In 1958, Whitey Ford led the American League with a 2.01 ERA, winning 14, losing seven, and pitching 219 and one-third innings.
Mickey Mantle batted .304 with an American League-leading 42 home runs.
Yankees general manager George Weiss wanted to cut Ford's salary by $8,000 and Mantle's by $5,000 for the 1959 season.
Whitey Ford Had to Be a "Good Boy."
When Ford and Mantle reported for spring training, the Yankees offered to eliminate Whitey's pay cut and give him the same $35,000 salary that he had received in 1957, but with a catch. ...
Recently, umpire Joe West spoke out against the Yankees and Red Sox organizations, saying they play too slow.
The comments followed a 10-inning affair that lasted just less than three and a half hours.
Some words West used to describe the teams included “embarrassing” and “pathetic.”
“They’re the two clubs that don’t try to pick up the pace,” said West, chief of the umpiring crew that worked the three-game series in Boston. “They’re two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest?"
Source: NorthJersey.com
The issue of the ...
The first Yankees-Red Sox series of the year seemed as intense as a playoff series. All three games were come from behind wins, and the Yankees were able to salvage the series. After losing the first game, the Yankees came back and won the last two to win the rubber match.
Some players had a marvelous series while other players struggled mightily. Here are five story lines that we should follow through the rest of the season series between the Yankees and the Red Sox.Begin Slideshow
Fresh off taking the opening series against the Red Sox, the Yankees (2-1) will face the Tampa Bay Rays (2-1) in the Bronx Bombers' home opener.
Besides being the ring ceremony for last year’s champs, the main storyline of this game is the return of Javier Vazquez.
Many fans remember his terrible second half in 2004 and thought he simply was not meant to play in New York. When the Yankees traded for him in the offseason, many fans did not like the trade because they did not believe that he had ...
On Wednesday, the New York Yankees claimed outfielder Chad Huffman on waivers from the San Diego Padres after he was designated for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster.
Moves like this are typically very minor, as teams don’t usually put talented players that they don’t want to lose through waivers for obvious reasons.
This particular move seems to be one with a decent amount of potential upside. At least it seems to have upset Padres front-office assistant Paul DePodesta, who ranted about losing Huffman on his blog yesterday:
"We lost the ...
It happened to me again this year: I thought Christian Garcia would stay healthy. That will not be the case, though, as Garcia left last night’s game in the middle of the sixth inning experiencing the same pain in his elbow that caused him to miss most of the 2009 season.
“It was some soreness in the elbow. It was pretty serious,” Garcia said . “It’s kind of like the same pain I had before (referring to the season ending elbow problem he experienced in 2009).”
It was not one pitch that ...
Hey, would you look at that!
The Yankees bullpen decided to get their act together for the final two frames in what would turn out to be an exciting—and very long—three-game series with the AL East rival Red Sox.
I will be doing series recaps after all of the Yankees' series this year, and also highlight who performed well in the set, and who struggled a little bit more than expected.
The Yankees travel to Florida today to prepare for a three-game series with the Rays and look to separate themselves early ...
The Yankees will have Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford present the team with World Series rings during a ceremony that will take place during their home opener against the Angels on April 13. The festivities will start at 12:15 p.m. and Bernie Williams will throw out the first pitch at game time.
Here is the press release :
The New York Yankees will hold the 108th home opener in franchise history on Tuesday, April 13 vs. the Los Angeles Angels at 1:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. Prior to the ...
Welcome to the 13th edition of "Daily Random Sports Thoughts!"
Although that "Daily" part kind of flew out the window...
But anyways, we're back!
For those not familiar, I pick a team, player, or any other topic in sports that I have five random thoughts about. If you like 'em, read 'em! I try to get them on here every day!
Today's lucky random sports topic is...(drum roll)...Brett Gardner! (Imagine that there's confetti or something raining down now)
1) Great start! Three for nine with no strikeouts! No strikeouts! And the best part: NO STRIKEOUTS!
2) Two stolen ...
The Yankees and Red Sox took the field for the rubber match of a three game series in Fenway Park. For the third game in a row, there was a good pitching matchup. This time it was Andy Pettitte for the Yankees going against Red Sox newcomer John Lackey.The Good- Curtis Granderson. The Grandy Man Can! Granderson hit his second home run of the season, this time a 10th inning solo shot off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon that gave the Yankees the lead and eventual win.- Pitching. Starter Andy Pettitte ...