A blockbuster night: Yankees trade Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda, sign Hiroki Kuroda (Yahoo! Sports)

This is why the New York Yankees pay Brian Cashman the big bucks to be general manager. Cashman reconstructed the Yankees starting rotation Friday night by making a bold trade with the Seattle Mariners for right-hander Michael Pineda and throwing … Continue reading →

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World Series Game 7: Cardinals’ resilience pays off (Yahoo! Sports)

By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS -- There certainly have been better teams than the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. However, few in baseball history will be remembered for being more resilient. The Cardinals completed an amazing comeback story Friday night by beating the Texas...

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World Series Game 7: Cardinals 6, Rangers 2 (Yahoo! Sports)

By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS -- There certainly have been better teams than the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. However, few in baseball history will be remembered for being more resilient. The Cardinals completed an amazing comeback story Friday night by beating the Texas...

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Which team has the most to lose if it falls in Game 5? (Yahoo! Sports)

For the first time since 2001, baseball has three Game 5s on its hands in the LDS round. The Tigers and Yankees do their do-or-die thing tonight while Cards-Phillies and D'backs-Brewers will do their battle on Friday night. Three teams, … Continue reading →

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Sabathia-Verlander matchup set for Monday (Yahoo! Sports)

Sabathia is scheduled to start Monday for the New York Yankees against Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander in Game 3 of their American League playoff in Detroit. The two stars were the starters in the series opener Friday night at Yankee Stadium, but the game was suspended...

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Aces back on: Sabathia to face Verlander in Game 3 (AP)

The matchup of aces is back on. CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Monday for the New York Yankees against Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander in Game 3 of their American League playoff in Detroit. The two perennial All-Stars squared off in the series opener Friday night at Yankee Stadium but the game was suspended after only 1 1/2 innings because of rain, disappointing fans who were geared up for...

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Tigers-Yankees playoff opener suspended by rain (AP)

The rainy season rolls on. The playoff opener between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning Friday night, wiping out the ace of each pitching staff for a few days. Justin Verlander started for Detroit against CC Sabathia in a highly anticipated matchup between two of the game's best pitchers.

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Yankees-Tigers Rained Out, Play to Resume in Second Inning on Saturday (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--What an anticlimactic ending to a Friday night in the Bronx After a 1-hour, 17-minute rain delay, Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers at Yankees Stadium was suspended at 10:24 p.m.

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Suspended game changes dynamic of Yankees-Tigers series (Yahoo! Sports)

And this, dear Stewies, is what happens when you chase television money and schedule a postseason game to start at 8:37 on a Friday night at Yankee Stadium. There was no baseball on Friday night in the Bronx. Well, not … Continue reading →

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A Season of Rain Delays at Yankee Stadium (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--If 2009 was the year of the walk-off victory at Yankees Stadium, 2011 is the year of the rain delay. Play in Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers Friday night was suspended at 9:07 p.m.

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