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Thurman Munson Wanted To Be Traded
August 3, 2009
Thirty years have passed since Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. One can only speculate what would have transpired with respect to his baseball career if he had lived. Hall ...Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez to New York: Another Trade with the A’s
August 1, 2009
One of baseball's great off-the-field actions that affect on-the-field results are trades. Free agency has changed things because most trades now involve players whose salary demands are difficult to meet for ...Phil Rizzuto’s Two Defining Plays
June 25, 2009
Phil Rizzuto had a memorable career, having played on seven World Championship teams. He hit for a career .273 AVG with 38 home runs and 563 RBIs. He was the American ...Why Kenny Rogers Is Hopelessly Overrated
June 24, 2009
The New York Yankees traded Kenny Rogers to the Oakland A's in Nov. 1997, in exchange for Scott Brosius. It was one of the great trades the Yankees ever made. After ...Joe DiMaggio V. Mickey Mantle: Runs Batted In, Runs, and Power
June 17, 2009
Joe DiMaggio batted in at least 100 runs in each of his first seven seasons. He didn't play from 1943-45 because he was helping to defeat the enemies of freedom. When he ...Mickey Mantle’s Poor 1959 Season Has Gotten Better
June 15, 2009
In 1959, Mickey Mantle batted .285 with 31 home runs and 75 RBI. Mickey admitted that it had been a lack luster season for him. "It wouldn't surprise me if the ...Brian Bruney Blasts Francisco Rodriguez
June 14, 2009
Brian Bruney laced into former Angels' closer Francisco Rodriguez for his actions when he finishes a game. Brian called Rodriguez's machinations, in which he pounds his chest, points to the sky, ...Andy Pettitte V. Herb Pennock
June 13, 2009
Herb Pennock, Lefty Gomez, and Whitey Ford are the only left-handed Yankees' pitchers in the Hall of Fame. Now that Andy Pettitte is near the end of his pitching days, there ...Tom Greenwade Wasn’t Convinced Of Mickey Mantle’s Future Greatness
June 11, 2009
Mickey Mantle played semi pro baseball at the age of 17 for the Baxter Springs Whiz Kids. Early in 1948, the Whiz Kids' manager, Barney Barnett, who had recruited Mickey for ...Yankees Couldn’t Handle the Truth from Red Barber
June 8, 2009
Red Barber had integrity; the pioneer baseball broadcaster would not accept journalistic handcuffs. Red Barber told fans the truth. The Yankees didn't like the truth. Yankees' President Mike Burke Planned No ChangesOn ...Yankee Tickets
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