1. Are the New York Yankees Asking Too Much of Andy Pettitte?

    NOTE: Updated to reflect Tuesday night postponement. At age 40, lefthander Andy Pettitte surely never thought he’d be looked to as the guy to save the New York Yankees ’ 2012 season...

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  2. Joe Girardi in Trouble as Manager of New York Yankees?

    FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal listed the managers who might be in trouble come the end of the season in a column posted this morning...

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  3. Nick Swisher of New York Yankees Finding Fenway Park a Cure for September Swoon

    Right fielder turned fill-in first baseman Nick Swisher is showing signs of breaking out of a September slump that saw him go 0-for-Baltimore-and- Tampa Bay to begin the current 10-game road trip through the American League East...

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  4. New York Yankees: 6 Changes Joe Girardi Must Make to Win the AL East

    While it was their hated rivals to the north—the Boston Red Sox —who set the standard for late-season collapses by blowing a nine-game lead and missing the playoffs in ...

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  5. Curtis Granderson, Joba Chamberlain Great as New York Yankees Reclaim East Lead

    With a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday, for the third time in a week, the Baltimore Orioles pulled even with the Yankees in the American League East standings...

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  6. Curtis Granderson Must Sit If New York Yankees Are to Win AL East

    Something that may be lost in the controversial ending to Saturday night’s 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles is the continued slide of All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson...

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  7. Ranking the New York Yankees in Late-Season Clutchness: 1-25

    September in a pennant race is traditionally a time when the best players on a team step up with their best performances...

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  8. Pennant Race: New York Yankees Face 25-Game Sprint to the Finish in AL East

    If you’ve ever driven a car, then you’ve seen this phrase written on the passenger-side mirror: “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear...

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  9. New York Yankees: Offense, Bullpen at Forefront of Recent Slide

    After a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Labor Day afternoon, the New York Yankees are now just 19-24 since taking a 10-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles and a 10½-game edge over the Rays on July 18...

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  10. Detroit Tigers Sweep Chicago White Sox, Reclaim Share of AL Central Lead

    We’ ve been here before, you know, but maybe this time it will be different for the Detroit Tigers...

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  11. AL Pennant Race: Maybe Not Panic Time Yet for New York Yankees, but It's Close

    The good news for New York Yankees ’ fans is that the Bronx Bombers came out of this weekend’s key series with the Baltimore Orioles still clinging to a two-game lead in the AL East...

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  12. New York Jets: Offensive Line Woes Leave Rex Ryan's Men Punchless in Preseason

    It has been an interesting offseason for professional football in the New York metropolitan area. It is a tale of two teams, one stadium and a phenomenon that is the first of its kind in recent National Football League history...

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  13. AL Playoff Race: 9 Best-Case Scenarios for the New York Yankees to End Season

    As the American League East race has tightened up as we approach Sept. 1, it’s worth it to don the rose-colored glasses and peer into what September holds for the New York Yankees ...

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  14. New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman Should Have Steered Clear of Steroid Talk

    If there is a sore spot among New York Yankees fans as it relates to the glory years at the end of the 20th century, it is that so many of the players from those World Series teams ...

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  15. Steve Pearce Acquisition a Timely One for New York Yankees

    The New York Yankees lost first baseman Mark Teixeira for at least the remainder of their series with the Toronto Blue Jays after Teixeira left Monday night’s 8-7, 11-inning loss with a strained left calf (per ESPNNewYork...

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  16. Russell Wilson Made the Choice for Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks

    I am the first one to remind people to tamp down their expectations when they get particularly excited about how well an unknown player or a rookie does in the preseason...

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  17. Hiroki Kuroda Deserves a Better Fate for New York Yankees

    Consider these numbers on Hiroki Kuroda for a moment: —An ERA of 2.98, currently good for sixth-best among American League qualifiers. —Opponents are hitting ...

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  18. Lance Armstrong Case Illustrates Way PEDs Push Us into Uncomfortable Gray Areas

    Thursday night’s stunning news that Lance Armstrong is giving up his fight (per ESPN.com ) against the U.S. Anti Doping Agency once again illustrates the difficulty of being a sports fan in the age of high-tech doping...

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  19. Maurice Jones-Drew Won't Win Holdout Battle with Shad Khan, Jacksonville Jaguars

    It seems fantasy football owners are having a much tougher time dealing with the holdout of Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew than does the owner of the actual team...

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  20. New York Yankees: Five Reasons Not to Panic About Final Six Weeks

    A little more than a month ago, on July 18, the New York Yankees moved 10 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. At 57-34, 23 games over ...

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  21. Stephen Strasburg's Innings Limit Part of Trend to Protect Pitchers' Health

    Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 hitters and allowed just one run in six innings Tuesday night, pitching around a 51-minute rain delay. He earned his 15th win of the season...

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  22. Roger Clemens and the Psychology of the Comeback: Could Return to Houston Astros

    I’ ve often wondered what happened to seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens since he left pro baseball after the 2007 season. I mean, has anyone heard anything about Clemens in retirement? But seriously, folks...

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  23. Michael Pineda and the 8 Worst All-Time Starts to a New York Yankees Career

    Michael Pineda now has more arrests as a member of the New York Yankees than he does appearances on the mound...

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  24. Melky Cabrera Accused of Trying to Dupe MLB, Union with Bogus Website

    Remember last week when I gave San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera some credit for owning up to the positive test for elevated testosterone levels that resulted in a 50-game suspension? Well, scratch that...

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  25. BALCO's Victor Conte May Be Right About PEDs in Major League Baseball

    Victor Conte was the founder of the controversial Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, the firm that was at the center of a performance-enhancing drug scandal that touched athletes in baseball, track and field and other sports earlier this century...

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