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Yankees Over Red Sox – Home Runs Have Nothing to do With Replays
Despite the replay malfunction that the Boston Red Sox preferred to talk about after losing 7-4 to the New York Yankees, the deciding factor in the game was some awful pitching from John Lackey, helping Brian McCann, Alfonso Soriano, Kelly Johnson and Carlos Beltran practice on their home run hitting skills.
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Yankees Over Red Sox – Michael Pineda and the Mystery Substance
The funny thing about the mystery substance on the hand of Michael Pineda which did or didn’t help him lead the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win in their series opener against the Boston Red Sox? Only the media is actually making this an issue, while the players on the opposing team didn’t really seem to mind.
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Yankees Over Orioles – Not an Ordinary Home Opener
There’s always something special about a home opener, but the New York Yankees playing the Baltimore Orioles was even more unique due to the Derek Jeter factor and everything that came with it, with a 4-2 win that didn’t really stand out as much as the significance of the occasion.
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Yankees Over Blue Jays – We’ve Seen Better Debuts
The day didn’t start out too well for both the New York Yankees and their starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, but he settled in gradually, helping out on an excellent offensive display mostly from Ichiro Suzuki and Jacoby Ellsbury, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3.
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Yankees Over Astros – Avoiding the Sweep
After two losses to start off the season, the New York Yankees needed something good to take away from their series with the Houston Astros, coming away with the 4-2 win thanks to finally seeing Derek Jeter provide something positive with his bad and rookie Yangervis Solarte providing the finishing and winning touch.
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Astros Over Yankees – An Unexpected Start
The money invested in new players didn’t really show as the New York Yankees lost 6-2 to the Houston Astros on their Opening Day, with CC Sabathia providing an awful start while Jesus Guzman and L.J. Hoes hit home runs off of him.
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New York Yankees – Jacoby Ellsbury Leaves The Boston Red Sox to Sign With Them
Even though there’s been talk about the New York Yankees carrying on with their plan to downsize their payroll, recent free agency moves point towards the other direction, as they signed Jacoby Ellsbury, formerly with the Boston Red Sox, on a seven year deal worth $153 million.
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New York Yankees – Offense Doesn’t Mean Anything With Terrible Pitching
Instead of dominating in a series that could have pushed the New York Yankees back into contention for the AL East crown and a place in the playoffs, they became the first AL team to lose three consecutive home games despite scoring at least 8 runs in each of them.
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Alex Rodriguez Playing for a Team and in a League That Doesn’t Want Him
The New York Yankees would love to see Alex Rodriguez finally suspended. Major League Baseball can’t wait to get the legal stuff over him and suspend him already for a year, two or maybe more. A-Rod? He’s just focusing on playing baseball, winning and trying to keep the chatter around him to the necessary minimum.
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On Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees, Greed and Cheating
It’s hard to find a single person on the planet actually rooting for Alex Rodriguez. There’s no doubt he used performance enhancing drugs for a substantial part of his career. Now the New York Yankees are trying to do everything in their power to get their own player suspended, so they can avoid paying him the money they foolishly decided to give him.