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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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In addition to being the most successful team in all of American sports, the Yankees are now also the most valuable brand among sports teams worldwide. According to Forbes’ annual assessment of sports teams’ brand strength, the Yankees have surpassed English Premier League soccer team and worldwide icon Manchester United for the top spot. 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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Before having a monster 2009 post season, Alex Rodriguez had been much maligned for not being a clutch player. Even before this past post season, however, such assertions were downright silly. After all, since joining the Yankees in 2004, only four other players have compiled a higher WPA (Win Probability Added) than Arod (also, among […]

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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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The rivalry sets up tents in the Bronx for the first time this season, but injuries have taken center stage for the Yankees. Before the game, the Yankees confirmed that Nick Johnson would in deed have surgery on his injured left wrist, a decision that will cost the team their DH for at least the […]

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