• That Was Quick

    Posted by on October 31st, 2011 · Comments (0)

    Mickey Rivers is 63 today.  (Happy Birthday Mick!)

    Damn, I’m old.

    Happy Halloween!

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    Reggie: Billy Was Bigoted & Anti-Semitic

    Posted by on October 28th, 2011 · Comments (17)

    Via Pete Caldera -

    To Reggie Jackson, this is fact – not opinion – that Billy Martin engaged in bigoted and anti-Semitic behavior during his tumultuous tenure as Yankees manager.

    “I didn’t say it as accusatory … I said it with feeling and empathy,” Jackson said in a phone conversation Thursday, seeking to clarify comments he made in a soon-to-be-televised interview. “I said it as to what went on.”

    During a chat with Bob Costas, to be aired Monday on MLB Network, Mr. October provided frank commentary on his former skipper, who died in a car crash in December 1989.

    “I did not accept the way he managed me. I did not accept the way he managed Ken Holtzman. I thought there was anti-Semitism there. … I couldn’t accept that,” Jackson said in a partial transcript released by MLB Network. “I couldn’t accept the racial epithets in reference to players like Elliott Maddox or Billy Sample.”

    In speaking with The Record on Thursday, Jackson said, “The most disturbing part of it all is that the writers that covered the team never made mention of it and were completely aware of it.”

    As a minority, Jackson said he felt a kinship with the number of Jewish writers who covered the club at the time. Yet, he felt a disappointment that “my social plight in my era in the ’70s, and the things that went on in our club were omitted by the media.’’

    “If I would’ve said it, it would’ve been a great story,” Jackson said. “[But] it should’ve been reported by someone who writes opinions on the Yankees. It never was.”

    Martin hated Ken Holtzman. I remember reading, many years ago, how Billy once, from the dugout, pointed at Holtzman running in the outfield and made nasty references about him to some others that you could hear the money in Holtzman’s pockets rattling around as he was jogging.

    And, we know that Billy did not like Reggie. But, did Martin have something against all Jews and Blacks?

    Did Martin hate Rod Carew when he had him in 1969? How about Willie Horton in 1971? We know that Billy loved Rickey Henderson like a son – and Rickey loved Martin back.

    I would bet that there were people who Martin didn’t like – and, if they happened to be Black or Jewish, then Billy would use bigoted or anti-semitic slurs towards them. But, I doubt that he hated people out of the chute just because they were Black or Jewish.

    But, I could be wrong here too…

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    The Howard Spira Story

    Posted by on October 26th, 2011 · Comments (0)

    It’s a big time read.

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    Toad Story

    Posted by on October 23rd, 2011 · Comments (0)

    Robert Whiting tells us everything there is to know about Hideki Irabu’s days as a Yankee.  It’s a good read.

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    Mick 80

    Posted by on October 20th, 2011 · Comments (2)

    Chris Jaffe has the details.

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    Yankees Pitchers In WasWatching.com Era

    Posted by on October 19th, 2011 · Comments (9)

    Here they are, below. Which are your fav’s, and not fav’s, and why?

    Rk Player #Matching   W L W-L% ERA GS SV IP H HR BB SO WHIP
    1 Mariano Rivera 456 Ind. Games 28 26 .519 1.88 0 267 483.0 354 25 78 463 0.89
    2 David Robertson 204 Ind. Games 14 6 .700 3.03 0 3 202.0 164 13 106 270 1.34
    3 Joba Chamberlain 193 Ind. Games 20 13 .606 3.70 43 4 382.0 360 36 150 386 1.34
    4 Kyle Farnsworth 181 Ind. Games 6 9 .400 4.33 0 7 170.1 165 28 72 166 1.39
    5 Scott Proctor 172 Ind. Games 9 12 .429 4.41 1 1 212.1 207 36 91 173 1.40
    6 Brian Bruney 153 Ind. Games 12 3 .800 3.25 1 1 144.0 112 14 91 133 1.41
    7 Mike Mussina 124 Ind. Games 59 34 .634 4.04 123 0 729.1 785 76 148 555 1.28
    8 Andy Pettitte 122 Ind. Games 54 34 .614 4.08 120 0 743.0 787 68 241 548 1.38
    9 Phil Hughes 120 Ind. Games 36 23 .610 4.46 71 3 443.2 421 53 157 370 1.30
    10 Mike Myers 115 Ind. Games 4 2 .667 2.92 0 0 71.0 67 6 26 43 1.31
    11 Boone Logan 115 Ind. Games 7 3 .700 3.20 0 0 81.2 77 7 33 84 1.35
    12 Chien-Ming Wang 109 Ind. Games 55 26 .679 4.16 104 1 670.2 701 41 197 310 1.34
    13 Ron Villone 107 Ind. Games 3 3 .500 4.77 0 0 122.2 111 14 69 97 1.47
    14 Jose Veras 106 Ind. Games 8 4 .667 4.43 0 3 103.2 89 14 55 94 1.39
    15 CC Sabathia 101 Ind. Games 59 23 .720 3.18 101 0 705.0 636 55 202 624 1.19
    16 A.J. Burnett 99 Ind. Games 34 35 .493 4.79 98 0 584.0 587 81 258 513 1.45
    17 Edwar Ramirez 95 Ind. Games 6 2 .750 5.22 0 2 98.1 93 19 56 116 1.52
    18 Phil Coke 84 Ind. Games 5 3 .625 3.74 0 2 74.2 52 10 22 63 0.99
    19 Tanyon Sturtze 82 Ind. Games 5 3 .625 5.08 1 1 88.2 93 13 33 51 1.42
    20 Tom Gordon 79 Ind. Games 5 4 .556 2.57 0 2 80.2 59 8 29 69 1.09
    21 Luis Vizcaino 77 Ind. Games 8 2 .800 4.30 0 0 75.1 66 6 43 62 1.45
    22 Damaso Marte 76 Ind. Games 2 6 .250 6.02 0 0 49.1 39 6 27 49 1.34
    23 Randy Johnson 67 Ind. Games 34 19 .642 4.37 67 0 430.2 401 60 107 383 1.18
    24 Alfredo Aceves 59 Ind. Games 14 1 .933 3.21 5 2 126.0 104 15 30 87 1.06
    25 Luis Ayala 52 Ind. Games 2 2 .500 2.09 0 0 56.0 51 5 20 39 1.27
    26 Jonathan Albaladejo 49 Ind. Games 5 2 .714 4.70 0 0 59.1 65 8 30 42 1.60
    27 Jaret Wright 43 Ind. Games 16 12 .571 4.99 40 0 204.0 238 18 89 118 1.60
    28 Sergio Mitre 43 Ind. Games 3 6 .333 5.35 12 1 111.0 123 17 33 63 1.41
    29 Rafael Soriano 42 Ind. Games 2 3 .400 4.12 0 2 39.1 33 4 18 36 1.30
    30 Chad Gaudin 41 Ind. Games 3 2 .600 4.00 6 0 90.0 87 18 40 67 1.41
    31 Cory Wade 40 Ind. Games 6 1 .857 2.04 0 0 39.2 33 5 8 30 1.03
    32 Ivan Nova 38 Ind. Games 17 6 .739 3.86 34 0 207.1 207 17 74 124 1.36
    33 Darrell Rasner 36 Ind. Games 9 14 .391 5.06 29 0 158.1 182 20 52 89 1.48
    34 Sean Henn 36 Ind. Games 2 6 .250 7.53 5 0 57.1 73 11 43 38 2.02
    35 Felix Rodriguez 33 Ind. Games 0 0   5.06 0 0 32.0 33 2 20 18 1.66
    36 LaTroy Hawkins 33 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 5.71 0 0 41.0 42 3 17 23 1.44
    37 Javier Vazquez 31 Ind. Games 10 10 .500 5.32 26 0 157.1 155 32 65 121 1.40
    38 Ross Ohlendorf 31 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 6.02 0 0 46.1 55 8 21 45 1.64
    39 Shawn Chacon 31 Ind. Games 12 6 .667 4.69 23 0 142.0 143 18 66 75 1.47
    40 Hector Noesi 30 Ind. Games 2 2 .500 4.47 2 0 56.1 63 6 22 45 1.51
    41 Bartolo Colon 29 Ind. Games 8 10 .444 4.00 26 0 164.1 172 21 40 135 1.29
    42 Mike Stanton 28 Ind. Games 1 2 .333 7.07 0 0 14.0 17 1 6 12 1.64
    43 Chan Ho Park 27 Ind. Games 2 1 .667 5.60 0 0 35.1 40 7 12 29 1.47
    44 Aaron Small 26 Ind. Games 10 3 .769 4.60 12 0 103.2 113 13 36 49 1.44
    45 Carl Pavano 26 Ind. Games 9 8 .529 5.00 26 0 145.2 182 23 30 75 1.46
    46 Freddy Garcia 26 Ind. Games 12 8 .600 3.62 25 0 146.2 152 16 45 96 1.34
    47 Chris Britton 26 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 4.54 0 0 35.2 37 6 15 17 1.46
    48 Kerry Wood 24 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.69 0 0 26.0 14 1 18 31 1.23
    49 Buddy Groom 24 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 4.91 0 0 25.2 32 3 7 13 1.52
    50 Alan Embree 24 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 7.53 0 0 14.1 20 2 3 8 1.60
    51 Paul Quantrill 22 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 6.75 0 0 32.0 48 5 7 11 1.72
    52 Sidney Ponson 21 Ind. Games 4 5 .444 6.63 18 0 96.1 125 14 39 48 1.70
    53 Dan Giese 20 Ind. Games 1 3 .250 3.53 3 0 43.1 39 3 14 29 1.22
    54 T.J. Beam 20 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 8.50 0 0 18.0 26 5 6 12 1.78
    55 Billy Traber 19 Ind. Games 0 0   7.02 0 0 16.2 23 3 7 11 1.80
    56 Roger Clemens 18 Ind. Games 6 6 .500 4.18 17 0 99.0 99 9 31 68 1.31
    57 Dustin Moseley 16 Ind. Games 4 4 .500 4.96 9 0 65.1 66 13 27 33 1.42
    58 Al Leiter 16 Ind. Games 4 5 .444 5.49 10 0 62.1 66 4 38 45 1.67
    59 Kei Igawa 16 Ind. Games 2 4 .333 6.66 13 0 71.2 89 15 37 53 1.76
    60 Brett Tomko 15 Ind. Games 1 2 .333 5.23 0 0 20.2 19 5 7 11 1.26
    61 Mark Melancon 15 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 4.87 0 0 20.1 20 1 10 13 1.48
    62 Jeff Karstens 15 Ind. Games 3 5 .375 5.65 9 0 57.1 67 10 20 21 1.52
    63 Ian Kennedy 14 Ind. Games 1 4 .200 6.03 12 0 59.2 63 6 37 43 1.68
    64 Octavio Dotel 14 Ind. Games 0 0   10.80 0 0 10.0 18 2 11 7 2.90
    65 Wayne Franklin 13 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 6.39 0 0 12.2 11 1 8 10 1.50
    66 Kevin Brown 13 Ind. Games 4 7 .364 6.50 13 0 73.1 107 5 19 50 1.72
    67 Matt Smith 12 Ind. Games 0 0   0.00 0 0 12.0 4 0 8 9 1.00
    68 Lance Pendleton 11 Ind. Games 0 0   3.21 0 0 14.0 10 2 10 8 1.43
    69 Aaron Laffey 11 Ind. Games 2 1 .667 3.38 0 0 10.2 13 0 5 6 1.69
    70 Cory Lidle 10 Ind. Games 4 3 .571 5.16 9 0 45.1 49 11 19 32 1.50
    71 Scott Erickson 9 Ind. Games 0 0   7.94 0 0 11.1 13 2 7 2 1.76
    72 Buddy Carlyle 8 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 4.70 0 0 7.2 5 1 7 9 1.57
    73 Matt DeSalvo 7 Ind. Games 1 3 .250 6.18 6 0 27.2 34 2 18 10 1.88
    74 Raul Valdes 6 Ind. Games 0 0   2.70 0 0 6.2 8 1 2 8 1.50
    75 George Kontos 6 Ind. Games 0 0   3.18 0 0 5.2 4 1 3 6 1.24
    76 Steve Karsay 6 Ind. Games 0 0   6.00 0 0 6.0 10 0 2 5 2.00
    77 Tyler Clippard 6 Ind. Games 3 1 .750 6.33 6 0 27.0 29 6 17 18 1.70
    78 Colter Bean 6 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 9.00 0 0 7.0 8 0 9 5 2.43
    79 Kris Wilson 5 Ind. Games 0 0   8.64 1 0 8.1 14 4 4 6 2.16
    80 Royce Ring 5 Ind. Games 0 0   15.43 0 0 2.1 3 0 2 2 2.14
    81 Amauri Sanit 4 Ind. Games 0 0   12.86 0 0 7.0 12 0 3 4 2.14
    82 Michael Dunn 4 Ind. Games 0 0   6.75 0 0 4.0 3 1 5 5 2.00
    83 Chase Wright 3 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 7.20 2 0 10.0 12 5 6 8 1.80
    84 Jeff Marquez 3 Ind. Games 0 0   2.25 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 2 1.25
    85 Jorge De Paula 3 Ind. Games 0 0   8.10 0 0 6.2 8 2 3 3 1.65
    86 Jim Brower 3 Ind. Games 0 0   13.50 0 0 3.1 8 0 2 1 3.00
    87 Andrew Brackman 3 Ind. Games 0 0   0.00 0 0 2.1 1 0 3 0 1.71
    88 Jason Anderson 3 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 7.94 0 0 5.2 4 0 7 2 1.94
    89 Kevin Whelan 2 Ind. Games 0 0   5.40 0 0 1.2 0 0 5 1 3.00
    90 Josh Towers 2 Ind. Games 0 0   3.38 0 0 5.1 6 0 1 2 1.31
    91 Romulo Sanchez 2 Ind. Games 0 0   0.00 0 0 4.1 1 0 3 5 0.92
    92 Humberto Sanchez 2 Ind. Games 0 0   4.50 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 1 1.50
    93 Darrell May 2 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 16.71 1 0 7.0 14 4 3 3 2.43
    94 Alex Graman 2 Ind. Games 0 0   13.50 0 0 1.1 3 1 2 0 3.75
    95 Brian Gordon 2 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 5.23 2 0 10.1 12 3 3 4 1.45
    96 Anthony Claggett 2 Ind. Games 0 0   33.75 0 0 2.2 11 2 4 3 5.63
    97 Dellin Betances 2 Ind. Games 0 0   6.75 1 0 2.2 1 0 6 2 2.63
    98 Nick Swisher 1 Ind. Games 0 0   0.00 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 2.00
    99 Tim Redding 1 Ind. Games 0 1 .000 54.00 1 0 1.0 4 0 4 2 8.00
    100 Scott Patterson 1 Ind. Games 0 0   6.75 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 2 2.25
    101 Ramiro Mendoza 1 Ind. Games 0 0   18.00 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 2.00
    102 Steve Garrison 1 Ind. Games 0 0   0.00 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.00
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    Yankees Batters/Runners/Non-P Fielders In WasWatching.com Era

    Posted by on October 19th, 2011 · Comments (6)

    Here they are, below. Which are your fav’s, and not fav’s, and why?

    Rk Player #Matching   PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
    1 Derek Jeter 1060 Ind. Games 4911 4355 1354 209 23 90 503 435 681 .311 .380 .431
    2 Robinson Cano 1053 Ind. Games 4413 4104 1263 286 27 144 621 224 508 .308 .347 .496
    3 Alex Rodriguez 972 Ind. Games 4249 3609 1068 186 5 248 797 527 790 .296 .393 .556
    4 Jorge Posada 826 Ind. Games 3151 2723 754 167 5 119 458 374 603 .277 .368 .473
    5 Hideki Matsui 591 Ind. Games 2445 2141 624 120 8 93 383 265 296 .291 .370 .485
    6 Johnny Damon 576 Ind. Games 2525 2231 636 125 15 77 296 268 344 .285 .363 .458
    7 Melky Cabrera 569 Ind. Games 2148 1923 518 90 12 36 228 171 246 .269 .331 .385
    8 Jason Giambi 506 Ind. Games 1992 1575 399 66 1 115 335 334 392 .253 .401 .516
    9 Mark Teixeira 470 Ind. Games 2103 1799 478 105 4 111 341 250 346 .266 .363 .514
    10 Brett Gardner 459 Ind. Games 1582 1362 360 50 23 15 122 173 264 .264 .353 .368
    11 Nick Swisher 450 Ind. Games 1877 1590 424 98 4 81 256 250 390 .267 .368 .486
    12 Bobby Abreu 372 Ind. Games 1631 1423 420 95 9 43 243 190 276 .295 .378 .465
    13 Curtis Granderson 292 Ind. Games 1219 1049 268 43 17 65 186 138 285 .255 .347 .515
    14 Bernie Williams 272 Ind. Games 1008 905 239 48 1 24 125 86 128 .264 .326 .399
    15 Andy Phillips 198 Ind. Games 511 471 119 22 4 10 58 28 95 .253 .295 .380
    16 Gary Sheffield 193 Ind. Games 841 735 215 32 0 40 148 91 92 .293 .375 .499
    17 Jose Molina 181 Ind. Games 523 472 109 26 0 5 38 28 93 .231 .281 .318
    18 Francisco Cervelli 181 Ind. Games 560 489 133 19 3 5 71 44 85 .272 .338 .354
    19 Ramiro Pena 177 Ind. Games 334 309 72 7 2 2 32 13 58 .233 .266 .288
    20 Eduardo Nunez 142 Ind. Games 391 359 96 19 2 6 37 25 39 .267 .314 .382
    21 Bubba Crosby 141 Ind. Games 199 185 45 3 2 2 12 8 35 .243 .282 .314
    22 Miguel Cairo 135 Ind. Games 365 329 80 19 3 0 40 21 50 .243 .289 .319
    23 Tino Martinez 131 Ind. Games 348 303 73 9 0 17 49 38 54 .241 .328 .439
    24 Russell Martin 125 Ind. Games 476 417 99 17 0 18 65 50 81 .237 .324 .408
    25 Wilson Betemit 124 Ind. Games 290 273 69 17 0 10 49 12 89 .253 .286 .425
    26 Tony Womack 108 Ind. Games 351 329 82 8 1 0 15 12 49 .249 .276 .280
    27 Marcus Thames 82 Ind. Games 237 212 61 7 0 12 33 19 61 .288 .350 .491
    28 Andruw Jones 77 Ind. Games 222 190 47 8 0 13 33 29 62 .247 .356 .495
    29 Doug Mientkiewicz 72 Ind. Games 192 166 46 12 0 5 24 16 23 .277 .349 .440
    30 Shelley Duncan 68 Ind. Games 163 146 32 4 0 8 24 15 38 .219 .290 .411
    31 Xavier Nady 66 Ind. Games 276 256 69 15 0 12 42 15 54 .270 .319 .469
    32 Cody Ransom 64 Ind. Games 137 122 28 12 1 4 18 13 37 .230 .309 .443
    33 Ruben Sierra 61 Ind. Games 181 170 39 12 0 4 29 9 41 .229 .265 .371
    34 Chris Dickerson 60 Ind. Games 55 50 13 2 0 1 7 2 17 .260 .296 .360
    35 Eric Chavez 58 Ind. Games 175 160 42 7 1 2 26 14 34 .263 .320 .356
    36 Chad Moeller 50 Ind. Games 118 105 24 9 0 1 9 8 22 .229 .305 .343
    37 John Flaherty 47 Ind. Games 138 127 21 5 0 2 11 6 26 .165 .206 .252
    38 Juan Miranda 46 Ind. Games 94 83 21 3 1 4 14 9 20 .253 .330 .458
    39 Nick Green 46 Ind. Games 82 75 18 5 0 2 4 5 29 .240 .296 .387
    40 Jerry Hairston 45 Ind. Games 93 76 18 5 0 2 12 11 8 .237 .352 .382
    41 Aaron Guiel 44 Ind. Games 92 82 21 3 0 4 11 7 20 .256 .337 .439
    42 Craig Wilson 40 Ind. Games 109 104 22 4 0 4 8 4 34 .212 .248 .365
    43 Alberto Gonzalez 40 Ind. Games 73 66 10 2 0 0 2 5 9 .152 .211 .182
    44 Eric Hinske 39 Ind. Games 98 84 19 3 0 7 14 10 25 .226 .316 .512
    45 Lance Berkman 37 Ind. Games 123 106 27 7 0 1 9 17 15 .255 .358 .349
    46 Josh Phelps 36 Ind. Games 88 80 21 2 0 2 12 6 19 .263 .330 .363
    47 Austin Kearns 36 Ind. Games 119 102 24 3 0 2 7 12 38 .235 .345 .324
    48 Wil Nieves 35 Ind. Games 76 71 10 4 0 0 8 2 11 .141 .164 .197
    49 Kelly Stinnett 34 Ind. Games 87 79 18 3 0 1 9 5 29 .228 .282 .304
    50 Ivan Rodriguez 33 Ind. Games 101 96 21 4 0 2 3 4 15 .219 .257 .323
    51 Greg Golson 33 Ind. Games 35 34 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 .235 .257 .294
    52 Kevin Thompson 32 Ind. Games 60 51 13 6 0 1 8 8 19 .255 .356 .431
    53 Kevin Russo 31 Ind. Games 54 49 9 2 0 0 4 3 9 .184 .245 .224
    54 Colin Curtis 31 Ind. Games 64 59 11 3 0 1 8 4 15 .186 .250 .288
    55 Randy Winn 29 Ind. Games 71 61 13 0 1 1 8 8 15 .213 .300 .295
    56 Sal Fasano 28 Ind. Games 57 49 7 4 0 1 5 2 14 .143 .222 .286
    57 Morgan Ensberg 28 Ind. Games 80 74 15 0 0 1 4 6 22 .203 .263 .243
    58 Nick Johnson 24 Ind. Games 98 72 12 4 0 2 8 24 23 .167 .388 .306
    59 Justin Christian 24 Ind. Games 43 40 10 3 0 0 6 3 4 .250 .302 .325
    60 Rey Sanchez 23 Ind. Games 48 43 12 1 0 0 2 2 3 .279 .326 .302
    61 Richie Sexson 22 Ind. Games 35 28 7 1 0 1 6 6 10 .250 .371 .393
    62 Russ Johnson 22 Ind. Games 20 18 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .333
    63 Matt Lawton 21 Ind. Games 57 48 6 0 0 2 4 7 8 .125 .263 .250
    64 Angel Berroa 21 Ind. Games 24 22 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 .136 .174 .182
    65 Jesus Montero 18 Ind. Games 69 61 20 4 0 4 12 7 17 .328 .406 .590
    66 Andy Cannizaro 13 Ind. Games 9 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .250 .333 .625
    67 Kevin Reese 12 Ind. Games 16 13 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .385 .500 .385
    68 Terrence Long 12 Ind. Games 40 36 6 1 0 0 2 4 8 .167 .250 .194
    69 Brandon Laird 11 Ind. Games 25 21 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .190 .292 .190
    70 Bronson Sardinha 10 Ind. Games 12 9 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .333 .417 .333
    71 Freddy Guzman 10 Ind. Games 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .143 .167
    72 Felix Escalona 10 Ind. Games 17 14 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 .286 .375 .357
    73 Kevin Cash 10 Ind. Games 28 26 6 2 0 0 3 0 5 .231 .250 .308
    74 Austin Romine 9 Ind. Games 20 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .158 .200 .158
    75 Chad Huffman 9 Ind. Games 21 18 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .167 .286 .167
    76 Mark Bellhorn 9 Ind. Games 20 17 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 .118 .250 .294
    77 Chris Basak 5 Ind. Games 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    78 Gustavo Molina 3 Ind. Games 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333
    79 Mike Vento 2 Ind. Games 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
    80 Jaret Wright 1 Ind. Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0      
    81 Chris Stewart 1 Ind. Games 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
    82 A.J. Burnett 1 Ind. Games 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0      
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    The Post-2001 New York Yankees

    Posted by on October 9th, 2011 · Comments (9)

    Here’s how the Yankees have done over the past 10 seasons:

    Rk Year W L W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA
    1 2011 97 65 .599 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 867 657
    2 2010 95 67 .586 2nd of 5 Lost ALCS (4-2) 859 693
    3 2009 103 59 .636 1st of 5 Won WS (4-2) 915 753
    4 2008 89 73 .549 3rd of 5   789 727
    5 2007 94 68 .580 2nd of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 968 777
    6 2006 97 65 .599 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 930 767
    7 2005 95 67 .586 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-2) 886 789
    8 2004 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost ALCS (4-3) 897 808
    9 2003 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-2) 877 716
    10 2002 103 58 .640 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-1) 897 697
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    And, here’s how the Atlanta Braves did in the first 10 years of their “post-season run” -

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA
    2000 Atlanta Braves NL East 95 67 .586 1st of 5 Lost LDS (3-0) 810 714
    1999 Atlanta Braves NL East 103 59 .636 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-0) 840 661
    1998 Atlanta Braves NL East 106 56 .654 1st of 5 Lost NLCS (4-2) 826 581
    1997 Atlanta Braves NL East 101 61 .623 1st of 5 Lost NLCS (4-2) 791 581
    1996 Atlanta Braves NL East 96 66 .593 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-2) 773 648
    1995 Atlanta Braves NL East 90 54 .625 1st of 5 Won WS (4-2) 645 540
    1994 Atlanta Braves NL East 68 46 .596 2nd of 5   542 448
    1993 Atlanta Braves NL West 104 58 .642 1st of 7 Lost NLCS (4-2) 767 559
    1992 Atlanta Braves NL West 98 64 .605 1st of 6 Lost WS (4-2) 682 569
    1991 Atlanta Braves NL West 94 68 .580 1st of 6 Lost WS (4-3) 749 644
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    So, have the Post-2001 Yankees become the Atlanta Braves of the 1990′s? 

    You can make a case for it – both reached the post-season 9 out of 10 times and only won one ring.

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    Beware The Big Bat?

    Posted by on October 6th, 2011 · Comments (4)

    Anyone else have any fears about Miggy Cabrera, or another Tigers player, wrecking the game for the Yankees tonight like these guys (below) did in the past?

    Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI
    1 Johnny Damon 2004-10-20 ALCS 7 BOS NYY W 10-3 6 6 2 3 0 0 2 9 6
    2 Pedro Guerrero 1981-10-28 WS 6 LAD NYY W 9-2 5 5 1 3 0 1 1 8 5
    3 Johnny Bench 1976-10-21 WS 4 CIN NYY W 7-2 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 8 5
    4 Shawn Wooten 2002-10-05 ALDS 4 ANA NYY W 9-5 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 6 2
    5 Grady Sizemore 2007-10-08 ALDS 4 CLE NYY W 6-4 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 5 1
    6 Magglio Ordonez 2006-10-07 ALDS 4 DET NYY W 8-3 4 4 3 2 0 0 1 5 2
    7 Ken Griffey 1995-10-08 ALDS 5 SEA NYY W 6-5 6 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 1
    8 Edgar Martinez 1995-10-08 ALDS 5 SEA NYY W 6-5 6 6 0 3 2 0 0 5 2
    9 Joey Cora 1995-10-08 ALDS 5 SEA NYY W 6-5 6 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 1
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    Or, are you confident that the Yankees will be able to stay away from someone being a one-man nightmare this evening?

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    Sudden Death Post-Season Games At Yankee Stadium

    Posted by on October 6th, 2011 · Comments (0)

    Here’s the ones before tonight -

    Rk Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt
    1 2004-10-20 ALCS 7 NYY BOS L 3-10
    2 2003-10-16 ALCS 7 NYY BOS W 6-5
    3 2001-10-15 ALDS 5 NYY OAK W 5-3
    4 1981-10-11 ALDS 5 NYY MIL W 7-3
    5 1976-10-14 ALCS 5 NYY KCR W 7-6
    6 1957-10-10 WS 7 NYY MLN L 0-5
    7 1955-10-04 WS 7 NYY BRO L 0-2
    8 1947-10-06 WS 7 NYY BRO W 5-2
    9 1926-10-10 WS 7 NYY STL L 2-3
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    Yanks have only lost one of these in my lifetime. I hope they maintain that this evening.

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    50 Years Ago Yesterday

    Posted by on October 2nd, 2011 · Comments (4)

    Roger that.

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    A Happy Yankees LDS Memory

    Posted by on September 30th, 2011 · Comments (2)

    Even as a NRI to the post-season, Jeter was a top stepper…

    I share this with the hope it brings the boys some luck tonight. Enjoy the game ya’ll.

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    Firing The Cannon @ Fort Lack Of Courage – Circa 1975

    Posted by on September 27th, 2011 · Comments (0)

    Great find by Dan Epstein with a h/t to BBTF -

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    2011 = 2002

    Posted by on September 25th, 2011 · Comments (11)

    Does this year’s Yankees team seem a lot like the 2002 Yankees to anyone else besides me?  Or, am I just the only one seeing that?

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    Geno Speaks

    Posted by on September 25th, 2011 · Comments (6)

    Great stuff from Steve Serby’s Sunday Q & A with… Gene Monahan -

    Q: Favorite Yankees moments?

    A: There’ve been thousands of ’em. On the field, one of my favorites is when Chris Chambliss hit the home run to put us in our first World Series when I was the trainer here in ’76. Obviously, Bucky Dent’s home run in ’78, with Reggie [Jackson’s] following in the same game. The no-hitters and the perfect games, all tremendous things. Mo Rivera getting his 602nd save. That was a big emotional moment for me personally ’cause … saw just about every one of ’em … and off the field, the birth of my (two) daughters.

    Q: What was your reaction the moment Bucky Dent hit the ball?

    A: Well, Bucky had just fouled a ball off his ankle, and we had to go out there and we were trying to get it calmed down and talk him down through the soreness of that, and sprayed it off a little bit, and we were talking, Mickey Rivers was on deck. He came over and said, “Buck, you got a cracked bat there, brother. Use this one.” So he gave him a different bat, we went back to the dugout and I turned around, and the crack of the bat, and the ball went to left field and we thought, “Hey, that ball’s got a chance.” And [Carl] Yastrzemski went over in the corner and looked up and it was in the net.

    Q: Favorite Yankees team?

    A: This year’s because it’s the most current.

    Q: Most devastating defeat?

    A: Well, I would have to say it was the playoffs with the Red Sox when we were up three games to none with an inning to play in Game 4.

    Q: And after the game?

    A: It was just kind of a weird quietness, and I knew I didn’t like it. And when you have games like that, even as the athletic trainer, you can’t wait till tomorrow to get back out there.

    Q: When the Red Sox won Game 7?

    A: I remember wanting pretty much to say goodbyes to guys, and then I wanted to go home. I just wanted some private time, quiet time with my family, and that’s what I did.

    I have to say, 2004 still haunts me. I’m over 2001. (It’s easy to joke that the Yankees won that World Series, three games to four.) And, I let go of 1997 minutes after it happened. Also, in time, the pain from 1995 went away. But, I cannot get 2004 out of my head.

    Even if the Red Sox collapse this year, and you add 2011 to 1978, it doesn’t make up for 2004. The Yankees had the Red Sox on the mat since 1918. And, 2004 let them back up. Shoot, I can even live with 2007 – since it didn’t happen in the Yankees face (and that one is more on the Indians). Although I do wonder if 2007 ever happens if the Red Sox lost in 2004…

    But, 2004 changed everything. And, it’s never been the same since…

    It was a sin that the Yankees let that happen. An unforgivable one.

    Yeah, I know…it was the Red Sox who really choked in the 2004 ALCS…for letting the Yankees win the first three games when, clearly, Boston had he better team.

    Nope. As much as I tell myself that, it doesn’t work.

    In any event, read the Q&A – it’s super. I’ve always wished the Geno would write a book. His time with the big league club covers my entire fandom of the team. But, I know he would never do that. So, this Q&A may be as close as we get to that. Check it out – every page. Great stuff.

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    Roger That

    Posted by on September 23rd, 2011 · Comments (2)

    Via Chad Jennings -

    The New York Yankees will hold a special pregame ceremony on Friday, September 23, to honor the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris setting a then-Major League record with 61 home runs in 1961.

    The Yankees ask that fans take their seats by 6:20 p.m. with ceremonies slated to begin at 6:30 p.m., prior to the Yankees-Red Sox game scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m.

    Joining the Yankees for the day’s celebration will be the families of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, as well as former teammates.

    The group will be introduced as part of an on-field ceremony emceed by actor Billy Crystal. In addition, Roger Maris bat as well as the 61st home run ball on loan from the Baseball Hall of Fame will on the field during the ceremony. Following a video tribute, the Yankees Foundation will present a donation to the Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo, N.D.

    Cheryl Howard, daughter of Yankees All-Star catcher Elston Howard who was a teammate of Maris from 1960-66, will sing the national anthem.

    This is a nice treat for the fans who will be there this evening. I just hope it doesn’t rain during the ceremony.

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    Mo Is The King Of Saves

    Posted by on September 19th, 2011 · Comments (9)

    Nice!

    Too bad there were probably less than 40,000 there to see it.

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    The Scooter! [A Half-Century Ago...Today]

    Posted by on September 17th, 2011 · Comments (1)

    Sweet bunt!

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    Mo’s Four Strikes

    Posted by on September 16th, 2011 · Comments (9)
    Date Series Gm# Opp Rslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit
    1997-10-05 ALDS 4 CLE L 2-3 8-8 ,BS 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9
    2001-11-04 WS 7 ARI L 2-3 8-9f ,BL 1.1 4 2 1 0 3 0 28
    2004-10-17 ALCS 4 BOS L 4-6 8-9 ,BS 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 40
    2004-10-18 ALCS 5 BOS L 4-5 8-9 ,BS 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
    Generated 9/16/2011.

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    I wonder, if given the chance to trade in some of his 600-something career regular season saves, in exchange for taking Game 7 of the 2001 World Series and Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS off his record, how many would Mariano Rivera be willing to exchange?

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    Radio, Radio

    Posted by on September 9th, 2011 · Comments (4)

    I’ve mentioned in the past that my 7-year old son likes to listen to the Yankees game (or any game if the Yankees aren’t playing) on the radio as he falls asleep each night.

    And, he really struggles with nodding out when there’s no game. He just can’t unwind and relax without his baseball on the radio.

    So, I was thinking “I’m going to have a problem after this post-season” and then it dawned on me to get him some old games on CD that he can play on his Clock/Radio/CD player. And, I’ve now picked him up the following from the Miley Collection -

    • 10/02/49 – NEW YORK (AL) 5 Boston 3 – Yankees win battle for AL pennant (Curt Gowdy & Mel Allen)
    • 10/02/60 – YANKEES 8 Red Sox 7 – Dale Long 2-run HR in B9 gives NY a record 15 wins in a row to end season (Phil Rizzuto & Red Barber)
    • 05/24/70 – Yankees 8 INDIANS 7 (11 innings) – Game 2 is game of oddities that features 9 HRs (Bob Gamere, Frank Messer & Phil Rizzuto)
    • 08/29/72 – YANKEES 7 Rangers 6 (11) – Bobby Murcer dramatically hits for the cycle (Bill White, Frank Messer & Phil Rizzuto)
    • 09/06/73 – YANKEES 8 Brewers 6 – Mike Hegan’s 3-run homer gives Yankees a comeback win (Bill White, Frank Messer & Phil Rizzuto)
    • 07/26/77 – YANKEES 5 Orioles 4 (10) – Dramatic homers by Johnson in 9th & Jackson in 10th spark Yanks to win (Messer, White & Rizzuto)
    • 10/09/77 – Yankees 5 ROYALS 3 – Yanks score 3 in 9th to win ALCS in 5 games (Frank Messer, Bill White & Phil Rizzuto)
    • 06/17/78 – YANKEES 4 Angels 0 – Ron Guidry strikes out Yankee record 18 (Fran Healy, Bill White, Frank Messer & Phil Rizzuto)

    That’s a whole lot of Scooter to listen too. I just may have to borrow these from my son when he’s not listening to them!

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    Back-To-Back “L” In Extras

    Posted by on September 8th, 2011 · Comments (11)

    That’s two in a row to the lowly O’s.

    Last time the Yankees lost back-to-back extra innings games was May 13th and 15th in 2001.  Last time they lost them in consecutive days was May 22nd and 23rd back in 1992.

    This is only the 5th time since 1976 that the Yankees have lost back-to-back extra inning games.

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    Welcome To The Club, Ivan Nova

    Posted by 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 W-L% SV IP ERA ERA+
    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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    Generated 9/3/2011.

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    Almost Moose

    Posted by on September 2nd, 2011 · Comments (2)

    It’s been 10 years now? Yes, it’s true.

    Poor Mussina. No perfect game and no rings.  Always close…

    It is very interesting that his Yankees career was book-ended by Yankees ring seasons.

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    Most Under-Appreciated Yankees Of All-Time

    Posted by on September 1st, 2011 · Comments (3)

    I’m thinking it has to be Roy White and Mel Stottlemyre.

    Willie Randolph and Dave Righetti could be in the team picture too.

    Am I missing anyone?

    Forty years from now, it could be Bernie Williams and Andy Pettitte. But, I’m hoping that the team won’t let that happen.

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    Mo Rivera Yankees WAR King Of The Hill

    Posted by on August 31st, 2011 · Comments (2)

    Dig it.

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    What If A.J. Burnett’s ERA Doesn’t Go Below Five In 2011?

    Posted by on August 29th, 2011 · Comments (6)

    Well, no Yankees pitcher has ever made 25+ starts in a season, and lost 10+ games, and had an ERA of 5+ more than once…unless A.J. keeps his ERA up this year. Here’s the list to make this club, to date, including Burnett this year:

    Yankees, From 1901 to 2011, with ERA>=5 and GS>=25 and L>=10

    Rk   Yrs From To Age  
    1 A.J. Burnett 2 2010 2011 33-34 Ind. Seasons
    2 Javier Vazquez 1 2010 2010 34-34 Ind. Seasons
    3 Mike Mussina 1 2007 2007 38-38 Ind. Seasons
    4 Randy Johnson 1 2006 2006 42-42 Ind. Seasons
    5 David Cone 1 2000 2000 37-37 Ind. Seasons
    6 Melido Perez 1 1993 1993 27-27 Ind. Seasons
    7 Andy Hawkins 1 1990 1990 30-30 Ind. Seasons
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    Generated 8/29/2011.

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    Burnett is now on the Brian Cashman Mount Rushmore of Pitching Acquisitions along with Javy Vazquez, Kei Igawa, Carl Pavano, Jeff Weaver and Kevin Brown.

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    Derek Jeter Closing In On Another Great All-Time Yankees Record

    Posted by on August 20th, 2011 · Comments (2)

    As of this morning, via the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia, most games played as a Yankee:

    PLAYER                           G
    1    Mickey Mantle              2401
    2    Derek Jeter                2395
    3    Lou Gehrig                 2164
    4    Yogi Berra                 2116
    5    Babe Ruth                  2084
    6    Bernie Williams            2076
    7    Roy White                  1881
    8    Jorge Posada               1809
    9    Bill Dickey                1789
    10   Don Mattingly              1785

    Derek Jeter needs just seven more games played to become the Yankees all-time leader in games played.

    Too bad that it will probably happen at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It would have been nice to see it happen at the Stadium.

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    Yankees 1st Round Draft Picks

    Posted by on August 19th, 2011 · Comments (1)

    Who was the best, worst, and those in between?  He’s one way to look at it:

    Year Rnd OvPck RdPck   Pos WAR 6 Drafted Out of
    1992 1 6 6 Derek Jeter (minors) SS 70.7 Central HS (Kalamazoo, MI)
    1968 1 4 4 Thurman Munson (minors) C 43.4 Kent State University (Kent, OH)
    1990 1 10 10 Carl Everett (minors) OF 18.4 Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
    1972 1 14 14 Scott McGregor (minors) LHP 17.5 El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA)
    1996 1 20 20 *Eric Milton (minors) LHP 13.9 University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
    1998 1s 43 43 *Mark Prior (minors) RHP 13.7 University HS (San Diego, CA)
    1967 1 1 1 Ron Blomberg (minors) 1B 8.7 Druid Hills HS (Decatur, GA)
    2006 1 21 21 *Ian Kennedy (minors) RHP 6.4 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
    1978 1 18 18 *Rex Hudler (minors) SS 5.3 Bullard HS (Fresno, CA)
    2006 1s 41 41 *Joba Chamberlain (minors) RHP 5.2 University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
    1971 1 19 19 Terry Whitfield (minors) OF 4.6 Palo Verde HS (Blythe, CA)
    2004 1 23 23 *Phil Hughes (minors) RHP 4.1 Foothill HS (Santa Ana, CA)
    1976 1 16 16 Pat Tabler (minors) OF 2.7 McNicholas HS (Cincinnati, OH)
    2001 1 23 23 *John-Ford Griffin (minors) OF 0.3 Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
    1966 1 10 10 Jim Lyttle (minors) OF 0.1 Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
    2004 1s 41 41 *Jeff Marquez (minors) RHP 0.0 Sacramento CC (Sacramento, CA)
    1974 1 12 12 Dennis Sherrill (minors) SS 0.0 South Miami HS (Miami, FL)
    1997 1 24 24 *Tyrell Godwin (minors) OF -0.1 East Bladen HS (Elizabethtown, NC)
    1997 1s 40 40 *Ryan Bradley (minors) RHP -0.1 Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
    1994 1 24 24 Brian Buchanan (minors) 1B -0.2 University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
    1969 1 11 11 Charlie Spikes (minors) 3B -0.2 Central Memorial HS (Bogalusa, LA)
    2001 1s 34 34 *Bronson Sardinha (minors) SS -0.3 Kamehameha HS (Honolulu, HI)
    1970 1 12 12 Dave Cheadle (minors) LHP -0.3 Asheville HS (Asheville, NC)
    1978 1 24 24 *Matt Winters (minors) OF -0.6 Williamsville HS (Williamsville, NY)
    1965 1 19 19 Bill Burbach (minors) RHP -1.7 Wahlert HS (Dickeyville, WI)
    2011 1s 51 51 *Dante Bichette (minors) 3B   Orangewood Christian HS (Orlando, FL)
    2010 1 32 32 Cito Culver (minors) RHP   Irondequoit HS (Rochester, NY)
    2009 1s 29 29 *Slade Heathcott (minors) CF   Texas HS (Texarkana, TX)
    2008 1 28 28 Gerrit Cole (minors) RHP   Orange Lutheran HS (Orange, CA)
    2008 1s 44 44 *Jeremy Bleich (minors) LHP   Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
    2007 1 30 30 Andrew Brackman (minors) RHP   North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
    2005 1 17 17 *C.J. Henry (minors) SS   Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
    2004 1s 37 37 *Jon Poterson (minors) C   Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ)
    2003 1 27 27 Eric Duncan (minors) 3B   Seton Hall Prep HS (West Orange, NJ)
    2001 1s 42 42 *Jon Skaggs (minors) RHP   Rice University (Houston, TX)
    2000 1 28 28 Dave Parrish (minors) C   University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
    1999 1 27 27 Dave Walling (minors) RHP   University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
    1998 1 24 24 Andy Brown (minors) OF   Richmond HS (Richmond, IN)
    1995 1 27 27 Shea Morenz (minors) OF   University of Texas (Austin, TX)
    1993 1 13 13 Matt Drews (minors) RHP   Sarasota HS (Sarasota, FL)
    1991 1 1 1 Brien Taylor (minors) LHP   East Carteret HS (Beaufort, NC)
    1985 1s 28 28 *Rick Balabon (minors) RHP   Conestoga HS (Berwyn, PA)
    1984 1 22 22 Jeffrey Pries (minors) RHP   UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
    1978 1 26 26 Brian Ryder (minors) RHP   Shrewsbury HS (Shrewsbury, MA)
    1977 1 23 23 Steve Taylor (minors) RHP   University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
    1975 1 19 19 Jim McDonald (minors) 1B   Verbum Dei HS (Compton, CA)
    1973 1 13 13 Doug Heinhold RHP   Stroman HS (Victoria, TX)
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 8/19/2011.

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    Note that Prior did not sign with the Yankees.

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    Want To Feel Old Yankeeland?

    Posted by on August 18th, 2011 · Comments (3)

    I just realized that Duke Sims turned 70-years old this year.

    Seventy!

    Shoot, September 30, 1973 doesn’t seem that far away. But, I guess it is…

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    Munson @ Baseball Biography Project

    Posted by on August 17th, 2011 · Comments (0)

    Nice write up.

    H/T to Mike “WFAN Not” Silva.

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