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NAME                      

Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Teiteira
AJ Burnett
CC Sabathia
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Xavier Nady
Robinson Cano
Andy Pettitte
Nick Swisher
Chien-Ming Wang
Damaso Marte
Jose Molina
Melky Cabrera
Brian Bruney
Cody Ransom
Jose Veras
Joba Chamberlain
Edwar Ramirez
Brett Gardner
Phil Coke
Jonathan Albaladejo
Ramiro Pena

Team Total
      

SALARY

33,000,000
21,600,000
20,625,000
16,500,000
15,285,714
15,000,000
13,100,000
12,000,000
13,000,000
  6,500,000
  6,000,000
  5,500,000
  5,400,000
  5,000,000
  3,750,000
  2,125,000
  1,400,000
  1,250,000
     455,100
     432,975
     432,575
     422,450
     414,000
     403,300
     403,075
     400,000

201,449,189


CURRENT ROTATION
1. CC Sabathia
2. AJ Burnett
3. Chien-Ming Wang
4. Andy Pettitte
5. Joba Chamberlain

TEAM CAPTAINS
1. Hal Chase                      1912
2. Roger Peckinpaugh   1914-1921
3. Babe Ruth                     1922
4. Everett Scott             1922-1925
5. Lou Gehrig                 1935-1941
6. Thurman Munson       1976-1979
7. Graig Nettles             1982-1984
8. Willie Randolph          1986-1989
9. Ron Guidry                 1986-1989
10. Don Mattingly          1991-1995
11. Derek Jeter              2003-pres.
 
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Playing like Yankees
Tonight the Yanks played like you'd expect them to play - they manhandled a clearly inferior team. If this was the Yankees of only two weeks ago, their bats would have struggled against sub-par pitching and their pitchers would have been knocked around. But CC Sabathia cruised through 7 innings to his fourth win and the offense exploded in the 7th inning for 7 runs. With their 7th run in a row, they moved to 5 games over .500. Adding to the good news is the return of Brian Bruney from the DL. He threw an inning (15 pitches, 10 strikes, 0 hits, 0 walks, 1 K) and will be a welcome addition to the bullpen.

Finally, for anyone keeping track, since the Carlos Gomez incident on Friday night, Teixeira is 8 for 16, with 6 runs, 11 RBI, 3 hr and 2 BB. Not a bad streak.

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Saturday, May 09, 2009
A-Rod is back with a boom
Alex Rodriguez sent the first pitch he saw from Jeremy Guthrie in his first at-bat of the season over the fence to break the game open 3 - 0. Backed up by a 4-hit, complete game shutout by CC Sabathia, the Yanks stopped their 5-game losing streak. A-Rod's presence was much needed in a lineup that just recently added Posada to a DL that is already getting crowded and CC picked a perfect time to throw a gem with a pitching staff that has struggled recently. Let's just hope it continues.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The kids pick up some slack
With CC and Wang getting hit hard so far this season, and even AJ giving up 8 runs during his last start against Boston, the Yankees had to look to their youth for some help. Following yesterday's solid outing by Phil Hughes (6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 R), the New York enjoyed watching Joba post some equally impressive numbers (7 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 R) of his own. Now if only they can keep this up.

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Monday, April 06, 2009
0 and 1
This was not how it was supposed to begin....

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Two for 2009
Despite the fact that some in the media that are only too happy to prematurely proclaim that the Yanks streak of 13 straight years of making the playoffs is over, it's still a little early to be speculating about 2009 yet. Having said that, here are two players that will most likely be free agents and, despite their likely high salary demands, I believe the Yanks would be very wise to take a good shot at each:

1. F-Rod - The 26-year old closer has been consistently dominant for Anaheim over his first 5 seasons in the majors. If you ignore the stingy 3.04 ERA he posted in his first full season in 2003, he has been under 3.00 for his entire career. He's averaged 45 saves over the last 4 years, with an average of more than one K/IP and a WHIP of about 1. He has proven that he can beat AL batters and deal with the pressure of the post season, and there's no reason to believe he will be a problem off the field or have problems. There really are only two questions as I see it: First, where do you put him? Will he be willing to be a set-up man for Mo until he retires, which is at least until 2010, if not longer. After that, he would probably be guaranteed the closer job for the Yanks for another ten years if it worked out. The second question, as it is with any player coming into NY, is can he handle the pressure unique to NY (i.e. the media, the fans, management, other players, etc...) This is a question that can never really be answered until a player arrives, but he shows no signs of immaturity, selfishness or an inability to handle the press. Rodriguez wanted to work out an extension with Anaheim previously, but according to his most recent statements, frustration with their lack of action has led him to state that he will test the free agent market this offseason. Getting him as a free agent will be much less costly than having to trade for him. I say offer him $90 million over 6 years, which breaks down to $15 million/years. That puts him even with Mariano and gives him a $5 million/year increase from his 2008 salary.

2. CC Sabathia - The 28-year old lefty would be a great addition to the Yankees starting rotation. As much as you may like the sound of Chamberlain and Wang as 1-2 in the rotation, how about Chamberlain-Wang-Sabathia? He has a lifetime ERA of 3.74, but in recent years he has improved. He posted a 3.22 and a 3.21 for Cleveland in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and while he jumped to 3.83 with Cleveland in early 2008, after being traded to Milwaukee, he has gone 7 and 0 with a 1.55 ERA in 8 games. Like F-Rod, he also brings experience facing AL batters, so that should not be a concern. However, there is also the question of the unique challenges of facing the pressure of playing in New York. There is speculation that Milwaukee will not be able to re-sign him, so he will likely be available for the right price and not as a trade, which of course saves prospects. I think he commands numbers in the same ballpark as F-Rod in terms of salary and contract length. I'm thinking the offer should be at least 6 years/$80 million.

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ALL-TIME SAVES LEADERS

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1.
2.
3.
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Trevor Hoffman
Mariano Rivera
Lee Smith
SAVES

591
526
478

ALL-TIME HITS LEADERS

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1.
2.
3.
4.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
82.
83.
84.
85.
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Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Stan Musial
Andre Dawson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vada Pinson
Luke Appling
Derek Jeter
Willie Davis
Steve Finley
G. Van Haltren
Alex Rodriguez
HITS

4,256
4,198
3,771
3,630
2,774
2,763
2,757
2,749
2,747
2,561
2,548
2,532
2,531

ALL-TIME HOME RUN LEADERS

RANK       

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8(T).
8(T).
NAME                      

Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey Jr.
Sammy Sosa
Frank Robinson
Mark McGwire
Alex Rodriguez
HR

762
755
714
660
613
609
586
583
583

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16 RETIRED NUMBERS
1      BILLY MARTIN
3      BABE RUTH
4      LOU GEHRIG
5      JOE DIMAGGIO
7      MICKEY MANTLE
8      YOGI BERRA
8      BILL DICKEY
9      ROGER  MARIS
10    PHIL RIZZUTO
15    THURMAN MUNSON
16    WHITEY FORD
23    DON MATTINGLY
32    ELSTON HOWARD
37    CASEY STENGEL
44    REGGIE JACKSON
49    RON GUIDRY

40 HALL OF FAMERS
Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22
Yogi Berra 1946-63
Wade Boggs 1993-97
Roger Bresnahan 1901-02
Frank Chance 1913-14
Jack Chesbro 1903-09
Earle Combs 1924-35
Stan Coveleski 1928
Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946
Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51
Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29
Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67
Lou Gehrig 1923-39
Lefty Gomez 1930-42
Goose Gossage 1978-83, 1989
Clark Griffith 1903-07
Burleigh Grimes 1934
Ricky Henderson 1985-1989
Waite Hoyt 1921-30
Catfish Hunter 1975-79
Reggie Jackson 1977-81
Willie Keeler 1903-09
Joe Kelley 1902
Tony Lazzeri 1926-37
Mickey Mantle 1951-68
Joe McGinnity 1901-02
John McGraw 1901-02
Johnny Mize 1949-53
Phil Niekro 1984-85
Herb Pennock 1923-33
Gaylord Perry 1980
Branch Rickey 1907
Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56
Wilbert Robinson 1901-02
Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46
Babe Ruth 1920-34
Joe Sewell 1931-33
Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59
Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918
Paul Waner 1944-45
Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990