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Yankees manager Joe Girardi had the conversation with Jorge Posada on Sunday, a talk similar to one he had with Joe Torre when Posada was about to cut into Girardi's time behind the plate.
The Minnesota Twins have a much needed day of rest today in their first round playoff matchup with the New York Yankees. Last night, the Twins lost to the Yankees 7 to 2 in New York in the first game of their best of five series. MPR's Jim Bickal explains what went wrong.
Yankees rally past Twins 7-2 in playoff opener
Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia got the New York Yankees off to a winning postseason start in their new ballpark. Even Alex Rodriguez broke out of his playoff rut against these tired Minnesota Twins.
The Minnesota Vikings are now 4-0, after beating the Green Bay Packers 30-23 last night in a highly-anticipated matchup. It was the first time Vikings quarterback Brett Favre competed against the team that he led for 16 seasons.
Favre takes it to the Packers: Vikings win 30-23
Brett Favre was clearly uncomfortable this week with all the attention on this reunion, trying to downplay the significance of playing the Green Bay Packers and stumbling through denials that his main motivation to unretire last year was revenge.
Next big game at the Dome: Vikes and Favre vs. Packers
Brett Favre's presence in Minnesota Vikings' purple galls most fans in Packers Nation. And the nausea level among Cheeseheads could be off the charts Monday night if Favre leads his latest team past the one he quarterbacked so successfully for so long.