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The Yankees struggled through September but finally got to pop some champagne with their 6-1 win over the Blue Jays Tuesday night. Actually they celebrated with beer, Labatt's to be exact. What else in Canada?
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The Yankees struggled through September but finally got to pop some champagne with their 6-1 win over the Blue Jays Tuesday night. Actually they celebrated with beer, Labatt's to be exact. What else in Canada?
The New York Yankees can rest easy - they've finally clinched a spot in the postseason. However, they won't be satisfied with a mere playoff appearance.
Securing the second playoff berth in franchise history is just a start for the Tampa Bay Rays. The AL East title is still on the line, and so is the best record in the league.
The New York Yankees staggered up to the finish line. Then, behind a dominant performance from CC Sabathia, they strode across it and into the playoffs.
The Yankees have won only 5 of Burnett's last 21 starts. Now it's not a matter of whether Burnett is the number two option. The question is, is he an option at all?
The Yankees have their share of concerns as they gear up for what they hope will be their 15th playoff berth in 16 seasons. Another poor start from ace CC Sabathia would only add to their worries.
A Red Sox loss would have locked up playoff spots for the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees. Instead, Boston stayed mathematically alive.
Vernon Wells hit a three-run homer, John Buck added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays pounded A.J. Burnett, then held on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday.
There is this imaginary switch in sports, and it's always supposed to be on. You aren't supposed to play around with the switch, and you are never supposed to turn it off. Apparently Joe Girardi is unaware of this.
Heading into the final week of the season, the New York Yankees' magic number to make the playoffs is down to one.
It was a night like so many others between the Yankees and Red Sox, back and forth, a bruising battle in which neither team would give in.
Yankee Stadium wasn't that much of a home run haven this year. There were 223 homers hit at the second-year ballpark, down from a major league-leading 237 last year.
Helped by price cuts among the most expensive seats, the Yankees' home attendance went up 1.2 percent in the second season at their $1.5 billion ballpark.
Struggling to secure a playoff spot, the New York Yankees have changed course again and will start Phil Hughes against Boston in the finale of their weekend series.
Jon Lester took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, as Boston closed within 5 1/2 games of New York in the AL wild-card race.
