Phil Hughes pitches in the eighth and gets the first two outs, then walks Gomez. It seems like a high number of Twins have reached with two out in this game. That’s another reason they’ve on scored one run.
Update: Brendan Harris executes a perfect hit and run, sending Gomez to third as Harris [...]
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Via Sliding Into Home
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October 08, 2009
Baseball American is doing their annual rundown of the minor league's best players, and on Tuesday broke down the Florida State League. Yankees prospects Jesus Montero and Austin Romine ranked number 2nd and 10th on the list, and came in as the top two catchers in the FSL. You can read more here (membership required).
Via The Evil Empire
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October 08, 2009
From Joel Sherman:Should the Yankees advance to the ALCS, they are leaning heavily toward using Chad Gaudin rather than Joba Chamberlain as the Game 4 starter, The Post has learned.The Yankees would not finalize plans unless they beat Minnesota. But in informal planning sessions there is a growing consensus to keep Chamberlain in the pen throughout the playoffs.Sherman also says...
Via Sports Pickle
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October 08, 2009
Alex Rodriguez crushed a grand slam home run into the upper deck last night before a capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium, but later that inning his feat was quickly upstaged when teammate Derek Jeter hit baseball's first-ever five-run homer.
Jeter's blast flew clean out of the stadium and hit the facing of a highrise several block away. On impact the ball hit a downspout...
Via This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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October 10, 2009
By the time you read this post, it will have been 24 hours since the first pitch of last night's ball game and last night's win that was everything that 2006 and 2007 were not.The more I think about it, the more I realize that last night's game was a microcosm of everything this season, a microcosm of the team, of its flaws and its strengths, of its poise and of its fight...
Via Yanks Blog
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October 09, 2009
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth and Teixeira hit a walk-off home run in the 11th to complete the Yankees 4-3 comeback over the Twins.
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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October 09, 2009
What. A. Game. That was freaking amazing. I don't care what anybody thinks. Nothing compares to postseason baseball. Nothing. Tonight's game was a nail-biter. I was literally on the edge of my seat for the last few innings. My heart is still racing. Wow. I'm still in disbelief. The Twins have the bases loaded with no outs and don't score. Mark Teixeira then delivers a...
Via ESPN
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October 09, 2009
Catcher Jorge Posada is out of the New York Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of their AL division series against the Minnesota Twins.
Via NY Daily News
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October 10, 2009
There was perhaps no one at the Stadium Friday night happier than Brett Gardner when Mark Teixeira's liner found the left field seats to give the Yankees a 4-3, 11th-inning victory over the Twins Friday night.
Via CBSSports.com
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October 09, 2009
Mark Teixeira hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night and 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.
Via NY Daily News
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October 10, 2009
It took Alex Rodriguez six years to achieve a signature playoff highlight in pinstripes. It took Mark Teixeira two games. Teixeira led off the 11th inning with a homer that gave the Yank a 4-3 win and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five division series.
Via Bleacher Report
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October 10, 2009
Mark Teixeira rounds the bases after hitting a walkoff homer that gave the Yankees a 4-3 win and needing one win to advance to the ALCS. The Dodgers can advance to the NLCS with a win today over the Cardinals in St...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Miami Herald
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October 09, 2009
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez may not require a follow-up surgery to the procedure he had performed on his hip in spring training.
Via NY Daily News
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October 10, 2009
Andy Pettitte, a veteran lefty, will look to draw upon his big-game reputation as the Yanks try to finish off Minnesota in Game 3 and move on to the AL Championship Series.
Via NJ.com
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October 08, 2009
Melky Cabrera will stay in center, Joe Girardi says.
Via NY Daily News
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October 10, 2009
This was one of the very best October nights in such a long time for the Yankees, even if it felt like one of those games in the NCAA basketball tournament when a 16-seed makes a run at a No.1 before losing at the end. This was Alex Rodriguez's tying shot in the bottom of the ninth and Mark Teixeira
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