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Over the past several years, the Subway Series has usually featured two teams on divergent paths. When the Yankees have been riding high, the Mets have usually been down in the dumps, and vice versa. This time, however, both teams come limping into the showdown. The Subway Series is always important for both teams (although […]

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The Rays came to the Bronx to deliver a message and did so loudly and clearly. By sweeping two games from the Yankees, the Rays not only outplayed them, but outclassed them as well. It’s only May, but until the Yankees get healthy, if they ever do, the AL East appears to be the Rays […]

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After taking it on the chin in last night’s game, the Yankees look to Andy Pettitte to halt a two game losing streak and even the score with the Rays. With a win, the Yankees would also eke out a winning home stand by finishing 4-3. The Yankees not only hope that Pettitte will be […]

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The Yankees were no match for the Rays tonight. In fact, the two teams didn’t even look like they belonged on the same field. Tampa not only embarrassed the Yankees, but seemed to relish doing so. When Jason Bartlett led off the game with a home run, it was as if the Rays were announcing […]

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The first place Rays make their first visit to Yankee Stadium and have a real opportunity to put some space between themselves and the World Champions. The Yankee team they’ll encounter, however, is a far cry from the one who took two of three in the teams’ first series down in Tampa. Once again, the […]

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For the second game a row, the Yankees jumped out to a big lead, squandered it and then rallied off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth. This time, however, the rally came up short and the Yankees took their turn suffering a crushing defeat. The reason the Yankees had the lead was because C.C. Sabathia was […]

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In the early going, it looked as if the Yankees were on their way to an easy victory, but as if often the case in this rivalry, nothing is ever that simple. After the Yankees jumped on Daisuke Matsuzaka for five runs in the first inning, the thought of Jonathan Papelbon toeing the rubber in […]

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