New York Yankees Experience

Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner says he's feeling fine after a collision with the wall Thursday night that forced him to be carted off the field. Gardner said Friday that he was feeling good enough to play for the start of the Yankees' three-game series against the Florida Marlins. He was not in the starting lineup, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Gardner would be available. Gardner tracked down Austin Kearns' long drive in the eighth in New York's loss to the Washington Nationals.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c23fe9e5e440ebd581ae59d6794cd0a0p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c23fe9e5e440ebd581ae59d6794cd0a0p=1//a

Yankees manager Joe Girardi was walking in the tunnel at the Florida Marlins' stadium on Friday when he bumped into a surprising face. It's not every day he runs into the man who fired him. Chatting like best friends about 3 1/2 hours before the first pitch between Florida and New York, Girardi and Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria spent about 20 minutes talking. The chummy conversation eventually moved into the Yankees' clubhouse. We talked about a lot of different things.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e70e4e40588706151ba7a7d89dddd358p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e70e4e40588706151ba7a7d89dddd358p=1//a

Francisco Rodriguez's perfection in save opportunities officially ended last week in the Bronx, even if it came when Luis Castillo dropped a game-ending pop-up by Alex Rodriguez. Last night, K-Rod suffered his first true blemish as a Met in a 5-4 loss to the Orioles.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c39bc71de8ffa75fe674ea4f7c669813p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c39bc71de8ffa75fe674ea4f7c669813p=1//a

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Even with an extra five hours and 26 minutes to think about it, the Yankees still couldn't figure out how to hit an unfamiliar pitcher.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=791f74b840c025ccc7290d47fddf79a0p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=791f74b840c025ccc7290d47fddf79a0p=1//a

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Slumping Alex Rodriguez has been benched for two days by the New York Yankees. The three-time AL MVP had been set to play his first regular-season games in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins. He is batting .145 (8 for 55) in June. The third baseman is in an 0-for-15 slump, and is hitting .212 with nine homers and 26 RBIs. Rodriguez missed the start of the season following hip surgery.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=eaa1dadb1a5ce582be0727187f559ddep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=eaa1dadb1a5ce582be0727187f559ddep=1//a

Alex Rodriguez's homecoming will have to wait a little longer. Following a tumultuous month at the plate, the slumping third baseman was benched Friday for two games by the New York Yankees for what he and the team called fatigue. The three-time AL MVP had been set to play his first regular-season games in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e225384de4099dd9c3a94ed66bb79e74p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e225384de4099dd9c3a94ed66bb79e74p=1//a

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