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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 20, 2012
Yankees crash Fenway party with win over Sox (Reuters)
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees spoiled a day of feel-good nostalgia at Fenway Park on Friday by blasting five home runs in a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on the 100th anniversary of the first game played at the ballpark. Back-up third baseman Eric Chavez belted his first two home runs of the young season while Alex Rodriguez, in the lineup as designated hitter, Nick Swisher and Russell Martin also added solo shots to back the pitching of Ivan Nova. Nova improved to 3-0 as he won his 15th successive regular season decision dating back to last year. ...
Yankees crash Fenway party with win over Red Sox (Reuters)
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees spoiled a day of feel-good nostalgia at Fenway Park on Friday by blasting five home runs in a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on the 100th anniversary of the first game played at the ballpark. Back-up third baseman Eric Chavez belted his first two home runs of the young season while Alex Rodriguez, in the lineup as designated hitter, Nick Swisher and Russell Martin also added solo shots to back the pitching of Ivan Nova. Nova improved to 3-0 as he won his 15th successive regular season decision dating back to last year. ...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 20, 2012
Yankees crash Fenway party with win over Red Sox (Reuters)
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees spoiled a day of feel-good nostalgia at Fenway Park on Friday by blasting five home runs in a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on the 100th anniversary of the first game played at the ballpark. Back-up third baseman Eric Chavez belted his first two home runs of the young season while Alex Rodriguez, in the lineup as designated hitter, Nick Swisher and Russell Martin also added solo shots to back the pitching of Ivan Nova. Nova improved to 3-0 as he won his 15th successive regular season decision dating back to last year. ...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on April 20, 2012
Toronto’s Lawrie may be the star Canadians have awaited (Yahoo! Sports)
Toronto's Lawrie may be the star Canadians have awaited DUNEDIN, Fla. -- John Farrell thought the question might be a little too narrow in focus. The Toronto manager was asked earlier this week how exciting it would be to see third baseman Brett Lawrie for a full season after he...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 29, 2012
Chipper Jones to miss start of farewell season (PA SportsTicker)
Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will miss the start of his farewell season.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 24, 2012
MLB roundup: Chipper Jones will retire after 2012 season (Yahoo! Sports)
Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. Jones, 39, leads all active players with 18 years of service with the same club, one more than the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 22, 2012
A-Rod does something nice for a family member, still gets trashed in the tabs ()
Have we reached the point where Alex Rodriguez has become more valuable to New York as tabloid fodder than as a third baseman for the Yankees?
It certainly looks that way, now that each published gossip column bit is somehow more trivial and ridiculous than the last.
The latest comes in the New York Post reporting that A-Rod recently took his 20-year-old niece on a shopping spree at a clothing store in the Bowery that most of us couldn't even afford with a dozen Groupons. One thing led to another and his niece reportedly left with $17,600 worth of new clothes and shoes to add to her wardrobe.
What a nice and generous uncle. End of story, right?
Are you kidding? Because this is A-Rod we're talking about, he never had a shot.
From the New York Post:
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 20, 2012
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, Love Him or Hate Him: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Alex Rodriguez is one of the most polarizing players in baseball even among New York Yankee fans. I'm not sure what it is about New York's third baseman that generates such heated feelings. I don't hate Rodriguez, I'm just not overly found of him.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 11, 2012
Blanton, Phillies defeat Yankees, 9-3 (AP)
Right-hander Joe Blanton threw two shutout innings and third baseman Placido Polanco drove home the game's first run as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 9-3 in exhibition play on Monday. For both Blanton and Polanco, it was their first chance to get on the field in 2012 after injury-plagued 2011 seasons.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 5, 2012
Blanton, Phillies defeat Yankees, 9-3 (AP)
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Right-hander Joe Blanton threw two shutout innings and third baseman Placido Polanco drove home the game's first run as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 9-3 in exhibition play on Monday.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 5, 2012
