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Granderson Gives Yankees 'Comfort,' Tigers Not Rebuilding

INDIANAPOLIS -- Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out bringing back either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, he did mention that the acquisition of Curtis Granderson via trade gives the Bronx Bombers a level of comfort while they discuss possibly bringing back Damon and/or Matsui. During a press...

A Few Yankees Have Something to Prove

NEW YORK -- Can a team win the World Series with an ace sporting a 7.92 ERA and a cleanup hitter with one RBI in his past 59 at-bats in the playoffs? The Yankees hope so. For every Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte with a history of success in the October, the Yankees seem to have a player who has to prove...

Roto Rush: Tiny Tim Apparently Healthy

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.After Tim Lincecum missed a start, fantasy owners still in the championship race had to have been holding their collective breath. Now is not the time to lose your staff ace. His...

Roto Rush: Tigers' Jarrod Washburn Doesn't Resemble Mariners' Washburn

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.The ugly pitching line from Monday night shouldn't have been a huge shock to Jarrod Washburn fantasy owners. He went 5 2/3 innings, giving up 9 hits, 8 earned runs, 3 walks and 2...

Starting Five: Grand Night at Ballparks

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Alfonso Soriano and Fernando Tatis each hit game-winning grand slams, but they've got nothing on Josh Willingham. The Nationals' outfielder hit two grand slams -- in consecutive innings, no less -- to...

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05/30/12 Angels blast Yankees for 8th straight win Source: Star-Gazette - Elmira NY Nick Swisher could only applaud the Angels' first impressive catch on a ball that he absolutely crushed.
05/30/12 Powerful Angels blast Yankees for 8th straight win Source: Daily Freeman - Kingston NY Nick Swisher could only applaud the Angels' first impressive catch on a ball that he absolutely crushed.
05/30/12 Postgame notes: âOne of the struggles that we've... Source: The LoHud Yankees Blog Pick which one you want to focus on, the bad luck or the bad at-bats, because the Yankees had a little of both tonight.
05/30/12 Angels 5, Yankees 1: Angels Beat Pettitte and the... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Pettitte, making his fourth start after a one-year retirement, gave up five runs in seven innings.
05/30/12 Angels top Yankees, Pettitte on Tuesday in Anaheim Source: Daily Record - Parsippany NJ As soon as Mark Trumbo made contact, Yankees starter Andy Pettitte dropped his head and slapped his glove.