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Bad luck adds to Cano’s struggles

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Robinson Cano sounded optimistic yesterday. Like his infield partner, first baseman Mark Teixeira, Cano has been dreadful at the plate this postseason and, in particular, this World Series. The Yankees’ struggling second baseman is at .208 for the pl...
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Wells: Knock Utley down

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Chase Utley needs to kiss the Yankee Stadium dirt tonight. Enough is enough, already. I would never advocate throwing at somebody’s head, but there comes a time when you’ve got to make an insanely hot hitter like Utley squirm. That is what I would ha...
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Yankees have arms to close it out

Advantage, Yankees. Still. Even the most “Sky Is Always Falling” Yankees fan has to understand the Yankees’ arms are better than the Phillies’ going into Game 6 of the World Series tonight at Yankee Stadium. Forget the Yankees leading the best-of-sev...
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Daddy to whup Pedro; Bombers have arms to close it out

Advantage, Yankees. Still. Even the most “Sky Is Always Falling” Yankees fan has to understand the Yankees’ arms are better than the Phillies’ going into Game 6 of the World Series tonight at Yankee Stadium. Forget the Yankees leading the best-of-sev...
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With Pettitte & pen, Bombers still in control

Advantage, Yankees. Still. Even the most “Sky Is Always Falling” Yankees fan has to understand the Yankees’ arms are better than the Phillies’ going into Game 6 of the World Series tonight at Yankee Stadium. Forget the Yankees leading the best-of-sev...
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Phillies downplay spat between Hamels and Myers

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They don't call them the Fightin' Phils for nothing. Phillies pitchers Cole Hamels and Brett Myers had a verbal altercation after Game 5 of the World Series on Monday, according to an Internet report. Now the Phillies are dealing with the fallo...
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Phils downplay 'spat' between Cole & Myers

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They don't call them the Fightin' Phils for nothing. Phillies pitchers Cole Hamels and Brett Myers had a verbal altercation after Game 5 of the World Series on Monday, according to an Internet report. Now the Phillies are dealing with the fallo...
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Manuel's wavering on Lidge

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Corn-pone Phillies manager Charlie Manuel did his aw-shucks best yesterday to convince everyone he hasn't lost faith in Brad Lidge. But Manuel's actions in Game 5 of the World Series Monday night spoke louder than his words. The decision not ...
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Give Chase his props -- but Reggie's still tops

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Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...
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Give Utley his props -- but Jax still tops

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Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's fiv...
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Andy-spensable: Yankees bank on short-rest Pettitte

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Andy Pettitte's long rest can start tomorrow. His short rest will be complete tonight by the time he walks to the mound for the first pitch in Game 6 of the World Series. You don't earn your pinstripes without rising to overcome adversity. Pettitt...
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Andy-spensable: Yanks bank on short-rest Pettitte

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Andy Pettitte's long rest can start tomorrow. His short rest will be complete tonight by the time he walks to the mound for the first pitch in Game 6 of the World Series. You don't earn your pinstripes without rising to overcome adversity. Pettitt...
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No place Martinez would rather be

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Yankees fans can chant "Who's your daddy?" until they're blue in the face tonight. Pedro Martinez won't care, because the three-time Cy Young winner can hardly imagine a place he would rather be than starting the Phillies' do-or-die World Series G...
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Jeter only slows down for the traffic

So it turns out he really isn't faster than a speeding bullet in the autumn, isn't more powerful than a November locomotive. And he really can't leap tall buildings in a single bound. That last one would have been helpful yesterday, actually, as Dere...
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Posada sings A-Rod's praises

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Jorge Posada has been in the big leagues for 13 years and has played more games with Derek Jeter than anybody alive. And yet, the postseason belonging to Alex Rodriguez has elevated the Yankees' cleanup hitter to the top of Posada's list. "Alex i...
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Ghosts of '04 collapse still haunt No. 51

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Frankly, the happily remembered Bernie Williams is not happy to remember the last time one of his teams came home up 3-2 after losing Game 5 on the road. "You are putting me on the spot," he said with a laugh, just like the 2004 Yankees were on the...
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Victorino angry at Bowa for saying Phils steal signs

PHILADELPHIA -- The accusations of sign-stealing at Citizens Bank Park by the Phillies that resurfaced during the World Series yesterday are nothing new to the Mets. The Mets were so convinced in 2007 that the Phillies were using a center-field ca...
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Ailing Cabrera yanked from Fall Classic roster

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PHILADELPHIA -- If the Yankees are going to win their 27th World Series title against the defending champion Phillies it's going to be accomplished without their starting center fielder. Yesterday the Yankees asked MLB to replace Melky Cabrera with...
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Burnett bombs, says 'I let the city down'

PHILADELPHIA -- By the time the Yankees got into the suspect Phillies bullpen late in Game 5 last night, the early ditch A.J. Burnett had driven them into was too deep to escape. With a chance to cop their 27th World Series title, the Yankees turn...
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Phillies star 'Ut'-terly brilliant

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PHILADELPHIA -- Move over, Mr. October. The Phillies still face an uphill climb to win the World Series, but Reggie Jackson got some company from Chase Utley in Philadelphia's 8-6 win last night. Utley's two homers gave him five in the Series, pa...
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'Ut'-terly brilliant

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PHILADELPHIA -- Move over, Mr. October. The Phillies still face an uphill climb to win the World Series, but Reggie Jackson got some company from Chase Utley in Philadelphia's 8-6 win last night. Utley's two homers gave him five in the Series, ...
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Aw-Phil funk finally ends for hitters

PHILADELPHIA -- After playing with all the spark of a wet firecracker for three straight games, the Phillies finally produced some offensive fireworks last night. The Phils' dormant bats showed signs of life against A.J. Burnett, as they clubbed...
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Burnett's big chance goes to hell in Game 5

PHILADELPHIA -- When it was over, the clubhouse boys were stuffing gear into bags rather than wrapping plastic over lockers. Instead of uncorking champagne, the Yankees were tossing socks and sanitary hose into big laundry bins. Bud Selig, with no pr...
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AJ's big chance goes to hell in Game 5

PHILADELPHIA -- When it was over, the clubhouse boys were stuffing gear into bags rather than wrapping plastic over lockers. Instead of uncorking champagne, the Yankees were tossing socks and sanitary hose into big laundry bins. Bud Selig, with no p...
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From dream to nightmare

PHILADELPHIA -- When it was over, the clubhouse boys were stuffing gear into bags rather than wrapping plastic over lockers. Instead of uncorking champagne, the Yankees were tossing socks and sanitary hose into big laundry bins. Bud Selig, with no p...
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