‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: After Seven Games, Who’s Hot »
The World Champion New York Yankees hung their 27th banner yesterday and passed out some very large rings. But now we leave '09 in the rear view and look to what the new season holds in store. After seven games in an odd 10 days that saw a forgiving schedule with three off days, the Yankees hold a 5-2 record. Derek Jeter has started as hot as he [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 14, 2010 »
The New York Yankees started the season with two road series against their biggest rivals in the American League East. They won both series, after dropping the first game in each series, and opened at home yesterday with a 4-2 record. Brett Gardner was key in some of the Yankee wins in this first road trip of the year. But in the [...]
New York Yankees Take Home Opener Despite David »
It was a cool, partly cloudy afternoon in the Bronx on Tuesday: the perfect weather for Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium.World Series rings were given out, a prank was played on Hideki Matsui (known by his New York faithful as "Gozilla"), and good ol' Jerry Hairston Jr. even stopped by.The General of the Yankees rotation, Andy Pettitte, took [...]
Andy Pettitte, Yankees Beat Angels 7-5 in Memorable »
Tuesday afternoon's game between the Yankees and Angels was certainly more meaningful than just a regular opening game at Yankee Stadium. Last year in 2009, they opened the brand new ballpark, replacing the one that stood for 85 years. This year in 2010, the Yankees celebrated it by receiving their 2009 World Series Championship rings in a [...]
Hideki Matsui: New York Yankees Fans Show Godzilla »
The Yankees had a special guest on hand for their ring ceremony Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't Yogi Berra, it wasn't Whitey Ford, and it wasn't George Steinbrenner—although they were all there. Hideki Matsui was the true guest of honor in the house that the Core Four built. Although Matsui wasn't with the likes of Derek Jeter, [...]
Yanks Pull It Out 5-7 Despite an Angel Grand Slam In »
It was a great day for the Yankees. They got their rings, and were up big on the Angels going into the ninth. That's when David Robertson came in to pitch. Last year, young Robertson was very effective out of the pen, going 2-1 with 63 strikeouts. A good fastball and a great curve make Robertson an ideal guy that you would want coming out of the [...]
Yankees Collect World Series Rings & Home Opener »
The Yankees celebrated their 2009 World Series victory by receiving their championship rings. Then, New York went out and earned their third straight win with a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. It was the 12th win in the last 13 Yankee home openers dating back to 1998. Prior to the game, the [...]
New York Celebrates While Other Baseball Towns Die »
The Yankees celebrated their 27th World Championship this afternoon in their home opener. As usual, the team overdid it in an arrogant fashion when it came to the pomp and circumstances of this achievement. Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford handed out rings to the players. The team raised the World Championship flag. Michael Kay went overboard with the [...]
New York: Where Ballplayers Are Separated from Legends »
For those who don't know, I live outside Philadelphia. It's a big city, and it's pretty cool: the history, the activity, the cheese steaks. But it's by no means the greatest place on Earth. Because that's New York City. In New York, there's an energy. There's more to it than people buzzing around and tall buildings. It's got a feeling like no [...]
Game 7: Opening Day, Rings, Godzilla Returns, and a »
What a day and what a game this afternoon as the Yankees opened the season at home in their usual classy fashion. The pre-game ceremonies for the first time since opening day 2001 included the Yankees receiving World Series rings. The first guy to receive his ring was Yankee trainer Gene Monhan who has taken a leave from the Yankees as he battle [...]