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For the first time in a generation, the Yanks can exceed expectations.

Joe Girardi rolled the dice with his Game 3 lineup, and they came up snake eyes.

If you believe CC Sabathia is the key in Game 5, you haven't paid attention.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez both are in New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi's lineup for Thursday's Game 4 of the American League Division Series.

Joe Girardi apparently refused to cave in to public pressure to drop Alex Rodriguez in his lineup for tonight's pivotal Game 3 against the Baltimore Orioles, holding him in the third slot against RHP Miguel Gonzalez. Here is tonight's lineup: Dere...

Joe Girardi decided to leave Alex Rodriguez in the third spot in the New York Yankees' batting order for Game 3 of the ALDS but replaced him in 9th inning for pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez, who tied the game with a solo home run.

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has not ruled out moving third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the lineup for Wednesday's Game 3 of the ALDS.

BALTIMORE -- Matt Wieters has an excellent reputation as a catcher and a leader, but he and Jason Hammel combined on a pitch selection in Game 1 of the ALDS that had talent evaluators befuddled. The count was 3-2, the hitter was Alex Rodriguez, and H...

Blog | October 09, 2012

Alex Rodriguez is struggling mightily so far in the ALDS, and Buster Olney writes that some lineup tweaks for the Yankees are in order, beginning with dropping A-Rod down and moving Robinson Cano up.

Blog | Conversation | October 09, 2012

BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles have now played 20 games against each other this season. Each has won 10 of those games and lost 10 of those games. The run differential over those 20 meetings is a scant two runs: 99 for...

Alex Rodriguez cannot bat third for the New York Yankees anymore.

Raised by fighters, Joe Girardi is a tough guy who's in charge of a tough team.

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...

These jokers are wild: Should the Bombers root for O's or Rangers?

The Yankees' 28th World Series title is likely Robinson Cano's to win or lose.

Thanks to Raul Ibanez, the Yanks stayed alive for the AL East title they covet.