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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 17, 2011
Yankees’ Rodriguez snaps homer drought, goes deep twice (Yahoo! Sports)
Alex Rodriguez finally broke out Tuesday, belting a pair of solo home runs against James Shields to help the New York Yankees snap their six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Rodriguez had been in a serious power slump, hitting only one home run in 21 games...
Is Jeter finally emerging from horrendous slump? A fan’s perspective (Associated Content)
New York Yankees fans, like me, finally saw some light at the end of the tunnel this weekend as Derek Jeter seemingly righted his listing ship. Showing power that has been missing for all of this year and much of last, Jeter cranked out a pair of homers on Sunday, May 8 to...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 9, 2011
Yankees’ Posada hopes slump is history (Yahoo! Sports)
Can one hit jump-start a struggling veteran hitter? Jorge Posada hopes so. One day after the New York Yankees' designated hitter snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a fifth-inning double against the Toronto Blue Jays, Posada collected two hits Monday in the Yankees' 5-3 win over...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 3, 2011
Fan’s view: The 5 best managers in Major League Baseball (Associated Content)
As fans we have all, at one time or another, thought we could do a better job than the guy who manages our favorite team. We yell at the TV when we feel he has left the starting pitcher in too long, or when he isn't sitting the guy who is in an 0-for-20 slump. In reality, those in-game decisions are probably the easiest part of his job. He also has to deal with the media everyday, figure out a way to get 25 different personalities pulling in the same direction, and sometimes dole out punishments to players like a parent does a child.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 4, 2011
Yankees switch again, go back to Hughes vs Boston (AP)
Insisting this wasn't a panic move in the midst of a late-season slump, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi changed course again and scheduled Phil Hughes to start against Boston in the finale of their weekend series. Hughes was set to replace Dustin Moseley on Sunday night as the Yankees tried to avoid a three-game sweep and gain ground on the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on September 26, 2010
Wells breaks out of slump as Jays beat Twins (The Canadian Press)
TORONTO - Vernon Wells is feeling better, and so are the Toronto Blue Jays.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 7, 2010
Baseball Roundup: A look at Saturday’s games (The Canadian Press)
As they have all season, the Toronto Blue Jays relied on Shaun Marcum to put the brakes on a potential slump.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 26, 2010
Jeter and Posada power Yankees past Astros 9-3 (AP)
Playing without Alex Rodriguez again, the New York Yankees found plenty of power elsewhere. Derek Jeter homered twice, Jorge Posada snapped out of a slump with his first grand slam in nearly six years and New York beat the Houston Astros 9-3 on Saturday behind another solid outing by Javier Vazquez. "Everybody's got to step up -- with him or without him," Posada said, referring to...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on June 12, 2010
