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As we more than learned during our time
in NYC for the All-Star festivities, the Bleacher Creatures
(I apologize for at the time calling them “Bleacher Bums") have quite a strong influence in Yankee Stadium . So much so, that center fielder ...
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the infamous
George Brett pine tar incident at Yankee Stadium. On
July 24th, 1983, Brett launched a two-run, two-out homer in the top of the 9th to give the Royals a 5-4 lead over New York. Before Brett even ...
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Even with Hall of Famer, World Series champion
and 13-time All-Star forever attached to his name, George
Brett will never be able to live down one memorable blowup he had at Yankee Stadium 25 years ago Thursday.
Facts, figures and other tidbits from the sixteenth
week of the ’08 major league baseball season. The
Natural : American League All-Star Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers shattered the previous first round Home Run Derby record by slamming 28 home runs — four more than Bobby Abreu in 2005 — with many hitting areas of Yankee Stadium never touched by a baseball. Few will ...
Associated Press file photoKansas City Royals' George Brett,
center, is restrained by umpire Joe Brinkman after his
bat, held by umpire Tim McClelland, right, was ruled illegal because of pine tar beyond the legal limit on the handle during...
Writer Harvey Frommer looks at what happened the
last time the Yankees played their last game at
(the old) Yankee Stadium and how the place was ravaged by souvenir-hungry fans.
The Yankees announced the list of attendees for
this year's Old Timer's Day, which will be held
on August 2nd at Yankee Stadium. Here is the partial of those scheduled to attend: (*Denotes first-time Old-Timer) Jim Abbott Luis Arroyo Steve Balboni Jesse Barfield *Don Baylor Paul Blair Johnny Blanchard Ron Blomberg Wade Boggs Scott Bradley Dr. Bobby Brown Homer Bush Andy Carey Chris Chambliss ...
Brand new shots taken this week.
There is one day each season that I
can forgive Yankee fans for being ultra-nostalgic. That day
is "Old-Timer's Day" at the Stadium, and it is a little over a week away. To keep with the underlying theme of this blog, let me list the 1990's Yankee ...
A collection of random thoughts and questions
Source: Yankees likely to make trades and 'make
a run' Posted on 07-22-2008 With the trade deadline
looming a week from Thursday, the Yankees' brain trust will gather Thursday in Tampa to discuss potential moves. Raissman: Crowd at a loss with Boss ...
I'm just glad that George Steinbrenner didn't live
to see this. Apparently there's a tradition at Yankee
Stadium where a group of fans called the Bleacher Creatures chant out each player's name in the first inning. The player usually acknowledges ...
by GMoney , The Money Shot For some
insane reason, Yankee Stadium has a ban on bringing
sunblock into the park. Well, proud fair-skinned baseball fans, that has officially changed... kind of . Yankee fans are seeing - and turning - red over a ban ...
The New York Yankees announced today that 15
first-time Old-Timers will attend the 62nd annual Old-Timers' Day
at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 2. This season marks the final time that Old-Timers' Day festivities will take place at the current ...
Padres veteran outfielder Brian Giles really enjoys playing
in sunny San Diego. The 37-year-old Southern California native
loves to tan, and back when he played in Pittsburgh, Giles spent more time in a tanning bed than A-Rod spends in Madonna's ...
Embarrassing moment for Melky Cabrera to start off
the game tonight. Check out the video below: For
those of you who don't know, the "Bleacher Creatures" chant the name of every Yankee at the beginning of each game at Yankee Stadium. Typically, if ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman has
decided to forgo free agency and agreed to terms
on a two-year $16 million contract extension. Guzman will make $8 million in 2009 and '10. Guzman has been the Nationals' best player this ...
Its not Yankee Stadium but it deserves better
treatment from Mets marketing execs..
The long term horrors of sunscreen have been
proved by the Yankees… Yankee fans are seeing -
and turning - red over a ban on sunscreen, which Stadium security guards say was widely expanded in the last few weeks. Security guards collected ...
The players may not be ready to take
the field there, but the fans have somewhere to
sit. The field of the new Yankee Stadium is just dirt and bulldozers, but hundreds of rows of the more than 50,000 Yankee-blue seats are in place.
Carlos Quentin has sapped all of Justin Morneau's
positive energy.
A-Rod drives in three as Yanks roll Twins,
earn eighth straight home win NEW YORK (AP) --
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have 28 regular-season games left at their longtime home, and they seem determined to make the most of them. They may ...
With the mid-summer classic ready to go on
Tuesday night, there have been complaints over who is
going and who is not. Starting the All-Star Game is supposed to signify that you are the best in the league at your position. Since fans have been given the right to vote, more often than not, they don’t get it right.
Red Sox minor league outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin had
a nice performance on a national stage in the
MLB Futures Game Sunday. Lin went 2-2 with a two-run HR in the 3-0 win for the World. The Futures Game is a yearly matchup that pits players from around the World against players from the U.S.
Taken at face value, this should be a
heartwarming story, a tale of twin redemptions for Andy
Pettitte and Jason Giambi . One suffered through an offseason of embarrassment, the other muddled through an April of abasement. Both came through in a big ...
LONG after the Yankees' 2-1 win over the
A's was complete yesterday, Joe Girardi was back on
the field at Yankee Stadium, playing a little baseball with his family and pitching to young son Dante. The infield had just been watered and home plate...
I passed "the Yankee Stadiums" on the way
down the Major Deegan yesterday, and it made me
realize that the new Stadium is pretty much complete. There is still plenty of time before the official date of completion in February '09, but from the outside, ...
These great photos were sent to me by
one of this blog's readers. They were taken on
July 9th.
The Boston Red Sox suspect Manny Ramirez ,
unhappy about a six-figure fine levied on the slugger
for pushing a team employee to the floor, purposely took three called strikes during a pinch-hit at-bat against the New York Yankees earlier this month, ...
Well, hello there. How have you been? That’s
good, that’s good. Oh me? I’ve just been in
Monument Park hangin’ out with my good buddy Mickey Mantle. It’s really no big deal: Oh, you know Mickey too? Yeah? Well, ...
The status of Hideki Matsui's injured left knee
continues to be a mystery, leaving the Barry Bonds
question hanging in the thick air over Yankee Stadium. Matsui was examined by team doctor Stuart Hershon before Friday night's game.
Richie Sexson finalized his contract with the Yankees
on Friday and wasted no time making them both
look good. The 6-foot-8 first baseman hit a two-out RBI single in his first at-bat for New York in a 7-1 win over Oakland at Yankee Stadium.
Yankees - A's Yankee Stadium (3 games) Can
the Yankees make another dramatic second half run at
the postseason? Well the journey begins today as the Yankees kick off the second half with a 3-game series against the Oakland A's. The Yankees stumbled into the break losing 2 out of 3 to the Blue Jays in Toronto, and losing 8 of their last 14 overall. They have a 50-45 record and are 6 ...
OK so I sort of lied, these aren't
really that new, I think they were taken on
July 3rd, but there are some different views than we've seen so far. (click to enlarge) For the main updates page click here .
According to former WBZ sports director Bob Lobel,
Manny Ramirez was fined a six-figure amount for his
June altercation with Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick -- and he wasn't happy about it. "Manny was fined six figures to go to a ...
Jeter Dives Into Stands, History July 1, 2004
By LISA SWAN Baseball fans remember the July 1,
2004 game between the Yankees and the Red Sox for Derek Jeter’s fearless dive into the Stadium stands. But that iconic play is just one of the memorable ...
























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