Hal Steinbrenner talked about the inevitable decrease in payroll over the forseeable future, so what could that mean for the Yankees roster? Since they debuted as a franchise, the New York Yankees have felt stapled within the spending market.
While it may seem like the Yankees have always been competitive, going more than 30 years since their last losing record, there is a chaotic prelude to the dynasty years of the Core Four and beyond.
It’s the New York Yankees story they didn’t want you to know about. Before the team’s dynasty was rebuilt they first had to endure the debacle that was the scandal-packed 1990 season.
We all know the New York Yankees story. It was spearheaded by Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner back in the good old baseball days of 1977. The highly intense manager and owner were an in-your-face, spend-as-much-as-you-can-on-players-at-any-cost type of power duo.
Although New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is only 54 years old, he has an ideal successor in place. Steve Swindal Jr., the nephew of Hal and the grandson of the late George Steinbrenner, is currently the Yankees' assistant director of player development.
We are just a short two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to George Steinbrenner Field to kick off a highly-anticipated 2024 campaign for the New York Yankees.
Near misses with George Steinbrenner and Graig Nettles On December 6, 1971, a young, Cleveland businessman named George Steinbrenner, who headed a group
Growing tired of the mounting streak of losing seasons, George Steinbrenner targeted the superstar-studded free agent class of 1993 in an attempt to restore the Yankees to championship contention.
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner doesn't agree with passionate fans who believe any season ending without a World Series parade is a complete disappointment.
A day after getting shut out, the Yankees hit some reassuring homer en route to a big win. Yesterday’s 1998 diary was filled with doom and gloom, and for good reason, as the Yankees got shut out while the pitching staff gave up eight runs.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
On three sepearte occasions, the Yankees have gone through not one, not two, but three managers in one year. It’s been a long time since the Yankees have “fired” a manager.
Yogi Berra was fired just 16 games into the season on April 28th. Billy Martin was once again brought back by George Steinbrenner. At the time, Shirley had made six relief appearances totaling 9.2 innings and a 2.37 FIP.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the acquisition of the New York Yankees by an investor group that had, among others, George Steinbrenner. That happened in 1973, nine years after the Yanks’ last World Series appearance.
On this day in 1973, a man named George Steinbrenner made an important investment, buying the New York Yankees for the price of $10 million. At the time, the Yankees were not the team we all know them to be.
50 years ago, the New York Yankees‘ history changed forever. It was the first time that George Steinbrenner had some sort of decision-making power in the Yankees’ future: he was a part of a group of investors acquiring the successful MLB franchise.
The prominent ESPN personality got roasted for a very embarrassing error on Wednesday’s episode of “First Take.”
Roy Oswalt was the starting pitcher in the 2003 game that saw six Astros combine to no-hit the Yankees.
It was not unusual for the late George Steinbrenner to make drastic midseason changes when his team struggled. But anyone expecting The Boss’ son to do the same after 80 games wasn’t being realistic.
Griffey would get his revenge against the Yankees by becoming one of baseball’s best all-around players for the American League rival Seattle Mariners. He also knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs with a series-winning hit in Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS.
On June 21, 1990, Nelson Mandela made a historic visit to Yankee Stadium, where he would be again honored in 2014. Fifty-one years earlier, more Yankees history would be made, as a different legend, Lou Gehrig, retired.
While many teams have at least some haters, especially in rivalries, some are definitely hated more than others. Here are the most hated teams in sports.
On July 5, 1989, comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David introduced the world to “Seinfeld.” This NBC comedy defied the traditional sitcom model by basically being about nothing, provided breakout roles for the main cast and yada, yada, yada.
We all have the teams we adore, but hate is just as strong an emotion as love. While you may not have that much animosity for the teams you don’t root for, there are some teams that are largely loathed by those who don’t support them.
C.C. Sabathia on Tuesday made his spring training debut, throwing two scoreless innings in the New York Yankees’ 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. But it was the pitcher’s facial hair that turned out to be the major talker afterward.
There have been 16 captains in the history of the New York Yankees. The tradition began in 1903, although there is some historical speculation and controversy surrounding that. In 1939 following the death of a captain, manager Joe McCarthy declared there would never be another captain of the Yankees. Owner George Steinbrenner brought the tradition back in 1976. Currently, the position is vacant. Can you name all 16 of the Yankee captains?
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