The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Happy Birthday to George Steinbrenner, who turns 79 today. YANKEES (46-33) Lineup TBA Pitching: RHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06). BLUE JAYS (42-39) Lineup TBA Pitching: RHP Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56). TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m., YES. STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees have won eight of nine and trail Boston by a mere two games in the AL East. They are 3-1 on their current [...] Click on the headline for...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Thurman Munson It may seem strange to write a book about a baseball player who has been dead for 30 years, especially one who did not even make the Hall of Fame. That, however, is exactly what Marty Appel has done in the forthcoming book " MUNSON: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain ." The book, about legendary Yankee catcher Thurman Munson , of course, will be available for purchase in...
CollegeHumor Updates (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Since Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot," the characters we don't see have been far more powerful than the ones we do. We've never seen Waiting For Godot and never go to the theater, so we looked at Wilson, Nanny, and 10 other TV personalities everyone knows, but nobody recognizes. George Steinbrenner, Seinfeld Many of TV's never-seen characters serve as omnipotent gurus whose baritone...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Squawker contest alert: We're giving away four A&E Essential Games DVD sets - two of Yankee Stadium's best , and two featuring Shea Stadium's top games . Go here for further details , and enter the contest. Here are the six games on the Yankees' DVD set (details courtesy of A&E Home Video): 1976 ALCS GAME 5 VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Chris Chambliss' walk-off HR sends the Yankees to their first...
Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Two consecutive years of disappointment prompted the Angels ownership to react with a sense of urgency in the 1982 off-season. They made a big splash in the free agent pool, and several key trades positioned the franchise within reach of their first World Series appearance. Jackson and DeCinces Gene Autry outbid George Steinbrenner for Reggie Jackson’s services, signing Jackson to a five-year...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, left, and then manager Joe Torre, right, join New York City Rudolph Giuliani during the parade celebrating the New York Yankees' third straight World Series victory, in New York, Monday, Oct. 30, 2000. Giuliani and Torre hold vanity license plates bearing the New York Yankees logo that were passed out by New York governor George Pataki. AP photo / Ed Bailey...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
From Tyler Kepner : Brian Cashman knew he would be at a ballpark Wednesday. His plan was to drive to Moosic, Pa., to see Sergio Mitre pitch and Xavier Nady play the outfield for the Yankees ’ Class AAA team. Then he watched the way the major league team played Tuesday. After another dreary loss, Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, decided to fly to Atlanta instead. His presence in the...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
The Yankees may be in the tank these days, but Red Sox co-owner John W. Henry just can't stop Twittering about them - and their payroll. The Boston gazillionaire, who raised eyebrows a few weeks ago when he wrote on Twitter that the Yankees might be suffering from the curse of "MT" - aka Mark Teixeira, is still yakking online about New York's team. In an Internet conversation this evening...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
More photos » by Lori Shepler - AP Browse more photos » Note: From now on whenever I finish a book on baseball, I plan on sharing what I thought of it with all of you. Hope you find them useful in determining you own reading selection. I have always been interested in measuring how managers affect ballgames , so when I saw Joe Torre wrote a book, I went and put it on hold at the library...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
No Yankee executive is following the impetuous example of the silent patriarch, George Steinbrenner, by issuing win-or-else edicts. In fact, no one is saying much of anything.
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
For Yankee fans of my generation, Yogi Berra is an icon, a piece of Yankee history reminiscent of the golden age of New York City baseball and, well, a spokesman for AFLAC who manages to confuse even an insurance-savvy duck. While Berra was in a self-imposed exile from George Steinbrenner and the Yankees for [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
Where would the Yankees be right now without George Steinbrenner? It’s absolutely impossible to say for certain, other than “not like they are now.” Which can be a good thing or bad thing, depending on your worldview. Whenever I see something George-related, my ears and eyes perk up. Peter Goldenbock, of The Bronx Zoo fame, recently [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees...
Fish Fear Me (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
Well, crap. I wonder if, when the Twins arrive at Yankee Stadium, George Steinbrenner greets them with "Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL baseball stadium." Sunday featured a scoreless pitching duel between Kevin Slowey and A.J....
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 05/17/2009
Over the last few years with the rise of the new Stadium and the fall of George Steinbrenner, we’ve written a lot about the Yanks’ current upper management structure. Between George’s declining health and the Jennifer Steinbrenner/Steve Swindal divorce, the Yanks went enjoying a solid leadership to suffering through a few years of turmoil. Right now, [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 05/15/2009
Photograph of Johnny Damon on a workout day by peterkreder on Flickr Last weekend, the Daily News' Bill Madden published an open letter to George Steinbrenner , asking that regular ticketholders—the many ticketholders—who don't have "legend suite" tickets be allowed to observe batting practice. Because only those who paid $2,500 (or, now discounted $1,250) for the seats were...
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