The night the ‘08 Yankees died

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/17/2008 on www.bugsandcranks.com [flag]

After last night’s 4-3 loss to Kansas City, Peter Abraham very succinctly said just about everything that needs to be said . Melky Cabrera is now a AAA center fielder (hooray!), but the Yankees are toast. Start looking ahead to a very tumultuous winter, Yankees fans. [link]

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A win is a win
Published 8/17/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... just one hit and two walks in that span. Mo reassured anyone who was worried with his two scoreless inning effort. Hopefully Moose can spell the bullpen a bit today with a seven-spot or so. The Royals will counter with Brian Bannister. And hey, the Rays actually lost for once. And Girardi is still optimistic , so let's not give up just yet. At the very least, the win on Saturday staved off that desperate feeling that Pete Abraham and Ed Valentine described after Friday night's loss. In other news... NJ.com's Frank Della Femina ...

NO FORMULA TO JOE'S DECISIONS

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/17/2008 on www.nypost.com

JOE Girardi confided yesterday that during troubled times some of the best encouragement comes from his wife, Kimberly. Perhaps one of her pep talks might be useful again after the way the Yankees went life-or-death with the lowly Royals before...

Mariano Rivera rebounds against Royals, saves face

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/17/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Saturday, August 16th 2008, 9:41 PM Pitching in a tie game was no problem for Mariano Rivera - or for the rest of the Yankee bullpen - in Saturday's marathon win over Kansas City . Rivera, whose difficulty working in non-save ...

Yankees can't take playoffs for granted anymore

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/17/2008 on www.newsday.com

Everyone knows how it is going to end. Somehow, the Yankees are going to find a way to put it together and wind up on their feet. We have all seen it a million times, so we expect to see it a million and one.

GARDNER KNEW HE'D GET FASTBALL

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/17/2008 on www.nypost.com

Brett Gardner knew exactly what was coming from Royals reliever Jeff Fulchino on 3-2. Johnny Damon's presence in the on-deck circle told him so. "Early in the count, I was just looking to get a good pitch to hit and put some barrel on it and hit...

Game 124: Royals at Yankees

Pinstripe Alley found this 8/17/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com

YANKEES (65-58) Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady LF Cano 2B Molina C Gardner CF Mussina RHP Mike Mussina (15-7, 3.30) vs. the Kansas City hitters. Brian Bannister (7-11, 5.36) vs. the New York hitters. Notes: ...

Recent funk means Yanks' postseason run is over
The calendar says August, but the Yanks might as well give up. Because it's clear there will be no October baseball in the Bronx.

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Giambi, A-Rod power Yankees in rout (AP)
Jason Giambi hit a grand slam, Alex Rodriguez sent a three-run homer bouncing into Monument Park and the New York Yankees battered Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals 15-6 on Sunday to salvage a split of the season series. Cody Ransom ...

Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez lead Yankees in rout of Royals
NEW YORK - Jason Giambi hit a grand slam, Alex Rodriguez sent a three-run homer bouncing into Monument Park and the New York Yankees battered Brian Bannister and the Kansas...

Giambi, A-Rod lead Yankees in 15-6 rout of Royals
Jason Giambi hit a grand slam, Alex Rodriguez sent a three-run homer bouncing into Monument Park and the New York Yankees battered Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals 15-6 on Sunday to salvage a split of the season series.