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The Yankees' Greatest Game Against Each American League Team
Teams arranged in alphabetical order by geographic identifier.Clearly, this was made between 2013,the Houston Astros' 1st season as an AL team;and before 2021, the last season before the Cleveland...
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Schmidt Happens, Yankees Lose to Orioles
Yankee radio broadcaster John Sterling likes to turn to his partner, Suzyn Waldman, and say to her, "You know, Suzyn, you just can't predict baseball."That's a crock. Under Brian Cashman, the Yankees...
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Rhubarb with the Red Bulls and Brito Brings It
Happy Easter. Last night, upon her request, I took my septuagenarian mother to her 1st professional soccer game. The New York Red Bulls played the San Jose Earthquakes at Red Bull Arena in Harrison,...
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Calm Down, the Yankees Have Got This
The Yankees concluded a 3-game series away to the Baltimore Orioles with an Easter Sunday matinee. They struck right away: With 1 out in the top of the 1st inning, they got 3 straight singles from...
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Yanks Came In Like a Lion, Went Out Like a Lamb
The Yankees opened a series away to the Cleveland Guardians last night. They got off to a great start, as Gleyber Torres doubled to lead off the game, Aaron Judge walked, Anthony Rizzo singled to load...
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Yankees Bounce Back vs. Guardians
Last night, at Progressive Field, after a weak effort at the plate the night before, the Yankees needed a bounce-back win over the Cleveland Guardians. The bats obliged. They picked up a run in the 2nd...
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A "Really Good, Gutsy Win" for Yanks, Despite Umpires
The Yankees concluded a 3-game series away to the Cleveland Guardians yesterday afternoon. Manager Aaron Boone, knowing he had a hole in his starting rotation, made the mistake of putting Clarke...
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Sometimes, You're the Windshield...
There's an old saying: "Sometimes, you're the windshield. Sometimes, you're the bug." Of course, that saying doesn't work out too well for the windshield, either.The Yankees opened a long homestand...
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April 15, 2013: The Boston Marathon Bombing
April 15, 2013: Two explosions go off near the Back Bay finish line of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in April, in commemoration of the Battle of Lexington &...
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Holmes' Feat of Clay Wipes Out Volpe, Cortés Heroics
After the Yankees' 11-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, I wrote, "With a loss like that, nothing you can do except treat it like a 3-2 loss, put it in the past, and move on to the next...
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Yankees Beat Twins & Their Lying Whiny Manager
After back-to-back home losses to the Minnesota Twins, one a 1st-inning blowout and the other an 8th-inning choke, the Yankees really needed to win yesterday afternoon. In particular, Domingo Germán,...
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April 17, 1953: Mickey Mantle's "565-Foot" Home Run
April 17, 1953, 70 years ago: The New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators, 7-3 at Griffith Stadium. It was 2 days after Opening Day, when the new President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, threw out the...
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Cole Shutout Bails Out Yankee Bats
Okay, whoever had April 15 in the "Giancarlo Stanton Injury Pool," you win. He pulled a hamstring legging out a double on Friday, and had to leave the game. He was put on the 10-Day Injured List....
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April 17, 1963: The Suspensions of Paul Hornung & Alex Karras
April 17, 1963, 60 years ago: NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle has discovered that 2 of the League's biggest stars, Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex...
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April 18, 1923: Yankee Stadium Opens
April 18, 1923, 100 years ago: The original Yankee Stadium opens, at the intersection of East 161st Street and River Avenue in the South Bronx. What was then reported as 74,218 fans, a record crowd...
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April 19, 1943: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The best-known photo from the Uprising, after its failure.The boy has never been positively identified,and there is no way to know if he survived the camps.April 19, 1943, 80 years ago: The Warsaw...
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Last Night's Games Ticked Me Off
Comedian Vic DiBitetto, the man who made the famed "Bread and Milk" Video in 2013, and the creator of the "Ticked Off Vic" rants, is a fan of the Yankees and the New York Giants. I've never heard him...
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Yankees Hit Just Enough to Beat Angels In 10
After a very weak opening game of their home series with the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees needed another bounce-back game. And it was another hole-in-the-rotation game, and, after 2 nice starts and...
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Big 1st Inning Powers Yanks Past Halos
The Yankees played the finale of their 3-game home series with the Los Angeles Angels this afternoon. Nestor Cortés started for the Yankees. He got Shohei Ohtani to pop up, and then, just when it...
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If I Search My Feelings
So yesterday was not a good day for me. Usually, when I have a bad day, I can say, "At least the hips don't hurt me anymore, and I have my health." But I've been battling bronchitis for 2 months, and,...
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