Yonkers Results

FIRST- mile; pace; clm; $11,500

1

IdylwoodPhonx(BSrs)

3.90

2.60

2.10

3

Tevenay Hall (L Stalbaum)

6.20

3.30

5

Somethinsgotagive (G Brennan)

2.70

* Exacta (1-3) $19.20 * Triple (1-3-5) $68.50

SECOND- mile; trot; clm; $14,500

2

Jeanie Marie(CManzi)

31.80

11.40

7.30

5

Mr Jim Dandy (J Bartlett)

4.90

4.60

3

Travelin Preacher (J Stratton)

9.40

* Exacta (2-5) $138.00 * Triple (2-5-3) $1,025.00 * Daily double (1-2) $81.50

THIRD- mile; pace; clm; $14,500

1

GameJocko(BHollnd)

12.60

7.10

4.10

4

Yuma Hanover(LStalbaum)

9.60

5.40

7

Mcardle Park (J Stratton)

4.30

* Exacta (1-4) $116.50 * Triple (1-4-7) $564.00 * Superfecta (1-4-7-5) $1,272.00

FOURTH- mile; pace; $11,500; cond

1

HghStksGm(BHollnd)

45.20

12.60

4.20

2

Bigtime Rush (J Bartlett)

6.10

3.60

5

Drunken Frenchman (G Brennan)

2.40

* Exacta (1-2) $128.00 * Triple (1-2-5) $1,040.00 * Pick 3 (2-1-1) $9,484.00

FIFTH- mile; pace; clm; $14,500

6

TnysMllon(LStalbum)

20.20

6.40

3.10

2

Make It Brief (G Brennan)

2.50

2.10

3

Lord Of The Bling (J Stratton)

2.40

* Exacta (6-2) $57.00 * Triple (6-2-3) $212.50 * Superfecta (6-2-3-5) $866.00

SIXTH- mile; pace; clm; $17,000

5

BgTmeRocks(JBrtlett)

12.60

5.30

3.50

4

Showtime Shark (B Sears)

3.60

3.00

8

Modern Day Clyde (L Stalbaum)

11.40

* Exacta (5-4) $51.00 * Triple (5-4-8) $749.00 * Pick 4 (1-1-6-5) $451.50

SEVENTH- mile; trot; $14,500; cond

1

ArmbrCpnhn(Schntkr)

5.60

2.80

3.00

2

Cashahallic (B Sears)

2.60

2.70

3

Miss Lee (C Manzi)

5.00

* Exacta (1-2) $10.40 * Triple (1-2-3) $53.00 * Pick 3 (6-5-1) $374.00

Exacta picked by Bill Smith

EIGHTH- mile; pace; $11,500; cond

1

LghtnngStrk(SBchrd)

5.00

3.10

3.20

6

Prince Bubba (L Stalbaum)

26.20

10.00

5

Cheyenne Moishe (C Manzi)

3.60

* Exacta (1-6) $138.00 * Triple (1-6-5) $430.00 * Superfecta (1-6-5-3) $1,875.00

Winner picked by Bill Smith

NINTH- mile; pace; $14,500; cond

3

SilentPartner(BSears)

2.70

2.10

2.20

4

Relentless G (J Stratton)

8.10

5.20

2

Southwind Chase (D Dube)

5.80

* Exacta (3-4) $18.00 * Triple (3-4-2) $92.00

TENTH- mile; pace; clm; $19,000

6

BaccrtSten(LStlbum)

12.80

7.00

4.20

4

Ultimate Desire (B Holland)

5.90

5.90

7

Vesuvio Grande (G Brennan)

8.20

* Exacta (6-4) $73.50 * Triple (6-4-7) $1,136.00 * Superfecta (6-4-7-8) $4,179.00 * Pick 3 (1-3-6) $122.50 * Pick 4 (1-1-3-6) $372.00

ELEVENTH- mile; pace; $14,500; cond

1

MdnghtGmbl(GBrnnn)

6.20

4.30

2.40

2

Eagle Now (L Stalbaum)

6.70

4.80

5

Talktomecourage N (J Stratton)

3.90

* Exacta (1-2) $42.60 * Triple (1-2-5) $161.00 * Superfecta (1-2-5-4) $770.00 * Late double (6-1) $76.50

Total Handle-$745,723.

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Florida St. eliminates UCLA

OMAHA, Neb. — Scott Sitz gave up five hits and struck out eight in a season-high 6 2-3 innings, and Florida State eliminated UCLA from the College World Series with a 4-1 victory last night.

Florida State (50-16) plays Arizona tomorrow, needing to beat the Wildcats twice to reach the championship round.

No. 2 seed UCLA (48-16) was knocked out a day after No. 1 Florida was eliminated from the opposite bracket.

Sitz (4-3) had not made it through five innings in six of his past seven outings. The junior held the Bruins to two singles through five innings and struck out the side in the sixth after UCLA loaded the bases.

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Post experts pick the winners

DaSilva

Fountaine

Affrunti

Debbie L.

Vic C.

Consensus

1

Tap Chap

Tap Chap

Key to the Empire

Tap Chap

Tap Chap

Tap Chap

23

Big Magnum

Baraja de Oro

Tap Chap

Caylee's Song

Key to the Empire

Key to the Empire

10

Key to the Empire

Key to the Empire

Baraja de Oro

Baraja de Oro

Big Magnum

Baraja de Oro

5

2

Plantagenet

R Blackjack

He Has Passion

He Has Passion

A.P.'s Buddy

he HAS Passion

14

R Blackjack

He Has Passion

A.P.'s Buddy

Plantagenet

R Blackjack

R Blackjack

11

He Has Passion

A.P.'s Buddy

Kel's Angel

Eternal Flight

Kel's Angel

A.P.'s Buiddy

9

3

Benimari

Benimari

Benimari

Benimari

Benimari

Benimari

26

Stickyourtongueout

She's Evil

Princess Sapphire

She's So Evil

She's So Evil

She's So Evil

9

Brush Creek Honey

Princess Sapphire

Brush Creek Honey

Princess Sapphire

Princess Sapphire

Princess Sapphire

6

4

Jimmy Windows

To Dubai

Dr. Goldfarb

To Dubai

Dr. Goldfarb

Dr. Goldfarb

14

Quiet Rally

Dr. Goldfarb

Spanish Wildcact

Quiet Rally

To Dubai

To Dubai

13

Tapesprit

Spanish Wildcat

Tapesprit

Dr. Goldfarb

Tapesprit

Quiet Rally

6

5

Lori Z's Punch

Wink for Free

Bounding Bi

Noble Maz

Look At Me Dance

Noble Maz

14

Look At Me Dance

Noble Maz

Noble Maz

Bounding Bi

Noble Maz

Bounding Bi

9

Ms. N. Tarsia

Look At Me Dance

Wink for Free

Wink for Free

Bounding BI

Look At Me Dance

9

6

Part One

Rovin Man

Arkansas Joe

Arkansas Joe

Bird Tale

Arkansas Joe

12

Hot Necker

Double Talk

Bird Tale

Rovin Man

Double Talk

Rovin Man

10

Arkansas Joe

Arkansas Joe

Rovin Man

Bird Tale

Rovin Man

Bird Tale

9

7

How Far We've Come

How Far We've Come

How Far We've Come

How Far We've Come

Littlebitwicked

How Far We've Come

22

Everlasting Eve

Hot Smile

Littlebitwicked

Hot Smile

What a Delight

Little Bit Wicked

8

Hot Smile

Anearful

Hot Smile

Ware Riot

How Far We've Come

Hot Smile

8

8

Bellamy Roadster

Moon Philly

Assyria

Moon Philly

Assyria

Moon Philly

14

Moon Philly

Shebop

Ridethesilvertrain

Assyria

Shebop

Assyria

13

Cimbria

Ridethesilvertrain

Shebop

Shebop

Cimbria

Shebop

8

9

Calvello

Eversoul

Eversoul

Mosquito

Eversoul

Eversoul

19

Regal Revenge

Rapala

Mosquito

Eversoul

Magnifi Cat

Mosquito

8

Ricky's Lite

Saco River

Magnifi Cat

Saco River

Inauguration

Calvello

5

10

Gambini

Kangaroo Kid

Fiarview Heights

Fairview Heights

Kangaroo Kid

Fairview Heights

17

Kangaroo Kid

Fairview Heights

Aconcerttoremember

Kangaroo Kid

Fairview Heights

Kangaroo Kid

17

Fairview Heights

Silver Coated

Kangaroo Kid

Moreforyourmoney

Runninginflipflops

Gambini

5

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Meadowlands Graded Entries

Post Time: 7:00 p.m.

Best Bet: Mr Pompo (1st)

FIRST: mile pace; $11,000; cond

10 Mr Pompo

(CCallahan)

1-1-1

3-1

4 Eight Ten Eom

(MLachance)

4-4-5

8-1

2 Bestjetyet

(THall)

3-6-6

4-1

1 Only Rock N Roll

(DDube)

5-3-4

7-2

3 Blueridge David

(SAllard)

8-2-1

12-1

5 Gallic Warrior

(BSimpson)

2-4-4

12-1

6 Sir Jeff

(PBerry)

2-7-4

6-1

7 Rock N Roll Legend

(MLewis)

1-2-8

15-1

8 W H Skooter

(MKakaley)

4-7-9

15-1

9 Jolt Of Fire

(WLong)

6-8-6

20-1

SECOND: mile pace; $15,000; claiming

2 MostHappyKeene

(MKakley)

3-5-5

5-2

4 Stormin Rustler

(Lachance)

8-2-4

4-1

6 Allamerican Inca

(SAllard)

4-5-2

3-1

1 InKenny'sHonr

(KDBenedett)

10-4-3

10-1

3 Cc Racy

(DDube)

6-8-7

8-1

5 Inform

(CCallahan)

4-6-6

12-1

7 Enry

(THall)

5-3-1

6-1

8 Enlightened Cam

(ADavis)

3-3-6

15-1

THIRD: milre pace; $12,500; cond

10 Rockweiller

(MKakaley)

1-1-8

7-5

6 RelentlessDremer

(MLchnce)

2-2-5

4-1

5 Hang Ten

(EAbbatiello)

3-5-5

5-1

1 An Artist's Dream

(PBerry)

6-1-1

20-1

2 Pangali

(KDiBenedetto)

8-4-4

20-1

3 Sir Jack

(DDube)

8-2-1

8-1

4 Majority Rules

(BSimpson)

7-6-2

15-1

7 Taxed

(THall)

5-5-2

20-1

8 Vavoomster

(SAllard)

9-8-8

20-1

9 Betterthanlynx

(CCallahan)

4-7-1

10-1

11 Western Dog

(JPlante)

11-5-7

20-1

FOURTH: mile pace; $9,500; cond

10 Veal Marsala

(SAllard)

7-7-4

5-2

8 RedStarTomahwk

(MLchnce)

2-4-5

3-1

6 Best Life

(THall)

10-2-2

8-1

1 Mister Barnett N

(CCallahan)

11-6-1

15-1

2 Big Black Mack

(JPlante)

2-9-10

20-1

3 Great Dragon

(PBerry)

6-4-6

10-1

4 Cr Fixed Asset

(MLewis)

4-6-2

12-1

5 Party For Two

(BSimpson)

6-8-6

15-1

7 Sir Sisu

(DDube)

1-3-7

9-2

9 Topgun Raider

(MKakaley)

7-2-4

15-1

FIFTH: mile pace; $10,500; cond

5 Trigger Finger

(SAllard)

4-6-6

7-2

7 WoodstockHanover

(CCllhn)

7-1-9

3-1

6 ThanksForStoppin

(EAbbtell)

4-5-3

12-1

1 Little Gold Ring

(BSimpson)

3-3-5

20-1

2 Noble Falcon

(THall)

9-7-1

6-1

3 Rockstar Temper

(DDube)

6-4-1

20-1

4 Fool Of Ideas

(MKakaley)

5-6-6

4-1

8 MysteriousMment

(Lchnce)

8-10-1

8-1

9 Colossal Cruiser

(PBerry)

5-6-7

15-1

10 Donttellporkies N

(JPlante)

3-3-4

10-1

SIXTH: mile pace; $20,000; cond

6 Major Belle

(MKakaley)

2-5-3

3-1

10 Flipper J

(THall)

8-8-3

4-1

7 Electrofire

(MLachance)

3-3-3

7-2

1 Untold Legend

(MLewis)

2-3-7

10-1

2 Lettherockbegin

(EAbbatiell)

3-2-1

15-1

3 Pedro Island

(BSimpson)

6-9-6

20-1

4 SouthwesternDream

(Dube)

6-8-7

8-1

5 Kevlar Hanover

(CCallahan)

1-7-4

12-1

8 Heart Of Rocknroll

(PBerry)

5-7-1

12-1

9 Mr Coolie

(SAllard)

4-3-6

6-1

SEVENTH: mile pace; $25,000; Kingnw

4 Mambo Italiano

(SAllard)

1-1-4

3-1

2 Fat Mans Alley

(DDube)

1-7-6

6-1

6 Gold Like U

(CCallahan)

1-2-3

7-2

1 Frog Juice

(PBerry)

3-1-5

10-1

3 Triple Major

(THall)

2-4-2

9-2

5 Morality

(ADavis)

1-7-4

15-1

7 Success Rocks

(EAbbatiello)

2-5-7

15-1

8 Evening Job

(MLachance)

5-1-4

10-1

9 Sheer Desire

(BSimpson)

1-2-6

8-1

10 Takemewithyou

(MKakaley)

5-1-4

12-1

EIGHTH: mile pace; $22,000; cond

2 SirZiggy'sZTam

(Lachance)

3-3-5

4-1

5 Big Bam Ray

(SAllard)

3-4-2

3-1

4 Keep Going

(JKelley)

4-2-2

15-1

1 Home Again Dragon

(DDube)

2-5-5

8-1

3 WesternTrademark

(MKkley)

2-2-2

5-1

6 Shoobee's Place

(THall)

6-5-3

7-2

7 Power Of Tara N

(CCallahan)

3-2-3

10-1

8 FreddyDayHanover

(MLewis)

5-5-4

15-1

9 Artist's View

(GSholty)

1-2-2

12-1

NINTH: mile pace; $15,000; Kingnw

4 T M Top Gun

(SAllard)

5-3-7

9-2

2 MustBeTheBunny

(BSimpsn)

3-7-6

12-1

7 Four Starz Bling

(CCallahan)

3-7-9

3-1

1 Brandon's Colt

(PBerry)

7-2-5

20-1

3 Tyree

(MKakaley)

3-7-7

15-1

5 ShrkDressedMn

(KDBenedet)

2-5-3

6-1

6 Shellysblockbster

(MLchnce)

4-4-3

10-1

8 CooperstownKid

(EAbbatiell)

2-7-6

8-1

9 Strung Out

(DDube)

3-4-4

7-2

10 Stopwatch N

(THall)

2-7-7

15-1

TENTH: mile pace; $20,000; cond

5 Blatantly Good

(CCallahan)

6-4-4

3-1

4 Grams Legacy

(DDube)

1-3-2

7-2

3 Rescue Plan

(JPoliseno)

2-7-2

10-1

1 A Real Special

(THall)

1-3-3

4-1

1 Thebestofjoel

(MKakaley)

1-4-2

4-1

2 Deep Finesse

(KDiBenedetto)

7-3-5

15-1

6 Mystic Desire

(SAllard)

6-6-3

10-1

7 Touch The Rock

(BSimpson)

5-7-5

6-1

8 Blue Claw

(PBerry)

2-3-6

15-1

9 BlueridgeWestern

(Lchnce)

3-1-4

12-1

ELEVENTH: mile pace; $15,000; claiming

3 Myra's Hiho

(MKakaley)

2-1-2

5-2

7 All Powerful

(PBerry)

5-5-2

9-2

8 Cullens BlueJean

(CCallahan)

6-1-7

3-1

1 Blue Boy

(DDube)

8-5-3

12-1

2 Moneybackgrntee

(BSmpsn)

8-3-7

8-1

4 Amasa Al

(ADavis)

6-4-8

10-1

5 Da Vision OfArt

(MLachance)

7-6-3

15-1

6 Awesome Armbro N

(Plante)

9-2-6

10-1

9 TheMdnghtOwlN

(DBenedet

6-X-2

20-1

TWELFTH: mile pace; $14,000; cond

1 Joe Palz

(THall)

2-2-4

5-2

3 Social Network

(MKakaley)

3-6-5

2-1

7 Prince Sharka

(CCallahan)

4-5-4

12-1

2 Bullet Bob

(BSimpson)

7-4-5

3-1

4 Oh My Joepa

(PBerry)

7-9-10

20-1

5 Legal Dream

(DDube)

1-7-7

15-1

6 Rock The Country

(SAllard)

5-5-X

15-1

8 Long Live Rock

(MLachance)

8-2-3

6-1

THIRTEENTH: mile pace; $12,500; Kingnw

5 Lemon Drop Hall

(CCallahan)

6-3-2

3-1

6 Liberty Call

(MLachance)

7-3-7

8-1

2 Remissionofsins

(THall)

7-5-2

15-1

1 MillionaireCam

(DBenedett)

8-6-1

15-1

3 KaufmanHanover

(Kakaley)

6-5-2

12-1

4 Blade Runner

(SAllard)

11-3-5

9-2

7 Hurrikane Anthony

(Chiodo)

5-6-3

20-1

8 Dunkirk Beach

(EAbbatiello)

4-6-3

10-1

9 Carson City Road

(DDube)

10-4-8

6-1

10 I'm A Gordy Too

(SSmith)

4-3-6

4-1

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Jefferson's Abanikanda set to walk-on at Temple

The most important moment of Michael Abanikanda’s senior year wasn’t a touchdown run or long gain. It was in a small classroom, months after the season ended – when he took the SATs for a third time.

“My back was against the wall,” he said of taking the test in May. “I had to study and accomplish my goal.”

The bruising 5-foot-8, 185-pound Thomas Jefferson running back, a B+ student, received the necessary score, clearing the way for him to take the next step in his football career. Abanikanda was accepted into Temple and will be a preferred walk-on. He will be the first Jefferson player to go straight to Division I out of high school since Dwayne Kennan went to Syracuse after graduating from Jefferson in 1986.

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Thomas Jefferson's Michael Abanikanda will walk-on at Temple.

“That means I’m that person that was different from all the other players,” he said. “I stayed focused. I had a mindset to keep working no matter what was in front of me.”

“My hard work paid off and everything I work toward came true,” added Abanikanda, who ran for 607 yards and eight touchdowns, helping Jefferson reach the PSAL City Championship division quarterfinals. “I had faith in God and I kept working toward my goal.”

Abanikanda is just the start of the Division I parade of Jefferson football players. Highly recruited defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko, a rising senior, will announce his commitment among Syracuse, Notre Dame and Florida, July 20 at the Aviator Sports Complex. Dynamic wide receiver Kendall (Speedy) Thomas has heard from several Division I schools, such as Rutgers, UConn and Maryland, coach Gus Cyrus said.

“I’m really proud of Mike,” Cyrus said. “He was a workhorse for us. We can see Mike on TV and in a year Ebenezer and Speedy. That’s really good for the program.”

As a non-scholarship player, he will have to earn his time. He is preparing by putting himself through two-a-day workouts with a few different trainers, including his track & field coach at Jefferson, Claudel Martin.

Abanikanda said he has spoken to the Fordham coaching staff on a few occasions and they have intimated they could use him at running back, in the slot or even in the defensive backfield.

“I really worked hard to get to where I am now,” he said. “I’m glad about it, but I’m not taking it for granted.”

In Temple, Abanikanda will be joining an on-the-rise program, which under coach Al Golden is moving to the Big East and is coming off a 9-4 season and win over Wyoming in the Gilden New Mexico Bowl. The Owls have sent several players to the NFL in recent years, including former Fort Hamilton standout, safety Jaiquawn Jarrett.

“I’m very excited,” he said. “I’m going to be seen in the northeast. The Big East is a good conference. That’s what I strived for when I got to high school, make sure I get to the big leagues, where the competition always is. The program is building up.

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Pride not enough for Devils to prevail

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LOS ANGELES — The foundation of success has been re-established, the historical pedigree of the franchise honored.

And yet, even as the Devils dealt with the bitter-sweet sentiments that came rebuilding a winning environment even while coming up a couple of games shy of the ultimate goal following last night’s King-sized, 6-1 Game 6 defeat in the final after which the Kings celebrated their franchise’s first Stanley Cup, the face of the New Jersey franchise acknowledged that the future might be out of his control.

Martin Brodeur, who has reaffirmed his status as an elite goaltender at the age of 40, acknowledged that regardless of the fact that he wants to continue career his career and cannot envision doing it anywhere else but in the Devils’ uniform he has worn for 18 seasons, circumstances beyond his control might send him in a different direction.

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CUP, YEAH! Kings captain Dustin Brown hoists the Stanley Cup after Los Angeles’ 6-1 victory over the Devils in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Circumstances beyond president and general manager Lou Lamoriello’s control, as well, said the all-time goaltender who will go to July 1 unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.

“The Devils are what I am, what I believe in and what I want to be, but circumstances might be out of Lou’s hands or my hands,” said a serene Brodeur, no doubt alluding to potential economic issues involving ownership. “I don’t see myself at all [playing for another team], and I don’t want to, but it could be out of my hands.

“I’m going to go to July 1 free agency. I’m going to take a little bit of time off and be back in New Jersey in late June and then see what happens.”

Lamoriello has built his organization in the image of the late Vince Lombardi, who has been immortalized for winning five championships in Green Bay and for having said on more than a few occasions: “Winning isn’t everything . . . it’s the only thing.”

Except winning everything wasn’t everything for the 2011-12 Devils, who rose from of the ashes of last season’s failure to make the playoffs for the first time since 1995-96 to within two victories of the franchise’s fourth Cup in five trips to the final in the last 17 playoffs.

Because this was the spring in which the victory in the conference finals over the Rangers became an exorcism of the demon of 1994 in twisting the Battle of the Hudson their way 18 years later.

New Jersey is the site of the team that gets to raise a “2011-12 Eastern Conference Champions” banner before next season’s home opener, not New York.

This is no mere footnote for this franchise that is the second-most famous hockey brand in its own backyard and this is no mere door prize for Devils fans who are often regarded as afterthoughts in their backyards that exist in the shadow of Manhattan.

Brodeur shared a warm and lingering embrace in the handshake line with LA’s 26-year-old goaltender Jonathan Quick, the kid from Connecticut who rooted as an 8-year-old for Mike Richter and the Rangers in 1994, and who earned this year’s Conn Smythe as playoff MVP.

“I congratulated him and told him I think he deserves the honor of winning the Stanley Cup,” Brodeur said. “It’s always nice for young players to relate to me.

“I told him it’s important for him to enjoy it, because you never know when you’re going to get back. I don’t know at 40 if I’m going to be able to.”

And when Brodeur was asked what Quick said to him, the New Jersey goaltender’s smile broadened.

“He wanted to make sure I don’t retire,” he said. “He likes me . . . he likes beating me.”

This is Quick’s time. Somehow it is also Brodeur’s time. And somehow, it could be time for Brodeur to leave if circumstances conspire to spin out of control.

Circumstances be damned. That simply cannot and must not be permitted to happen, for even if winning everything isn’t necessarily everything for this team, Brodeur wearing a Devils uniform for as long as he desires is the only thing acceptable for this franchise.

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Kuroda-for-Gardner a fine trade for Yanks

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Hiroki Kuroda said his left foot felt “much better” yesterday at Yankee Stadium, while Brett Gardner, stationed in Charleston, S.C., told his bosses his right elbow was worse.

And with that confluence of events, the Yankees’ game plan seems likely to change. Suddenly, as teams head toward the period of serious trade discussions, this team might have to prioritize an outfield upgrade over one for its starting rotation.

Gardner couldn’t even make it through a full game Friday night with Single-A Charleston, leaving in the top of the sixth inning. He’ll see noted orthopedists James Andrews and Tim Kremchek this coming week, and it’s natural for baseball fans to anticipate the worst when Andrews’ name in particular is mentioned.

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GOOD JOB! Curtis Granderson, bumping fists with Robinson Cano after a solo home run in the Yankees’ 4-2 home victory over the Mets last night, may get a new neighbor in left field if the team ventures into the trade market to replace Brett Gardner, who suffered a setback in rehabbing an injured elbow.

In the best-case scenario, the Yankees don’t expect to get Gardner back until after the All-Star break next month. The worst case would call for the Yankees to lose Gardner for the duration of the season.

The Yankees haven’t missed Gardner severely because Raul Ibanez, 40, signed primarily to serve as the team’s designated hitter against right-handed pitching, started his 32nd game in the outfield last night as the Yankees defeated the Mets, 4-2, in the second Subway Series game at the Stadium.

Ibanez doesn’t cover the sort of ground Gardner does out there, but he represents a considerable upgrade in the slugging department and is even one of the few Yankees performing well with runners in scoring position.

Andruw Jones, 35, has helped the team as he did last year, with occasional starts in the outfield and others at DH, though his splits oddly have reversed with better numbers against righties than lefties.

Nevertheless, no less an authority than Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, “I don’t want to overexpose the old guys.”

And there’s no disputing the Yankees’ offense has lost its speed dimension with the injury to Gardner and the demotion of Eduardo Nunez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Internally, the Yankees have Chris Dickerson, who spent some time in the majors last year and is currently with Scranton; he’s more of a backup, as you recall. They also have Nunez, whom the Yankees not long ago envisioned as someone who could help as a super utility player. He’s out with a right-thumb injury, however, and not ready to return any time soon.

Outside the organization? Well, this will be a challenging year because the addition of the second wild card means fewer teams will surrender and trade veteran players. A wrinkle of the new collective bargaining agreement — free agents acquired midseason can’t be offered arbitration and therefore can’t bring back up a compensatory draft pick — will further increase the difficulty of completing a deal.

There surely will be options, though. The Padres will listen to offers on free-agent-to-be Carlos Quentin; his pro is his power, while his cons are his right-handedness and that he’s returning from right knee surgery.

The Cubs would throw a party if they found a taker for former Yankee Alfonso Soriano, who is enjoying a decent season and is owed $18 million annually through 2014. This one just doesn’t make enough sense. Besides, at 36, Soriano is older than Jones, and he’s worse defensively than Ibanez.

The Angels’ Torii Hunter? Maybe. The Angels do have a glut in their outfield. The Phillies’ Shane Victorino? For sure, if Philadelphia gives up, which probably won’t happen. The Twins’ Denard Span? He’s under control through 2014, so the price would be high.

It doesn’t look like a great market, yet it looks like a place where the Yankees might be able to find some sort of solution if Gardner can’t make it back. The starting pitching shopping list looks to be even worse, so if the Yankees have to choose a poison, they probably are better off with yesterday’s news going the way it did.

There could be more twists of fate that shift the Yankees’ radar once again. However, this felt like a significant shift, one we’ll probably be talking about for a while. As will the Yankees themselves.

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