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Injury Bug Takes Big Bite Out of Northeast

It wouldn't be the dog days of summer without a good old fashioned panic attack in the Northeast, where baseball fans live and die with the outcome of each night's game. In almost perfect symmetry, the Red Sox, Yankees and Mets all got bad news on the injury front Wednesday.Considering where the big three sit in the...

The Yankees Will Be Eunuchs for at Least Two More Months

Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang had the cast removed from his right leg earlier this week, and he was so happy about it that he began wondering if he'd be able to return in time to help the Bombers make a playoff push in September. Unfortunately for Wang, his manager Joe Girardi isn't much of an optimist when it comes to...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 23

With the trade deadline right around the corner, our MLB editor brings you the top five rumors every day until July 31.- So what are those pesky Yankees up to anyway? First things first: they are absolutely in the AL East race, just three games behind the Red Sox and 3 1/2 behind division-leading Tampa Bay. They've also...

The Large, Old, Injured, Ill-Tempered, and Unknown: State of the Yankee Rotation

I'm sure this is the way Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman drew it up coming into the season. The last turn through the Yankees rotation went like this: Mike Mussina, Dan Giese, Andy Pettitte, Darrell Rasner, and Joba Chamberlain. Ok, so Mussina and Pettitte: check. Joba? Wasn't he supposed to be setting up? Instead Yanks fans...

On Deck: The Battle for Texas

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsHouston Astros (35-41) vs. Texas Rangers (39-38) - 8:05PM Est.Generally when baseball has their "rivalry" matchups during interleague play, they schedule them for the weekend. That's not the case in Texas, as the Astros and Rangers prepare to begin...