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NEW YORK -- The Yankees latest dynasty ended seven years ago. Any pretense of trying to win now stopped Monday.Outfielder Carlos Beltran and pitcher Ivan Nova followed Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller out of the Bronx. Instead of contending for their accustomed playoff spot and a 28th World Series title, the Yankees will fight to avoid their first losing season since 1992.After peaking at 56-52 last week, the Yankees dropped back to .500 with four straight losses, including a three-game weekend sweep by last-place Tampa Bay.A true playoff contender, you know, not a playoff pretender, wouldnt do that, general manager Brian Cashman said bluntly before the Yankees 6-5, 10-inning win at the Mets in the Subway Series opener.And so, the Yankees will resemble other rebuilding teams for the immediate future. In exchange for four veterans, New York received 10 prospects -- three of them highly rated -- plus pitcher Adam Warren and two players to be named.Were kind of in unfamiliar territory with the Yankees, said first baseman Mark Teixeira, whose eight-year contract ends this year. You cant just win through free agency. Thats not the way it works anymore.Beltran, at age 39 the top player in the Yankees lackluster offense, was sent to Texas for right-hander Dillon Tate, the fourth overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, and right-handers Nick Green and Erik Swanson.This organization has never been this, Beltran said. But its the new baseball, man. Its the new generation. Organizations no longer are making dumb decisions.Nova, who like Beltran is eligible for free agency after the World Series, was sent to Pittsburgh for two players to be named. While 53-39 for the Yankees, Nova was inconsistent since his return from Tommy John surgery.Its a new chapter, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Theres going to be some young guys that get a chance, and Im excited about that.Cashman made the moves with managements go-ahead just ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline.I believe that you can win with the players in that room, Girardi insisted. Some people are probably going to think that Im delusional, but I mean, theres no reason to put the uniform on if you dont believe that you can win.Fans will closely follow the restocked farm system.Tate was the top pitcher selected in the 2015 draft. Outfielder Clint Frazier, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, was acquired from Cleveland on Sunday in the trade for Miller. Venezuelan shortstop Gleyber Torres was obtained from the Chicago Cubs last week in the Chapman deal.New York has played one postseason game since 2012, losing to Houston in last years AL wild-card matchup. Patching the roster with free agents in the post-Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera era was not working.Brian and his staff and the organization is trying to put this team in a good position to have a long run of not just playing well, but winning championships, Girardi said. Its not about being ... a second wild-card team and winning one game or losing one. We want to win championships.Tate, 22, received a $4.2 million signing bonus from the Rangers and is 3-3 with a 5.12 ERA this year in 16 starts and one relief appearance for Class A Hickory in the South Atlantic League.Green was taken in the seventh round of the 2014 draft and Swanson in the eighth. New York agreed to send Texas $3,708,333 on Dec. 31 to offset part of the just over $5 million remaining in Beltrans $15 million salary.A 39-year-old switch-hitter, Beltran led the Yankees with a .304 batting average, 22 homers and 64 RBI.I think as a player, you know that this moment could happen. But when it happens, it hits you, Beltran said.Nova, 7-6 with a 4.90 ERA in 15 starts and six relief appearances, thought at 3:55 p.m. OK, Im not going to get traded. Im going to stay here.He was running on a treadmill in the weight room when Yanks bullpen catcher Ramon Rodriguez told him about the trade. He rejoins former Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli with Pirates.We grew up in this organization, the pitcher said.Game notes Reliever Tyler Clippard rejoined the Yankees, his original team, a day after he was acquired from Arizona for minor league right-hander Vicente Campos. Clippard said he understands why Chapman and Miller were prized: Thats what the game is now. Back end of the bullpen.----AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins and AP freelance writer Doug Gould contributed to this report. Cheap Vita Vea Jersey . 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Border is present in Kandy to watch this match, and was unimpressed by the visitors batting effort on day two, which happened also to be his 61st birthday.No-one knows better than Border that Test cricket can often require a similar level of ruthlessness to that espoused by Dempsey: the ability to slam the door shut on the opposition before they can take the chance to regroup and respond later on in a match. Having rolled Sri Lanka cheaply on the first day, Australias batsmen had the chance to do the slamming, a role they have generally enjoyed. Through some poor shot selection and diligent Sri Lankan bowling, they did not, and the consequence was to watch Kusal Mendis charge into the resultant breach.It was a somewhat ironic turn of events, given that over the past 33 years it has invariably been the Sri Lankans squandering strong positions over Australia. Border led his 1992 touring team to a most unlikely victory in Colombo after surrendering a first-innings advantage of 291. A more confident and accomplished Australian side thrice bailed out Ricky Ponting on his first tour as captain in 2004, when in each Test the tourists surrendered a first innings lead. Most dramatic of the turnarounds came in Kandy, where Australia were bowled out for 120 on day one, but managed to limit Sri Lanka to a first innings lead of 91.Those figures were oddly reminiscent of proceedings at Pallekele the past few days: the rush of wickets on day one, the failure to take advantage on day two, the strong riposte on day three. The major difference of course was the reversal of roles, and the dominant innings being played not by a promoted Adam Gilchrist but the ebullient Mendis. At length he showcased an arsenal of strokes to be widely admired, and a level of determination to put some of the Australians less savoury day two shots to considerable shame.His combination of positivity and organisation contrasted with Steven Smiths stumping, even if there was some good fortune along the way. For most of the morning Steve OKeefe looked a decent chance to get Mendis lbw with a ball sliding into the stumps from around the wicket, and the left-arm spinners withdrawal from the attack due to a hamstring complaint was a grievous blow to Smith. OKeefes eagerness to chase lbw verdicts also had the impact of costing Australia their two DRS referrals before lunch arrived, an eventuality that, like their first innings batting, would sting later.Otherwise the Australian bowlers did not do a whole lot wrong: Mitchell Starc got the new ball swinging for a couple of early wickets, Josh Hazlewood retained a disciplined line without the same seam movement he had found on day one, and Nathan Lyon delivered spells that were never less than presentable and often dangerous. But the truth of the matter is that they should have been defending a far bigger lead, if they were even bowling at all on day three.Batting conditions in this match have been somewhat tricky, but never impossible. Greatter application was required when Australia had the chance, for they will now be facing a testy fourth innings chase and the prospect of facing up to Rangana Herath and Lakshan Sandakan with scoreboard pressure on their side.ddddddddddddMost troubling for the coach Darren Lehmann will be the fact that Australias mediocre first innings took place without the worry of a mighty first innings total hanging over his batsmen: the impediment widely attributed to their failures in the UAE in 2014.Instead, they were simply confounded by the muddle of their own minds and techniques, with failings gleefully exploited by the aforementioned spin duo. That will be maddening for each batsman to ruminate upon, as evidenced by the sullen faces and gestures of frustration that cropped up increasingly across day three. When Smith offered a Border-style teapot pose it wasnt hard to recall his stumping; when Mitchell Marsh kicked the dust in mid-pitch after another stout Sri Lankan forward defensive, it was as much about the Sandakan googly he missed as the ball that had just been hit.Even the momentous occasion of Lyons 200th Test wicket was reduced to something of a sidelight by the match scenario. Five years ago Lyon had made his debut with a five-for against Sri Lanka in Galle, his first-ball victim Kumar Sangakkara. The smiles and celebrations were more reserved, even fatigued this time around, after Dhananjaya de Silva bunted a catch to mid-off. More runs in the bank and Lyon may not only have been chasing wicket 200 but the buzz of an innings victory.Mentally speaking, the Australians now have a sizeable hurdle to get over, just as Sri Lanka have done over the years. But where Sri Lankas issue often seemed to be about overcoming Australia in a Test match, Australias issue is with finding a way to win in Asian conditions. In recent times they have been able to console themselves with the thought that encounters with India and Pakistan were won by the more accomplished team in the conditions. But an unfancied Sri Lankan side with an abominable recent record is another matter entirely.The coaching staff and team psychologist Michael Lloyd will have a power of work ahead of them should a defeat unfold here. A sub-par result in Sri Lanka would likely require a substantial rethink abut the way some of Australias set-up has operated under Lehmann, with the emphasis on providing plenty of net bowling and throw-down volume for batsmen while leaving them free to find their own methods to succeed. Lehmann is fond of saying mistakes are fine so long as they are not repeated: he must now hope for plenty of remedial work in the fourth innings.There have been times leading into this match when it was easy to wonder where Sri Lankas runs would come from, given the retirement of the big three and the repeated failure of their replacements in subsequent Tests. A sturdy Australian first innings and this sequence may well have continued, under the weight of runs and the crush of pressure. Smiths team contrived to leave the game open, however, and now find themselves staggering towards the latter rounds of this contest behind on points. Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Hoodies Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Discount Jerseys ' ' '

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