Xavier Nady News

Maybe a trip back to the first place he had success in the Majors will let Justin Speier rediscover something.

Excerpts Players Syndication Sunday Home Cookin with Ma 2008-08-17 17:23 by Alex Belth This is one of my favorite times of year in New York City, when half the town is out-of-town. The weekend weather was a ...

ABOUT a month ago, the Mets had seven of their top prospects - Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Eddie Kunz, Nick Evans, Daniel Murphy, Mike Carp and Bobby Parnell all were together on the roster of the Mets' ...

OK, maybe Manny Ramirez wants to play for the Yankees next year. But he won't unless the Yankees also want him to play for them.

Xavier Nady hit a two-run home run in the 12th, also against Matt Guerrier , to help the Yankees end a four-game skid, their longest this season.

Following a pair of lights-out starts on the road, right-hander Jeff Karstens badly wanted his PNC Park debut to be a winning one.

Alex Rodriguez hit his 27th home run of the year Tuesday. The Yankees looked headed for their fifth-straight loss after Mariano Rivera blew his first save of the season in the bottom of the eighth.

Johnny Damon was surprised to learn yesterday afternoon that he was not in the lineup.

Yet again, the Yankees failed to take advantage of opportunities with runners in scoring position.

The winning hit was its own slow-motion replay. Chone Figgins bounced a single through the right side of the infield in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon to drive in the winning run and complete a ...

More and more it looks as if the big race between the Yankees and Red Sox this time, if there is any race between them, will be for the wild card.

Give the Pirates credit. At least, they're interesting. This has been one of the more entertaining years in recent Pirates history.

Jeff Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning before surrendering a double to Chris Young with two outs, but recovered to throw a two-hit shutout in Pittsburgh's 2-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks ...

THE odds of the Yankees com ing back from 5-0 against John Lackey? One hundred-to-one? Five hundred-to-one? The odds of coming back yesterday had Brett Gardner been in left field? Infinitesimal.

Yankees starting pitcher Joba Chamberlain, left, grimaces as he wipes his face while Jason Giambi , right, stands by his side during the fifth inning.

Who is the guy at home games in the pink gorilla suit? Let me know, your humble Phils-ville gatekeeper, Patrick Berkery .

Yankees manager Joe Girardi congratulates Xavier Nady, who had a career-high six RBIs on Sunday.

LA ANGELS: M.Teixeira , three on in 8th NY YANKEES: I.Rodriguez , none on in 5th; X.Nady , two on in 7th TIME - 3:23; ATTENDANCE - 54204.

By George Winkler 3 UP 1. Xavier Nady, OF, Yankees. Nady went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and a career-high six RBIs in the Yankees' 14-9 victory against the Angels.

The New York Yankees head into the final two months stronger than a week ago. They added outfielder Xavier Nady and catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who replaces injured Jorge Posada.