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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 22, 2010
Swisher has heard enough about Lee (PA SportsTicker)
While Nick Swisher certainly wants another chance to face Cliff Lee - which would mean the New York Yankees forced Game 7 in the AL championship series - he is tired of hearing all the talk about the Texas Rangers ace left-hander.
Whoops! Berkman falls at 1B in place of Teixeira (AP)
Lance Berkman lay flat on his back on the warning track behind first base as a hushed Yankee Stadium crowd watched nervously. Berkman thought he hit his head in the fourth inning of Game 5 of the AL championship series. Everyone else was worried that the New York Yankees lost another first baseman Wednesday, a day after Gold Glover Mark Teixeira went down with a strained right hamstring.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 20, 2010
Saturday’s playoff capsules (AP)
Phil Hughes pitched seven shutout innings, Marcus Thames hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Saturday night to complete a three-game sweep and return to the AL championship series. Robinson Cano tripled off Brian Duensing in the second inning and scored on Jorge Posada's single, Mark Teixeira added an RBI single in the third and Thames and Nick Swisher...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 9, 2010
Granderson and Berkman help spark Yankees (AP)
Curtis Granderson and Lance Berkman have settled into their pinstripes at a most opportune time. In an offensive funk during the summer swelter, their bats are heating up as the weather starts to turn colder. The pair have unexpectedly led the Yankees' offense in the opening two games of the AL division series against the Minnesota Twins.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 8, 2010
Vintage Pettitte leads Yanks to 2-0 lead on Twins (AP)
Andy Pettitte missed two months with a groin injury this summer and was still trying to find his strength and his form in late September. Lance Berkman hit only one homer for the New York Yankees after coming over in a deadline-day trade during the worst season of his powerful career. This is October, though, when the Yankees usually bring out their best.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 8, 2010
Puma Power: Berkman awakens in Yankees playoff debut (Yahoo! Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS — Lance Berkman spent most of his career batting third or fourth for the Houston Astros .
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 7, 2010
Pettitte puts Twins in their place, Yanks win 5-2 (AP)
Sure, the New York Yankees stumbled through September as Andy Pettitte tried to work his way back from a groin injury. After landing in the AL wild-card spot, the defending World Series champs look as though they had the Minnesota Twins right where they wanted 'em. Pettitte turned in a vintage performance with seven smooth innings and Lance Berkman had two big hits in a 5-2 victory by the...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 7, 2010
Cano keys 9-run inning, Yankees beat Tigers 11-5 (AP)
Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees turned a tight game into a rout during one dizzying spin through the batting order. Cano hit a tiebreaking double and a two-run homer in New York's nine-run sixth inning, sending Phil Hughes and the Yankees to an 11-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 19, 2010
Yankees put DH Berkman on DL with sprained ankle (AP)
Designated hitter Lance Berkman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday by the New York Yankees because of a sprained right ankle. The move was made before the team's series finale against Detroit and is retroactive to Aug. 16, the day after Berkman rolled his ankle while stumbling across first base as he tried to beat a throw in Kansas City.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 19, 2010
Power Rankings: Yankees survive friendly fire (Yahoo! Sports)
Newbie Lance Berkman's batting practice plunking of A-Rod isn't enough to take the Yankees down a notch.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 12, 2010
