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Teixeira's struggles continue
nypost.com - 11/3/2009
Teixeira's struggles continue
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PHILADELPHIA -- Mark Teixeira is in a prolonged slump right now that's starting to become alarming. The All-Star first baseman went just 1-for-5 in the Yankees' 8-6 loss to the Phillies in Game 6 last night, making the final out by striking out aga...
New York Yankees need end to Mark Teixeira mess
nydailynews.com - 11/3/2009
New York Yankees need end to Mark Teixeira mess
— nydailynews.com — PHILADELPHIA - The way the ninth inning was unfolding, you just knew it was going to come... down to Alex Rodriguez . Could he possibly have another magic moment in him, in this remarkable postseason when he suddenly never makes an out in the clutch? The ... (more) New York Yankees need end to Mark Teixeira mess

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Teixeira says off days cause postseason struggles
newsday.com - 11/4/2009
Teixeira says off days cause postseason struggles
— newsday.com — Typically someone who won't even say the word "slump," Mark Teixeira not only acknowledged his postseason struggles... Tuesday, the Yankees first baseman actually offered a reason for his offensive woes. (more) Teixeira says off days cause postseason struggles

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Mark Teixeira is nowhere to be found
theyankeeuniverse.com - 11/3/2009
Mark Teixeira is nowhere to be found
— theyankeeuniverse.com — Thus far, what has been a memorable postseason, to say the least, has not been kind to... Yankees slugger, Mark Teixeira. Though he has often dazzled with his golden glove, causing the always insightful Tim McCarver to continuously refer to him as a ... (more) Mark Teixeira is nowhere to be found

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The Joy of Sox:  Schadenfreude 93 (A Continuing Series)

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Schadenfreude 93 (A Continuing Series)
The Joy of Sox — Mark Hale, Post: Mark Teixeira is in a prolonged slump right now that's starting to become alarming. ... Teixeira is a woeful 2-for-19 with seven strikeouts in this World Series. ... Teixeira has been abysmal in the postseason, hitting just .172 (10-for-58) with 16 strikeouts.Mike Puma, Post: Derek Jeter occasionally wears postseason goat horns, too. Last night the Yankees captain had a chance to embellish his November legacy -- he is, after all, the original Mr. November -- but couldn't produce in the ninth inning. ...

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riveraveblues.com 11/4/2009 — For many reasons, Mark Teixeira probably didn’t appreciate Tuesday’s break in World Series action. He’s struggled through the first five games, as he has throughout most of the playoffs. Off-days aren’t kind to slumping ...
8 Phillies, 5 Yankees
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 11/3/2009 — They stay alive after another win. Should have taken Lee out in the seventh. Phils bullpen was awful. Next game is in the Bronx. Mark Teixeira is almost hitting .100.
Dark Side's Callin' Now
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 11/2/2009 — Flipping over from the encore presentation of perhaps the best episode ever of Mad Men and glimpsing the Yankees' ninth-inning rally in Game Four — the one that has all but buried the Phillies' hopes of successfully defending their 2008 championship — I thought of Luis Castillo...or "Luis ...
Yankees Need More Hits, Fewer Excuses From Teixeira, Cano
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/4/2009 — by Ed Price NEW YORK -- Hideki Matsui couldn't be a big part of the Yankees offense the past three World Series games because there was no DH for the games in Philadelphia. As for Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira , what's their excuse?  ...
Time For Teixeira to Step Up
nybaseballdigest.com 10/20/2009 — It is estimated that the Yankees saved roughly 40 runs in 2009, just by switching from Jason Giambi playing first base to Mark Teixeira. According to Bill James Fielding Bible, from 2006 to 2008, Jason Giambi rated a -30 (meaning he made 30 less plays than the average 1st baseman), while Mark ...
In Defense Of Mark Teixeira
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Mark Teixeira is hitting .120/.241/.240 with just one extra base hit in 29 PA this post-season. That assuredly is not a good line, particularly from a team's number three hitter. Unfortunately, Teixeira has begun this post-season in a slump much like the one he had to begin the regular season, ...
Disconnected From Baseball
baltimoresportsreport.com 11/2/2009 — After watching the Yankees take a 3-1 lead in the World Series with last night’s 7-4 win, I can’t help but feel disconnected from the game I grew up loving. I can’t explain why, but I feel cheated or lost by baseball. Watching the World Series , or more specifically, the ...
Teixeira Following in Tino's Footsteps
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/21/2009 — Besides being Yankees first baseman and having a terrific glove, there are some more not so great comparisons between the current Yankees first baseman and Tino. Through his first month as a Yankee Mark Teixeira did what Tino did before him and struggled, hitting .200/.367/.371 over his first ...
One Play Changes Everything
puristbleedspinstripes.com 11/2/2009 — I know this has been said before, but one play in last night’s game was so important that it bears repeating: Johnny Damon’s steal of second and third base with two outs in the ninth inning. First, let’s go over, really simply, how he did it. Damon stealing second itself ...
Utley, Lee help Phils stave off Series elimination — Examiner Sports 11/3/2009
By the ninth inning, Phillies fans were preparing for the worst. The New York Yankees were at it again, chipping away at a dwindling lead and threatening to take away the Phils' World Series title right there at Citizens Bank Park. Desperate to hang ...
Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees thumped by Phils — Examiner Sports 11/3/2009
A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished - and he knew it.
Ailing Cabrera yanked from Fall Classic roster — NY Post: Sports 11/3/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- If the Yankees are going to win their 27th World Series title against the defending champion Phillies it's going to be accomplished without their starting center fielder. Yesterday the Yankees asked MLB to replace Melky Cabrera with...
New York Yankees: "Strategy" Is Paying Off in World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/3/2009
You don't want to pitch CC Sabathia against Cliff Lee. So the Yankees found out in the first game of the Word Series, which they lost, 6-1 (trailing 2-1 on Sabathia's watch). This is the reason why the strategy of pitching Sabathia (and others) on ...
Utley Muscles Into Rare Company — NYT > Baseball 11/3/2009
With two more home runs, Chase Utley of the Phillies joined the Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson as the only players with five homers in a World Series.