Breakout Takes Heat Off Yanks ; No Point Getting Boss All Riled Up

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ANAHEIM, Calif. After a third straight loss Friday on the West Coast, the conversation between Joe Torre and George Steinbrenner could've best been described as pre-nuclear which is to say, The Boss was concerned but not angry enough to fire up his fax machine. Not yet.

Then came Loss No. 4 Saturday night, a 3-2 setback to the Angels that deepened the impression that the early April Yankees had somehow morphed into Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

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Breakout Takes Heat Off Yanks ; No Point Getting Boss All Riled Up

Torre had assured The Boss, "We'll be fine" but was smart enough not to say when.

Truth is, the Yankees came into Sunday's series finale at the doorstep of a small but unmistakable crisis. To stagger into their home opener with a 1-5 record w...

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