Babe Ruth sparko…
...in right field. Nope, not the effects of a heavy night but pile driving into the wall chasing a foul ball on July 5th, 1924. ...read this Blog post →
The old 4-6-5-6-5-3-4…
...triple play. The New York Yankees get a triple play in their 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, Cleveland Indians, MLB, New York, New York Yankees, video, Yankees
Goodbye Jorge…
...and thanks for the memories. Well that's 50% of the Core Four gone as Jorge Posada officially joins Andy Pettitte in retirement. Does his numbers stack up to greatness? ...read this Blog post →
Captain 3000…
...does it in style. New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter's second hit out of five just happens to be his 3000th. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, captain, Derek Jeter, New York, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Yankees
Goodnight and thanks for…
...the memories...Andrew Eugene Pettitte...who will announce his retirement from baseball at Yankee Stadium today. ...read this Blog post →
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Number 600…
...should have been another step in wiping Barry Bonds' name from the record books, OK wiping it down to 2nd. But A Rod admitted to taking certain substances when he was outed so it's just another roider hitting homers. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Home Runs, MLB, New York Yankees, Yankees
R.I.P. The Boss…
...George Michael Steinbrenner III. Three and a half months into the season and only my second post about baseball and it's about the death of the man who put the Yankees where they are now...oh and fired Billy five times. ...read this Blog post →
Three games in…
...and one series win later. I hadn't blogged about any of the New York Yankees off-season moves but I was very happy at the arrival of Curtis Granderson even before his game and series winning homer against the Sux last night. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, Curtis Granderson, Home Runs, Johnny Damon, MLB, New York Yankees, Sport, Sports, World Series, Yankees
Number 27 means the end of the Toxic…
...Curse. As Mariano Rivera induced Victorino to ground out to Cano for the final out of the 2009 World Series the Yankees had won and finally ended the Toxic Curse. ...read this Blog post →
Captain…
...Anytime you tie Lou Gehrig is a special time now Derek Jeter has just got to get one more hit to pass the great man's record. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, captain, Derek Jeter, Lou Gehrig, New York, New York Yankees, Yankees
Enter Sandman…
...exit batter...The greatest closer in the game of baseball - Mariano Rivera - notched his 500th save while also getting his first RBI. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 42, Baseball, Mariano Rivera, New York, New York Yankees, saves, Yankees
It was 70 years ago today The Iron Horse…
...told the manager...I'm benching myself, Joe and that was the end of 2,130 consecutive games for Lou Gehrig. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, Sport, Yankees
The house that…
...no one built... CC handed out the first K, Jorge hit the first homer but that was no way to open the new stadium. ...read this Blog post →
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Nine Nick Swishers…
...is that what the Yanks need? He leads the team in all the main batting stats so far and then he goes and pitches a scoreless inning against the Rays. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Baseball, Home Runs, MLB, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, pitching, Sport, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees
Aaaannnndddd relax…
...the pain has ceased. The expensive disaster that was the 2009 New York Yankees have turned into a great team over night with their first win of the season. ...read this Blog post →