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Mickey Mantle Costs the New York Yankees the 1955 World Championship
June 29, 2010
There are times when a valid reason exists to explain an event. The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only World Championship in 1955 because Mickey Mantle was hurt. ...MIckey Mantle Anecdotes
June 26, 2010
A Difference Between Mickey and Joe DiMaggio In one way, Mickey Mantle was the antithesis of Joe DiMaggio. The Jolter was such an aloof individual that rookies dared ...Mike Mussina Was Not the Leader of the Anti-World Series Champions
June 21, 2010
Some things are more unfair than others. Mike Mussina, who has a good chance of becoming a Hall of Famer, signed with the New York Yankees in ...Chicago Cubs Alfonso Soriano Never Lived Up to Potential
June 20, 2010
Alfonso Soriano plays left field for the moribund Chicago Cubs. He is batting .267, with 10 home runs, 34 RBIs, and has stolen foures bases. In ...New York Yankees History: Joe DiMaggio and Chipmunk Journalism
June 1, 2010
Joe DiMaggio was "the most celebrated athlete of his age, the best big-game player of his era, and a baseball player who transcended the barriers of sports in terms ...Lou Gehrig Was Even Greater When It Meant More
May 31, 2010
Lou Gehrig played 14 complete seasons, during which the Yankees won seven pennants and six World Championships, not including world titles in 1923 and 1939, when Gehrig played briefly. ...The Yankees Offered to Trade Lou Gehrig to the Red Sox
May 30, 2010
The New York Yankees announced they had acquired Columbia University star baseball player Lou Gehrig on June 12, 1923, although the signing had occurred a little more than ...Is Alex Rodriguez Better Than Lou Gehrig?
May 24, 2010
Sometimes players from different eras can be compared accurately because their eras were similar. Lou Gehrig and Alex Rodriguez played when offense was dominant. Gehrig played 14 ...New York Yankees: What Home Field Advantage?
May 17, 2010
What Home Field Advantage? Al "Bud" Selig, the erstwhile Commissioner of Baseball, has seen to it that the league that wins the all-star game gets the home field advantage ...Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford Against George Weiss and the Scooter
May 15, 2010
Mickey Mantle had a terrible season in 1959. He batted .285, with 31 home runs, 75 RBI, and a.517 slugging average. Most players would not consider that too bad, but ...Yankee Tickets
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