It’s Time For Yankees Fans To Stop Saying “Count The Rings!”
Posted by Steve L. on October 29th, 2011 · Comments (6)
Napoli & The Mick
Posted by Steve L. on October 25th, 2011 · Comments (0)
The Invisible Fastball
Posted by Steve L. on October 21st, 2011 · Comments (5)
Figured I would share this one here too, since so many there have liked it.
Gimmie Sevens!
Posted by Steve L. on October 15th, 2011 · Comments (3)
I would be nice for the Brewers and Tigers to win at least one more game in their LCS…and set the stage for two Game Sevens, no?
Hey, Something Else A-Rod & Alfonso Soriano Have In Common
Posted by Steve L. on October 7th, 2011 · Comments (0)
Cano Company
Posted by Steve L. on October 2nd, 2011 · Comments (4)
Schoolboy!
Posted by Steve L. on September 9th, 2011 · Comments (0)
A.J. Burnett Set A Major League Record Today
Posted by Steve L. on September 7th, 2011 · Comments (2)
Welcome To The Club, Ivan Nova
Posted by Steve L. on September 3rd, 2011 · Comments (0)
What club? This one.
In case you’re interested, here are the Yankees, all-time, to win 15+ games in a season during their 1st or 2nd year in the big leagues:
| Rk | Player | W | Year | Age | Tm | G | GS | L | SV | IP | |||
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| 1 | Russ Ford | 26 | 1910 | 27 | NYY | 36 | 33 | 6 | .813 | 1 | 299.2 | 1.65 | 160 |
| 2 | Andy Pettitte | 21 | 1996 | 24 | NYY | 35 | 34 | 8 | .724 | 0 | 221.0 | 3.87 | 129 |
| 3 | Jim Bouton | 21 | 1963 | 24 | NYY | 40 | 30 | 7 | .750 | 1 | 249.1 | 2.53 | 140 |
| 4 | Lefty Gomez | 21 | 1931 | 22 | NYY | 40 | 26 | 9 | .700 | 3 | 243.0 | 2.67 | 150 |
| 5 | Mel Stottlemyre | 20 | 1965 | 23 | NYY | 37 | 37 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 291.0 | 2.63 | 129 |
| 6 | Bob Grim | 20 | 1954 | 24 | NYY | 37 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 199.0 | 3.26 | 107 |
| 7 | Chien-Ming Wang | 19 | 2006 | 26 | NYY | 34 | 33 | 6 | .760 | 1 | 218.0 | 3.63 | 125 |
| 8 | Wilcy Moore | 19 | 1927 | 30 | NYY | 50 | 12 | 7 | .731 | 13 | 213.0 | 2.28 | 171 |
| 9 | Johnny Kucks | 18 | 1956 | 22 | NYY | 34 | 31 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 224.1 | 3.85 | 101 |
| 10 | Whitey Ford | 18 | 1953 | 24 | NYY | 32 | 30 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 207.0 | 3.00 | 124 |
| 11 | Jack Quinn | 18 | 1910 | 26 | NYY | 35 | 31 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 235.2 | 2.37 | 112 |
| 12 | Orlando Hernandez | 17 | 1999 | 33 | NYY | 33 | 33 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 214.1 | 4.12 | 115 |
| 13 | Stan Bahnsen | 17 | 1968 | 23 | NYY | 37 | 34 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 267.1 | 2.05 | 140 |
| 14 | Johnny Allen | 17 | 1932 | 27 | NYY | 33 | 21 | 4 | .810 | 4 | 192.0 | 3.70 | 111 |
| 15 | Tom Sturdivant | 16 | 1956 | 26 | NYY | 32 | 17 | 8 | .667 | 5 | 158.1 | 3.30 | 118 |
| 16 | Ivan Nova | 15 | 2011 | 24 | NYY | 24 | 23 | 4 | .789 | 0 | 138.2 | 3.89 | 111 |
| 17 | Hank Borowy | 15 | 1942 | 26 | NYY | 25 | 21 | 4 | .789 | 1 | 178.1 | 2.52 | 137 |
| 18 | Johnny Broaca | 15 | 1935 | 25 | NYY | 29 | 27 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 201.0 | 3.58 | 113 |
| 19 | Johnny Allen | 15 | 1933 | 28 | NYY | 25 | 24 | 7 | .682 | 1 | 184.2 | 4.39 | 89 |
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Mo Rivera Yankees WAR King Of The Hill
Posted by Steve L. on August 31st, 2011 · Comments (2)
Thurman Munson Was The 4th Greatest Catcher In Baseball History
Posted by Steve L. on August 20th, 2011 · Comments (5)
Well, he was if you look at it this way.
2011 Yankee & Bosox Have Furious Fives
Posted by Steve L. on August 9th, 2011 · Comments (0)
Which five is better than the other?
And CC Makes 12
Posted by Steve L. on August 7th, 2011 · Comments (1)
Jeter Reaches
Posted by Steve L. on July 6th, 2011 · Comments (1)
Retired Players With 200 Career HR Or Less And 15+ Games With 2+ HR
Posted by Steve L. on June 28th, 2011 · Comments (0)
There’s just eight to do this. Three former Yankees made the list. Can you name them before peeking at the answer?
Brett Gardner Vs. Jacoby Ellsbury
Posted by Steve L. on June 23rd, 2011 · Comments (3)
I brought one of my older debates to a larger audience yesterday. Thought you would enjoy seeing some of the comments on it there. Free free to discuss it here too.
Yanks Really Took It To Texas Last Night
Posted by Steve L. on June 16th, 2011 · Comments (0)
Kevin Whelan’s Wild Debut
Posted by Steve L. on June 11th, 2011 · Comments (4)
Jeter’s Magic Wand
Posted by Steve L. on May 25th, 2011 · Comments (1)
Jeter’s Modern Day “Slip” Company
Posted by Steve L. on May 3rd, 2011 · Comments (0)
Not too many Hall of Fame careers on this list. Some close, yes – but, only one “for sure” guy…and that’s Jeter.
’11 Yanks Powering Ball Like ’00 Cards & ’09 Rangers
Posted by Steve L. on April 24th, 2011 · Comments (1)
That Smell From Across Town Is…
Posted by Steve L. on April 17th, 2011 · Comments (15)
Think of all the things that Mets fans had to put up with since losing Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS. Talk about a franchise falling into the crapper. Wow.
By the way, for the record, since 1919, the Yankees have started a season 4-11 only twice:
| Rk | Tm | Year | #Matching | W | L | |
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| 1 | NYY | 1966 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Ind. Games |
| 2 | NYY | 1925 | 11 | 0 | 11 | Ind. Games |
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Yankees Record GIDP Night
Posted by Steve L. on April 15th, 2011 · Comments (5)
They just missed tying the post-1918 high mark by one this evening.
But, still, it was a Yankees record for most GIDP in a game of 9 innings of less, since 1919.
Willow
Posted by Steve L. on March 20th, 2011 · Comments (3)
Hopefully, one of these days, Willie will get his propers.
Nightmare On 161st Street
Posted by Steve L. on February 4th, 2011 · Comments (3)
If Freddy Garcia ends up pitching for the Yankees this season, that would give New York more than (albeit slightly) one-third of the pitchers on this list…having pitched for them at one time or another. Of course, that doesn’t mean that Garcia pitching for the Yankees this season is a good thing.
A-Rod’s Remarkable 2009 Post-Season
Posted by Steve L. on December 18th, 2010 · Comments (24)
I’ve written in the past about the singular greatness of Alex Rodriguez’ 2009 post-season.
And, if my narrative on that was not enough. How about some stats that support just how great it was? Click here to see how A-Rod was a machine during that run. And, click here to see how clutch he was during that post-season.
Bottom line, there is an extremely strong case to be made that A-Rod’s 2009 post-season was one of the best overall offensive performances by a single player on a team who won a World Championship in the last 30 years of baseball history – if not the best “such season” ever.
Sure, we all know about Barry Bonds’ 2002 post-season - but, the Giants didn’t win it all that year. And, David Ortiz was super for the Red Sox post-season of 2004. But, he didn’t do it day-in and day-out, consistently, for Boston in that run like Rodriquez did for the Yankees in ’09. Another player to consider would be Troy Glaus in 2002. He was a monster who carried the Angels that post-season to their ring - but, he was not quite at the level of A-Rod in ’09. (It is interesting that Bonds, Ortiz, Glaus and A-Rod are in the team picture here – since they all have been linked to PED-usage in the past.)
Seeing all this, what would you say? Was Alex Rodriguez’ 2009 the best overall post-season by a player on a World Series winner ever? If not, how about over the last 30 years? And, if not, why?
Hello Bye Bye!
Posted by Steve L. on December 12th, 2010 · Comments (4)
Bones was something, wasn’t he?
It’s interesting how many of the guys on this list played for the Yankees at one time or another.
What’s The Difference Between Cliff Lee & Mark Buehrle?
Posted by Steve L. on December 10th, 2010 · Comments (20)
To be candid, really not that much at all.
Another Record Jeter Will Soon Own
Posted by Steve L. on December 5th, 2010 · Comments (4)
He’ll probably break this record by Opening Day 2013.
