Archive for September, 2007
Three reasons why the Yankees captured the AL wild card (PA SportsTicker)
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Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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NL playoff race goes extra innings: Padres-Rockies in 1-game tiebreaker for final spot (AP)
Jimmy Rollins backed up his boast and buoyed by a historic collapse, the Philadelphia Phillies can relax. Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres can hardly afford to rest — they’ve got a date at Coors Field. A wild finish Sunday gave fans an extra treat: A one-game tiebreaker between the Padres and Colorado […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Series Glance: Yankees-Indians (Yahoo! Sports)
How the Yankees and Indians match up in their American League playoff series.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Series Glance: Angels-Red Sox (Yahoo! Sports)
How the Angels and Red Sox match up in their American League playoff series.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Rodriguez gets 156th RBI, Yankees coast to 10-4 win over Orioles (AP)
Alex Rodriguez raised his major league-leading RBIs total to 156, Jorge Posada took over from Joe Torre as manager for the day and the New York Yankees prepped for the playoffs by beating the Baltimore Orioles 10-4 Sunday. As the wild-card Yankees made plans for their postseason opener Thursday at Cleveland, Posada and second baseman […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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A-Rod says playoff boos won’t bother him (Yahoo! Sports)
His past two postseasons have been nightmares for the New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Duncan’s homer in 10-run fourth inning lifts Yankees over Orioles 11-10 (AP)
Shelley Duncan homered to cap a 10-run fourth inning, and a host of New York Yankees backups feasted on Baltimore Orioles pitching in an 11-10 victory Saturday night. The Yankees trailed 6-1 before nine straight batters reached to open the fourth. Duncan, Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano each had two RBIs in the inning.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Yankees rest 3B Rodriguez, SS Jeter, OF Matsui (PA SportsTicker)
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, shortstop Derek Jeter and outfielder Hideki Matsui are not in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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A-Rod, Peavy lock up awards; NL MVP a close call between Fielder, Holliday and Rollins (AP)
Alex Rodriguez locked up the American League MVP long ago, and Jake Peavy has pitched himself into position for an NL Cy Young Award. The rest of the races for baseball’s top honors are as tight as the stomach knots that plagued Mets fans all week. After New York blew a seven-game cushion in the […]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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Rodriguez’s 54th homer, 4 RBIs wasted in Yankees’ 10-9 loss to Orioles (AP)
Alex Rodriguez did his part to keep the New York Yankees in contention for the AL East title. Rodriguez hit his 54th homer, drove in four runs and scored twice Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. But a rare blown save by Mariano Rivera and a Boston victory officially ended New York’s run of nine […]
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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