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Nick Swisher Holds His Own with Paul O’Neill
June 4, 2009
Modern baseball fans that evaluate baseball players using statistical methodologies recognize the value of Nick Swisher, who has a .244 career batting average, a .356 on base average, and a ...It’s Been 68 Years Since Lou Gehrig Passed Away
June 2, 2009
The funeral service for Lou Gehrig was as simple and as modest as the man. On a rainy day in New York, only about 100 relatives, friends, and associates were at ...Dizzy Dean Blasts Babe Ruth
May 31, 2009
On February 26, 1935, Babe Ruth returned to Boston. Baseball's greatest player signed with the Braves, hoping to play for, and eventually manage, Boston's other team. The ReleaseIt was a dark, ...John Sterling Is Not Lou Gehrig
May 30, 2009
Lou Gehrig is the ultimate role model. He possessed the qualities that most individuals strive to achieve to make themselves better people. Lou Gehrig was honest, a hard-worker, loyal, modest, respectful ...The Greatness of Joe DiMaggio
May 24, 2009
Joe DiMaggio played his last game on Oct. 10, 1951. William Earl "Bill" Essick, the Yankees' West Coast scout who signed Joe DiMaggio, died in his sleep two days later at ...Paul O’Neill Hated to Lose: A Look Back at the 1997 Playoffs
May 19, 2009
It occurred between World Championships, which might be the reason it is not mentioned when discussing the last Yankees' dynasty. But it was a performance that defined what the Yankees used ...Joe Torre Would Make the Same 2004 Playoff Decisions
May 18, 2009
It was the greatest collapse in baseball history from the Yankees' perspective, but it was the greatest comeback ever from the Red Sox' perspective. The Yankees won the first three games ...Even the Boston Red Sox Rooted for David Wells
May 17, 2009
The Red Sox were in their clubhouse after having beaten Kansas City to run their record to 27-15, but most of the players were not showering or changing into street ...Mickey Mantle’s Burden
May 15, 2009
Entering the 1955 season, Mickey Mantle was once again under pressure to reach the heights predicted for him ever since he had been a rookie in 1951. Despite having three solid ...Neil Allen and Ernie Shore: Shutout but No Complete Game
May 11, 2009
The Yankees were playing the Athletics in Oakland on May 31, 1988 in a battle of division leaders. Rookie left-hander Al Leiter started for the Yankees, but he faced only ...Yankee Tickets
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