Well, here’s one way to place a number on it.

And, of course, this doesn’t factor in all those jerseys and T-shirts sold with a “2″ on the back of them since 1996…

Here it is.

Hey, Derek can’t make them all, right?

Here’s the other 156.

Enjoy the game tonight!

Yup, pretty much. So, how is this different from last season?

Here’s 2010:

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And, here’s 2009:

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Looks like the delta here is the call to go with Granderson, Thames and Gardner over Damon, Matsui and Cabrera.

Here’s the answer.

Here’s the answer.

Read all about it.

My money is on Teixeira.

Read all about it.

Man, it’s a killer to see Ian Kennedy’s name on this list…

Hey, not all records are very sexy. But, I’m sure this one will be mentioned, at least a bit, when D.J. makes his way to Cooperstown.

Today, Steve Finley…tomorrow, Joe Carter!

They’re the top three in terms of most HRs in their first 2,267 games.

So, in the end, what do you think – will A-Rod’s legacy be more like that of the Babe, or, more like that of Sammy Sosa?

Well, if anything, these numbers show that it’s not 2007 anymore…or even 2005…

Need some context?

Here it is!

Like he really needs another pelt on his belt, right?

Related to a feature that M.J. highlighted this morning, Andy at B-R.com’s Stat of the Day Blog takes it a step further and offers this nugget. Interesting stuff…

So, what do you think?  Are these two modern day Yankees heroes among the worst ever, defensively, in the history of the game?  Or, were they just below average and played a lot because of their bats?

Really, really, bad.

Yeah, I would say he’s hot now – wouldn’t you?

It’s this ugly.

Gotta say, I’m shocked to see Mariano Rivera make this list only as many times as Phil Hughes did…

So, what do you think? Is this good news or bad news about the Yankees pitching staff this season?

You can read about it here.

I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw Andy Hawkins make this cut…

In the last 15 years, Mo Rivera has pitched in 930 regular season games and in only 16 of those 930 games has he recorded just two outs or less while allowing 2 earned runs or more.

An amazing stat, huh?

And, of course, #16 came yesterday – on May 16th, no less. Go figure.

Looking at this list, I see that Alex Rodriguez, to date this season, has the same Slugging Percentage (.440) as Ichrio, the same number of Homeruns (3) as Carl Crawford, and the same On Base Average (just about) as Martin Prado.

Imagine…some combination of Ichiro, Crawford and Prado as your clean-up hitter.

O.K., that’s not as bad as having Jorge Cantu as your clean-up hitter…or, maybe it is?

Cantu has an OPS of .769 so far this season…compared to an OPS of .801 for A-Rod. And, when you factor in that Alex plays in a hitter’s park like Yankee Stadium and Cantu plays in a pitcher’s park like Sun Life Stadium, those numbers are not that far off, are they?

The numbers on this one speak for themselves.

So, what do you say Yankeeland? Anyone worried about A-Rod’s lack of taters to start this season?

There are some numbers to suggest this may be true.

Then again, maybe it’s just the Yankees defense playing well behind them?

Check out this list.

Note where some Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox fall on this leader board. Pretty interesting stuff…

It’s a gang of 26!

Terry Mulholland and Bob Ojeda in ’94? Was the Yankees 1994 season opening starting rotation really Jimmy Key, Terry Mulholland, Jim Abbott, Melido Perez and Bob Ojeda? Yes, it seems to be true.

Back to Vazquez…what if his 2010 turns out like Mike Mussina’s 2004? If it does, that’s going to be somewhat uncomfortable, no?

I dunno? You tell me. Here are the numbers.

Montero is currently 20-years old. And, as history shows us, in the big leagues, you just don’t ask a kid under the age of 24 to be a full-time D.H.

If Jesus is going to play for the Yankees, full-time, it’s going to be at a position other than D.H. – once he’s ready for the majors.