NY Yankees

The Yankees were exposed by the Rays in Tampa Bay 5-1.  New York has now lost 12 of its last 14 games at Tropicana Field.

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The New York Yankees may have found a new way to affirm their status as baseball's Evil Empire. According to a Blue Jays fan, guards employed by the Yankees had two Jays fans removed from Friday night's Yankees-Blue Jays game at Rogers Centre in T

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Since 1996, the face of the most famous American sports team has been one man.  The shortstop.  The eventual captain.  #2.  The future Hall of Famer.  Derek Sanderson Jeter.  2013 seems like such a strange year without him.

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Andy Pettitte, the old grizzly veteran of the Yankee rotation, is off to a fast start with a 3-0 record and just over 2.00 ERA despite his age and recent back spasms.  Can he hold up?  The Yankees' season partly depends on it

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The once promising trio of Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes was supposed to be pitching greatness in pinstripes for 10 years.  Except that it never happened.  Ian Kennedy was traded to Arizona, the Yanks messed with Joba so much that he never regained his true set-up stuff and Phil Hughes became a wait-and-see ballgame that ended 100 innings ago.  But Ivan Nova was the savior.  Until he wasn't.  

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We haven't seen this much young talent coupled with players in their respective prime in Major League Baseball in an awfully long time.  Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are in year two.  Miguel Cabrera is still young coming off last year's Triple Crown

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The Yankees won another series in Toronto and now head to Tampa Bay for three games. The Rays, fresh off a three-game sweep of the Athletics in which they outscored Oakland 17-4, are riding high.  Here is a preview of the upcoming series between the 2nd place Yanks and 4th place Rays in terms of the AL East division.

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Though it was a back and forth game, the Jays eventually powered past the Yanks.

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It's time to start wondering just how good the Yankees will be this year based on three factors.  The lineup hitting in timely spots, health and the depth of the pitching staff.  Andy Pettitte arrives in the last two categories and could realistically be the difference in New York making the playoffs and winning the division.  

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The Yankees offense rolled over the Blue Jays thanks in part to home runs by the big bats of Vernon Wells, Travis Hafner and Lyle Overbay. Wait, what?

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Derek Jeter recently suffered another setback when a CT scan revealed a crack in his injured and rehabbing ankle.  Jeter said he was going to be ready for Opening Day many weeks ago.  Now it will be at least July before the Yankee captain returns, according to general manager Brian Cashman

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The new-look and struggling Blue Jays welcome the Yankees to Toronto for a three-game set.  New York comes in having won two of three from Arizona at Yankee Stadium.  Toronto recently lost two of three at home to the White Sox.  Here is a look at the coming weekend North of the border in a short series preview.  

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