Yankees owner George Steinbrenner backed manager Joe Torre and GM Brian Cashman on Monday, challenging players and staff "to show me and the fans what they are made of" following a start he termed "clearly not acceptable."
Steinbrenner previously had refused comment on his team, which went 1-5 against the Red Sox the past two weekends and dropped into last place in the AL East at 9-14.
"The season is still very young, but up to now the results are clearly not acceptable to me or to Yankee fans," Steinbrenner said in a statement. "However, Brian Cashman, our general manager, Joe Torre, our manager, and our players all believe that they will turn this around quickly."
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Apr 30, 2007 12:57 PM EST
According to multiple sources within the organization, George Steinbrenner was silent in the hours after the Yankees dropped a 7-4 decision to the Red Sox yesterday at Yankee Stadium.
While Steinbrenner is livid over the last-place Yankees' 9-14 start, he wasn't showing signs he was about to make a change.
"Writing a story that [Torre] will be fired is going out on a limb," a person with knowledge of Steinbrenner's thinking said last night. "He hasn't made any decision."
"I take full responsibility. If people are looking to blame, blame me," Brian Cashman said.
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Joe Torre's older brother is scheduled to have a kidney transplant on Tuesday.
Frank Torre will receive the kidney from one of his daughters, Yankees manager Joe Torre said before Sunday's game against Boston.
"He's actually looking forward to it because he hasn't been feeling all that strong, which is why you have to have this done," Joe Torre said.
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Yankees Apr 2007 Archive
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ESPN.com | Apr 29, 2007
A suburban Chicago auction house reports that a baseball card from Mickey Mantle's 1951 rookie year with the Yankees has brought a record 160 thousand dollars for a veteran Evanston card collector.
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MLB.com | Apr 28, 2007
Two New York newspapers reported Saturday that Joe Torre's job status could be in jeopardy by the end of the weekend if the Yankees suffer their second consecutive sweep at the hands of the Red Sox, who defeated the Bombers, 11-4, in the series opener on Friday.
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Star-Ledger | Apr 28, 2007
A report on Friday indicated that the Dolans, owners of the Knicks and Rangers, are interested in purchasing the Yankees.
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AP | Apr 28, 2007
The Yankees lost another starting pitcher Saturday, two batters into their game against Boston.
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AP | Apr 28, 2007
Boston improved to 4-0 against its longtime rival this season.
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Toronto Star | Apr 27, 2007
Phil Hughes lost his debut on Thursday night 6-0 to the Jays, while being outpitched by an A.
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WFAN.com | Apr 26, 2007
"I wouldn't bet against him staying up there all year," said Scranton pitching coach Dave Eiland.
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New York Daily News | Apr 26, 2007
RHP Carl Pavano denied he told ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe that he was finished for the season.
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New York Daily News | Apr 25, 2007
Phil Hughes will still make his debut on Thursday versus Toronto, while Andy Pettitte wil throw on Friday against Boston.
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ESPN.com | Apr 25, 2007
"I want to stay in New York, no matter what," said Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday.
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Press Release | Apr 24, 2007
Derek Jeter left Monday's game at Tampa Bay after being struck by a pitch in the first inning.
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ESPN | Apr 24, 2007
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Angels and Giants are two teams most likely to make a run at Alex Rodriguez.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 24, 2007
The Yankees will activate Chien-Ming Wang and start the RHP tonight against the Devil Rays.
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AP | Apr 23, 2007
Alex Rodriguez became the first player in MLB history to hit 14 home runs in the first 18 games of a season.
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AP | Apr 23, 2007
The Yankees top pitching prospect, Phil Hughes, will make his MLB debut Thursday against the Blue Jays.
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yahoo.com | Apr 23, 2007
Mike Lowell hit one of Boston's four consecutive home runs off the Yankees' Chase Wright in the third inning, then connected for a three-run HR in the 7th inning that led the Red Sox to a 7-6 victory.
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ESPN.com | Apr 22, 2007
The Red Sox are on the verge of their first home sweep of the Yankees in more than 16 years.
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AP | Apr 21, 2007
Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon was out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox with a sore lower back and hamstring.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 21, 2007
The ball went over the wall, and Coco Crisp went with it.
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RealGM | Apr 20, 2007
Alex Rodriguez became the fastest player to hit 12 homers in a season with his two off Curt Schilling.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 20, 2007
Alex Rodriguez looks to continue his remarkable production tonight as the Yankees open a three-game series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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WLNS.com | Apr 20, 2007
Yankee right-handed pitching prospect Humberto Sanchez had surgery to replace his elbow ligament and will miss the rest of the season.
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AP | Apr 19, 2007
There's money in those pinstripes.
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RealGM | Apr 19, 2007
Alex Rodriguez hit his 10th home run of the season, a three-run walk off job in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Indians.
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New York Daily News | Apr 19, 2007
Alex Rodriguez is red hot and said he hasn't smiled this much, "probably since my daughter was born" and added that even when he makes an out, "I know exactly what to do to fix it.
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WSYR.com | Apr 19, 2007
The Yankees' elite property Phil Hughes, widely regarded as the number one pitching prospect in baseball, bounced back with a stellar outing at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
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New York Daily News | Apr 18, 2007
Phil Hughes probably won't be called up soon to bolster the Yankees injury-plagued rotation, Joe Torre said, but the manager is hopeful that "we'll gain a couple back" soon.
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New York Times | Apr 18, 2007
More than three hours before the Yankees played the Cleveland Indians and about an hour before the rest of the Yankees joined Derek Jeter for batting practice, he put in extra work at shortstop in front of the ushers and security guards.
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AP | Apr 18, 2007
The New York Yankees honored Jackie Robinson on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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New York Post | Apr 16, 2007
Derek Jeter has committed six errors in 11 games this season.
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Boston Herald | Apr 16, 2007
Because of the rainout against the Los Angeles Angels, the second in four days, the Red Sox redid their pitching rotation again, and the result is Curt Schilling on Friday in the series opener against New York, Josh Beckett in Game 2 on Saturday and Daisuke Matsuzaka in the Sunday finale.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 16, 2007
Rich Harden tossed six scoreless innings against the Yankees before leaving with tightness in his right shoulder in the seventh inning of the the Athletics' 5-4 victory over New York on Sunday.
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New York Daily News | Apr 15, 2007
Mike Piazza still has an apartment in New York, where he played with the Mets from 1998-2005.
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MLB.com | Apr 15, 2007
The Yankees retroactively placed right-handers Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano on the 15-day disabled list.
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AP | Apr 14, 2007
Yankees right-hander Chien-Ming Wang didn't allow a hit over five scoreless innings in an extended spring training game Saturday.
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AP | Apr 13, 2007
Carl Pavano has been pushed back to Tuesday's game against the Indians.
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Bergen Record | Apr 13, 2007
While the Yankees' starting pitchers have struggled, there is no greater need for Roger Clemens than there was before.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 10, 2007
Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez were named co-winners of the first AL Player of the Week award for the 2007 season Monday.
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AP | Apr 9, 2007
Johnny Damon was back at the top of the New York Yankees lineup for Monday night's game at Minnesota after being slowed by a mildly strained right calf muscle.
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AP | Apr 8, 2007
Hideki Matsui was put on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, a day after straining his left hamstring.
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Yahoo.com | Apr 7, 2007
Alex Rodriguez homered twice (including a walk-off grand slam), doubled, and drove in six runs in a memorable 10-7 victory over Baltimore on Saturday.
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AP | Apr 7, 2007
Hideki Matsui left the New York Yankees' game against Baltimore on Saturday with a strained left hamstring.
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MLB.com | Apr 7, 2007
Just as he'd promised, Derek Jeter was in the Yankees' starting lineup Saturday, one day after fouling an Adam Loewen offering off of his right foot.
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Star-Ledger | Apr 6, 2007
If Johnny Damon's strained right calf does not allow him to at least pinch-run by tomorrow, he said last night, he will probably make his first career trip to the disabled list.
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ESPN | Apr 4, 2007
"I could barely walk," said Johnny Damon. "It felt like cramps the other day, but it's definitely much worse than that."
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ESPN | Apr 3, 2007
Bernie Williams declined the Yankees' offer of a minor league contract and never came to spring training.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Apr 2, 2007
Alex Rodriguez hit his 465th career home run and his first of the 2007 season in the 8th inning of Monday's game against the Devil Rays.
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Star-Ledger | Apr 2, 2007
Johnny Damon left Monday's game in the top of the sixth and was replaced in center by Melky Cabrera.
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New York Post | Apr 2, 2007
Jorge Posada said Sunday that he's hoping against hope that Williams can still eventually resume his professional career, even though the longtime cornerstone is missing after parts of 16 seasons as a Yankee.
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