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As for his current stature in the rotation, from a practical standpoint, that's as tenuous as his wobbly right knee.

The 16-game format has worked well since 1978, and there's no reason to change it. But adjusting the preseason and playoffs seems like a reasonable idea.

Enthusiasm aside, their line has not played together, Bell has not played at all, and big-dog Patriots still are in their division.

His propensity for angrily banging the bat on the roof of the dugout isn't making him many friends.

In his lone series, the veteran quarterback moved the team down the field and threw a touchdown pass.

"Ten out of 10 times, I know he's going to make the play," Aaron Judge said of the catch that helped seal the Yankees' 3-2 win over the Indians.

Giants rookie QB would have made former coach Bill Parcels proud with his bounce-back ability.

Thursday's 19-5 loss at Yankee Stadium prompted the question, and Aaron Boone liked the idea, but it's not likely to happen any time soon.

Fifty-two percent of those who responded to our Twitter poll wanted Stanton in the lineup come October. Forty-eight percent would rather take their chances without the former NL MVP.

After going 0-for-4 Wednesday, which included three strikeouts, Judge is batting .158 (12-for-76) with a .250 slugging percentage over his past 20.