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WASHOUT A BLESSING
WASHOUT A BLESSING
DETROIT _ Mother Nature slapped the Yankees hard in the face several times during April. Today, she planted a big Mother's Day kiss on their lips when an all-day rain forced the postponement of a game against the Tigers at Comerica Park. Until the...
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If Igawa Gets Another Start The Yanks Are Crazy
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — As George A. King III explains, today's rain out was a blessing in disguise, at least if the Yankees make the right decision it was. Until the washout the Yankees said they were sticking with a plan that had Kei Igawa Kei Igawa starting Wednesday against the Rays in St. Petersburg. Now, they won't need a fifth starter until Friday night in the first game of the Subway Series against the Mets New York Mets at Yankee Stadium. And with options they didn't have for Wednesday, the Yankees can smartly delete Igawa from the rotation and give themselves a better ...

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