Brewers’ Greinke needs to justify the upgrade (Yahoo! Sports)

The pitcher who forced a trade from lowly Kansas City to Milwaukee will have the opportunity he sought in Game 5.

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Missed opportunity leaves Tigers with one more chance (Yahoo! Sports)

Momentum, Jim Leyland is fond of saying, is tomorrow's starting pitcher. Which means Detroit's momentum and the fate of its season is going to rest in the hot right arm of Doug Fister on Thursday in New York when the Tigers and New York Yankees play the final game of their...

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Fan’s View: ‘Enter Sandman’ and the Magic of Mo (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

As a long-time New York Yankees fan, I jumped at the opportunity to visit the new Yankees Stadium for the first time in August 2010. I set a goal of making it into Monument Park, and was thrilled when I had the opportunity to make it in.

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Girardi not up to challenging umpires’ call on disputed Butler homer (Yahoo! Sports)

Manager Joe Girardi missed his opportunity — if his team had one at all — to reverse the umpires' call that might have cost the New York Yankees a victory against the Kansas City Royals. Umpires ruled on the field, … Continue reading →

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Thames’ homer lifts Yankees to 8th straight win (AP)

Marcus Thames is making the most of every opportunity to play, a big reason the New York Yankees are rolling right along without several injured All-Stars. Thames launched a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Saturday to set a season high with its eighth straight victory.

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