Thanks to my cousin for bringing this to my attention today.
From Bombers Beat at the MLBlogs Network:
70 years ago, a dying Lou Gehrig stood on the field at Yankee Stadium and said goodbye to baseball, making what can only be considered the most memorable and greatest speech in the game’s history.
Today, this Fourth of July, [...]
Archive for the ‘The Yankees’ Category
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness
Posted in Awareness, Baseball, The Yankees on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yanks Add Mark Teixeira to the Pile
Posted in Baseball, Sports, The Yankees on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t believe the Yankees’ silence on Mark Teixeira was an indicator that they weren’t interested. Signing him made too much sense, within both the Yankees’ free-spending approach and in more pragmatic terms, as well.
Contrary to what some might think following my recent rant, I’m not generally opposed to seeing the Yankees’ sign top [...]
Neglect: A History of the Yankees’ Mistreatment of their Farm System
Posted in Baseball, Sports, The Yankees on December 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Unlike many Yankee fans I run into these days, largely people who signed on as bandwagoners since the mid-1990s or younger fans who came of age only knowing perennial playoff appearances (until this year, at least) I have been a fan long enough to vaguely remember the 1981 World Series and acutely recall the competitive [...]
Yanks Trade Kyle Farnsworth to the Tigers for Ivan Rodriguez
Posted in Fantasy Baseball, The Yankees on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Considering Jose Molina’s superb defense, I figured the Yankee braintrust was just fine with his mediocre (at best) hitting and fully expected him to remain as the starting catcher down the stretch following the the news that Posada’s season is officially finished. Chad Moeller would continue serving ably as Molina’s backup.
Apparently I was mistaken. [...]
Yanks Trade for Nady and Marte
Posted in The Yankees, tagged Yankees nady tabata marte on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thats the rumor currently being reported at MLB.com
PITTSBURGH — Pirates right fielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte have been traded to the Yankees.
Though the team confirmed a trade, the Pirates have not confirmed that both players are indeed going to New York. However, according to one official baseball source, Nady and Marte have [...]
Yanks Looking For Ways to Deal with Key Injuries
Posted in The Yankees, tagged jason bay, posada, trade, Yankees on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a tough year, injury-wise. Damon has returned from his recent shoulder injury, courtesy of a crash into the plexiglass portion of the left field wall and Richie Sexson provides some needed pop from the right side of the plate but the likely losses of Matsui and Posada for the remainder of the [...]
Yanks Agree to a Deal With Richie Sexson
Posted in Sports, The Yankees on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ESPN
Sexson fits in New York because the Yankees needed a right-handed slugger to match up against left-handed pitching — and Sexson had a .344 average against lefties this year.
Assuming the deal is completed, he’ll be in the lineup Saturday against Oakland.
The Yankees will only have to pay Sexson the prorated minimum of $390,000 from his [...]
Bobby Murcer, 1946 – 2008
Posted in The Yankees, tagged bobby murcer, murcer on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh boy this hurts. No link. Can’t find it anyplace on line yet. YES just reported it at the conclusion of this afternoon’s game in Toronto, and is running their Yankeeography on him now.
He was disgnosed with cancer in September, 2006.
Rest In Peace, Bobby.
Yanks Sweep 2 Game Series Against The Rays
Posted in Sports, The Yankees on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in March, who would have thought that headline carried any significance? After dropping two of three to the Rangers and the first two of the four-game series against Boston, the 3rd place Yanks had to not only salvage their homestand, but prove they’re still in this divisional race. And I think [...]
