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1. Hal Chase
1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh 1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth
1922
4. Everett Scott
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5. Lou Gehrig
1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson 1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles
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8. Willie Randolph
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9. Ron Guidry
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10. Don Mattingly 1991-1995
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| Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
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Not good news... |
| It looks as if Roy Halladay may not be heading to the Bronx. Instead, he appears to be heading to the Phillies. The fact that the Yanks' bats won't have to face him anymore is a good thing. The fact that Boston is adding John Lackey to a starting rotation that already includes Josh Beckett and Jon Lester and suddenly will have comparatively better starting pitching is a problem. Halladay would have moved the Yanks rotation past the tipping point. With CC, AJ, Pettitte and Halladay, one would have been hard pressed to find a better starting rotation in the majors. However, that is not looking highly unlikely. But the Yanks can rely on their potent offense, right? They clearly have that advantage over the Red Sox, right? Just don't ask Mike Cameron. Labels: Boston, Halladay, Pitching |
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| Monday, December 03, 2007 |
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Hank ready to pull out of Santana competetion? |
| Hank Steinbrenner, who has only recently inherited day-to-day operational management duties of the Yankees from his father, is already establishing himself as a chip off the old block. He is certainly part of the reason Joe Torre was given a less-than-generous offer and decided to seek employment elsewhere. He was vocally supportive of the Yankees hard line against Alex Rodriguez and eventually won the staring contest with Scott Boras. Now, it seems he has learned from the mistakes of the past and is demonstrating some of the stubbornness that has become a trademark Steinbrenner trait as he appears to be ready to draw the line with the Johan Santana trade talks and possibly withdraw all offers. Tonight may be the night that the Yankees pull out of Santana trade talks, weary that they are being drawn into a bidding war with Boston. No doubt that Andy Pettitte's decision to put the pinstripes on for one more year in 2008 has something to do with this, as suddenly, the Yanks are slightly less desperate for pitching. However, I'm not sure why Hank would be so quick to pull out, as if Boston does eventually get Santana (and the very thought of Beckett, Santana and Dice-K in the same rotation makes me cringe), it can only be in the Yanks best interest if they are forced to give up as much talent as humanly possible. However, this move makes sense as Hank may very well believe that New York is still in the hunt and he doesn't want to sell the farm, excuse the pun. We may just learn more in the next few days, but in any case, so far, I am definitely becoming a fan of Hank Steinbrenner. Labels: Boston, Hank, Pitching, Santana, The right thing to do |
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| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 |
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In control of their own destiny |
| The Yankees now have nobody else to blame if they do not win a ring this year. After today's defeat of Boston, and Seattle's loss, the Yanks are now tied for the American League wild-card and are still not ready to concede the division to Boston. In other words, if they don't make the playoffs, they have nowhere to look but in the mirror, and if they get there, their chances are at least as good as anyone's. The Yanks will face the Mariners at the Stadium this weekend in a series which may very well send one of the two teams on a trajectory for a clinch of the wild-card. Roger Clemens, who has had an inconsistent year, provided the Yanks a solid outing in a key game. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with six innings, two hits and one earned run. A-Rod got his 44th homer and Mo got his 22nd save. Tomorrow's game has Wang against Shilling. In his last start, Wang threw 8 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 walks and 1 run and striking out 6. I am confident he can get his 16th win tomorrow. Boston has Schilling on the mound against Wang. Curt has had his share of success against the Yanks in his career. However, this year in three appearances against New York, Schilling has pitched 18 innings, giving up 15 runs including 6 home runs. It should be fun. Labels: A-Rod, Boston, Playoffs, Rivera, Schilling, Wang, Wild-card |
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| Sunday, August 26, 2007 |
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The good and the bad |
The good news as that the night after the Yankees suffered a heartbreaking loss in the bottom of the 11th inning after a rain delay caused the game to go well past 3am, they needed Chien-Ming Wang, who has struggled as of late, to deliver and that's exactly what he did. The Yanks needed him to eat up a lot of innings and keep the Tigers' bats at bay, and he succeeded in both. In eight innings, he gave up one earned run, two walks and five hits. He will be a critical piece to any run New York makes for the playoffs and any postseason success they wish to have. Their ace is back, for now.
The bad news is that not only did Boston win, but Tim Wakefield is now tied for the most winningest pitcher in the Major Leagues with sixteen. And who is he tied with? His teammate Josh Beckett. yes, Boston has the top two pitchers in the majors according to wins. This is going to be a problem, not only when it comes to edging them out to win the division, but also during the postseason.Labels: Boston, Pitching, Wang |
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| Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
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Tick, tick, tick.... |
| Don't look now, but the clock is ticking and at this moment, talks between Boston and Matsuzaka aren't going so well. Maybe it will be Schilling and Beckett as the 1-2 punch for Boston in 2007. I would welcome the matchup between those two and Wang/Pettitte. Labels: Boston |
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| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
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Signs of life in Petitte talks? |
Accodring to Sportsillustrated.com, the Yankees and Andy Petitte are working on a 2-year, $13 million a year deal. If they can work this out and also work out a deal with Igawa who they already have won exclusive rights to negotiate with, they will be on their way to having a solid rotation which would look something like this:
- Wang
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- Petitte
- Igawa
- Randy, Pavano or any number of their prospects
No doubt they are going to need the pitching, though, especially when facing the Boston bats. Not only are the Manny Ramirez trade talks all but over, but Boston is acquiring J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo. Labels: Boston, Pettitte, Pitching |
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| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
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Yanks win bidding to negotiate with Igawa |
The Yanks have won the bidding for 27-year-old, left-handed pitcher Kei Igawa, of the Hanshin Tigers today. Apparently their winning bid of $25 million beat out the Mets' $15 million bid. They now have until December 28th to work out a deal with Igawa. He was 14 and 9 with a 2.97 ERA in 29 games in 2006. His lifetime stats are here.
While non-MLB stats are by no means an accurate predictor of MLB performance, it's looking like he's going to cost the Yanks about half of what Matsazuka will cost the Sox when all is said and done. Even if Matsazuka is slightly better, I don't see that being worth the difference.
Speaking of Boston, the rumors continue to heat up that Manny is on the verge of being traded. Although he has been on the verge of being traded several times since 2003, I haven't seen the media in such a stir about it like they are now. I hate to see Manny go in the sense that he will not cause problems for them inside the clubhouse. On the other hand, it appears as if J.D. Drew will replace him, and that will mean a lot less protection for Big Papi in the lineup. So, not only will they be losing the production of Manny's bad, but Ortiz may lose a little bit as well. That's good news in my book.Labels: Boston, Igawa, Pitching |
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| Sunday, November 26, 2006 |
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What planet am I on? |
| I'm not sure if I am dreaming. In the same offseason where the Yanks decide to change their big-spending philosophy and take a more frugal approach towards acquiring talent, the BoSox suddenly become the big spenders who are trying to stack their team for dominance. First Boston significantly outbids New York on Matsuzaka. Now apparently Boston is closing in on a $14 million per year deal with J.D. Drew. All of this leads me to agree that the folks over at Fenway need to shut up and play ball. Labels: Boston, Payroll |
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| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 |
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Quit whining and play ball |
| The best opinion piece I have seen in a long time was written by Sean McAdam of the Providence Journal. He argues that Boston needs to quit whining about the Yankees payroll as they have solidified themselves as the team with the second highest payroll in baseball with the winning bid of $51 million for Matsuzaka. Labels: Boston, Payroll, Whiners |
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Boston wins the Matsuzaka bid |
| Boston has won the rights to negotiate with Daisuke Matsuzaka with by placing a $51.1 million bid. Reports have the Yanks placing a bid of around $33 million. I am at a loss to explain why New York has lost this bid. Are they attempting to tone down their image as a big-money team? Were they hesitant to spend the better part of $100 million (probably the total cost of the winning bid as well as the likely total cost of a multi-year Matsuzaka contract) to bring unproven talent to MLB? When everything is said and done, the Yanks will have paid Randy Johnson $48 million for three years of dissapointing pitching, assuming 2007 is anything like 2005 and 2006 for Randy, which there is no reason to believe it won't be. They also signed Carl Pavano for $40 million for 4 years, and he has won a total of 4 games in the first two years of that contract. Are they still hurting from being burnt by overpaying other talent that has not produced in the Bronx? Labels: Boston, Payroll, Pitching, Whiners |
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| Monday, November 13, 2006 |
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It's all but official... |
| Red Sox have placed the high bid of $42 million to negotiate with Matsuzaka. Petitte's value just went up $3 million a year in the Bronx. Labels: Boston, Pitching |
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Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22
Yogi Berra 1946-63
Wade Boggs 1993-97
Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
Frank Chance 1913-14
Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
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