Heading into action on September 22nd, Yankees starter Denny Neagle and his agent met with the New York Yankees to discuss a possible contract extension — continuing negotiations that had begun when the Yankees had acquired him via trade in July, which had begun with Neagle asking for $12 million for 2001. Since then, however, the left-hander faded under the bright lights of the Bronx, posting an ERA upwards of 5.00 in his first 13 starts in pinstripes. A lockdown performance down the stretch to stop the Yankees’ downward spiral and help right the ship heading into the offseason, though, could go a long way towards rewriting his Yankees story.

In the grand tradition of the September 2000 Yankees, though, Neagle continued to step on a rake.

September 22: Yankees 6, Tigers 9 (box score)

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