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WHAT IT MEANS: The Yankees don't do anything major. They do add a first/third baseman, Casey McGehee from the Pirates. He's a right-handed bat and helps them with Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira out. DEMPSTER IN THE DUMPSTER: The Yankees did have...

Boston Red Sox reliever Vicente Padilla accused the New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira of prejudice against Latin players and also told the first baseman to go play a "women's sport."

If the Yankees are going to come back from a 3-1 deficit to the Rangers in the ALCS and go on to repeat as World Series champions, they are going to have to do it without first baseman Mark Teixeira, who severely strained his right hamstring Tuesday.

The Yankees have more to worry about in the ALCS than Rangers ace Cliff Lee.