Here They Come: Yankees Pitch Their Way To Series Win In Detroit
Brian McCann drove in Jacoby Ellsbury with the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on a chilly Thursday afternoon.
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Brian McCann drove in Jacoby Ellsbury with the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on a chilly Thursday afternoon.
"I think it would be wrong to be celebrating," King said, "since for all we know, hundreds of those home runs probably occurred when he was taking steroids."
"I've been booed for 15 years, buddy," Rodriguez told Jeff Riger of 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit. "I don't know if you haven't been around. It's been one long boo for 15 years."
The joke around the Yankees was always that Bernie moved at his own pace. The last nine years go a long way in proving that.
It's been nine years since guitar virtuoso Bernie Williams last played an MLB game, so the former Yankees center fielder must have figured it's high time to retire.
The Mets -- yes, your 11-3 Mets -- are indeed the core of the Big Apple. They are younger, hungrier and better.
The Yankees say Bernie Williams will sign a minor league contract Friday and then retire, nine years after playing his last game.
CC Sabathia pitched his first complete game in over 21 months. The Yankees, however, fell short with the bats.
At 65, retired teacher Richard Albero from New Jersey found himself asking the big questions: "What's it all about? Why am I here? What have I done?"
Of course, this could all turn into one big mirage. A better test comes up Monday night, when the Bombers start a four-game set against the 10-2 Tigers.
Alex Rodriguez inched closer to Willie Mays with two more home runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Friday night.
Gardner was hit by a pitch Monday and left the game midway through New York's win over Baltimore.
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Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner had an MRI on Thursday that confirmed he has a bone bruise in his right wrist.
The skipper isn't happy about New York's 3-6 record or place at the bottom of the AL East. But he's not about to hit the panic button -- especially not after nine games.
Veteran Stephen Drew is the Yankees' starter at second base, but that doesn't mean he, or prospects Robert Refsnyder and Jose Pirela will be the answer at the position in the future.
It's safe to say Derek Jeter is happy with his decision to retire from baseball.
A-Rod homered, but the bullpen blew it against the O's Wednesday and last-place New York lost its third straight series to start the season, all within the AL East.
A little more than a third of the way through his contract, Carlos Beltran has yet to make an impact with the Yankees -- and this season he's healthy.
Whenever I'm slightly objective about the Yankees, I'm branded nouns unsuitable for family programming -- particularly on Twitter, the toxic waste of human dialogue. Well, then I'm writing this in my HAZMAT suit.
Miguel Gonzalez struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night at soggy Camden Yards.
Nova threw 20 pitches Tuesday at the Yankees' minor league complex and appears on track to rejoin the team in June.
"Bald Vinny" Milano says he has no problem with Mets fans doing roll call during Monday's home opener at Citi Field -- even if it is a Yankees thing.
There was an emphatic anti-A-Rod crowd for the series opener in Baltimore, led by 56-year-old Tolbert Rowe, who stood and turned his back for each and every one of Rodriguez's at-bats.
It's expected that the Yankees will fight a series of bonuses due to Alex Rodriguez by ignoring the milestones. If that's the plan, they're sticking to it.
