Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada, two core Yankee players from the Joe Torre era, are long gone. Mariano Rivera, another quiet leader by example, is retiring after this season. Andy Pettitte is near the end. And the Yankee captain, Derek Jeter, won't be back in the lineup until who knows when and is nearing 40. Leadership used to be a huge piece of the Yankees' winning puzzle. That leadership is dwindling away.
The New York Yankees got a great starter from AJ Burnett in the first game of their day-night doubleheader as they used some small ball and power from their veteran players to defeat the struggling Red Sox 6-2.
Did this start make the case for AJ Burnett to claim the third playoff rotation spot?
The New York Yankees continued to have their offense stifled by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as Dan Haren pitched a complete game shutout to defeat the Yankees 6-0. Haren only allowed 4 hits over his 9 innings of work.
Find out the injury updates for the Yankees including a new addition to the list after Saturday night's game.
The New York Yankees got a big win behind their DH and veteran Jorge Posada. Posada had 6 RBI on the day including a grand slam. Phil Hughes contributed with a quality start for the Yankees as he tries to keep his spot in the starting rotation.
What's next for Phil Hughes and the Yankees starting rotation and also what sparked Posada's big day?
