HAMDEN, Conn. - Connecticut baseball fans are not fickle, but for the first time in five years the Red Sox have edged the Yankees in a poll of fan popularity.

You should see the view up here from Idiot Hill. How did I get here? Another A-Bomb from A-Rod , that's how.

YANKEES: New York third baseman Alex Rodriguez will skip the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium later this month, choosing to protect his finely tuned swing.

Hideki Matsui could be out until the All-Star break as the New York Yankees slugger tries to work his way back from a sore left knee.

It sucks to be Alex Rodriguez this week! The New York Yankees star player first had to endure a firestorm of false media accusations that he has been having an inappropriate relationship with Madonna .

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter responded to being left out of the lineup Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers by smiling.

Hank Steinbrenner wants the New York Yankees to flash their offense as they enter what could be a key point of their season.

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez will skip the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium next month, choosing to protect his finely tuned swing.

The reigning AL MVP participated in three derbies before he joined the Yankees in 2004 and he feels the made-for-TV event held the night before the July 15 All-Star game can have an adverse affect on a batter's mechanics.

'Always has for me,' Rodriguez said Tuesday before the Yankees lost to the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez spoke briefly on the subject on a day rumors about his personal life were published on a celebrity-gossip magazine's Web site.

The Yankees took a positive from yesterday's 3-1 loss to the Mets in that although Darrell Rasner struggled somewhat, he was closer to his first four starts of the season than his next five .

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees promoted hustling Brett Gardner from Triple-A and put him into the starting lineup Monday night, batting leadoff and playing left field against Texas.

Michael Young had an RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to help give the Texas Rangers their second straight win over the New York Yankees, 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The Yankees aren't interested in having Brett Gardner just wait around, on the field or off.

Though they've yet to confirm, everyone seems dead set that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are calling it quits .

Derek Jeter is astonished as he watches splintered pieces of shattered bats spinning around the infield like pinballs.

It's not often that Atlanta's Tim Hudson gives up a home run. When he does, he usually loses.

The only other time Scott Feldman pitched at Yankee Stadium, he stunk up the joint and left with an 81.00 ERA.

Andy Pettitte outpitched Johan Santana for his sixth straight win, leading the New York Yankees past the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday at rainy Shea Stadium.

Robinson Cano delivered a key RBI single off Santana, who has received little support from his teammates while dropping four consecutive decisions for the second time in his career.

Pettitte (9-5) allowed only solo homers to Ramon Castro and David Wright in six neat innings, winning his fourth start in a row.

Anytime Marcus Thames starts to get cranky about being a part-time player, he simply thinks about his mom.

Joba Chamberlain was dominant in his first major-league win as a starter as the New York Yankees routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 last night.

"We'll make our own evaluation," Girardi said. "It doesn't scare me. I had 22 rookies in Florida.