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2012 ALCS: Detroit Tigers Sweep New York Yankees With 8-1 Win

Joe Student — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:07:32 +0000

Jhonny Peralta homered twice, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 8-1, at Comerica Park on Thursday to sweep the American League Championship Series and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2006.

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Derek Jeter Suffers a Broken Ankle in Yankees' ALCS Loss

Joe Student — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:23:22 +0000

New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team's 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.

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Yankees Bench Alex Rodriguez For Crucial Game Five Against Baltimore

BJ Ragone — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:19:10 +0000

Alex Rodriguez has a reputation for slumping in the playoffs, and this year is no different. Manager Joe Girardi is being proactive about it, and has decided to sit the star.

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Are Fans Sitting Too Close to the Game? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:00:28 +0000

One feature common to nearly all of the ballparks built in the last 20 years or so—roughly since Baltimore's Camden Yards kick-started the surge of new stadiums in 1992—is the increased proximity of the fans to the action.

Nearer outfield fences, smaller foul territories, and less room between the rows of seats and the barrier separating them from the field certainly help bring fans closer to the game, but occasionally at some expense, such as what happened earlier this week in the Bronx.

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