zellspinstripeblog.com - 14 days ago
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Remember this? Surely, every Yankees fan does. Everyone knows the story, a bitter construction who was working on the new Yankees Stadium buried a David Ortiz jersey (pictured to the right) in hope that it would ‘jinx’ the Yankees. Luckily for the Yankees, the curse never took and ...
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Yankee Stadium [Why Your Stadium Sucks]
deadspin.com 18 days ago — This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: Yankee Fucking Stadium . For this, the season's final installment of our stadium series, I asked a wide range of ...
The buried Ortiz jersey
pinstripealley.com 12 days ago —
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Remember the construction worker who buried a David Ortiz jersey in the cement of the new Yankee Stadium ? How's he feeling about now?
Since the Yankees moved into the supposedly jinxed ballpark, three ...
This Week in Yankees History (11/8-11/14)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 14 days ago — This Week in Yankees History November 8th - November 14th November 8th 1896 - Former HOF Yankees Manager Bucky Harris (1947-1948) was born (1896-1977). Bucky won the 1947 AL pennant and World Series, while managing the Yankees. Bucky was a 2nd baseman in the AL during the ...
The Yankees
myteamrivals.typepad.com 17 days ago — As you know the Bombers are in their 40th World Series appearance and need only one more win to make it 27 World Championships. Having made the playoffs 14 of the past 15 years and in their 4th World Series this decade and their 7th since 1996 the Yanks are continuing to roll along in the ...
The 2009 Yankees from A to Z and Beyond
ltsports.net 17 days ago —
A - A -Rod was a vital part to the Yankees success in the 2009 postseason. His timely hitting, and game-changing home runs gave this team all that they needed to succeed. This was a far cry from his previous postseason struggles.
B – A.J. B urnett was maybe the third best pickup ...
Guiliani’s Love for the Yankees
zellspinstripeblog.com 9 days ago —
The below is a guest column written by Former New York Mayor, Rudy Guiliani on his love affair. It’s always nice to watch a Yankees game when I get the chance (As I am out of market) and to see Guiliani sitting there cheering as if he was just another 15 year old watching at home. So ...
The Polarizing 2009 Champions of Baseball
sportsthenandnow.com 16 days ago — With number championship #27, the divide between Yankee fans and haters grows ever wider.
For the first time since 2000, the New York Yankees are World Series winners. There game six victory over the Philadelphia Phillies was a hard fought battle that came down mostly to dominant pitching ...
When did we know?
puristbleedspinstripes.com 16 days ago — At some point we knew .
Knew the Yankees were going to go all the way. Knew that 2009 was our year.
I can’t remember the date, but I remember walking to the subway to go to a Yankee game, getting stopped by an older man who asked if I was a Yankee fan and how far the team was going. ...
Five Things
pitchersandpoets.com 17 days ago —
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I had the chance to wander around outside of Yankee Stadium for an hour or so before Game Six. I’ll use clichés to describe the atmosphere: you could cut the tension with a knife, the air was electric (the crowd was buzzing), hearts were aflutter, and a lot of people were drunk.
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Yankees Capture 27th World Series Title
mlb.fanhouse.com 17 days ago — by FanHouse Newswire NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees have won the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui 's record-tying six RBI. Andy Pettitte won the clincher Wednesday night, pitching the Yankees to their elusive 27th ...