Assuming the best closer in the history of baseball doesn’t implode in the 9th inning, the Yankees will win their 40th American League Championship tonight. Think about that for a few moments. They became the New York Yankees in 1913. Before that they were the New York Highlanders and in 1901 and 1902 they were the Baltimore Orioles. Since they became the Yankees they’ve won the American League 40 times in 97 years. 48 times they’ve reached the playoffs.
The Yankees never reached the playoffs as the Orioles or Highlanders. The first time they reached the playoffs was in 1921. Since then the American League has been won by a team other than the Yankees only 49 times. The entire American League combined has only 9 more pennants than the New York Yankees since 1921. That is why the Yankees are the greatest franchise in sports.
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October 26, 2009
Here are pictures from the Yankees clubhouse and stadium field after they won their 40th American League Pennant. Enjoy!
(Photos Courtesy of Newsday, Getty Images, Associated Press, New York Post, NY Daily News)
Posted in Nonsense, Yankees Postseason Tagged: '09 MLB Postseason, AL Pennant, ALCS, Champagne Party...
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October 26, 2009
George Steinbrenner is 79 and frail. Still the owner but no longer the leader of his beloved Yankees, he saw just three regular-season games this season. But he's coming back to New York just for the Series, and the Yankees can't wait.
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October 26, 2009
Need an example of how quickly someone’s post-season reputation can change? Look no further than a certain player on the New York Yankees. No, not Alex Rodriguez; at least he enjoyed some success in the post-season since 2002. Instead, the player is CC Sabathia.
In 2007, Sabathia had seen elimination and failure come in very [...]
Via Replacement Level Yankees
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October 25, 2009
LAA: Joe Saunders (28, LHP, 16-7, 4.60 ERA, 5.17 FIP, 2.0 WAR) vs NYY: Andy Pettitte (37, LHP, 14-8, 4.16 ERA, 4.19 FIP, 2.2 WAR)
Lineups
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Chone Figgins, 3B (.298/.391/.393, 5.7 WAR)
Bobby Abreu, RF (.293/.390/.435, 2.1 WAR)
Torii Hunter, CF (.299/.366/.508, 3.0 WAR)
Vladimir Guerrero, DH (.295/.334/.460, 0.0 WAR)
Kendry Morales, 1B (...
Via Bleacher Report
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October 26, 2009
For five games, the Yankees mostly sat back and waited for home runs. Sometimes they came, like Alex Rodriguez's game-tying shot in the 11th inning of Game 2. And sometimes they didn't, like when the Bronx Bombers stranded 10 base runners in Game 5...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 24, 2009
The New York Yankees might look rock solid, but the concrete at their new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid a probe of construction companies. Concrete ramps at the $1.5 billion ballpark have been troubled by cracks this summer...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Sign on San Diego
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October 25, 2009
CC Sabathia received a contract from the New York Yankees that matched his mountainous presence on the mound for one big reason: to lead them back to a World Series title.
Original Story:
http://www.anothercubsblog.net/site/c...
