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NAME                      

Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Teiteira
AJ Burnett
CC Sabathia
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Xavier Nady
Robinson Cano
Andy Pettitte
Nick Swisher
Chien-Ming Wang
Damaso Marte
Jose Molina
Melky Cabrera
Brian Bruney
Cody Ransom
Jose Veras
Joba Chamberlain
Edwar Ramirez
Brett Gardner
Phil Coke
Jonathan Albaladejo
Ramiro Pena

Team Total
      

SALARY

33,000,000
21,600,000
20,625,000
16,500,000
15,285,714
15,000,000
13,100,000
12,000,000
13,000,000
  6,500,000
  6,000,000
  5,500,000
  5,400,000
  5,000,000
  3,750,000
  2,125,000
  1,400,000
  1,250,000
     455,100
     432,975
     432,575
     422,450
     414,000
     403,300
     403,075
     400,000

201,449,189


CURRENT ROTATION
1. CC Sabathia
2. AJ Burnett
3. Andy Pettitte
4. ?????
5. ?????

TEAM CAPTAINS
1. Hal Chase                      1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh   1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth                     1922
4. Everett Scott             1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig                 1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson       1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles             1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph          1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry                 1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly          1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter              2003-pres.
 
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Jeter, A-Rod, Mo to play in All-Star game
In the final All-Star game to ever be played in Yankee Stadium, Jeter, A-Rod and Mo have been selected to join the American League roster. This is A-Rod's 12th appearance, Jeter's 9th and Mo's 9th. Giambi still has a shot for the final spot, depending on how the voting goes.

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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Jeter 3rd on all-time Yankee hits list
Derek Jeter collected his 2,416th career hit last night. This puts him in front of Mickey Mantle on the career hits list, which means he is tied with Pie Traynor for 103 on the all-time hits list, and is 3rd on the Yankee career hits list, trailing Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. I've said it before and I'll say it again - if he stays healthy and decides to play into his mid-40's, he will have a legitimate shot to pass Pete Rose to become 1st on the all-time MLB hits list. Stay tuned.

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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Approaching Mantle...and on to Rose?
A-Rod is eleven home runs short of reaching Mickey Mantle on the career home runs list. It's a fairly safe assumption that Alex will eventually reach and surpass Barry Bonds on the all-time home run list. However, there will be another Yankee that in all likeliness reaches another one of Mantle's career marks even sooner. Jeter is 5 hits away from reaching Mantle on the career hits list. It will surely be a great milestone when Jete passes the Mick, but more interesting is that Jeter is still on track to make a run at Charlie Hustle himself. Jeter, who is about to turn 34, has just over 2400 career hits at this point. Assume for the moment that he averages 200 hits per season for the next 6 years. It's not unreasonable since he has averaged 195 his per season for the first 12 years of his career. So, if he continues on this pace, he'll finish up the 2014 season with 3700 hits at the age of 40. That still puts him about 550 hits away from the record, and at that age, he may very well not be getting 200 hits a season for long and may also not be playing all 162 games each season. Also, any chances he has of reaching Rose rest on the assumption that he does not suffer any long-term injuries for the rest of his career. However, keep in mind Jeter's competitive spirit and his love for the game. He is still ahead of Rose's pace in terms of age, and Rose had to play until the age of 45 to set his record. Whatever happens, no doubt he will make it an interesting chase.

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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Jeter dodging the tax man?
Derek may be in trouble for claiming Florida residency to avoid New York taxes. I know nothing of tax law, but the article makes the case against him sound very lame.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Changing targets
It was only a matter of time. A-Rod continued his hot streak tonight with his 9th homerun and 23rd RBI in a season that is only 13 games old. For those of you keeping track, he has at least one hit in every game this season and at least one extra-base hit in all but one game so far. So what does the media do now? Simple. They turn on Jete. (By the way, Jeter is suffering through such a tough start, his average is only .333) Get ready, because if Jete doesn't pull out of this slump soon, the heat is only going to get worse. They have to have something to talk about.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Mantle and Bush cheering for Jete
One of the most famous baseball card companies, Topps, has chosen to inteltionally allow a mistake on one of their 2007 baseball cards remain so that they won't miss their shipment deadline. Actually, it's more of a prank than a mistake. One of hte employees of Topps digitally manipulated a picture of Jeter in the batters box so that it appears President George Bush is in the stands and Mickey Mantle is in the dugout. I'm thinking that means there's even less of a chance the Yanks will reach out to Bernie now that number 7 is back in center.

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Monday, February 19, 2007
A-Rod comes clean about "friendship" with Jeter
Today, Alex Rodriguez decided to stop all the "lying" and acknowledge that he and Jeter do not have the friendship they once did. Although he described them as having a good working relationship, he did mention that there has been a change in their relationship. Alex once criticized Jeter in a 2001 Esquire article by saying that he (Jeter) did not have to lead because he was surrounded with so much talent. Many believe this was a turning point in their friendship. So just to summarize, players have been at spring training for less than 24 hours and we already have one player who feels snubbed and is probably going to end his career instead of swallowing his pride, another player who has been and still can be a huge piece in the success of the team in the future who is talking about playing for Boston, and two of the greatest players to ever play the game who may have their panties in a bunch. Welcome to Yankees spring training!

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Jeter finishes second for MVP
Derek Jeter was beaten out by Minnesota's Justin Morneau for the 2006 American League MVP. The final tally gave Morneau 320 points and Jete 306 points. But just as Derek himself would say, does it really matter? One world series ring is worth more than 100 MVP awards.

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LAST UPDATED: 10/05/2009

ALL-TIME SAVES LEADERS

RANK       

1.
2.
3.
NAME                      

Trevor Hoffman
Mariano Rivera
Lee Smith
SAVES

591
526
478

ALL-TIME HITS LEADERS

RANK       

1.
2.
3.
4.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
82.
83.
84.
85.
NAME                      

Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Stan Musial
Andre Dawson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vada Pinson
Luke Appling
Derek Jeter
Willie Davis
Steve Finley
G. Van Haltren
Alex Rodriguez
HITS

4,256
4,198
3,771
3,630
2,774
2,763
2,757
2,749
2,747
2,561
2,548
2,532
2,531

ALL-TIME HOME RUN LEADERS

RANK       

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8(T).
8(T).
NAME                      

Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey Jr.
Sammy Sosa
Frank Robinson
Mark McGwire
Alex Rodriguez
HR

762
755
714
660
613
609
586
583
583

27 WORLD SERIES TITLES
1923 - 1927 - 1928 - 1932 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1941 - 1943 - 1947 - 1949 - 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1956 - 1958 - 1961 - 1962 - 1977 - 1978 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2009 - ????

16 RETIRED NUMBERS
1      BILLY MARTIN
3      BABE RUTH
4      LOU GEHRIG
5      JOE DIMAGGIO
7      MICKEY MANTLE
8      YOGI BERRA
8      BILL DICKEY
9      ROGER  MARIS
10    PHIL RIZZUTO
15    THURMAN MUNSON
16    WHITEY FORD
23    DON MATTINGLY
32    ELSTON HOWARD
37    CASEY STENGEL
44    REGGIE JACKSON
49    RON GUIDRY

40 HALL OF FAMERS
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
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990