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It Happens Every Spring: A Retrospective Rundown of Yankees Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Spring Training, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on March 1, 2021 | 3 Comments »

(This updated post was originally published on February 16, 2011, and has since been updated before each season) For over 25 years, Tampa has been the Yankees’ spring training home, but it still seems like just yesterday when the team’s camp was located down the coast in Ft. Lauderdale. I am sure most fans who […]

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Honor in Pinstripes: Yankees’ History of Tribute by Uniform (Updated)

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Yankee History on March 28, 2019 | 3 Comments »

(Updated as of March 28, 2019) Since the tragic death of Indians’ shortstop Ray Chapman, who was beaned in the head by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays, the Yankees have used their uniform as a means of offering tribute to the passing of legendary figures or commemorating tragic events. Below is a list of such honors:

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Arod Ties Winfield on Hit List, but Yankee Sluggers Bound by More than Just Statistics

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Alex Rodriguez’s ninth inning single in last night’s game did more than just give Yankee fans false hope for a late rally. It also matched the career hit total of Dave Winfield, another Yankee legend whose many accomplishments in pinstripes have been surpassed by a lack of appreciation for them. The historical ties that bind […]

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As Yankees Consider Closer Options, Devil Could Be in the Process, Not the Pitcher

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees on December 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees haven’t had an active winter, but the one question they’ve reportedly been weighing is who will pitch the ninth inning next season. The choice has seemingly been narrowed down to incumbent David Robertson and lefty set-up man Andrew Miller, but what’s not as clear is the criteria the Yankees are using to make the […]

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What’s That You Say, the Myth of Joe DiMaggio?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on November 25, 2014 | 3 Comments »

Joe DiMaggio played the game at least at a couple of levels higher than the rest of baseball. A lot of guys, all you had to see to know they were great was a stat sheet. DiMaggio, you had to see. It wasn’t only numbers on a page—although they were there too—it was a question […]

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Yankees Attendance, Ratings Rebound, but Bump Obscures Downward Trend

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on October 9, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Despite suffering another mediocre year on the field, 2014 was a rebound year for the Yankees in terms of fan engagement. TV ratings on YES were up 15%, while attendance at Yankee Stadium jumped nearly 4%. However, these increases belie a longer-term trend in the opposite direction. Yankee Stadium Attendance, 2009-2014 Note: Dotted line is […]

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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 | 2 Comments »

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 […]

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