The Yankees lineup included Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez. The Red Sox lineup consisted of Oscar Tejada, Jose Iglesias, and Juan Carlos Linares. The Yankees lost 5-4. What is wrong with this picture? I understand that it is “only spring training” however, it is a loss to the Red Sox. Regardless [...]
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Mariano Rivera got the last out, sealing yet another October triumph. Jorge Posada trotted out to mound, and the Yankees came out of the dugout in a businesslike manner to shake each other’s hands. No crazy celebration, at least not yet. Postseason step No. 1 accomplished. Two more to go before the New York Yankees’ [...]
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Andy Pettitte and the defending World Series champions stumbled through September and landed in the wild-card spot. As the Minnesota Twins can attest, the New York are hardly an underdog in October. Pushing the home-field advantage back in Minnesota’s face, Pettitte turned in a vintage postseason performance with seven smooth innings and Lance Berkman had [...]
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Mark Teixeira called the early days of September perhaps the worst of his career. The closing month of the season had always been Teixeira’s time. But he suffered a bone bruise in his right thumb while diving after diving for a ball in late August and broke his toe a few days later. By the [...]
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