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Mark Teixeira #25 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by Rob Thomson #59 as Teixeira rounds third after his home run. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Silverman: Yankees Couldn’t Have Envisioned Such A Pillow-Soft Finish

The Yankees couldn’t have asked for a softer season-ending opponent. The Red Sox are simply awful, and they have been playing out the string since early August. Last season’s fried chicken and beer collapse has never ended.

2012/10/02

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Hal Steinbrenner On Yankees’ Playoff Fate: ‘Jobs Are Not Riding On This’

“Are jobs riding on this? Not that I know of,” Steinbrenner told reporters outside the Yankees’ clubhouse on Monday. “Jobs are not riding on this. We’ll look at everything in the offseason, as we always do.”

2012/10/02

Buck Showalter (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) and Joe Girardi (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

Keidel: Buck Showalter And Joe Girardi Make An Interesting Juxtaposition

Joe Girardi can’t jam the reset button and make his team young and voracious again. But he is expected to beat Baltimore. And if he doesn’t, he could go hungry.

2012/09/19

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Hartnett: Granderson Key To Yankees’ Playoff Hopes

Curtis Granderson’s caught fire in his last six games and is powering the Yankees down the stretch.

2012/09/16

Rangers' defenseman Ryan McDonagh and Vinny Milano. (credit: @baldvinny)

Rangers’ McDonagh Visits Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures

Rangers’ McDonagh visited the Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures on Saturday.

2012/09/15

Ivan Nova of the New York Yankees is pulled from the game in the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 15, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Nova Strong In Return, Yankees Top Rays

Ivan Nova was strong in his return from the DL as the Yankees defeated the Rays 5-3 on Saturday.

2012/09/15

Home Cooking Does Little To Solve Yankees’ Sorry Late Season Play

CC Sabathia faded in his matchup against fellow lefty ace David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to beat the New York Yankees 6-4 Friday night to stay close in the AL East.

2012/09/14

Phil Hughes (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Hughes Comes Up Huge In Pivotal Game For Bombers

With the Yankees’ offense sputtering, it was vital that Hughes was in complete command when he took the mound at Fenway Park.

2012/09/14

Is It Panic Time Yet? Yankees Have Just 21 Games To Get It Together

“We win a game, we lose a game, we win a game, we lose a game,” said shortstop Derek Jeter. “That’s pretty much it.”

2012/09/12

Derek Jeter (credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images), Mark Teixeira (credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Sweeny: 3 Reasons To Believe In Yankees (And 3 Reasons Not To)

Yes, some of these could be contradictory. That’s just part of the reason these Yankees are hard to figure out.

2012/09/10

Manager Buck Showalter of the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Buck Showalter Giving Orioles The Magic Touch

Buck Showalter’s inspired Orioles are defying logic and mastering the aging Yankees.

2012/09/07

‘Buckle Up’: Can Aging, Ailing Yankees Hang On In AL East?

History is on New York’s side. The 15 previous times the Yankees headed into September in first place since divisional play began in 1969, they made the playoffs.

2012/09/07

Sweeny: Good Timing, Joe; Yankees Stirred, Not Shaken, Heading Into Baltimore

This is not the way the Yankees drew up this season. But here they are with 26 games to play, and everyone in that clubhouse talking about how capable they are of turning the ship around.

2012/09/06