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Steinbrenner not venting over last place

Steinbrenner not venting over last place
AP, May 16, 2008
Hank Steinbrenner sounded optimistic on Friday, one day after his struggling New York Yankees fell into last place in the American League East. All it took was one look at last year's standings. "Well, we're not as far back as we were last year at this time," the Yankees' co-chairman said in Tampa, Fla. ...More
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Yankees Team Report May 16, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, here are your last-place New York Yankees.

Tampa Bay again showed why its goal of competing this year has come true so far while the Yankees make you wonder just how competitive they will be.

Scott Kazmir was the latest pitcher to leave the Yankees' hitters with little to do but return to the dugout muttering, and Ian Kennedy had something to mutter about himself after getting shelled in his return to the majors.

It all added up to yet another Yankees loss. They dropped three of four to the Rays, moving them two games below .500 and into the American League East basement.

This came after more grumbling from co-chairperson Hank Steinbrenner and before the weekend Subway Series against the Mets that usually comes with an extra side of ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 W. Betemit 3B/SS May 11, 2008 15-day Strained right hamstring
 J. Albaladejo RP May 10, 2008 15-day Right elbow
 P. Hughes SP May 1, 2008 15-day Strained right oblique
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A family waits as rain falls delaying the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and New York Yankees Friday, May16, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York. The game was postponed because of the weather.
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A New York Yankees fan listens to an announcement postponing the Major League Baseball game between the Yankees and the New York Mets because of rain on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins #22 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 15: Relief pitcher Gary Glover #47 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches against the New York Yankees on May 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)
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 AL East Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Tampa Bay 25 17 .595 -- 
 Boston 24 19 .558 1.5 
 Baltimore 22 19 .537 2.5 
 Toronto 21 23 .477 5.0 
 NY Yankees 20 22 .476 5.0 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
Hideki Matsui - New York YankeesH. Matsui
#55, Left Field
Leads team with .314 Batting Avg
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGH. Matsui.314 
 HRJ. Giambi
 RBIB. Abreu24 
 RJ. Damon27 
 SBJ. Damon
 WC. Wang
 SVM. Rivera11 
 IPC. Wang59.0 
 ERAC. Wang2.90 
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 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Mon, May 12at Tampa BayL 1-7 
 Tue, May 13at Tampa BayL 1-2 
 Wed, May 14at Tampa BayW 2-1 
 Thu, May 15at Tampa BayL 2-5 
 Fri, May 16NY MetsPostponed 
 Next Five Games
 Sat, May 17NY Mets13:05 
 Sun, May 18NY Mets20:05 
 Tue, May 20Baltimore19:05 
 Wed, May 21Baltimore19:05 
 Thu, May 22Baltimore19:05 
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