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NEW YORK - All summer, even as Bartolo Colon's fastball was rocking the radar gun to the tune of 96 mph, Yankee officials quietly were working on a contingency plan. Rule One during Colon's unlikely comeback at age 38 was evident to all: Enjoy it while it lasts.
If the Yankees learned anything in their 6-5 loss to the A's on Tuesday night, it's that Colon needs to be treated gently in September. That is, if they're still counting on the right-hander to be their No. 2 starter in the postseason.See the full content of this document
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Colon Abandons Out Pitch
As of today, Ivan Nova stands as the rotation's most dependable asset after CC Sabathia. That's fine for anyone who doesn't mind Nova's relative inexperience, preferring instead to obsess over the late movement of his two-seamer. But that doesn't answer the mo...
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