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Why Some Yankees World Series Wins Are More Valuable Than Others
April 10, 2012
In 1968, the New York Yankees won 83 games and lost 79, which is a .512 winning percentage. They finished in fifth place, 20 games behind the first place Detroit ...New York Yankees: Joe Girardi Could Learn About Baseball from Willie Mays
April 7, 2012
It was the first inning of the first game of the season. The Tampa Bay Rays had runners on second and third with two outs. When the right-handed batting Sean ...YES Management Made Yankees Broadcasters Look Like ‘Subservient Jackasses’
April 7, 2012
According to Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News, early in March, YES president Tracy Dolgin proudly announced that YES is "a homer network." Dolgin explained that a "homer" ...Joe DiMaggio Was Loved by Fans and Even the Boston Red Sox
March 31, 2012
“I watched every move Lou made on and off the field,” Joe DiMaggio said after he had been introduced by baseball commissioner Ford Frick at his Hall of Fame induction ...New York Yankees Won the 1957 Pennant and Also Finished Seventh
March 30, 2012
The New York Yankees were American League champions in 1957, but some individuals that were not fond of the Yankees claimed that they finished seventh as well as first. These ...Mantle’s Triple Crown, Berra’s HR Mark & Larsen’s Perfecto: 1956 Was a Good Year
March 27, 2012
The 1956 baseball season started for the New York Yankees on April 17. The pennant was conceded to them by almost everyone but one or two American League teams. It ...Jeter, Pettitte, Rivera and Posada: The 2009 WS Was Special to the “Humble 4”
March 27, 2012
All four recognized the significance of the moment as Derek Jeter held the World Series trophy high over his head; 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 no longer seemed so far ...Roger Maris, Clete Boyer and Other KC Friends Helped the 1961 Yankees Win
March 26, 2012
The 1961 New York Yankees rank among the greatest teams in baseball history. Many fans don't realize that many of the players were obtained from the Kansas City ...Tom Tresh’s Clutch HR in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series Raised Fans’ Hopes
March 24, 2012
The New York Yankees were trailing the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 in the top of the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1964 World Series. It was time for ...Reggie Jackson Was a Liar and George Steinbrenner Was Convicted, Said Mr. Martin
March 23, 2012
As the New York Yankees were waiting to board a plane from Chicago to Kansas City, Billy Martin told reporters early Sunday evening, "The two men deserve each other. One's ...