.lhblogs.com - 5/29/2009
Game 48: Yankees at Indians
— yankees.lhblogs.com — YANKEES (27-20) Jeter SS Damon LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Cano 2B Posada C Matsui DH Swisher... RF Gardner CF Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (4-1, 4.30). INDIANS (21-28) Lineup TBA Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (2-5, 3.04). TIME/TV: ... (more) Game 48: Yankees at Indians

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Witness
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Witness
— yankees.lhblogs.com — I saw something tonight I could not believe: An arena full of people cheered Carl Pavano. NBA... games are a little overwhelming. Fire shoots from the scoreboard, there are approximately 1,278 people on the court during timeouts and a team named ... (more) Witness

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Mistakes Foil Comeback
— baseballdigest.com — Jhonny Peralta’s 9th inning single, past a diving Alex Rodriguez , scored Trevor Crowe from second base... and gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon. The Yankees had rallied back from a 4-0 deficit on the back of Mark Teixeira ... (more) Mistakes Foil Comeback

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Around the Yankee Universe, 06.01.09
Pinstripe Alley — ... . When you screw up, which Gardner did a couple of times on Sunday, accept the responsibility. Don't whine and act spoiled. ...

Miscues
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... moving runners, hitting with runners in scoring position, pitching well, and playing surprisingly good defense (no errors in 17 consecutive games). However, yesterday's loss could be chalked up to poor execution in the 9th inning (in addition to being unable to hit Carl Pavano). In the top of the 9th, the Yankees had runners on first and third with no outs, the exact type of situation the team has been capitalizing on lately. Of particular note, the runner on first was Brett Gardner. Gardner evidently missed a sign to go for second and Jorge Posada did the last thing you'd ...

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