Yankees History
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99No deGrom, No Thor, No Mets
All season long it’s been understood that the Yankees were going to need to add depth to their starting rotation. It’s become...
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942000 Subway Series revisited
Ever since the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants left town, the phrase “Subway Series” has only been used when talking...
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1591998 Yankees: The merry month of May
At some point during the Yankees’ terrific recent run, you have to figure there was a good chance John Sterling sang a...
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208The new Yankee Stadium: 10 years later
I remember sitting in my living room on a warm April day in 2006 watching the Yankees play the Orioles. During the...
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4.0KOn this day in Yankees history – The first no hitter in franchise history
On this day back in 1917, the first no hitter in franchise history was thrown. George Mogridge was on the mound against...
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477A tale of two “Efs”
Before the first pitch on the 115th Opening Day in New York Yankees history, the team will be commemorating the 40th Anniversary...
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352Luis Severino joins Opening Day legends
The Yankees’ 2017 season brought plenty of smiles to the Bronx and the tri-state area last year. One of the biggest reasons...
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1.1KGreatest Yankees: by the numbers
Over the years fans have debated who they considered to be the greatest baseball player by position, by decade, offensively, defensively, etc. But,...
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1.7K1998 Yankees: One of the all-time teams
This season will be the 20th anniversary of the remarkable 1998 Yankees championship team. The 2018 season comes on the heels of...
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1.4KThe Legend of Billy the Kid
This evening (12/14) at 8 pm ET, the MLB Network will be airing a special on the life and times of Billy...
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1.3KYankees managers with zero prior managerial experience
The hiring of Aaron Boone as New York Yankees manager marks the ninth time the franchise has hired a manager with zero...
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505Sports can be a joyful heartache
ABC-TV’s sports series “The Wide World of Sports” put it succinctly in their opening montage. “The thrill of victory and the agony...
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732Yankees vs Red Sox: fantastic finishes
The 2017 Yankees are in the midst of a red-hot pennant race. They’re battling Boston for the AL East title and a...
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709Benchmarking the 2017 Yankees through 130 games
The Yankees sit at 70-60 after 130 games, exactly 10 games over .500. The team has been as high as 15 games...
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505The Closer: Yankees Top-5
Watching closer Aroldis Chapman blow this past Sunday night’s lead against the Boston Red Sox makes one pine for the days of...
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2.5KYankees’ 5 best deadline deals
With the Major League Baseball trade deadline less than a week away, rumors are flying around like crazy. The Yankees are reportedly...
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3.6KDon’t go West, Yankees
Back in the 1800’s, Horace Greeley was credited with the saying, “Go West, young man“. Apparently, the politician/newspaper magnate never saw a...
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11.2KI saw Derek Jeter play
As a kid, my Dad saw DiMaggio in his prime. For my brother’s generation, the player was Mantle. And, while Bobby Murcer was...
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6.8KYankees – Cubs memories
This weekend the New York Yankees travel to Chicago to take on the defending World Champion Chicago Cubs. The two teams will...