Yanks Qualify for Playoffs and Let Loose
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The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.
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The New York Yankees needed help to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title last night, but that didn't stop them from celebrating like first-timers.
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The Minnesota Twins might have moved two steps back toward a return to Yankee Stadium next week for the first round of the playoffs when they got swept by the New York Yankees in a rain
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NEW YORK - Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.    John Flaherty also homered for the Yankees (96-57), who are assured of no worse than a wild-card berth...
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Following 4 1/2 months of struggles, the New York Yankees are back in a playoff position, sweeping the Boston Red Sox to take over the AL wild-card lead.
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NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit a tying double in the 12th inning, then Derek Jeter dashed home on Hideki Matsui's sacrifice fly and the Yankees bailed out Mariano Rivera with another improbable postseason comeback, beating Minnesota 7-6 Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece.   "Alex had a little trouble settling in here, but when you do this at Yankee Stadium in a postseason game, especially coming from behind, God only knows what it's going to do for him," New York manager Joe Torre said...
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If you are a Red Sox fan, this was your World Series. The Yankees were unceremoniously eliminated from the postseason by the Detroit Tigers yesterday. It is the story of the baseball year, and no matter what else happens, this is unlikely to change.
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They had just been on the bottom side of the greatest el foldo in major league baseball playoff history. Maybe at some point down the road, that will irk the Yankees.
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The Yankees lost their final home game of the regular season Monday. But if all goes according to plan, they will be back next week for the American League divisional series.
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TORONTO - Jason Giambiâs struggles might have cost him a spot on the New York Yankeesâ postseason roster. Before the Yankees ended the regular season Sunday with a 3-2 win over Toronto, Yankees manager
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The Yankees climbed into the pennant race by beating mediocre teams after the All-Star Game break. Now they have built enough confidence to hang with the elite.
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Minneapolis -- They were down by four runs. They were five outs from defeat. Hmmm. You think the Yankees were actually worried about losing?
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The American League playoff teams are set. All that remains to be determined are the first-round matchups.
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The plot: The Yankees will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, thanks to their 101-win season and the AL&#39;s victory in the July All-Star Game.
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The New York Yankees are going to the playoffs, and they will probably go there as AL East champions, too. They just won&#39;t be clinching the division in Fenway Park.
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On the brink of the biggest collapse in postseason history, the New York Yankees have one more chance to pull themselves together and finish off Boston.
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Despite clinching the American League East last Wednesday, the Yankees still have work to do, a fact that was on display during SundayÂs loss.