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The Forgotten Year of ’97
When I heard the Baltimore Orioles haven’t won the American League East Division since 1997 it got me thinking, who was on that ’97 Yankees’ team? Don’t hate me, but I was 7 years old the last time the...
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Six Former Yankees on Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
Don Mattingly is in his 13th year of eligibility for Baseball’s Hall of Fame (Photo Credit: Bleacher Report) On Wednesday, the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Baseball Writers Association of America...
View ArticleOctober Playoff Moments: When Old Yankee Stadium Rocked!
I know what you’re thinking. It’s October and the New York Yankees are nowhere to be found. Fear not, I have the perfect elixir for the lack of postseason noise emanating from the Bronx, this...
View ArticleOn this day in Yankees history – 1998
On May 17, 1998 David Wells was perfect and pitched the 15th perfect game in MLB history. He blanked the Minnesota Twins 4-0 and became just the second Yankee pitcher to throw a perfecto, the first to...
View ArticleLet’s make a deal: Yankees best moves of the last 25 offseasons
The Yankees’ major acquisition of flame-thrower Aroldis Chapman this off-season may prove to be one of the all-time great maneuvers in team history. With that in mind, here’s a look at the five best...
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Derek Jeter and Yankees on the big and small screen
One of the fringe benefits of playing for the New York Yankees is that you get offered a number of endorsement deals as well as cameo roles on television shows and theatrical movie releases. Derek...
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A day of Yankees legends at Steiner’s “The Perfect Show”
Photo credit: Ben Zettler/Steiner Sports Hundreds of sports fans flocked to Adelphi University last Saturday to meet their heroes at Steiner Sports’ all-day signing event fittingly titled “The Perfect...
View Article60 Years of Perfection
This Saturday, October 8, marks the 60th anniversary of what is arguably the single greatest performance in baseball history. Simply put, it was perfection. It was in the fifth game of the 1956 World...
View ArticleOlney: Stroman may be available via trade this season
The past week has been rough for the Toronto Blue Jays. After losing eight of their last 10 games, Toronto finds themselves eight games under .500, and 10.5 games out of the division. With the team’s...
View Article1998 Yankees: One of the all-time teams
This season will be the 20th anniversary of the remarkable 1998 Yankees championship team. The 2018 season comes on the heels of an unexpectedly successful regular season in 2017 that has fans looking...
View Article1998 Yankees: The merry month of May
At some point during the Yankees’ terrific recent run, you have to figure there was a good chance John Sterling sang a verse of “…in the merry, merry month of May”. With the Yankees taking two of...
View Article1998 Yankees: winning the arms race
Until a recent slide that has turned the current Yankees season into a Wild Card race, this year’s squad was firing on all cylinders, so much so that there were comparisons to the 1998 Yankees’...
View ArticleDavid Wells shares his old-school thoughts toward baseball’s unwritten rules
Time has not changed David Wells’ conservative philosophy on pitching. He does not want to warm up to advanced analytics. He can live without the league’s constant pampering and coddling of...
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David Wells threw his perfect game 21 years ago today
It was today, May 17, back in 1998 that Boomer threw the 15th perfect game in MLB history and the second in Yankees team history. He struck out 11 Twins hitters en route to a 4-0 victory. Bernie...
View ArticleOn this date in Yankees history: Boomer II
BRONX, N.Y. — On this date in New York Yankees history, David Wells returned to his beloved pinstripes. Embed from Getty Images Jan. 10, 2002 was the date when the large and loud lefty known as...
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A Brief History: Roger Clemens’ Yankees Legacy
When the Yankees acquired Roger Clemens in February 1999, they were adding one of the best pitchers in baseball to one of the greatest teams in baseball history. Surprisingly, not everyone was thrilled...
View ArticleThat time Mariano Rivera was nearly a Detroit Tiger
Every Friday I’ve been releasing ‘A Brief History’ podcast about the Yankees. It started as a way to stay sane during quarantine, but evolved into something that I look forward to researching each...
View ArticleDavid Wells should beat up Curt Schilling
Shots fired everybody down pic.twitter.com/6OqagUwtwM — Starting 9 (@Starting9) April 23, 2020 David Wells has been on a tear of quote tweeting responses to pretty much every tweet he gets. It’s...
View ArticleOn this date in Yankees history: David Wells pitches a perfect game
BRONX, N.Y. — On this date in 1998, David Wells achieved perfection. On Beanie Baby Day at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees faced the Minnesota Twins. In the Yankees 4-0 victory, Wells retired all...
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