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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Well This Sucks

The Yankees can beat the Blue Jays. They can beat the Rays. They can beat the Orioles. But dammit, they have no shot at beating the Red Sox. None, zippo, nada. Yankees might as well lost the rest of the season for a shot at the #1 pick in the draft.
Oh wait.
This isn't football.
The draft started today.
Damn.

0-6 against the team they need to beat and it does not look like they will win at all against their rivals. They had a chance before Mariano Rivera blew it and now nothing can happen. Burnett lasted less than three innings before giving up five runs (Almost glad I traded him away in my keeper league).

Anyway, now both teams are tied for first place in the AL East with two more games coming up. Yankees will look to go 0-8 and concede the season series.

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Labels: AJ Burnett, AL East, Mariano Rivera, Red Sox, rivalry, we suck, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 10:28 PM 0 Heckles

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Joba, Joba, Joba!

For everyone who thought Joba moving out of the bullpen was a bad idea, smack yourself in the face. Even me.
Joba out-pitched Red Sox "ace" Josh Beckett striking out nine and allowing no runs en rout to a 1-0 victory. Jason Giambi drove in the sole run in the third inning, and Mariano Rivera recorded a five-out save.

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Labels: 2008, Joba Chamberlain, Red Sox, rivalry, win, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 12:47 AM 0 Heckles

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Let it Begin

No teams gather as much attention as the Yankees and the Red Sox, and nothing gets the baseball world more excited then when these two play each other.

It seems as if the players step it up a notch as if they were playing in the playoffs. Derek Jeter diving in the stands chasing after a foul ball, Melky Cabrera leaping up and over to rob Manny Ramirez of a home run, and Alex Rodriguez duking it out with Jason Varitek.
Riot police once had to play the role of stadium security and any brush off pitch can set off a nuclear explosion of fierce emotions.

The Yankees will play three games in Boston where last time they played there in 2006, they put together a five game sweep taking full and permanent control of the AL East. Boston came to New York taking two of three, but by that time, they were too far in the way of coming close to the division lead.

One question for Boston:
What are you going to do about this guy?

No rivalry is larger, Yankees, Red Sox, let it begin.

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Labels: Red Sox, rivalry, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 10:21 PM 5 Heckles

History of the Rivalry

Jan. 3, 1920 “The Curse of the Bambino”
In what has now gone down as one of the greatest tales in baseball lore, Boston owner Harry Frazee sells Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000. This came just two years after The Babe helped Boston to their last World Series title in 1918. Since that time, the Yankees have gone on to win 26 World Series, while the Red Sox have not won one. This transaction has come to be known by baseball fans as “The Curse of the Bambino.”

May 30, 1938 “The Original Brawl”
What would a rivalry be without some good old fashioned fist-a-cuffs. In 1938, Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin and New York outfielder Jake Powell fight on the field and beneath the stands before a Yankee Stadium record crowd of 83,533. Both players were fined and suspended for 10 games. This would be the first of many altercations between these two teams.

1941 “Williams vs. DiMaggio”
Boston’s Ted Williams had one of the best seasons ever in which he hit .406, becoming the last player to reach the .400 plateau. Unbelievably, he was outdone by the Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio and his record 56 game hitting streak. DiMaggio overtakes Williams to win the AL MVP, and the Yankees go on to win their 5th World Series in 6 years.

Oct. 1 & 2, 1949 “The Pennant Race”
A classic pennant race comes down to the last weekend of the season. With the Boston Red Sox ahead in the standings by two games, the New York Yankees had to win the last two games in Yankee Stadium to reach the Series. Unfortunately for Red Sox fans, that is exactly what they did. The Yankees win their first of a record five consecutive World Series titles.

May 20, 1976 “Munson vs. Fisk”
In one of baseball’s classic brawls, The Yankees’ Thurman Munson crashed into Boston’s legendary catcher, Carlton Fisk. This ignited a fierce brawl between the two catchers that resulted in them both being kicked out of the game.

Oct 2, 1978 "Bucky Bleeping Dent"
In 1978, the Red Sox and Yankees were forced to play a one game playoff to decide the winner of the AL East. This came after Boston was leading the division by 14 games on July 19. In one of the most heartbreaking moments in Red Sox history, light-hitting Yankees’ shortstop Bucky Dent sent a fly ball sailing over the green monster and cementing a comeback win and the end of Boston’s season. Since that day, Boston fans have never uttered Dent’s name without the now famous middle name.

Oct 11, 2003 “Martinez vs. Zimmer”
In one of the strangest brawls ever, Yankees bench coach and former Sox manager Don Zimmer lunges at Boston’s ace, Pedro Martinez during game 3 of the ALCS. Martinez moves to the side and tosses the 73 year old Zimmer to the ground, which ignites an even bigger brawl. Later in the game, Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson and outfielder Karim Garcia tussle with a Fenway Park groundskeeper after he cheers for the Red Sox in the Yankees’ bullpen.

Oct. 16, 2003 “Aaron Boone?”
The Yankees come back to tie game 7 of the ALCS after Boston manager Grady Little fails to remove a tired Pedro Martinez in the 8th inning. The game goes into extra innings where slumping Yankees’ third baseman Aaron Boone smashes a homer off Boston knuckeballer Tim Wakefield that sends the Yankees to yet another World Series and Boston home for another long off-season. Grady Little is canned days later.

July 24, 2004 “Yet another Brawl”
Newly acquired Yankees’ shortstop Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek exchange heated words after Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch in this regular season match-up. Varitek pushes A-Rod in the face, which ignites a bench clearing brawl. The inspired Red Sox go on to win the game thanks to Bill Mueller’s ninth inning home run off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. This is at least the 7th time these two teams have fought in their long history.

Oct. 20, 2004 “Redemption”
In what might possibly go down as the best postseason series in history, the Boston Red Sox fought back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the New York Yankees 4-3 in the best of seven game ALCS. Coming back from three games down is something that has never been accomplished in the history of major league baseball, and the Red Sox did it against their arch-nemesis. The series had two extra inning games that were both won by the Red Sox in walk off fashion. The Red Sox went on to play the St. Louis Cardinals in their first World Series since 1986.

August 19-23, 2006 "The Sweep"
Heading into Boston with a slim 2 1/2 game lead of the Red Sox, the Yankees staged a record setting series in which one team would claim not only bragging rights, but also a sure fire chance to win the AL East. The Yankees were that team. A record five game sweep against the Sox convinced the world that the Yankees were indeed the better team and adding insult to injury, playing in Boston. Former Red Sox Johnny Damon assisted in the sweep with his home runs and timely hits.

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Labels: Red Sox, rivalry, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 5:28 PM 2 Heckles

Monday, January 29, 2007

Dear Mr. Schilling...

Today you made an attempt to insult the Yankees with a snide comment. A very empty insult too with no real meaning behind it.
You said, in a press conference:

"Where I'm going to play beyond 2007? I hope it's Boston, but I will go out and find a home to pitch, I hope it's here, but there's also that possibility [of pitching elsewhere]. It would not be to New York."

Now why you decided to single out the Yankees organization is beyond me. Oh wait, now I understand.
2001 All-Star Game, one of our former players hit a home runoff you and then he did it again, but this time in the World Series. Or could it be in the playoffs when you said that there is no better sound than having 50,000 Yankees fans "shut the hell up", only to be humiliated. Perhaps it was your return after your surgery to stitch up that papercut and, again, humiliated, only this time in front of your home crowd.
But to say that you don't want to pitch in New York brings a tear to my eye. A tear of pain in my sides from laughing to hard.
We don't want to see you in pinstripes, you useless to us. We were never going to sign you or had any intention to sign you.
So you see, saying that you don't want to pitch in New York is kinda, well, would have never happened anyway.
The Red Sox were once known as "Idiots", but you, you're the lone idiot. I would have expected you to say something as like any other ball player would, but you decided to take at stab at the Empire.
The 2007 season is getting close, and trust me, you will once again be humiliated. For you see, there is nothing sweeter than having an old pitcher with a bum ankle 'shut the hell up'.

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Labels: Curt Schilling, press conference, Red Sox, rivalry, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 9:19 PM 7 Heckles

Sunday, January 21, 2007

The Top Five: Homeruns

For the next five weeks, Bronx Bloggers will release a top five list of events and players in Yankees history.
These lists are:
Recent Home Runs
Recent Plays
Underrated Players
Overrated Players
Top Lineups

Today I release the top five home runs in recent Yankees history.
Enjoy...

#5
Derek Jeter
Yankees vs Orioles
1996 American League Championship Series
October 9, 1996

The Yankees trailed the Orioles 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning when shortstop Derek Jeter hit

a deep fly ball to right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco moved near the fence and appeared "to draw a bead on the ball" when the then-12 year old Maier reached over the fence separating the stands and the field of play 9 feet below and deflected the ball into the stands. While baseball fans are permitted to catch (and keep) balls hit into the stands, if "a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and touches a live ball", spectator interference is to be called.
Right field umpire Rich Garcia immediately ruled the play a home run, tying the game at 4-4, despite the protest of Tarasco and Orioles manager Davey Johnson. The Yankees would win the game in the eleventh inning on Bernie Williams' walk-off home run. The Orioles maintained their protest of the Maier play after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by American League President Gene Budig because judgment calls cannot be protested.

#4
Jim Leyritz
Yankees vs Braves
1996 World Series
October 23, 1996

In Game 4 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Leyritz hit a 3 run home run to left center in the 8th inning to tie the game at 6 and cap an improbable 6-0 Yankee comeback which did not begin until the 6th inning.

This home run came off Atlanta closer Mark Wohlers and led to the Yankees eventually winning the game 8-6 in 10 innings with future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs 2-out bases loaded RBI walk off pitcher Steve Avery providing the winning margin in the top of the 10th. After the Yankees lost the first two games of the series at home, and narrowly winning Game 3 in Atlanta, this game appeared to be going to the Braves, which would have given them a significant 3-1 series advantage. Instead, Leyritz home run shifted the game's momentum and the Yankees won to tie the series 2-2.

#3
Tino Martinez
Yankees vs Diamondbacks
2001 World Series
October 31, 2001

The Arizona Diamondbacks had taken a 2-1 lead in the World Series and a 3-1 lead going into the ninth inning with their closer on the mound.
Things were going well when Byung-Hyun Kim took the mound and send the D'Backs one game closer to a title.
Things went well....until Kim threw the pitch.
Tino Martinez, oh-fer the series, drilled the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for a game-tying two-run home run with two outs.
The Yankees won the game in the tenth inning and tied the series at 2.
Was it a fluke shot, a once-on-a-lifetime event? Keep reading...

#2
Scott Brosius
Yankees vs Diamondbacks
2001 World Series
November 1, 2001

Due to the World Trade Center attack, commissioner Bud Selig pushed the season back a week sending the World Series into November for the first time in MLB history.
Almost a mirror image of the game from the night before, the Yankees entered the ninth inning down by two runs and two outs with an unlikely hero at the bat and Kim on the mound.
Scott Brosius hit the second pitch he saw from Kim deep into the sky and over the fence for an improbable home run to tie the game and send the Yankees into yet another extra inning victory and gave the Yankees a 3-2 series advantage heading to Arizona for the finale.

#1
Aaron Boone
Yankees vs Red Sox
2003 American League Championship Series
October 16, 2003

The Yankees and Red Sox each had successful seasons, both reaching the playoffs, and both reaching the championship. Both playing close to 170 games; but game seven of the championship series is the one game to define their season.
The Red Sox had taken a commanding 5-3 lead with their ace Pedro Martinez on the mound and some clutch magic in the air.
The Yankees had tied the game at 5 going into extra innings and a gritty, gutty, and tense series wired down to one pitch.

It was the 11th inning. Tim Wakefield, the master knuckleballer was facing the defensive replacement Aaron Boone. Wakefield's first pitch was quickly changed into history.

"Although the Boston Red Sox and the fans throughout New England would tell you they were five outs away in the 8th inning, leading by three...as BOONE HITS IT TO DEEP LEFT, THAT MIGHT SEND THE YANKEES TO THE WORLD SERIES! BOONE THE HERO OF GAME 7!!!"--Joe Buck

The Yankees had reached the 2003 World Series behind Boone's home run against the Red Sox.

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Labels: Aaron Boone, ALCS, American League, Braves, Derek Jeter, Diamondbacks, home run, homerun, Jim Leyritz, Orioles, Red Sox, rivalry, Scott Brosius, Tino Martinez, World Series, Yankees

Posted by Steve Kenul at 9:21 PM 0 Heckles

STAT	NAME	#
AVG	D. Jeter, R. Cano	.317
HITS	D. Jeter, R. Cano	145
HR	M. Teixeira	29
RBI	M. Teixeira	84
SB	B. Gardner, D. Jeter	20
W	C. Sabathia	12
ERA	A. Burnett	3.71
KO	A. Burnett	130
IP	C. Sabathia	162.2
SV	M. Rivera	34

STAT

NAME

AVG

D. Jeter, R. Cano

.317

HITS

D. Jeter, R. Cano

145

M. Teixeira

RBI

M. Teixeira

B. Gardner, D. Jeter

C. Sabathia

ERA

A. Burnett

3.71

A. Burnett

130

C. Sabathia

162.2

M. Rivera

Pos.	NAME	#
1	N. Ryan	5,714
55	D. Martinez	2,149
56	A. Pettitte	2,105
159	C. Sabathia	1,516
201	A. Burnett	1,408
439	M. Rivera	989

Pos.

NAME

N. Ryan

5,714

D. Martinez

2,149

A. Pettitte

2,105

159

C. Sabathia

1,516

201

A. Burnett

1,408

439

M. Rivera

989

Pos.	NAME	#
1	H. Aaron	755
8	M. McGwire	583
9	A. Rodriguez	574
221	J. Posada	236
229	M. Teixeira	232
246	D. Jeter	219
274	J. Damon	205
517	H. Matsui	129
554	N. Swisher	122
845	X. Nady	87
922	R. Cano	80

Pos.

NAME

H. Aaron

755

M. McGwire

583

A. Rodriguez

574

221

J. Posada

236

229

M. Teixeira

232

246

D. Jeter

219

274

J. Damon

205

517

H. Matsui

129

554

N. Swisher

122

845

X. Nady

922

R. Cano

STAT	NAME	#	YEAR
BATTING
AVG	Ruth	.393	1923
G	Matsui	163	2003
AB	Soriano	696	2002
HITS	Mattingly	238	1986
1B	Sax	171	1989
2B	Mattingly	53	1986
3B	Combs	23	1927
HR	Maris	61	1961
TB	Ruth	457	1921
RBI	Gehrig	184	1931
R	Ruth	177	1921
OBP	Ruth	.544	1923
SLG	Ruth	.847	1920
OPS	Ruth	1.379	1920
SB	Henderson	93	1988
BB	Ruth	148	1923
SO	Soriano	157	2002
PITCHING
GS	Chesbro	51	1904
G	Quantrill	86	2002
CG	Chesbro	48	1904
W	Chesbro	41	1904
L	Lake	22	1908
WPCT	Guirdy	.893	1978
ERA	Chandler	1.64	1943
SHo	Guidry	9	1978
KO	Guidry	248	1978
IP	Chesbro	454.0	1904
BB	Byrne	179	1949
SV	RIVERA	53	2004
HBP	Warhop	26	1909
WP	Leary	23	1990

STAT

NAME

YEAR

BATTING

AVG

Ruth

.393

1923

Matsui

163

2003

Soriano

696

2002

HITS

Mattingly

238

1986

Sax

171

1989

Mattingly

1986

Combs

1927

Maris

1961

Ruth

457

1921

RBI

Gehrig

184

1931

Ruth

177

1921

OBP

Ruth

.544

1923

SLG

Ruth

.847

1920

OPS

Ruth

1.379

1920

Henderson

1988

Ruth

148

1923

Soriano

157

2002

PITCHING

Chesbro

1904

Quantrill

2002

Chesbro

1904

Chesbro

1904

Lake

1908

WPCT

Guirdy

.893

1978

ERA

Chandler

1.64

1943

SHo

Guidry

1978

Guidry

248

1978

Chesbro

454.0

1904

Byrne

179

1949

RIVERA

2004

HBP

Warhop

1909

Leary

1990

STAT	NAME	#
BATTING
AVG	Ruth	.349
G	Mantle	2401
AB	Mantle	8102
HITS	Gehrig	2721
1B	Jeter	1570
2B	Gehrig	534
3B	Gehrig	163
HR	Ruth	659
TB	Ruth	5131
RBI	Gehrig	1995
R	Ruth	1959
OBP	Ruth	.484
SLG	Ruth	.711
OPS	Ruth	1.195
SB	Henderson	326
BB	Ruth	1852
SO	Mantle	1710
PITCHING
GS	W. Ford	438
G	Rivera	720
CG	Ruffing	261
W	W. Ford	236
L	Stottlemyer	139
WPCT	Chandler	.717
ERA	Gossage	2.14
SHo	W. Ford	45
KO	W. Ford	1956
IP	W. Ford	3170.3
BB	Gomez	1090
SV	Rivera	413
HBP	Warhop	114
WP	W. Ford	75

STAT

NAME

BATTING

AVG

Ruth

.349

Mantle

2401

Mantle

8102

HITS

2721

1570

534

163

659

5131

RBI

Gehrig

1995

Ruth

1959

OBP

Ruth

.484

SLG

Ruth

.711

OPS

1.195

326

1852

1710

PITCHING

438

720

261

236

139

WPCT

Chandler

.717

ERA

Gossage

2.14

SHo

1956

3170.3

1090

413

HBP

Warhop

114

W. Ford

Retired Numbers

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1 Billy Martin

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Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who was best known as the manager of the New York Yankees five different times. He won two American League championships and the 1977 World Series as their manager, and led four different AL teams to division championships. Martin was known for his ability to win with any team, and for arguing animatedly with umpires, including a widely parodied routine in which he kicked dust on their feet, but he was criticized for not getting along with veteran players, burning out young pitchers, and drinking too much.

2 Derek Jeter (coming soon)

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Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is an American Major League Baseball player. Jeter is a seven-time All-Star shortstop and the current captain of the New York Yankees. Jeter has spent his whole career with the New York Yankees, starting in 1995 when he was 21 years old. He has won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, the All-Star Game MVP Award , the World Series MVP Award, a Silver Slugger Award and three Gold Glove Awards. His .317 career batting average through the 2006 season ranks him with the 6th highest lifetime batting average of all active baseball players. He has been in the top seven in the American League in both hits and runs scored for nine of the past ten years. So far in the 2000s he is second in the major leagues in hits (927), sixth in runs (551), and fifteenth in batting average (.311).

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3 Babe Ruth

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George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American original, baseball's first great slugger and the most celebrated athlete of his time. The southpaw hurler debuted with the Red Sox, winning 89 games in six years while setting the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings. "The Sultan of Swat" converted to the outfield full-time after his sale to the Yankees in 1920 and led New York to seven American League pennants and four World Series titles. He finished with 714 home runs, leading the league 12 times, including a remarkable 60 round-trippers in 1927.

4 Lou Gehrig

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Lou Gehrig teamed with Babe Ruth to form baseball's most devastating hitting tandem ever. "The Iron Horse" had 13 consecutive seasons with both 100 runs scored and 100 RBI, averaging 139 runs and 148 RBI; set an American League mark with 184 RBI in 1931; hit a record 23 grand slams; and won the 1934 Triple Crown. His .361 batting average in seven World Series led the Yankees to six titles. A true gentleman and a tragic figure, Gehrig's consecutive games played streak ended at 2,130 when he was felled by a disease that later carried his own name.

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5 Joe DiMaggio

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Joe DiMaggio is remembered as one of the game's most graceful athletes - a "picture player" both at bat and in center field. Many rate his 56-consecutive-game hitting streak in 1941 as the top baseball feat of all time. "The Yankee Clipper" used an unusually wide stance in winning two batting championships and three MVP awards. In 13 seasons he amassed 361 homers, averaged 118 RBI annually and compiled a .325 lifetime batting mark. At baseball's 1969 Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's greatest living player.

6 Joe Torre (coming soon)

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Torre was named manager of the Yankees on November 2, 1995. Though he had never played or managed in the American League, and the New York City press greeted him with headlines such as "Clueless Joe", it was with the Yankees that he enjoyed the greatest success of his managerial career, leading the "Bronx Bombers" to the playoffs in each of his eleven seasons (1996-2006) with the club. In 1996, Torre, building on the Yankees' Wild Card berth in 1995, made his first-ever trip to the Fall Classic, leading the Yankees to their first World Series since 1981, defeating the Braves. After losing to the Cleveland Indians in the AL playoffs in 1997, the team won three straight World Series titles from 1998-2000, and additional American League pennants in 2001 and 2003. On May 12, 2003, he won his 1,500th game.

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7 Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle was a star from the start, parlaying a talent for the game and boyish good looks into iconic status. In spite of a series of devastating injuries, Mantle accumulated a long list of impressive accomplishments, finishing his 18-year career with 536 home runs and a .298 batting average. The switch-hitting "Commerce Comet" won three MVP awards (1956, ’57, ’62) and a Triple Crown (1956). He contributed to 12 pennants and seven World Series titles in his first 14 seasons, while establishing numerous World Series records, including most home runs (18).

8 Yogi Berra

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Perhaps one of the most popular players in major league history, Yogi Berra was also a brilliant catcher and dominant hitter during his 19-year career with the New York Yankees. Berra was named to the American League All-Star team every year from 1948 to 1962. He topped the 100-RBI mark four years in a row and became a three-time American League MVP in a career that featured 14 league pennants and 10 World Series championships. Known for his “Yogi-isms,” Berra has always been a fan favorite. Following his playing career, Yogi continued in baseball as a manager and coach for several teams.

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8 Bill Dickey

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As famed sportswriter Dan Daniel once said, "Bill Dickey isn't just a catcher, he's a ball club." A key performer for the Yankees on eight American League pennant-winners and seven World Series champions, the expert handler of pitchers with the deadly accurate throwing-arm was also a clutch hitter, batting over .300 in 10 of his first 11 full seasons. Known for his durability, he set an American League record by catching 100 or more games 13 years in a row. He finished his 17-year career with a .313 batting average.

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9 Roger Maris

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Broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record with 61 in 1961, a record which stood until 1998…Won the AL MVP Award in 1960 and 1961…Holds Al record for most home runs in a season (61 in 1961...Holds or shares AL records for most intentional walks in a game (4) and most homers in a doubleheader (4)…In addition to his 1961 HR title, led the AL in runs, RBI and total bases that year, and, in slugging and RBI in 1960…A four-time All-Star…Won a Gold Glove in the outfield in 1960…Played in seven World Series, winning three rings.

10 Phil Rizzuto

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Phil Rizzuto overcame his diminutive size to anchor a Yankees dynasty, helping them win seven of nine World Series during his 13 seasons, not counting three years lost to World War II. "The Scooter" was a durable and deft shortstop, skilled bunter and enthusiastic base runner who compiled a .273 lifetime batting average. A five-time All-Star, Rizzuto was named the American League's MVP in 1950 when he excelled with a .324 average, 200 hits and .439 slugging percentage. Upon retirement, he spent 40 years as a popular Yankees broadcaster.

15 Thurman Munson

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1970 AL Rookie of the Year…1976 AL MVP, seventh in balloting in '75 and '77… Three Gold Gloves…Seven-time All-Star…Played in the World Series, 1976-78…Hit .529 in the 1976 WS, setting a WS record with six straight hits…Overall, hit .357 with three HR and 22 RBI in 30 post season games… Drove in 100 runs three times and hit .300 five times. An outstanding fielder, Munson made only one error while behind the plate in 1971 (he was knocked unconscious by a runner, dislodging the ball), and went on to win three straight Gold Glove Awards starting in 1973. A seven-time All-Star, Munson hit 113 home runs, batted in 701 runners, and had a career batting average of .292 over his 10-year career. He was also the first captain named by the Yankees since Lou Gehrig. Munson helped lead his team to three consecutive World Series (1976–78), where he batted a remarkable .373 overall (.339 in the American League Championship Series. From 1975-77, Munson hit .300 or better with 100 or more RBI each year, becoming the first catcher to accomplish the feat in three consecutive years since Yankee Hall of Famer Bill Dickey did it four straight seasons from 1936-39. Since Munson's run, Mike Piazza has also accomplished it (1996-98).

16 Whitey Ford

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Edward "Whitey" Ford was the big-game pitcher on the great Yankees teams of the 1950s and early '60s, earning him the moniker "Chairman of the Board." The wily southpaw's lifetime record of 236-106 gives him the best winning percentage (.690) of any 20th century pitcher. He paced the American League in victories three times, and in ERA and shutouts twice. The 1961 Cy Young Award winner still holds many World Series records, including 10 wins and 94 strikeouts, once pitching 33 consecutive scoreless innings in the Fall Classic.

23 Don Mattingly

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Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hit Man") (born April 20, 1961) is a retired first baseman who played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1982-1995. He is currently Joe Torre's bench coach for the Yankees. Mattingly grew up in Evansville, Indiana and was one of the nation's top prospects as a high school player at Reitz Memorial High School in 1979, earning a brief write-up in Sports Illustrated magazine. However, most Major League Baseball teams avoided drafting Mattingly, expecting him to attend college before entering professional baseball. Taking a chance, the New York Yankees drafted Mattingly in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur draft and subsequently signed him.

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32 Elston Howard

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14 seasons (1955-68) primarily as a catcher for the Yankees… Nine consecutive All-Star selections… MVP in 1963, first African American in AL to win it… Hit 20-plus doubles four times, 20-plus homers three times and topped .300 three times…Played 54 games in 10 World Series with five HR and 19 RBI…Won WS MVP in 1958…Two-time Gold Glove winner…Invented the "doughnut" bat weight.

37 Casey Stengle

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Casey Stengel's distinguished 54-year professional career spanned the era from Christy Mathewson to Mickey Mantle. He batted .284 over 14 seasons in the majors and accounted for both Giant victories in the 1923 World Series by hitting home runs. It was as a colorful and successful manager, though, that he earned Hall of Fame recognition. His feat of guiding the Yankees to 10 pennants and seven world titles in a 12-year span ranks as one of the most remarkable managerial accomplishments of all time.

42 Mariano Rivera (coming soon)

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Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a relief pitcher for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has the 4th most regular season career saves in Major League history, is the American League career leader, and has won 4 World Series titles with the Yankees. He is the all-time Major League postseason leader in saves and ERA. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera is frequently referred to as the greatest postseason relief pitcher of all time, and is often considered to be the greatest closer in baseball history.

44 Reggie Jackson

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Reggie Jackson earned the nickname "Mr. October" for his World Series heroics with both the A's and Yankees. In 27 Fall Classic games, he amassed 10 home runs - including four in consecutive at-bats - 24 RBI and a .357 batting average. As one of the game's premier power hitters, he blasted 563 career round-trippers. A terrific player in the clutch and an intimidating cleanup hitter, Jackson compiled a lifetime slugging percentage of .490 and earned American League MVP honors in 1973.

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49 Ron Guidry

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Although Guidry won over 20 games three times in his career, he is remembered for having one of the greatest single seasons ever. He was 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA in 1978, won the Cy Young Award unanimously, and finished second to Boston's Jim Rice in AL MVP voting. Guidry set club records that year in strikeouts (248) and consecutive wins at the start of a season (13). He called his Yankee-record 18 strikeouts against California on June 17 of that season "perhaps my greatest single thrill." He started the AL East playoff game on October 2, 1978 against Boston and won 5-4 in what was "probably the most tension-packed game I ever played in." Guidry was named TSN Player of the Year and Man of the Year and the Associated Press 's Male Athlete of the Year, and he made every all-star team. His nine shutouts tied Babe Ruth's AL record for a lefthander. During the 1970s, Yankee management made a policy of acquiring pitchers through trades and free agent signings. As a result, Guidry did not find a regular place in the Yankee rotation until 1977, when he was 26 years old. Even then, there were those who felt that the 5'11" 160-lb lefty was too small to pitch effectively and last in the major leagues. Guidry dispelled the notion by going 16-7 that year and perfecting the wicked slider that became his bread and butter pitch. He went on to lead the majors in victories from 1977 through 1987 with 168, posting records of 18-8 (1979), 21-9 (1983), and 22-6 (1985). He is fourth on the all-time Yankee victory list (170), second in strikeouts (1,778), sixth in games and innings, and tied for sixth in shutouts (26). Guidry compiled a 5-2 postseason record, 3-1 in World Series play.

51 Bernie Williams (coming soon)

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Bernabé "Bernie" Williams Figueroa (born September 13, 1968, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an outfielder for the New York Yankees and a guitar-playing jazz recording artist. A switch hitter, Williams has played his entire career (1991-present) with the New York Yankees. As of December 2006, he is 9th of all active players lifetime in doubles (449), and 10th in runs scored (1,366), singles (1,545), and times on base (3,444). He is Major League Baseball's all-time leader in postseason home runs (22) and runs batted in (80). He trails only Lou Gehrig's 534 for lifetime doubles as a Yankee. His batting average through 2006 is 16 points higher against lefties than against righties.

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