slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 9/17/2008
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In the bottom of the first inning, on the first pitch he saw, Derek Jeter hit a hard grounder under the glove of White Sox third baseman Juan Uribe for his 1270th hit at Yankee Stadium. The hit moved him past Lou Gehrig and into sole possession of first place all-time in hits at The Stadium. It ....
9/16 Minor League Report (Bricktown Showdown Edition)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/17/2008 — The 2008 Governors' Cup Champions took on the Pacific Coast League Champions Sacramento River Cats in the Bricktown Showdown. The River Cats beat the Yanks 4-1 to win their second straight Bricktown Showdown....
Rep.: City bent law for $1B Yankee stadium help
nydailynews.com 9/17/2008 — The city "manipulated and evaded state law" to ladle as much as $1 billion in tax benefits for the New York Yankees, who repaid the favor by increasing ticket prices at their new stadium, a prominent lawmaker charged Tuesday.
Two great players in one fabled Stadium
yankees.lhblogs.com 9/17/2008 — By popular demand, here are the Yankee Stadium breakdowns for Derek Jeter and Lou Gehrig:
Jeter
1,271 of 3,927 (.324)
999 games
106 HR
Gehrig
1,269 of 3,861 (.329)
1,080 games
251 HR
(Information from the Elias Sports Bureau via the ...
La Russa spends off-day in Big Apple | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 9/17/2008 — CINCINNATI -- Sunday was no fun for manager Tony La Russa, as the Cardinals lost an ugly game to the Pirates. But his Monday was so good that the skipper was in quite a cheery mood at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday afternoon. La Russa spent the ...
Jeter Sets A Mark At Home —
Wash Post MLB 9/17/2008
Derek Jeter got to first base and heard the cheers. He had broken Lou Gehrig 's record for hits at Yankee Stadium with his first-inning single last night, and the sellout crowd of 52,558 kept on applauding. Finally, after close to a minute, Jeter took ...
JOE D STREAKS INTO HISTORY —
NY Post: Sports 9/17/2008
It began with a single off Ed Smith of the White Sox at Yankee Stadium and did not end for 56 games. Joe DiMaggio's famous streak started in the Bronx and 29 of the 56 games during the run came at Yankee Stadium. The most controversial calls during...