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Joe Girardi continues his lineup-pulled-from-a-hat routine and in Game 4 there's no Alex Rodriguez or Curtis Granderson in the starting nine. Nick Swisher returns to right field with Brett Gardner sliding over to center field from left. Eric Chavez i...

Will the Yankees get swept? What does Joe Girardi do about the lineup? Is it possible Justin Verlander loses? Eric Karabell and I break down Game 3 of the ALCS....

Some postseason averages through the first four games for some Yankees hitters: Alex Rodriguez: .125, 16 AB, 9 SO Ichiro Suzuki: .200, 20 AB, 3 SO Nick Swisher: .133, 15 AB, 3 SO Robinson Cano: .111, 18 AB, 1 SO Curtis Granderson: .063, 16 AB,...

With help from the blog network writers, here are reasons each team can win the World Series. St. Louis Cardinals 1. A potent, balanced lineup. The Cardinals had the best on-base percentage in baseball, including four starters -- Matt Holliday, J...

So Trevor Bauer starts tonight for the Diamondbacks. Andrew Cashner, who pitched out of the bullpen for the Padres at the start of the season, is back after getting stretched out as a starter in the minor leagues and he'll start as well. Dave Cameron...

Joe Girardi has his little black binder. Bobby Valentine has his ... cell phone. As ESPNBoston's Gordon Edes reported last night, Valentine's original lineup card against Twins pitcher Liam Hendriks had Darnell McDonald and Kelly Shoppach in the s...

Hey, it's only one weekend but for one weekend New York Mets fans can rejoice in a simple statement of fact: the New York Yankees are 0-3 and the Mets are 3-0. The Tampa Bay Rays' sweep of the Yankees was an important statement for the Rays, a tea...

If my math is correct, the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees still have 17 games against each other. The Rays and Boston Red Sox have 18 games against each other. The Red Sox and Yankees have 18 games against each other. And all three teams have 18...

I spent last night watching the postgame coverage on YES. I listened to Yankees fans calling in to sports-talk radio as I drove in to work this morning. I have the Mike Francesa show on YES on right now as I write this. Love the Yankees or hate the Y...

I was sure Alex Rodriguez was going to pop one out. I was pretty sure Mark Teixeira was going to pop one out. I knew Nick Swisher was going to knock one over the short porch in right field, probably down the line and into the first row. That...

Some stuff to check out ... Stephanie Liscio has a soft spot for Fausto Carmona, but with a 6.17 ERA, what are the Indians supposed to do with him? I agree with Brien Jackson at It's About the Money: Why is Joe Girardi platooning outfielder Br...

Corey Patterson was supposed to have many weekends like this one, games in which he'd be the best player on the field, a tantalizing mix of power, speed and defense. He had five hits on Saturday in Toronto's 9-8 victory over the White Sox, including ...

Give Joe Girardi credit: With his suggestion that Derek Jeter may no longer serve as the Yankees' full-time leadoff hitter, he's making a public acknowledgment that Jeter is no longer a star hitter. Now he should make the next move, which is to ackno...