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Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

There are more than three weeks remaining in the regular season, but as it stands now, the Yankees would face the AL West-leading Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.

Is a date with Cliff Lee and Josh Hamilton at all on their minds as the Yankees open an important nine-game road trip Friday night in Arlington?

"As far as scouting, we're not going to scout any more now than we would during the regular season," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We're just not going to do that, because you're making an assumption, and I'm not big on assumptions. I think you prepare for this series just like you would any other series during the regular season.

"I don't think you can put your eyes too much on the month of October until you're for sure in the playoffs.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 10, 2010

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Olympic Fever – Catch It!

Let’s take a look at tonight’s defining moment:

Robinson Cano doesn’t run hard on a base hit to center to lead off the second inning, but still, somehow, winds up on third with no one out. Yet the Yankees fail to score as I-Rod pops out and Melky “Why isn’t Damon playing?” Cabrera grounds into a double play.

And that really seemed to be all she wrote as brand new dad, and latest Yankee-killer, Glen Perkins shutout the Bombers for eight innings.

It was pathetic…I think. To be fair I started to switch over to women’s beach volleyball and the Michael Phelps show over on NBC. Sure, I flipped back to the YES Network but it was only for a pit stop. The Yankees looked lost.

In fact, I’ve found myself doing that a lot recently. Like when the Yanks wasted Dan Giese’s six innings of one run ball this past Saturday. The Halos then pasted the bullpen for eight runs in the eighth inning which was about when I found myself curious about men’s archery.

Of course, it’s a rough patch in the schedule…but the Yankees have looked disgraceful against baseball’s best teams. In today’s game, a run in the second may have changed the complexion of a game against a guy who’s ERA against the Yanks so far this year was 9.00. But not today…not after Cabrera’s twin killing. There was little doubt in my mind that they would roll over after that.

Is it all over for the Bombers? I’ve never been that much of an alarmist, so I don’t think the season’s lost. Still, this stretch could be what drowned the Yanks if we look back and see no playoff games in the Stadium’s final season.

The Yanks have two more against Minnesota before they can come home and bottom feed off the Royals on Friday. Before then, I hope I’m watching a little bit less of the Olympics.