Yankees' move to improve
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
The Yankees lost to "Oliver (bleeping) Koufax" Sunday, concluding the sweet spot of the schedule. Where do they stand?: "This morning’s AL East standings report that the Yankees are closer to last place than they are to first place with 82 games down and 80 to go. A large percentage of their fan base is working on the assumption that Tampa Bay will fold, and that the Yankees will seize the wild card on muscle memory. But these aren’t Joe Torre’s Yanks who have made a dozen consecutive trips to the postseason. These are Joe Girardi’s Yanks who are giving the ball to people named Darrell Rasner and Sidney ...
Yankees finally call up Gardner
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... are open, and he's looking for the right buttons to push. We've always believed a manager should be more active than passive. Think about your own experience with teachers or bosses: more often than not, the more active a role your boss takes, the more likely you are to pay attention to detail in your work, and the better job you tend to do. The Yanks don't have time to ponder what happened this weekend, and that's probably for the better. For now, they take on the Rangers -- who feature a scary-good lineup , with Mike Mussina on the mound. While ...
