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Don Mattingly Is in a Class with Yankees’ Greats DiMaggio and Berra
March 23, 2012
Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra were two great New York Yankees hitters that were difficult to strike out. Each played in an era when a strikeout was viewed as a ...Yogi Berra’s Incredible Feat for the Yankees That No Slugger Will Ever Match
March 22, 2012
The New York Yankees won the 1950 pennant, edging out the second-place Detroit Tigers by three games and the third-place Boston Red Sox by four games. The Yankee scored 914 ...Yogi Berra’s “Bad” 1957 Yankees Season Became a Good One in the 21st Century
March 22, 2012
Yogi Berra had a "bad" season in 1957. Fifty-five years later, we realize that Berra had a very good season. How could that happen? In the 21st century, we have ...Tommy Tresh’s Play Made Yankees Fans Remember Bobby Richardson’s Historic Catch
March 20, 2012
Ralph Terry, relying primarily on a fast ball and slider, had retired the first 17 San Francisco Giants batters. Visions of Don Larsen, who had pitched a perfect game against ...New York Yankees: Bobby Shantz’s Last Pitch Changed Yankee History
March 20, 2012
In 1952, Bobby Shantz won 24 games for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was voted the American League's MVP. The next few seasons, Shantz suffered arm problems, winning only 13 games from ...Andy Pettitte Never Used a Substance Banned by Major League Baseball
March 17, 2012
How many times have we been told that Andy Pettitte used Human Growth Hormone? How many times have we been told that when Andy Pettitte used Human Growth Hormone it ...Herb Pennock’s Racist Position Didn’t Stop His Election to the Hall of Fame
March 17, 2012
When Herb Pennock learned that the Boston Red Sox had traded him to the New York Yankees, he and his wife danced a jig. With the Yankees from 1923-33, Pennock ...Is Pettitte’s Return Related to Mike Pineda, Dellin Betances & Manny Baneulos?
March 16, 2012
Bizarre is not the right word. Maybe unbelievable is better. Ridiculous describes it best. The New York Yankees have just announced that they have signed Andy Pettitte to a minor ...Chris Chambliss Punched Some Fans When They Tried to Rip off His Clothes
March 16, 2012
"Now I know how Bobby Thomson felt," Chris Chambliss told the media. 25 years after Bobby Thomson hit a home run off Ralph Branca's final pitch of the 1951 season ...Alex Rodriguez vs. Graig Nettles for the Best 3rd Baseman in Yankees History
March 15, 2012
When Alex Rodriguez's and Graig Nettles' New York Yankees careers are compared, my first reaction is that A-Rod is the greatest third baseman in Yankees' history. Rodriguez owes the Yankees ...