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New York Yankees: The Lowest Point in Mickey Mantle’s Career
June 8, 2011
It was the lowest point of Mickey Mantle's career. Mantle and his good friend, Tom Molito, were in the Yankee Stadium locker room prior to the shooting of the ...Yankees Mickey Mantle: Casey Stengel’s Crown Jewel Faced Unbearable Pressure
June 7, 2011
Mickey Mantle was the crown jewel of Casey Stengel's managerial career, but it took a while. Mantle had a sensational spring in 1951, which put tremendous pressure on the ...New York Yankees: Mickey Mantle Edged by Joe DiMaggio
June 4, 2011
In 1999, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) rated the 100 greatest players of all time. Mickey Mantle finished 12th. Joe DiMaggio finished sixth. SABR is a ...New York Yankees: Baseball’s Highest Scoring Offense Needs Improvement
May 28, 2011
The hated enemy, the Boston Red Sox, took over first place in the American League East division last night, pushing the New York Yankees into the unfamiliar position ...Nick Swisher of the New York Yankees: Reverting to Form?
May 27, 2011
Nick Swisher might be having a season that rivals his 2008 season when he was with the Chicago White Sox.With the White Sox, Swisher batted .219, hit 24 home runs, ...New York Yankees Bill “Moose” Skowron: It Cost $100 to Talk to Mickey Mantle
May 25, 2011
Bill Skowron played first base for the New York Yankees from 1954-62.He was a powerful right-handed hitter who was hurt by the great distances to left field (402 ft ...The Five Greatest PItching Performances in Yankees History
May 20, 2011
The New York Yankees are known for having some of the finest hitters in baseball history, but it has been pitching and defense that has led to most ...Ty Cobb: New York Yankees’ Phil Rizzuto Second Greatest Shortstop of All Time?
May 17, 2011
Ty Cobb was a player-manager for the Detroit Tigers from 1921-1926. The most games the Tigers won in a season under Cobb was 86 in 1924, when teams ...Derek Jeter: Unauthorized Biography Reveals Little Fans Don’t Know
April 26, 2011
Recently, the New York Post ran some excerpts from an unauthorized biography of Derek Jeter. Since the book has not yet been published, it is impossible to determine if ...Hank Aaron, Roger Maris and Lou Gehrig: Their Records Have Not Been Eclipsed
April 24, 2011
Alex Rodriguez hit the 22nd grand slam home run of his career on Saturday, snapping a tie with Manny Ramirez. A-Rod is one slam away from tying Lou Gehrig ...