Archive for May 30th, 2008

The Yankees believe that Bobby Abreu may be overlooked in the big picture of the Majors, but they realize how valuable he is to their lineup.

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Coastal Carolina caught up to Columbia in the third inning and never looked back as it sent the Lions into the losers’ bracket in N.C.A.A. Division 1 regional play.

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Pedro Martínez was back with the Mets on Friday, which meant he was throwing, smiling, joking and trying to bring some stability to a team that has been wobbly without him.

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Joe Girardi said he made the decision to start Joba Chamerlain against the Blue Jays after weighing “a ton of factors,” among them keeping Andy Pettitte on normal rest.

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The Yankees commemorated the one-third mark of their season by bobbing up to the break-even point once more. Mike Mussina overcame a shaky opening, and Hideki Matsui came through with an RBI single in the seventh that proved big in the Bombers' 6-5 win over the Twins to open a four-game series at the Metrodome.

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Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday by the Boston Red Sox, who opted to take a cautious approach towards a mild strain of his right rotator cuff.

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Joba Chamberlain is set to bid farewell to the bullpen and join the Yankees' rotation on Tuesday, drawing his first starting assignment against the Blue Jays in the Bronx.

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Joba Chamberlain will make his highly anticipated first major league start on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium against Toronto.

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José Valentín believes regular communication and informal humor among teammates can do wonders for a team’s morale, and Valentin is confident he can help the Mets in that regard.

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Jorge Posada seems to be feeling increasingly chipper about the health of his throwing arm, and the catcher could rejoin his Yankees teammates when the club returns to New York for a seven-game homestand on Tuesday.

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Derek Jeter was sticking to his usual side of the story, saying that he felt "fine," but his numbers have been anything but OK since he was hit on the left hand by a 93-mph fastball last week.

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The ramifications of the Reds' loss Sunday in 18 innings could go beyond that one game as so much of the team's pitching staff had to be used.

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Joe Torre got the chance to offer Willie Randolph, his former third-base and bench coach, some advice on how to deal with an angry mob after teasing it by almost getting to the World Series.

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Back in the clubhouse, and not feeling symptomatic, Ryan Church he said that he had no misgivings about how he or the Mets handled his recent concussion.

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Mariano Duncan appreciated playing for Joe Torre as a Yankee and enjoys working for him as a coach in Los Angeles.

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