Both former Yankees tried last winter to return to the team as free agents.

The Yankees, meanwhile, were deep in thought, trying to figure a way to get to him.

The Yankees are, in fact, still trying to recover from that day.

And it's not as if the Yankees didn't try at all.

The story would be that the Yankees will not even try to sign him.

The Yankees tried it both ways last night, with minimum success.

The Yankees will probably not try to sign him for 2006.

The Yankees were trying to determine this evening whether he would be able to play in any game.

"The Yankees always try to get the most out of us," he said.

Sure, the Yankees were trying very hard to keep perspective.