Newsday.com - Yankees

Cashman's vision? Look within

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

Imagine a baseball world in which a trade deadline passed and the Yankees served as innocent bystanders.

Swisher's clever baserunning helps Yankees win, 2-1

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:23:00 -0400

It started out as a day for pitchers at Yankee Stadium Saturday when David Cone threw the ceremonial first offering to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his perfect game.

Ten years after, Cone's perfect game is celebrated

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:13:00 -0400

Exactly 10 years after David Cone pitched a perfect game, guaranteeing himself a permanent place in Yankees lore, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch yesterday.

Lilly could've done some good things for Yankees

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:33:00 -0400

Twice this decade, the Yankees made their feelings clear regarding Ted Lilly.

Old-Timers' Day? Never gets old

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:33:00 -0400

Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium Sunday will be well worth watching, and not just to see if Dr. Bobby Brown, 84, can pop one over the right-centerfield fence the way everyone else does.

Another new Yankee Stadium homer does in Verlander

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:23:00 -0400

Banged-up Damon replaced defensively instead of Swisher

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:13:00 -0400

For the second straight day, Yankees manager Joe Girardi replaced Johnny Damon instead of Nick Swisher in the late innings for defense.

Burnett struggles to quality start

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:00 -0400

Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett got off to a wild start to begin the second half of the season Friday night. But much like his last start before the All-Star break, Burnett managed to grind it out and give the Yankees' offense a chance to deliver.

Teixeira's three-run homer gives Yankees 5-3 win

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:33:00 -0400

After Mark Teixeira ended a personal-worst streak of 95 at-bats without a home run July 9, he shrugged off the skid's significance, saying his home runs typically come "in bunches."

Girardi strongly leaning toward starting Mitre Tuesday

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:43:00 -0400

Joe Girardi has arrived at a decision on who will start Tuesday in Chien-Ming Wang's rotation spot, and his choice wasn't a surprise.