Sep 26, 2005 12:26 PM EST
Yankees star Derek Jeter is the latest athlete to receive a threatening letter warning him to stop dating white women.
The letter was mailed to Jeter at Yankee Stadium and called him a "traitor to his race," according to a story in Monday's editions of the Daily News. It warned him to "stop or he'll be shot or set on fire," said a law enforcement source who the newspaper did not identify. It was not clear whether the source was speaking on condition of anonymity.
Jeter, whose father is black and mother is white, has been linked with women of various racial and ethnic backgrounds in New York's gossip columns.
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Sep 26, 2005 12:54 AM EST
The New York Yankees set an American League attendance record when they drew their 43rd home sellout Sunday to increase their total to 4,090,696.
The crowd of 55,136 at the 8-4 win over Toronto left the Yankees with a major league-leading average of 50,502 for their 81 scheduled home dates.
New York, tied with Boston for first in the AL East as it went on the road for the final week of the regular season, topped the 4,057,947 drawn by the Blue Jays at SkyDome in 1993, the second of Toronto's consecutive World Series championship years. The major league record of 4,483,350 was set by Colorado at Denver's Mile High Stadium in 1993, the Rockies' first season.
In the middle of the sixth, with New York trailing 3-2, a video of Yankees manager Joe Torre was played on the right-field scoreboard, one of a number of videos thanking fans.
``We deserve your booing sometimes, but we really feel your heartbeat,'' he said.
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Sep 21, 2005 10:56 AM EST
Mike Mussina plans to pitch Thursday, giving the Yankees one of their top starters back as they chase a playoff spot.
Mussina has not pitched in September because of inflammation near his elbow. He said Tuesday he expects to return for the finale of a four-game series with Baltimore, likely on a pitch count of about 80.
Manager Joe Torre would not say for sure that Mussina would be the starter because he hadn't had a chance to speak to his pitcher. But he indicated Mussina would get the nod as long as he convinced Torre that he felt comfortable.
"If that's the case, we'll pencil him in for Thursday," Torre said.
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Yankees Sep 2005 Archive
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NY Post | Sep 19, 2005
Gary Sheffield told the New York Post that he won't be playing in right field again this season because of a strained left thigh.
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AP | Sep 18, 2005
New York Yankees right-hander Jaret Wright left his start after being hit with a broken bat and Jason Giami left the game with back spasms.
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ESPN | Sep 17, 2005
Mike Mussina could rejoin the rotation next Thursday in right-hander Shawn Chacon's spot. He has been on the shelf with a bad right elbow.
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NY Daily News | Sep 16, 2005
In this, the last year on his contract, Brian Cashman's close associates say he has become disenchanted with being Yankee GM, if only because so much of the personnel decisions have been taken away from him by Tampa.
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NY Times | Sep 16, 2005
Outfielder Matt Lawton will be a free agent after the season, but he might retire.
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The Journal News | Sep 16, 2005
Roger Clemens former battery mate, Jorge Posada, believes that the future Hall of Famer is ready to retire from the game that he has dominated for so long. He has a 1.77 ERA this season.
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Star-Ledger | Sep 11, 2005
It was vintage Randy Johnson on Sunday, but the left-hander is still considering hanging up his spikes after this season.
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Palm Beach Post | Sep 11, 2005
Former Marlins pitcher Carl Pavano apparently hasn't been thrilled with the atmosphere in the Yankees clubhouse in his first season since he rejected a three-year, $21 million offer from Florida in favor of a four-year, $40 million contract with New York.
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Yahoo | Sep 10, 2005
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was not in the lineup on Saturday, a day after he was knocked over by Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek in a home-plate collision.
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ESPN | Sep 10, 2005
One of London's famous cricket venues has joined Major League Baseball's list of potential sites for regular-season games in 2007.
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NY Post | Sep 8, 2005
Carl Pavano doesn't believe that he'll be ready to return before the end of the regular season and he has stated that he wouldn't want to displace another pitcher in the postseason.
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ESPN | Sep 8, 2005
Gary Sheffield left Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the first inning with tightness in his left hamstring.
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ESPN | Sep 7, 2005
Rookie right-hander Chien-Ming Wang was activated from the 15-day disabled list by the Yankees on Tuesday and will start Thursday against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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NY Daily News | Sep 4, 2005
If Joe Torre fails to get the Yankees to the playoffs, it is likely that George Steinbrenner will part ways with the skipper and bring in Lou Piniella.
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NY Daily News | Sep 3, 2005
Mike Mussina has inflammation that is likely due to tendinitis. Mussina expects to be back but he acknowledged that missing the remainder of the season is a possible scenario.
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NY Post | Sep 2, 2005
GM Brian Cashman said it was too early in the process to formulate an opinion whether the Yankees would be interested in Sidney Ponson, who was released by the Orioles yesterday.
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AP | Sep 2, 2005
New York Yankees starter Jaret Wright was hit by a line drive in the right collarbone and on the right side of his neck, and forced to leave Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning.
