It’s been a rough year for the Yankees. First they lose four-fifths of their opening day starting rotation to injury, and now the first two years of the franchise’s existence have been erased from the team’s record book at baseball-reference.com. Before Monday, baseball-reference.com had recognized the 1901-1902 Baltimore Orioles as the predecessors of the current […]
Archive for July, 2014
Yankees Lose Their Oriole Way: BR.com Removes Baltimore Years From Franchise History
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Yankee History, Yankees on July 23, 2014 | 3 Comments »
Yankees Showing Age Up the Middle
Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2014 | 3 Comments »
When the home plate umpire yells play ball this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, history will be made in the Bronx. With Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki penciled into the lineup, the Yankees will become the first team to start a 40-year old at short stop and centerfield in the same game (during at least the […]