Well, the Yankees said, steroids were not the issue then that they are now.

The Yankees could say the same thing about their play over all.

Smith's home run were not the problem, the Yankees said later.

Maybe it would have been more appropriate to wait until after the game, one Yankee said.

The Yankees said they would start all over again today.

The Yankees, for example, can say that their rent is higher than the average.

The Yankees will not say it, but they can turn their attention to issues like that in the coming weeks.

Still, the Yankees said they were confident that he would play again in 2004.

The Yankees, however, said they would make no decision until today.

The Yankees, however, said they did not plan to bring it to the commissioner's attention.