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		<title>Yanks acquire Austin Kearns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the Yankees aren&#8217;t done. After landing Lance Berkman earlier today &#8211; that deal is official and will be announced tomorrow &#8211; the Yankees have also landed Indians outfielder, Austin Kearns for a PTBNL. Kearns, 30, has hit .268/.351/.413 this year with Cleveland, and will likely serve as an outfield bench bat while with New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21489</link>
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		<title>Yanks sending Melancon to Houston</title>
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Here are Melancon&#8217;s numbers &#8211; I&#8217;ve written about him before &#8211; and here are Paredes&#8217; numbers.
Losing Melancon is a big deal, as he was billed as Mariano Rivera&#8217;s heir. More on this tomorrow&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21485</link>
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		<title>Yankees close to acquiring Lance Berkman</title>
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Wow, talk about unexpected (although the guys at RAB suggested it earlier today). According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees are close to acquiring Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros.
Despite somewhat of an off-year (brought on by injuries, bad luck, etc.), Berkman, in my opinion, is one of the most underrated players [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21479</link>
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		<title>Quick Bits: Recap, Posada, Joba, Downs</title>
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Here are a few quick items on the day:

Thanks mainly to rookie right-hander, Josh Tomlin, the Yankees lost to Cleveland last night, 4-1.
Jorge Posada missed yesterday&#8217;s game with a sore left knee. Posada also admitted to dealing with a cyst in the back of the knee &#8211; the culprit for the soreness &#8211; all season. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21476</link>
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		<title>G99: Yankees @ Indians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the lineups for tonight via LoHud:
YANKEES (63-35)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Juan Miranda 1B
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (13-3, 3.18)
INDIANS (41-58)
Trevor Crowe CF
Asdrubal Cabrera SS
Shin-Soo Choo RF
Austin Kearns LF
Shelley Duncan DH
Jhonny Peralta 3B
Matt LaPorta 1B
Jason Donald 2B
Chris Gimenez C
RHP Josh Tomlin
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m. / [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21474</link>
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		<title>Yanks on Soria&#8217;s no-trade list?</title>
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Via ESPN New York:
If the Yankees are indeed interested in acquiring Kansas City Royals All-Star closer Joakim Soria, they will face one more hurdle &#8212; a no-trade clause.The Yankees are one of the six teams on Soria&#8217;s no-trade list, a  baseball official with knowledge of the contract tells ESPN New York.
Perhaps Soria &#8211; or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21471</link>
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		<title>Yanks trying to move Chan Ho Park?</title>
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Via Jayson Stark of ESPN:
Here&#8217;s a big name to add to your distinguished list of available relievers: #Yankees trying to unload Chan Ho (7 HR in 32.1 IP) Park #trades
Park has had a solid July, but beyond that he has not been a trustworthy reliever for Joe Girardi and the Yankees. I could see a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21468</link>
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		<title>Quick Bits: Recap, Joba/K-Rob, Garza, Haren, Downs</title>
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Here are a few quick items on the day:

Thanks to Curtis Granderson and Javier Vazquez, the Yankees beat the Indians last night, 3-2.
The Yankees actually won without Joba Chamberlain, as Dave Robertson setup for Mariano Rivera.
Boone Logan also helped in the eighth last night. Joe Girardi said the bullpen calls were matchup-based.
Matt Garza threw a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21466</link>
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		<title>G98: Yankees @ Indians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, earlier today, Joe Girardi announced that Sergio Mitre would pitch out of the bullpen going forward, while Dustin Moseley would slot into the rotation (at least until Andy Pettitte returns). Girardi pinned the decision upon Mitre&#8217;s recent oblique injury, noting that the injury has prevented Mitre from being &#8220;ready&#8221; to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21460</link>
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		<title>A-Rod okay, in tonight&#8217;s lineup</title>
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Via the AP:
CLEVELAND — Alex Rodriguez has returned to the lineup for the New  York Yankees and once again will try to hit his 600th career home run.
Rodriguez  left Sunday&#8217;s game against Kansas City after being struck in the left  hand by a pitch from Blake Wood.
Rodriguez was in the starting  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.i-yankees.com/?p=21458</link>
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