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• Yankees’ Offense at Heart of Team’s Problems

  In 2007 the Yankees scored 968 runs, the most for the team in 70 years. A year later, however, the Yankees’ offense has turned from an asset into a major problem. Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 12:50 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky, Damon, Johnny, Long, Kevin

• Yanks Send Cabrera to Minors and Release Sexson

  The Yankees front office made a lot of big decisions Friday before the team opened a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 10:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky, Kansas City Royals, Sexson, Richie

• Yankees Notebook: Cabrera’s Numbers Send Him To Bench

  After being out of the lineup for the sixth time in nine games, Melky Cabrera is no longer the regular center field player for the Yankees. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Girardi, Joe, Cabrera, Melky

• Pirates 12, Yankees 5: Pirates Pound Yankees With 19 Hits

  The Pittsburgh Pirates thumped the Yankees, before 38,867 festive fans. It was the first meaningful game there between the teams since the 1960 World Series. Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky, Pittsburgh Pirates

• Yankees Notebook: Two Yankees Have Suspensions Reduced

  Shelley Duncan and Melky Cabrera dropped their appeals of the three-game suspensions in exchange for having their penalties reduced to two games. Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 7:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Duncan, Shelley, Cabrera, Melky

• DiMaggio to Mantle to Williams to ... Gardner?

  Brett Gardner who batted .260 in 45 games at Class AAA last season, says he thinks he will get the chance to regularly play center field for the Yankees. Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky

• DiMaggio to Mantle to Williams to, er, Gardner?

  Brett Gardner who batted .260 in 45 games at Class AAA last season, says he thinks he will get the chance to regularly play center field for the Yankees. Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky

• Yankees and Rays Meet, and a Game Breaks Out

  Shelley Duncan, who faces a three-game suspension for his rough slide into Akinori Iwamura on Wednesday, went 0 for 2 and saw no pitches near his body. Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 4:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Duncan, Shelley, Cabrera, Melky

• Cabrera to Fight 3-Game Ban

  Melky Cabrera was given the same three-game suspension as his teammate Shelley Duncan, whose hard slide incited a brawl with the Tampa Bay Rays last Wednesday. Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 4:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Cabrera, Melky