Boss rails

Boss rails
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner criticized baseball schedule makers and complained that his team is treated unfairly, The New York Times reported today. The Boss is unhappy about New York's road trip this week, when interleague games begin. His problem: While the Yankees are in Cincinnati and Chicago, the rival Boston Red Sox play Pittsburgh and Milwaukee
Rubber match
Empire Maker and Funny Cide have beaten each other once, so Saturday's Belmont Stakes will be their rubber match. Empire Maker won the Wood Memorial in April, while Funny Cide won the Derby by 13/4 lengths. Empire Maker skipped the Preakness, and comes into the Belmont off a five-week layoff. C3.
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