Two pressure points hit Saturday night at Tropicana Field. One will probably be forgotten. One probably will not. When referee Vic-Carapazza, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, and coach Marcus Thames knocked out Game 2 of the seven-time doubleheader, it gave further attention to the tension surrounding the eventual 5-3 loss to …
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On the way to winning the 1996 World Series, the Yankees gathered around the slogan of second baseman Mariano Duncan printed on T-shirts. “We play today. We win today. That’s it, ” was Duncan’s message. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Yankees’ motto should be “Gerrit Cole pitches …
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The double-header boxhores on Saturday will split the Yankees and Rays a couple of seven-innings as the Yankees defeated the opening and the Rays won the nightcap. In fact, the Yankees may have been losers, because when they walked out of Tropicana Field, they did not know how long they …
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The long day, diminished as it was, began as the Yankees dreamed it would be in December 2017: It ended with a recurring nightmare that they are all too well acquainted with. When “Next Man Up” came to define the Yankees in the Aaron Boone era, Giancarlo Stanton too often …
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By the time the Yankees completed their 8-4 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, Gary Sanchez was no longer trending on Twitter. On this front, the Yankees will make progress where they can find it. The human trending subject has had a rough …
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