Yanks Sweep Double-Dip, Add Flying Molina

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 Yanks Sweep Double-Dip, Add Flying Molina
Game 1 was a lot closer than it should’ve been ( 7–3 ) and Joe used Mo, perhaps prematurely, but you need to get wins whenever you can, so no criticism here. I admit it, I had chills when Shelley Duncan hit his first ML home run, and it was great to see him freak out celebrating with his teammates afterward. This is what I mean by youth energizes. Kei Igawa was sloppy, but he gave ... [link]

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Offense Keeps on Clicking
Published 7/23/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... Shelley Duncan.  Move over Melky, there's a new fan favorite. Frankenstein continued his torrid hitting by launching career homers number 2 and 3 on Sunday.  Duncan had a great day at the plate, but he also made a nice play on the basepaths in the fourth inning (when it was still a ballgame) when he went in hard at second while trying to break up a potential double play.  Melky was busting it out of the box and may have beaten the relay without Duncan's hard slide, but you never know.  Instead of two outs and a runner on third, the Yanks had runners on first and third with only one out.  Big difference.  The Yankees would go on to score 10 runs in the inning and Duncan's play at second helped the cause.  Shelley finished 2 for 4 with 2 HRs, 2 walks, 2 runs scored and 4 runs batted in. ...

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