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Yankees Place Posada on DL for First Time

36-year-old backstop had played 137+ games for 8 seasons

(Newser) - The New York Yankees took the field Monday missing a familiar face: Jorge Posada, the club's proud catcher and one of its leaders, was in Alabama getting his injured right shoulder examined. Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career, ending a remarkable...

Wang Leads Yankees to 1-0 Win at Cleveland

Righty outduels Sabathia thanks to Cabrera's homer

(Newser) - Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday. Wang (5-0) allowed four hits, struck out a...

Martinez's RBI Single in 9th Lifts Indians

Cleveland wins fifth straight as Yankees falls for 3rd in a row

(Newser) - Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single scored Grady Sizemore from third with one out in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians won their season-high fifth straight, 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Martinez slapped a pitch from Ross Ohlendorf (0-1) into left to bring in Sizemore, who moments earlier came up...

Peralta, Indians Bug Yankees Again, Win 6-4

Cleveland overcomes three New York homers

(Newser) - Jhonny Peralta hit a three-run homer off Andy Pettitte in the fifth inning and the Cleveland Indians won their fourth straight Friday, beating New York, 6-4, in the Yankees' first visit since last year's AL playoffs when they were bombarded by swarming bugs. Peralta had four RBIs and Jamey Carroll...

White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep

Joe Crede hits game-winning single for Chicago

(Newser) - Joe Crede hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to hand Joba Chamberlain his first major league loss and give the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Yankees last night to avoid a three-game sweep. Bobby Jenks (1-0) got Jorge Posada to ground into an inning-ending double play...

Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4
 Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4 
Apr 24, 2008 7:58 AM CDT

Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4

Mike Mussina solid for New York

(Newser) - Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night. Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead...

A-Rod Scores Baby-Rod No. 2
 A-Rod Scores Baby-Rod No. 2 
Apr 23, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

A-Rod Scores Baby-Rod No. 2

It's a house of ladies as his wife gives birth to a second daughter

(Newser) - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and his wife welcomed the birth of their second daughter Monday in Miami, People.com reports. The couple, who did not release the newborn's name, already has daughter Natasha, 3.

Abreu, Damon Power Yankees
Abreu, Damon Power Yankees 
Apr 22, 2008 11:46 PM CDT

Abreu, Damon Power Yankees

New York survives in A-Rod's absence

(Newser) - Bobby Abreu hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, Chien-Ming Wang earned his 50th career victory and the New York Yankees did just fine without A-Rod, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Tuesday night. Abreu connected for his seventh career grand slam off Octavio Dotel with two outs...

A-Rod Injured, But Pettitte Shines as Yanks Rout Orioles 7-1

NY ends three-game losing streak

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez hit an RBI double and scored before leaving with a leg injury, and the New York Yankees ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on a rainy Sunday. Andy Pettitte pitched seven scoreless innings, Johnny Damon homered and Derek Jeter had a three-run double...

Orioles Shut Down Yankees
Orioles Shut
Down Yankees 
Apr 20, 2008 12:58 AM CDT

Orioles Shut Down Yankees

Burres, Johnson combine for six-hit shutout

(Newser) - Brian Burres and Jim Johnson combined on a six-hitter and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-0 last night. Burres gave up five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings for the Orioles, and Johnson allowed the Yankees just one hit the rest of...

Orioles Defeat Yanks With Big 6th Inning

Cabrera outduels Hughes in Baltimore win

(Newser) - Jay Payton and Melvin Mora had two RBIs apiece in a seven-run sixth inning, Daniel Cabrera took a four-hitter into the seventh, and Baltimore beat the Yankees, 8-2 on Friday. Cabrera and Phil Hughes were locked in a 1-1 duel before the Orioles sent 11 men to the plate in...

Ramirez, Beckett Help Sox Top Yankees

Manny has 2 HRs, Beckett goes 8 innings in 7-5 win

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez hit two more homers off an ineffective Mike Mussina, leading Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox past the perturbed New York Yankees, 7-5 in a game that nearly got testy Thursday night. With Ramirez enjoying his latest outburst against his favorite foe, Yankees reliever Kyle Farnsworth threw...

Red Sox Jersey Up for Auction After Failed Curse Attempt

Yankees donate 'cursed' jersey to raise money for children's cancer

(Newser) - Some might call it a curse, others might say it's a goodwill gesture by longtime baseball rivals. The official charity of the Red Sox, the Jimmy Fund, began an eBay auction Thursday for the David Ortiz jersey that was buried under the New York Yankees' new stadium by a...

Yanks, Mets Dig In for Stadium Sell-Offs

Teams expect to make millions auctioning off pieces of closing parks

(Newser) - Demolition isn’t usually very profitable—unless you’re knocking down Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium and auctioning off every last brick. When New York’s stadiums close at season’s end, they’ll transform into a merchandising windfall, Newsweek reports. Seats, lockers, scoreboards and maybe even infield dirt will...

Bullpen Keys Yanks Win Over Red Sox
Bullpen Keys Yanks Win
Over Red Sox
Game of the Night
Apr 16, 2008 11:36 PM CDT

Bullpen Keys Yanks Win Over Red Sox

A-Rod passes Williams, McCovey on all-time home run list

(Newser) - The Yankees’ bullpen was able to shut down the potent Red Sox offense over the last four innings of a back-and-forth slugfest as New York beat Boston 15-9. LaTroy Hawkins earned his first victory in pinstripes after pitching two scoreless innings in relief of starter Chien-Ming Wang, who didn’t...

Yanks' Pettitte Beats Rays Again
Yanks' Pettitte Beats Rays Again 
Apr 15, 2008 10:12 PM CDT

Yanks' Pettitte Beats Rays Again

New York lefty improves to 8-1 at the Trop

(Newser) - Andy Pettitte allowed three runs over seven innings and Hideki Matsui homered to lead the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, Tuesday night for a two-game sweep. Pettitte (2-1) gave up nine hits—seven in the first three innings—struck out five and walked three. The left-hander...

Yankee Stadium Gets Celestial First Pitch Tomorrow

US astronaut will do honors via video from space station before meeting with rival Sox

(Newser) - The New York Yankees' final season at Yankee Stadium will see another first tomorrow night, the Daily News reports, with a US astronaut throwing out the first pitch—via video link from the International Space Station. Garrett Reisman, a 40-year-old New Jersey native and lifelong fan of the Bronx Bombers,...

Red Sox Survive in Wild 8-5 Win
 Red Sox Survive in Wild 8-5 Win
Apr 14, 2008 1:10 AM CDT

Red Sox Survive in Wild 8-5 Win

Matsuzaka walks 6 in five innings, but bullpen does job late

(Newser) - A wild Daisuke Matsuzaka labored through five innings before the Boston Red Sox's overworked bullpen bailed him out for a sloppy 8-5 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday night. Matsuzaka improved to 3-0 after lasting just long enough to get the win as he issued six walks—...

Yanks Exhume Sox Jersey at New Stadium

Boston fan tried to hex New York's new home

(Newser) - A construction worker on the Yankees' new stadium made a unique play to reverse the Curse, reports the New York Post. A Red Sox fan, Gino Castignoli buried a David Ortiz jersey behind home plate last summer, but two former colleagues located and exhumed the shirt today. Now the Sox-lover...

Manny, Red Sox Outlast Rain and Yankees

Beckett bounces back to help Boston even series with New York

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez homered and added a two-run double to give the Red Sox the lead, and Josh Beckett rebounded from a bad season debut to lead Boston to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees yesterday. A day after Chien-Ming Wang pitched a two-hitter to beat Boston in the...

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