Sweeny: Jeter 1K Away From Rose's Record; Can He Go Distance?
Most aging players begin the slide and never come back. Derek Jeter did an about face that is simply astounding. But when will the real decline begin? And how quickly will it occur?
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Most aging players begin the slide and never come back. Derek Jeter did an about face that is simply astounding. But when will the real decline begin? And how quickly will it occur?
Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam, Paul Konerko homered and Dewayne Wise had four hits Tuesday night as the Chicago White Sox rallied for the second straight game to beat the New York Yankees 7-3.
Pineda told the New York Post he had "three or four" mixed whiskey drinks in "three or four" hours. "I was driving very smoothly," he told the paper.
Alexei Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh, Adam Dunn added his major league leading 36th an inning later and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-6 Monday night.
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The ultimate showman from Japan-slash-Seattle and the Beatles of baseball. It's as if Jimi Hendrix picked up his guitar and suddenly joined "The Fab Four."
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Nick Swisher has found a home in the No. 2 slot in the Yankees' batting order. Whether he keeps his home in New York beyond this year remains to be seen.
Lester shut down the Yankees' offense for seven innings, the Yanks nemesis Pedro Ciriaco was 4 for 4 as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-1.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox for the second straight day because of a sore left wrist and may need a longer stretch to heal.
Derek Jeter hit his 250th home run, Nick Swisher connected twice and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on a lightning-filled Friday night for their eighth win in 10 games.
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Several attempts, several juicy offers were rejected, and rightfully so. At one point, the Yanks would have cleared out their farm system for him.
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