slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/30/2008
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November 30th - December 6th November 30th 1909 - Former Yankees P Jimmy DeShong (1934-35) was born. Jimmy went 10-8 in 60 games with the Yankees. On January 17,1936, Jim was traded by the Yankees along with OF Jesse Hill to the Senators for P Bump Hadley and OF Roy Johnson. 1936 - ...
This Week in Yankees History (1/4-1/10)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/5/2009 — January 4th - January 10th January 4th 1904 - The Highlanders announce plans to play on Sundays at Ridgewood Park in Queens, NY, but the Brooklyn Superbas objects. Sunday MLB baseball games are legal in the cities of Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. 1906 - Former Yankees ...
This Week in Yankee History (12/14-12/20)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — December 14th - December 20th December 14th 1948 - The Yankees obtained OF Jim Delsing from White Sox for OF Steve Souchock. Jim only appeared in 17 games in 2 seasons for the Yankees, hitting .381. 1950 - The MLB owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb ...
This Week in Yankees History (11/9-11/15)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — November 9th - November 15th November 9th 1889 - Former Yankees P Tommy Thompson (1912) was born. Tommy went 0-2 in 7 games for the Yankees in 1912. 1897 - Former Yankees reserve OF Harvey “Gink” Hendrick (1923-24) was born. On January 3, 1923, Harvey was traded by the Red Sox along with ...
This Week in Yankees History (11/2-11/8)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/3/2008 — November 2nd - November 8th November 2nd 1960 - The Yankees make it official by announcing that General Manager George Weiss will retire after 29 years of service with the Yankee organization. Weiss ran the Yankee farm system under General Manager Ed Borrow, before becoming the Yankees ...
This Week in Yankees History (1/11-1/17)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — January 11th - January 17th January 11th 1915 - Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston buy the Yankees from Owners Frank Farrell and Bill Devery for $460,000. Jacob Ruppert, who owns a local brewery, is thinking of renaming the team the Knickerbockers to promote his product, but ...
This Week in Yankees History (10/26-11/1)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/28/2008 — October 26th - November 1st October 26th 1877 - Former Yankees P Eustance “Doc” Newton (1905-09) was born. On October 4, 1904, Doc was drafted by the Highlanders from the Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1904 Rule 5 player draft. Doc will go 20-25 in 78 games for the Yankees. 1918 - Former ...
This Week in Yankees History (2/1-2/7)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 2/1/2009 — February 1st - February 7th February 1st 1921 - Former Yankees P (1950) and Scout (1956-58) Dave Madison was born. Dave was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947. Dave appeared in only 1 game during the 1950 AL season with the ...
This Week in Yankee History (2/8-2/14)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 2/9/2009 — February 8th – February 14th February 8th 1911 - Former Yankees reserve INF and MLB Manager Don “Jeep” Heffner (1934-37) was born. Don was a reserve INF for the Yankees from 1934-37, before being traded to the Browns in 1938. In 1966, he would manage the Reds. 1927 - Yankees Starter ...
Projecting The Yankees Start In 2009
waswatching.com 1/21/2009 — The Yankees open 2009 with six games on the road against the O’s and Royals. All things considered, it’s reasonable to expect the Yankees to win four of those six games. Then the Yankees go to Tampa to play three. Since these are on the ...
This Week in Yankees History (1/18-1/24)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/19/2009 — January 18th - January 24th January 18th 1903 - Former Yankees INF Clifford “Nolan” Richardson (1935) was born. Nolan appeared in 12 games for the Yankees, hitting .217 in 1935. 1954 - Former Yankees minor league P Scott McGregor (1975-76) was born. Scott was drafted by the Yankees in ...
Top Five Fan Favorites in New York —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
New York knows how to boo a player wen they make an error or have a bad play (just ask Alex Rodriguez or Aaron Heilman). But lots of players get on the fans' good side, and the fans let them know it.
Those players turn in to kings in New York. I ...
New York: What Happened To The Pinstripes? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/1/2008
The New York Yankees are obviously the most prestigious and successful professional sports team in the history of sports, that cannot be argued.
Besides from 26 World Series wins, the Yankees have contributed great players like Joe DiMaggio, Roger ...
Lebron Can’t Stop Talking Yankees —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/1/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)
Lebron is at it again. The Cleveland Cavaliers recently came into town and beat up on the Knicks. Before taking the court, he was questioned by the media and answered Yankee related questions. Honestly, I never would have ...
Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/1/2008
A-Rod and Madonna were together -- in the same city, anyway. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was in the Mexican capital on the same weekend the pop star was performing there. It wasn't immediately known if the All-Star third baseman and Madonna ...
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