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Why Some Yankees World Series Wins Are More Valuable »
In 1968, the New York Yankees won 83 games and lost 79, which is a .512 winning percentage. They finished in fifth place, 20 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers and 17 ½ game ahead of the 10th place Washington Senators. In 2006, the St. Louis Cardinals won 83 games and lost 78, which is a .516 winning percentage. They won the [...]
New York Yankees: Joe Girardi Could Learn About »
It was the first inning of the first game of the season. The Tampa Bay Rays had runners on second and third with two outs. When the right-handed batting Sean Rodriguez stepped into the batter’s box, Joe Girardi ordered C. C. Sabathia to walk him. It was the first inning of the first game of the season. Girardi couldn’t have mistaken [...]
YES Management Made Yankees Broadcasters Look Like »
According to Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News, early in March, YES president Tracy Dolgin proudly announced that YES is "a homer network." Dolgin explained that a "homer" is the antithesis of an objective announcer. “When you’re watching a game (on YES),” Dolgin told Newsday (h/t New York Daily News), “I’m very [...]
Joe DiMaggio Was Loved by Fans and Even the Boston Red »
“I watched every move Lou made on and off the field,” Joe DiMaggio said after he had been introduced by baseball commissioner Ford Frick at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. DiMaggio explained that he tried to pattern himself after Lou Gehrig. There is no question that he succeeded. The New York Yankees have had many outstanding [...]
New York Yankees Won the 1957 Pennant and Also »
The New York Yankees were American League champions in 1957, but some individuals that were not fond of the Yankees claimed that they finished seventh as well as first. These were the eight Yankees regulars: 1B Bill Skowron2B Bobby Richardson3B Andy CareySS Gil [...]
Mantle’s Triple Crown, Berra’s HR Mark »
The 1956 baseball season started for the New York Yankees on April 17. The pennant was conceded to them by almost everyone but one or two American League teams. It appeared that the Yankees had no weaknesses. A 1956 Sports Illustrated spring baseball preview article wondered how any team could beat them. Yogi Berra was the best catcher in the [...]
Jeter, Pettitte, Rivera and Posada: The 2009 WS Was »
All four recognized the significance of the moment as Derek Jeter held the World Series trophy high over his head; 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 no longer seemed so far in the past. "This is what you play for," Jeter said, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. "When you're six, seven, years old, you're out on the field, thinking about being in the [...]
Tom Tresh’s Clutch HR in Game 5 of the 1964 »
The New York Yankees were trailing the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 in the top of the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1964 World Series. It was time for me to leave the television and go to the bus stop. I had a five o'clock statistics class at NYU. I took my books and, of course, my small, blue transistor radio. As I waited for the bus, I heard Harry [...]
Reggie Jackson Was a Liar and George Steinbrenner Was »
As the New York Yankees were waiting to board a plane from Chicago to Kansas City, Billy Martin told reporters early Sunday evening, "The two men deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted." Twenty-four hours later, Bob Lemon was the Yankees manager. Martin had discovered, or at least he believed he had discovered, that George [...]
Don Mattingly Is in a Class with Yankees’ Greats »
Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra were two great New York Yankees hitters that were difficult to strike out. Each played in an era when a strikeout was viewed as a failure and minor disgrace.Don Mattingly was another great hitter that didn't strike out often, and he played in an era when a strikeout was often thought of as just another out. During [...]