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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 17, 2012
Lincecum heads to arbitration despite small amount separating both sides (Yahoo! Sports)
Just $4.5 million separates the San Francisco Giants and star pitcher Tim Lincecum for a new contract for 2012. In baseball terms, that's a small amount -- but has proven enough of a gap that Lincecum has decided to go the arbitration route, according to media reports in the...
Two races left in AL All-Star voting (Yahoo! Sports)
With two days left in the voting, there are two races remaining in the competition for spots on the American League All-Star team. Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox has closed the gap from 351,624 to 121,325 in the race with Texas' Josh Hamilton for the final outfield spot,...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 28, 2011
Ellsbury closes gap on Hamilton in All-Star voting (PA SportsTicker)
Jacoby Ellsbury has narrowed the gap on Josh Hamilton in fan voting for the final starting spot in the American League outfield at the All-Star game.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 28, 2011
Fan’s take: New York Yankees pitcher Rafael, So-So, Soriano (Associated Content)
Rafael Soriano was brought to New York for one purpose, to bridge the gap to closer Mariano Rivera. As the Yankees new setup man, Soriano's sole job is to pitch a scoreless eighth inning. So far he's averaging a 66.67% success rate.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 18, 2011
All in: Rangers finally reach first World Series (AP)
The Texas Rangers did a victory lap, sharing the moment with their frenzied fans. They sprayed each other with ginger ale on the field to involve the AL championship series MVP in the celebration, and doused their manager with the contents of a water cooler. Fireworks and confetti filled the Texas sky.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 23, 2010
Yankees match season-high with win over Jays (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 3, 2010
Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win (AP)
Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap. Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with its seventh straight victory.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 3, 2010
Steinbrenner heirs may save millions on estate tax (AP)
Born on the Fourth of July, George Steinbrenner left the world stage with a great sense of timing too. By dying in 2010, the billionaire and long-time New York Yankees owner's wealth avoids the federal estate tax, likely saving his heirs enough money to field an entire team of Alex Rodriguezes. Steinbrenner's death Tuesday came during an unplanned year-long gap in the estate tax, the first...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 13, 2010
