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Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncan for Greg Vaughn: 50 HRs the Yankees Lost
January 27, 2012
In early July 1997, rumors swirled that the New York Yankees were going to swing a deal with the San Diego Padres.The Yankees would send much-maligned left-hander Kenny Rogers, along ...Bernie Williams: Comparable to Bobby Murcer and Devon White, Not Mantle or DiMag
January 27, 2012
In 1998, Bernie Williams won the batting title, a Gold Glove and finished seventh in the MVP voting. That wasn't good enough for the "experts."Williams, they concluded, was about as ...Paul O’Neill over Barry Bonds for a World Series Winning Yankees Team
January 26, 2012
When he learned that he had been traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right fielder Paul O'Neill, Roberto Kelly wasn't surprised. He had his theory about the trade. ...New York Yankees: What Cecil Fielder Earned Trumps Prince’s New Contract
January 26, 2012
About one hour before the approach of the 1996 trading deadline, the New York Yankees acquired Cecil Fielder from the Detroit Tigers. In return, Ruben Sierra and minor league pitcher ...New York Yankees: George Steinbrenner Wanted to Trade a Young Jorge Posada
January 25, 2012
George Steinbrenner was willing to trade Jorge Posada in an attempt to acquire either San Diego's Rickey Henderson or Boston's Mike Stanley. General manager Bob Watson refused to knuckle under ...New York Yankees Great Mariano Rivera: “You Have It in Your Heart”
January 24, 2012
The 1995 New York Yankees had lost the first five straight games of a western swing. It was only May 28, but Mr. Steinbrenner needed a victory. Manager Buck Showalter ...Mariano Rivera Could Have Been Hall of Fame Starter for the New York Yankees
January 24, 2012
In his last start at Columbus against the Rochester Red Wings. Mariano Rivera pitched a five-inning no-hitter. On July 4, 1995, he was the New York Yankees starter against the ...Enos Slaughter: A Crucial Home Run by the Yankee Who Never Stopped Hustling
January 23, 2012
Enos Slaughter stepped up to the plate. It was the sixth inning of the third game of the 1956 World Series. The Yankees were in lot of trouble. After winning ...George Steinbrenner Was Right to Fear the Mets as Much as the Red Sox
January 23, 2012
There used to be a time when New York belonged to the New York Mets. From the late 1960s through the early 1970s, they were New York's top team.That changed ...Mattingly V. Henderson: Is the Table-Setter or the RBI Man More Valuable?
January 21, 2012
It isn't mentioned much because the New York Yankees didn't make the playoff series, but the 1985 season produced an unanswerable question. So has almost every season in baseball history. ...Yankee Tickets
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