Newsday.com - Yankees

Ingredients are right mix

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Clutch hitting and solid Moose equal good start to 2nd half

Clutch hitting and solid Moose equal good start to second half in Yankees 7-1 win against Athletics.

Sexson makes Yanks look right

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New weapon vs. lefties gets RBI single in pinstripe debut

During their days as rivals in the National League's Central Division, Joe Girardi got a pretty good read on Richie Sexson.

THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

July 19, 1959, at Yankee Stadium: In the opener of a 6-2, 6-4 sweep of the White Sox, Enos Slaughter hits a pair of two-run homers. At 43, he was the oldest player to hit two homers in a game until Carlton Fisk did the same in 1991.

THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

July 18, 2001, at Shea Stadium: In a 4-3 win over the Marlins, Todd Zeile returns to third on a throw home but it is occupied by Rey Ordonez. After both were tagged and called out, Zeile heads to the dugout. Marlins manager Tony Perez is ejected for the first time in 31 seasons in baseball after the call was reversed.

AL wins marathon game in 15th inning

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:38:00 -0400

Michael Young's sacrifice fly extends American League's unbeaten streak to 12 seasons

History was the whole point of having this All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. There was the hope of celebrating it and reliving it and having something that would last forever. Who knew that it would make more history, a game that seemed like it would last forever?

Yankees help shore up offense with Sexson

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Yankees will open the second half of the season with Richie Sexson on their roster. But even if Sexson produces, they'll need more offensive improvements.

Righty Garcia could be late-season pickup

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Freddy Garcia, who has not pitched this season while recovering from surgery on his right labrum, is preparing to work out for clubs, his agent Peter Greenberg said by phone yesterday. The Yankees and Mets are among the dozen or so clubs that have expressed interest.

Yanks not out of it but not where they want to be

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Because how you view the state of the Yankees' union depends on that.

All-Star Game took forever but had staying power

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

If they were unhappy, they hid it well.

Did McDowell point '95 Yanks in right direction

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Yankee Stadium continued its farewell season in style last night. The last 13 years of the soon-to-be gone park have featured a steady stream of titles and sellouts. So it's easy to forget some of the stranger moments from the dark days pre-1996.