Derek Jeter

BoSox Continue Mastery Over Yanks

Chien-Ming Wang didn't make it past the third inning, Kevin Youkilis homered and drove in two and Jonathan Papelbon picked up his 15th save of the season as the Red Sox outlasted the Yanks 6-5 in Boston. Full story

Four Yankee Home Runs Cut Down Rays

Andy Pettitte went six adequate innings, Johnny Damon broke a 3-3 tie with a solo home run in the sixth and the trio of Phil Hughes, Phil Coke and Mariano Rivera worked three scoreless innings as the Yanks trimmed the Rays 5-3 in the Bronx. Full story

Missed Opportunities Doom Yankees

Andy Pettitte struggled through five innings, Ian Kinsler reached base four times and drove in a run and Frank Francisco worked a perfect ninth for his 12th save of the season as the Rangers doubled up the Yanks 4-2 at The Stadium. Full story

Joba Leads Yankees Past Tribe

Joba Chamberlain went eight sparkling innings, Nick Swisher broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run double in the seventh and Mariano Rivera worked a perfect ninth as the Yanks dropped the Indians 5-2 in Cleveland. Full story

Bombers Beat Tribe, Move Into First Place

Andy Pettitte went five serviceable innings before leaving with a stiff back, Alfredo Aceves picked up the slack, pitching three innings of one-hit relief and Derek Jeter singled twice and drove in a run as the Yanks downed the Indians 3-1 in Cleveland. Full story

Yanks Drop The Hammer On Rangers

A.J. Burnett went six uncomfortable but shutout innings, Hideki Matsui belted two homers and Derek Jeter smoked three hits and walked twice as the Yanks whipped the Rangers 9-2 at the Ballpark in Arlington. Full story

Bombers Battle Back (Again) But Fall in 11th

CC Sabathia went eight solid innings and Melky Cabrera stroked a game-tying, RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth, but Carlos Ruiz delivered a two-out, RBI-double in the 11th inning as the Phillies nipped the Yanks 4-3 in the Bronx. Full story

The Melk-Man Delivers Once Again

Raul Ibanez crushed his league-leading 17th homer of the season and rookie John Mayberry Jr. clubbed a three-run jack in his major league debut, but Alex Rodriguez tied things up with a two-run bomb in the ninth and Melky Cabrera singled in the winning run as the Yanks upended the Phillies 5-4 at the Stadium. Full story

Yanks Dump O's; Winning Streak Hits Eight

Phil Hughes struck out a career-high nine batters through five innings and Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit back-to-back-to back homers in the second inning as the Yanks cruised past the Orioles 11-4 in the Bronx. Full story

Godzilla Leads Yanks Over Jays

CC Sabathia pitched eight solid innings, Derek Jeter contributed an RBI-single in his return from a strained right oblique muscle and Hideki Matsui (back from a tight right hamstring) drilled the eventual game-winning homer in the eighth as the Yanks edged the Blue Jays 3-2 in Toronto. Full story

Red Sox Top Yankees, Again

Joba Chamberlain struck out a career-high 12 batters and Johnny Damon went yard for the second game in a row, but Jason Bay belted a three-run homer in the first inning and Josh Beckett scattered 10 hits through six innings as the Red Sox trumped the Yanks 7-3 on a rainy night in the Bronx. Full story

Yanks Stumble Late As Halos Rally For Win

CC Sabathia was solid through six innings, but Howie Kendrick's infield RBI-single and Torii Hunter's two-run double keyed a four-run seventh and Matt Palmer pitched the game of his life as the Angels doubled up the Yanks 8-4 at the new Stadium. Full story

Melky, Pena Lead Yanks Past Angels

A.J. Burnett persevered through seven, Melky Cabrera snapped a 4-4 tie with an RBI-single in the eighth and Ramiro Pena followed with a two-run double as the Yanks bested the Angels 7-4 at the Stadium. Full story

Jeter's RBI-Single Gives Yanks Comeback Win

Andy Pettitte turned in another stellar performance, Robinson Cano drilled a two-run blast and Derek Jeter delivered a clutch, two-out RBI-single in the top of the ninth as the Yanks stunned the Rays 4-3 on a Wednesday afternoon in Tampa. Full story

Burnett Dazzles As Yanks Turn Back Rays

A.J. Burnett tossed six innings of no-hit ball, Nick Swisher went deep again and Derek Jeter crushed a three-run homer in the ninth inning to seal the deal as the Yanks defeated the Rays 7-2 in Tampa. Full story

Bomber Bats Blister Orioles

Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano combined for six hits, two home runs and seven runs batted in, Mark Teixeira belted his first homer of the year and A.J. Burnett pitched 5 1/3 innings of serviceable ball as the Yanks pounded the O's 11-2 in Baltimore. Full story

Yanks' Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short

Chien-Ming Wang never got on track, Nick Markakis homered and drove in three and a ninth-inning rally fell short when Hideki Matsui popped out with a runner on second to end the game as the Orioles downed the Yankees 7-5 in Baltimore. Full story

Enough, Already

It's been relatively quiet around these parts as Spring Training has progressed. It seems as thought Alex Rodriguez's name has quietly drifted away from the front page, so I thought now would be a good time to put a stake in the ground. I've noticed an extremely alarming trend over the past week or so in Tampa, and it's time to speak my mind. Full story

Catching Up With The Yankees

The Bombers opened their Spring Training doors this week and everyone was invited. Let's take a quick look back at the week that was in Yankee Land. Full story

Joe Torre: Author

Former Yankee skipper Joe Torre is coming out with a book titled "The Yankee Years" with Sports Illustrated writer Tom Tom Verducci. In it, Torre reportedly takes shots at general manager Brian Cashman, George Steinbrenner and everyone's favorite lightning rod -- Alex Rodriguez. Full story