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The New York Yankees started the season with two road series against their biggest rivals in the American League East. They won both series, after dropping the first game in each series, and opened at home yesterday with a 4-2 record. Brett Gardner was key in some of the Yankee wins in this first road trip of the year. But in the finale Sunday afternoon in Tampa Bay, Gardner failed to get on base ...

  Brett Gardner had another great game in the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday. The only thing Gardner could not do was catch Kelly Shoppach's base hit to left field with two outs in the eighth inning that broke up C.C. Sabathia's bid for his first career no hitter. It may have been academic anyway, since manager Joe Girardi has said since that Sabathia would not have ...

Brett Gardner did not start last night in the New York Yankees' fourth game of the season. Brett Gardner did not play in the game. Apparently Gardner was sore. As best as can be determined, his derriere was sore from sitting on the bench. It is inexplicable that Gardner, who was declared the starting left fielder, has now been benched in half of the Yankees' first four games. After telling the whole world on ...

Someone once said: "Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore." Last night, Javier Vazquez at times looked as though he might have been looking for his ruby slippers. Javy, you're not in Atlanta anymore. Many Yankee fans and most of the Yankee brass have trumpeted the return of Vazquez as just what the Yankees needed. They've pointed to the Yankees' lack of a fourth starter in the playoffs last season and proclaimed that Vazquez ...

After getting two hits in the season opener on Sunday night, Brett Gardner did not start in Boston last night. Not only had Gardner gotten the two hits, he also made two very good baserunning plays, going from first to third on a Derek Jeter single that did not get very far into left-center field and stealing home easily when Jeter broke for second. But for reasons that can be found only ...

If you were a pitcher and you looked at a batting order that featured Derek Jeter leading off, Alex Rodriguez hitting sixth and Robinson Cano hitting ninth, you would probably scratch your brow a little. What a minute, did I say A-Rod hitting sixth and not fourth? And Cano hitting ninth and not fifth? Yeah, that's what I said, because I'm not talking about the 2010 edition of the Bombers. I'm talking about ...

It is April 1. As I write this I can look out the window at blooming forsythias and fat robins hopping in too green grass. In three days, baseball starts for real with my team opening in Fenway Park. The New York Yankees are the greatest team in the history of the game and begin the new year defending their 27th world title. But as an undying, but objective, fan of the ...

Brett Gardner has been projected to the American League MVP for 2010. With Opening Day only three days away, Gardner has been picked by any number of baseball experts to garner his first MVP award. He is projected to hit .325, score 125 runs and steal 135 bases. April Fools! Sorry, couldn't resist. As of now, Gardner has had a horrible Spring Training at the plate. He is hitting .200 after going 0-4 in ...

Brett Gardner started in centerfield for the second straight day for the New York Yankees. Today, Gardner also hit leadoff as the Yankees lost to the Phillies 6-2. Gardner had a great game, with two hits in three times at bat, including a triple. He also scored a run. He raised his average for the spring to .240. He also stole one base. In yesterday's game against the Astros, Gardner started in center ...

Brett Gardner started in center field and hit sixth in the batting order as the New York Yankees lost a spring training tilt to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday. Neither position is a likely spot to find Gardner after the regular season starts in just 20 days. Because it is uncertain if Gardner can hold down a regular outfield slot, the Yankees will almost certainly put Curtis Granderson in center because he ...