Giambi Not on the Yanks' Roster vs. the Twins
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New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi will be kept off the roster for the playoff series against the Minnesota Twins. The best-of-five series begins Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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Since coming off the disabled list Aug. 7, after missing more than two months with an injured left foot, Jason Giambi is 13 for 62 (.210) in 22 games.
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Jason Giambi declined comment on a report in yesterday&#39;s New York Daily News that indicated the Yankees first baseman has been receiving treatment for a benign tumor on his pituitary gland.
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Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks because of torn tissue in the arch of his left foot, the latest setback in a tumultuous season for the Yankees' designated hitter.
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NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera failed to hold a two-run lead in the eighth, and the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees were tied at 5 after 11 innings Wednesday night in Game 2 of their best-of-five series in the AL playoffs.    Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez homered to back Jon Lieber, but Minnesota rallied from a 5-3 deficit, ending Rivera's 12-for-12 mark in postseason save chances at Yankee Stadium...
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Minneapolisâ The Minnesota Twins were in great shape just two days ago. Now they&#39;re on the brink of being eliminated by the New York Yankees for the second straight year.
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Manager Joe Torre named Gary Sheffield as his first baseman for the playoffs Saturday, and that was a relief to Jason Giambi, who will be limited to being a designated hitter.
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NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte thinks the New York Yankees would do just fine without Johan Santana or Dan Haren.
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A division winner faced a division leader when the Twins played a doubleheader Wednesday in Yankee Stadium. However, it wasn&#39;t exactly a playoff preview.
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New York Yankees All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez did not play in their series final against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, undergoing an MRI on a strained hamstring.
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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez isn't in the starting lineup for the New York Yankees' game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
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The Twins hesitated not a whit in sending Johan Santana to the mound yesterday on three days&#39; rest. The Yankees refused to do the same with Mike
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Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did manage to utter the name "Johan Santana" yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park, that was about all that was emanating from the crop of assembled GMs - including the Red Sox' Theo Epstein and the Blue Jays' J.P. Ricciardi - in the way of news. With much of baseball on hold for the holidays, ...
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Jason Giambi returned to the Yankees' lineup Tuesday night for the first time since July 23 and was in the No. 6 slot in the batting order for New York's game against Kansas City.
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NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint
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MINNEAPOLIS - The last time he faced the Yankees, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the American League playoffs.    This time, Santana knocked down Derek Jeter and silenced New York's powerful lineup...
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.