Yankees vs. Rays - Recap - May 14, 2008

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Green Pinstripes found this 5/15/2008 on scores.espn.go.com [flag]
Cano, Mussina help Yankees end Rays' win streak, respond to criticism ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Hank Steinbrenner vented. Joe Girardi held a pregame team meeting. The struggling New York Yankees responded with a win. Mike Mussina has seen it all before. "It helps being here eight years, and knowing this stuff happens a lot," he said after Wednesday night's 2-1 victory stopped Tampa Bay's ... [link]

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Mussina, Cano Help Yanks Get Back on Track
Published 5/15/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... Mike Mussina continued his baseball renaissance, Robinson Cano collected four hits and Mariano Rivera got right back on the horse as the Yanks nipped the Rays 2-1 in Tampa.  The Bombers scratched out only seven hits, but they made the most of them and sparkling defense from Melky Cabrera, Cano, Derek Jeter and Jason Giambi (it's true!) helped snap a mini two-game skid. ...

Mussina Saves The Day
Published 5/15/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
Watching Mike Mussina pitch tonight was a real pleasure. I don't think I've written that sentence before on this blog, and I'm quite sure it's been years since I even thought it, but it's true. Moose is pitching smart, he's aggressive in the zone, and he's adapted to his style to his diminished stuff instead of trying to force himself to be a power pitcher with an 85MPH fastball. ...

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Kazmir agrees to three-year, $28.5M extension

kcudah posted 5/15/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

Tampa Bay left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed Wednesday to a $28.5 million, three-year extension through 2011, a deal with a club option that could raise the contract's value to $39.5 million over four seasons.
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[LIVE BLOG-A-BALOO] Rays Index Live Blog-A-Baloo Of The Week: v. Yankees

Diamond Hoggers found this 5/15/2008 on www.raysindex.com

Here we go...The Rays take on the Yankees at the Trop tonight as the first place team in the AL East. We will be live-blogging the festivities, so feel free to follow along down below...
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Rays give Kazmir four-year extension

Green Pinstripes found this 5/15/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

The red-hot Rays had another boost of good news prior to Wednesday's game against the Yankees, as the team agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with ace Scott Kazmir.
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Girardi holds closed-door meeting

Green Pinstripes found this 5/15/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

Joe Girardi held the first closed-door meeting of his Yankees managerial tenure on Wednesday, addressing his team for about 30 minutes before the club's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
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Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com found this 5/15/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

Yankees probable pitcher Mike Mussina Yankees: Mussina, who seems to be on a nice rebound from a mediocre 11-10 2007 season, has won four straight starts and given up just eight earned runs in 23 innings over that span. While the veteran with 255 ...
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