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1. Hal Chase
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2. Roger Peckinpaugh 1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth
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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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| Sunday, October 07, 2007 |
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Torre's job on the line |
| The Boss has stated that Torre most likely won't be back if the Yanks don't win this series. By "this series", I assume he means the ALDS against Cleveland. While I may agree this decision if the Yanks don't come back against the Tribe, I don't know if this is the time to announce it. At the same time, I think I understand Steinbrenner's frustration - the Yankees are playing under their potential. This is the story of their postseason ever since they went down to the Diamondbacks in seven games in 2001. If the Yanks lose and Torre is not brought back, I think my first pick will be Lou Pinella. Technically he is not available as he is still under contract with the Cubs. However, it may not be impossible since the Cubs were swept by Arizona in the NLDS. Labels: The Boss, Time running out, Torre |
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| Friday, August 24, 2007 |
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As goes Torre, so goes Posada, Mo, Pettitte and Clemens? |
| The New York Post is reporting that if this turns out to be Torre's last year (and it may very well be his last year if he doesn't bring a championship home), the Yankees may have difficulties bringing back Posada, Rivera, Pettitte and Clemens. I can live without Clemens. I realize he is a good friend to some of the guys like Pettitte, his competetive attitude is contagious and he serves as a mentor to some of the younger pitchers, but he is not worth $1 million per game to barely hold an ERA under 4. He isn't getting any younger and there is no reasonable argument to be made that his numbers are going to improve. However, it will be critical for the Yankees to resign Posada, Rivera and even Pettitte. The first two, Posada and Rivera, simply cannot be replaced. With all due respect to Jose Molina and Joba Chamberlain, the Yankees will lose games next year as a direct result of losing Rivera and/or Posada. They mean too much to the team. Pettitte is way too young to retire and too expereinced for the team to lose. He will be a key to any playoff run they make this year and for several years into the future. I have no idea if there is any truth to this story or the Post is just looking to stir the pot for a good story, but if it is true, the Boss better think twice about replacing Torre if they fail to win it all this year. Labels: Clemens, Pettitte, Posada, Rivera, Torre |
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| Sunday, May 20, 2007 |
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Not time to panic yet. Not even close. |
I know the arguments. The Yanks are 18 - 23. They are 10 1/2 games in back of the first-place Red Sox (Oh how it pains me to use the phrase "the first-place Red Sox"). They are 5 games under .500. Nope, it's not fun watching this. But is it the end of the world? No. Is it even the end of the season for that matter? Not even close.
Normally, this is where I would go on one of my anti-media tirades. But I have to say, they seemed to have handled this situation with a sense of appropriateness. There are stories going around about how Torre won't last long if they don't pull things together. And this I don't doubt. But lately, I think the media has done a fairly good job of maintaining some sense of proportion to their coverage of the Yankees' woes. They hardly even noticed that after completely pounding the cover off the ball for the first three weeks of April, A-Rod has been very quiet and not as clutch. So for this, I commend the media.
The simple fact of the matter is this: The Yanks are too deep, their talent is distributed too far and wide, they have too many options for them to continue playing .439 ball for the rest of the season. Need I remind anyone that their starting rotation still includes Chin-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina. It will also include Roger Clemens when he is ready and Phil Hughes, the rookie who threw 6 1/3 no-hit innings until he pulled his hamstring. Don't look now, but that's not exactly a bad starting rotation. It very much has the potential to be dominant. And I shouldn't have to mention their lineup. Their 1-9 lineup can go toe-to-toe with any other lineup in the game. Furthermore, I am highly skeptical that Boston is goign to play .700 ball for the rest of the season. I respect what Josh Beckett is doing. Matsuzaka seems to be slowly improving from a slow start. And I don't doubt that Schilling still has some good games left in his arm. And of course, Ortiz and Ramirez have to be two of the scariest back-to-back hitters in teh game. However, these guys are not unbeatable. Not by a long shot. But back the the Yanks...
So they start their season with lousy pitching for the first month or so. Lately, they have pitching and no hitting. Previous to the 10-7 loss to the Mets yesterday, the Yanks pitching staff had given up 34 runs in 15 of the last 17 games (excluding blowouts on May 10 by Texas and May 4 by Seattle). That is an ERA of about 2.30, excluding thew two blowouts, over almost 3 weeks. And they still find themselves playing under .500 ball. You can't blame the bats for this season so far and you can't blame the arms. They have already suffered their way through a lot of injuries and, in my opinion, aren't doing that bad all things considered. The problem is injuries and the problem is getting success out of the bats and the pitching at the same time. Neither of these implies a problem with management. Joe Torre is not the problem right now, and replacing Torre will not fix the problem. However, with a series with Boston following today's game against the Mets, you know heads are going to roll soon. A sweep from Boston and Torre may find himself sitting at home watching the games from now on. And it doesn't get better after that. Anaheim comes in the the stadium following the Boston series. Joe has his work cut out for him, and I hope the Boss remains patient.Labels: Hitting, Pitching, Slump, The Boss, Torre |
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| Sunday, May 06, 2007 |
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Joe answers the Boss |
| Less than a week after George Steinbrenner released a statement regarding his lack of satisfaction with the Yankees performance this year so far, Joe has answered him. Five victories in six games is his response, after today's win over Seattle. Adding to the fun was the news of Clemens returning to the Bronx. And on top of all that, Matsui collected his 2000th professional hit. I'm still not sure how I feel about Clemens. As I've mentioned before, his previous results in pinstripes were mediocre. However, with Matt DeSalvo set to start tomorrow's game against the Mariners, the Yankees will become the first team in baseball history to use ten different starting pitchers in the first thirty games of the season. They need stability. Hopefully the Rocket will deliver. Labels: Clemens, Matsui, The Boss, Torre, Winning |
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| Saturday, April 28, 2007 |
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Is the Boss beginning to panic? |
| I am not at all bothered by the latest slump. The Yanks have dropped 7 in a row, including 4 to Boston, and they are in last place. Of course, there are 162 games in the season which is plenty of time to recover, not to mention the fact that the last time they dropped 7 in a row, it was the year 2000 and they won it all that year. But, apparently King George doesn't see things my way and he is contemplating firing Torre. I'm not sure what his options are in terms of other managers, nor do I want to find out. Granted, I had hoped they would fire Torre after the season ended way too early last year, but with Pinella off the market and no reason to panic at this point, I don't see why this would be the right time. Labels: Losing, The Boss, Torre |
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| Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
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Torre wants more |
Joe mentioned yesterday that he is interested in continuing to manage in the Bronx after his current contract is up at the end of this season. This can only be good news because (a) it means he is happy, and I'm sure it's much easier for a manager to be successful if he is likes his job; (b) if he is happy, that will have a positive effect on team chemistry, which, in the Bronx is always an issue; and (c) he's a damn good manager, despite some things he does that I don't agree with, and his record as the Yankee skipper speaks for itself.
Speaking of some of the things that Torre has done that I don't agree with, apparently he heard about my discontent and decided to make some changes. Unlike previous years, Mo is going to only be a 3-out closer, as he should be. His overuse of Rivera has been frustrating over the years. Instead of using him in the traditional 3-out closer role, there has been many times he has brought in Rivera to get way too many outs. I don't mind the occasional 4-out save. And I understand that once in every great while, if it's a critical game and a close game and middle relief can't get it done, Rivera may have to come in for 5 or 6 outs. However, Torre's frequent use of Rivera in the 8th in previous seasons is not good. I'm sure it wares Mo out as the season goes on, and God knows we need him more as the season goes on and certainly into the playoffs. It sends a bad message to the rest of the bullpen, and when a manager doesn't have confidence in you, it's increasingly difficult to have confidence in yourself. And finally, I have to wonder if years of doing this has any effect on the duration of his career. When people refer to Mo as "possibly one of the greatest closers to ever play the game", I always scratch my head when I hear the word "possibly". What more can the guy do? of course, we may know the answer to that question as he may be adding to his arsenal in the near future.Labels: Bullpen, Rivera, Torre |
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| Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
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Perspective |
No sooner do the Yanks blow their entire season in three days to the Tigers then the speculation begins about the fate of both Torre and A-Rod. In less than 48 hours, the speculation begins to dwindle as The Boss decides to keep Torre for another year (or at least the beginning of a year - Torre could easily be back on the chopping block if the Yanks are not looking strong by the 2007 all-star break). Brian Cashman further reduces the barrage of rumors and discussions when he announces that he expects Alex to be back at third base for the Yanks next year. And then the unthinkable happens...
Yankees starting pitcher, Cory Lidle, flies a small plane into an apartment building in Manhattan and dies instantly. And if things weren't bizarre enough, he flew the plane into the apartment building where the Mets third base coach, Manny Acta, lives. Lidle left behind a wife and 6-year old son. According to his friends, he was a colorful personality and a good friend to many. He was remembered by many as a great teammate. It just puts the game of baseball in a very different perspective.Labels: A-Rod, Lidle, Torre |
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3 BABE RUTH
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5 JOE DIMAGGIO
7 MICKEY MANTLE
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9 ROGER MARIS
10 PHIL RIZZUTO
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16 WHITEY FORD
23 DON MATTINGLY
32 ELSTON HOWARD
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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
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990
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