Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees share a relationship few athletes and their clubs have. The two have never known time away from each other before Jorge's recent retirement, and the moments they share throughout the years are timeless.Through good times and bad, Jorge has remained one of the Yankee's most beloved players, being a part of five World Series teams.Jorge never had it easy, coming in behind Joe Girardi, who himself was a stud behind the plate. Even history followed Jorge's journey behind the plate, as Yogi Berra ...
When Whitey Ford's mother gave birth to him, the delivering physician must have wondered why the baby was so cool. Regardless of the situation, that describes Edward Charles Ford, the greatest pitcher in New York Yankees history. Jerry Coleman, who was the Yankees second baseman when Ford joined the Yankees in 1950, summed up the rookie the first time he saw him pitch. Coleman called Ford "the oldest young player I ever saw." Casey Stengel was one of the greatest Yankees' managers. From 1949-60, his teams won seven world ...
With spring training just around the corner, it's time to start taking a look at how the Yankees lineup will produce in 2012.First up, we'll look at catcher Russell Martin.Martin was a welcome addition to the club in 2011, effectively replacing Jorge Posada as the team's starting catcher.After being non-tendered by the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2010, Martin was heavily courted by General Manager Brian Cashman. Cashman had always been a big fan of Martin's and he jumped at the chance to sign the young backstop once he hit ...
Curtis Granderson not only had one of the best seasons in baseball in 2011, but no one could’ve predicted the numbers he was going to produce. There’s a difference between expecting an impressive season and expecting this: 583 At Bats.262 Batting Average (153 Hits)41 Home Runs119 RBI136 Runs25 Stolen Bases.364 On Base Percentage.552 Slugging Percentage.295 Batting Average on Balls in Play The numbers were off the charts and before we point to Yankee Stadium as the reason for his success, it was the furthest thing ...
2011 was a rewarding year for Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp. Not only did the 27-year-old win a gold glove, silver slugger, Hank Aaron award, and his first All-Star bid but Kemp came just shy of a batting triple crown and NL MVP honors. It's no wonder the Dodgers made the move to keep Kemp in LA for eight more years.Kemp's 39 home runs led the NL last season but now he's setting his sights on 50 for 2012. If Kemp makes good on his prediction for next season ...
Roger Clemens doesn't back down. A man of principle, he fights for his rights. Monday, Oct. 25, 1999 was a World Series travel day for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.After one of his legendary workouts, Clemens was involved in an altercation with a "gentleman" in the Yankee Stadium parking lot. Clemens was signing autographs for fans. Magnanimous Roger, despite the fact that Steiner Sports now offers a signed Clemens baseball for about $400, was more than happy to accommodate some of his fans. After autographing more than one ...
In early July 1997, rumors swirled that the New York Yankees were going to swing a deal with the San Diego Padres.The Yankees would send much-maligned left-hander Kenny Rogers, along with second baseman Mariano Duncan to the Padres in exchange for outfielder Greg Vaughn and a minor league pitcher. Rogers's claim to fame was that he had pitched a perfect game in 1994 for the Texas Rangers and that he was knocked out of the box by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth game of the 1996 World Series. That ...
In 1998, Bernie Williams won the batting title, a Gold Glove and finished seventh in the MVP voting. That wasn't good enough for the "experts."Williams, they concluded, was about as popular as Joey Cora with respect to attracting television audiences. His statistics placed him in Bobby Murcer's, not Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio's category. After six seasons, Williams had 1,096 hits, 126 homers, 566 RBIs and a .298 batting average in 938 games. Murcer had 1,012 hits, 140 home runs, 542 RBIs and a .282 batting average in 958 games). ...
The New York Yankees just about have their rotation set for next season with the not-so-minor question of whether Phil Hughes should start being one of the last issues.The Yankees rotation consists of CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Michael Pineda, Hiroki Kuroda and either Hughes, A.J. Burnett or Freddy Garcia. Each of the last three have a case for and a case against them.Burnett has that salary (which is a case for and against him; do you really want a $16.5 million long reliever?) and Garcia pitched better than the other ...
Everybody keeps throwing out names like Hideki Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero and Johnny Damon when discussing who the New York Yankees' should acquire to help their offense in 2012.In the Michael Pineda press conference Brian Cashman said that the trade market will be their “first and foremost” way to find a bat and free agency will be a "secondary" option.We could pour over cheap, aging bats on the trade market but what's the fun in that? Why not go big? These are the Yankees and they have surprised us before.Begin Slideshow