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    Albany, N.Y.
    About Me: My name is Michael Gwizdala and I live in Albany, N.Y. The Capitol of the Empire State. I'm probably the biggest most knowledgeable, opinionated sports fan I know. First and foremost I'm an avid, die-hard New York Yankees fan.
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Joba, Yanks: Domin-Eight
Posted by: MikeGwizdala on Jul 25, 2009 at 06:01:05 AM

As the Black Eyed Peas song goes, post All-Star break these New York Yankees are so 2008.  That's because with their eighth straight victory in an 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics, they've matched their streak from last season's second half start.

Down 1-0 early as Orlando Cabrera scored on a sac fly after he'd doubled and stolen third off Joba Chamberlain, it didn't take long for the Yanks to settle down.

While Brett Anderson started off much like Vin Mazzaro with seven K's, New York jumped on him early too, getting two back in the third.

Derek Jeter got the Yanks on the board with a single to right.  Jeter was 3-5 on the night with two RBI.

Also with having a big night at the plate, former A's outfielder Johnny Damon had three RBI himself. Meanwhile Melky Cabrera picked

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New York Jet: Derek & The Dominos Topple Toronto
Posted by: MikeGwizdala on Jul 6, 2009 at 05:18:49 AM

In what was a clinic of how to blow four-run leads and influence pitching changes, the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays put on a marathon slugfest that just didn't want to see the holiday weekend end.  Manager Joe Girardi commented after the game that he thought the game would never make it to the 9th.  And as yours truly can attest from attending my first game at the "New House," one will have to forgive me if Derek Jeter's go-ahead HR in the  5th felt more like the 8th instead.

It surely was "Nintendo baseball" at its best with both teams accounting for a combined 18 runs on 26 hits.  

Starting the ball rolling was the captain Jeter with a lead-off single up against the rightfield wall in the 1st.  After the first of three walks on the day to Mark Teixeira

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