NEW YORK -- Top to bottom, the Majors are more competitive than ever. Yet it's inevitable that, at this point in the season, certain teams around the league are already playing for next year.
Count the Yankees among them. Though they are not some lopsided number of games out of first place -- quite the opposite, actually -- the Yankees are spending the late summer months conditioning Joba Chamberlain for 2010. They are sprinkling a bit of Spring Training into August, knowing full well that these games count a heck of a lot more than anything they could cook up at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.
On this day, it didn't matter. Although the Yankees were not close to completing their 8-3 win over the White Sox when Chamberlain finished his allotted three innings, manager Joe Girardi said he was not tempted to keep Chamberlain in the game, despite the fact that he had thrown just 35 pitches.
"That's why we draw it up, so you don't get tempted," Girardi said. "Temptation is dangerous."
And the Yankees maintain that, despite Chamberlain's nearly 23 years of age and three seasons of big league experience, innings, too, are dangerous.
Chamberlain has thrown a career-high 133 2/3 of them this season, already crossing what many teams consider a critical threshold -- a year-to-year increase of more than 30 innings for pitchers under 25 years old. Originally, the Yankees attempted to combat that by using Chamberlain sporadically, limiting his starts down the stretch.
The result of that was some sloppy pitching, and so the Yankees changed their plan -- call it "Joba Rules 2.0." Now, he will pitch every five days for a predetermined number of innings, regardless of pitch count and regardless of result.
Unveiling that experiment on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees watched Chamberlain fire three of his most efficient innings of the season, allowing two runs on four hits, but needing only 35 pitches to do it.
Rather than continue what might have become a successful outing, Chamberlain instead walked to the weight room to work "until your legs can't take it anymore." And the Yankees sat, secure in the belief that they are protecting Chamberlain's future.
"You've got to realize what they're really trying to do, and that's to protect me for a long time," Chamberlain said. "You've got to understand that they're doing this for me -- not necessarily for this year, but they're doing it for a lot of years. That's humbling for me to know that they care about me that much to take those precautions, especially at this point in the season."
The Yankees enjoy two luxuries that make such an arrangement possible: a comfortable late-August lead in the division, and a bullpen with some of the best arms in baseball. That relief corps was on display throughout Sunday's game -- most notably Alfredo Aceves, who pitched three shutout innings for the win, and Phil Hughes, who extinguished a possible game-changing threat in the seventh.
A half-inning later, the Yankees blew the game open on Mark Teixeira's three-run homer, Melky Cabrera's RBI double and Jerry Hairston's sacrifice fly. All that after Derek Jeter racked up two hits and scored two runs off White Sox starter Freddy Garcia earlier in the game, the second of them on Johnny Damon's two-run homer in the third.
On the strength of Aceves, Hughes and the offense, the Yankees put the finishing touches on a three-game sweep of the Sox, who have tumbled this week from postseason contention to life support.
Asked about his thoughts on the weekend, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said simply, "Well, we came to New York and visited the new Yankee Stadium. It is a very nice ballpark. We also stayed at a very nice hotel. That's all I can really say about these past three days."
Chamberlain could say more. Though exiting after merely 35 pitches did not please him -- how could it? -- the former bullpen phenom did see the plan's merits.
Arguments can be made in both directions. Still young, Chamberlain has a history of arm injuries both in college and the Minor Leagues, and he has not yet lived up to his lofty potential. He is, however, burly and strong, seemingly able to handle the rigors of 30-plus starts.
"I know how I feel, and I feel great," Chamberlain said.
Consider reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, Chamberlain's junior by three inches and roughly 65 pounds, a slight build that belies his violent delivery. Last season, Lincecum threw roughly 50 more innings than ever before in his career. This season, he is in the hunt for a second straight Cy.
The Yankees, however, are not interested in such counterexamples. They are interested in Chamberlain's long-term health, and had they not intervened, he might have exceeded his previous high by 80 or so innings -- and that's not including the postseason.
The Yankees -- at last check still very much on track to play in October, with their six-game lead on the Red Sox the same as it was going into the weekend -- are now on pace to win a league-best 102 games. All Sunday's game proved was that this developmental phase should not affect them too much down the stretch.
"We knew what we had coming in, and we drew it up," Girardi said, "and everyone did a good job."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 30, 2009
Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox Record: (64-67) N.Y. Yankees Record: (82-48)
Winning pitcher - Alfredo Aceves (9-1)
Losing pitcher - Freddy Garcia (0-2)
Chicago White Sox Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 0 N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Mitre Pitches a Gem in the 11-0 Route
NEW YORK -- For the first time all season on Saturday, Sergio Mitre could comfortably spend the hours after a start looking back on his performance. But for the first time all season, no one else wanted to.
Instead, after a sharp line drive in the Yankees' 10-0 win over the White Sox prematurely ended Mitre's best outing of the season, the popular topic of discussion was his next start. Would he make it?
"I want to," Mitre said, sporting a heavy wrap on his right forearm. "I hope so."
"There's some concern there," manager Joe Girardi said. "He got hit pretty hard."
And for the first time all season, those comments were not in reference to hits or runs allowed.
The ball in question shot off the bat of A.J. Pierzynski in the seventh inning, just after Mitre walked Brent Lillibridge to allow his second baserunner of the game. Unable to react in time, Mitre could not stop the ball from ricocheting off his forearm, producing a large contusion that quickly swelled.
Moments later, he was in the underbelly of Yankee Stadium, undergoing X-rays that turned out negative. And that was a relief, because suddenly, Mitre had become a rather valuable commodity.
For six innings, he stifled the White Sox, producing 13 groundouts over that span -- and that from a fifth starter who entered the game with a 6.82 ERA, and perhaps would have been bounced from the rotation, if not for the faith of Girardi, who managed him in 2006 with the Marlins.
Certainly, Mitre had help. Some came from Alex Rodriguez on a diving stop in the fifth; more came from Robinson Cano on an athletic catch and throw in the sixth. Even Mark Teixeira nearly gloved Jim Thome's scorching one-hopper in the fifth inning, which became the only hit that Mitre and the Yanks allowed.
But the day, or at least the first six innings of it, belonged to the sinkerballer.
"I know what I can do," Mitre said. "I think they know what I'm capable of doing."
It helped that the White Sox were in a state of disarray, starting a struggling pitcher -- former Yankee Jose Contreras -- and stumbling mightily at the outset of a horrific stretch of schedule. And it helped also that the Yankees' offense was able to take advantage of such vulnerability, pounding out nine hits and eight runs off Contreras over the first four innings.
Jerry Hairston and Johnny Damon each doubled in two runs in the second, before Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Nick Swisher and Cano -- aided by two White Sox errors -- all drove in runs in succession in the fourth. Rodriguez later added a solo home run in the eighth for good measure, marking the fifth time in the past eight games that the Yankees have scored double-digit runs.
"I'm not going to take credit away from New York," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said, after criticizing his own team following the game. "They've got great players out there."
Versatile, too. Consider Chad Gaudin, who, upon Mitre's departure, came into the game without any warning. He fired 2 2/3 no-hit innings and struck out four. Then there was Hairston, who started in center field, shifted to right later in the game, then to shortstop to give Derek Jeter a late breather -- all while reaching base three times.
"It wasn't always like that," Hairston said of his ability to float around the diamond. "I worked extremely hard at it."
Hard work -- that's the same concept that Girardi used to describe the success of Mitre, who remains just 13 months removed from Tommy John elbow ligament-replacement surgery. It has affected him. When Pierzynski's ball first shot back to the mound, in fact, Mitre's first thought was of his surgically repaired elbow, though he quickly realized that the ball struck safely below it.
Still, Mitre has not been a completely whole pitcher this year, which partly explains Girardi's decision to give him the benefit of the doubt. Mostly, Girardi has defended his decision to keep Mitre in the rotation by pointing to the games he started that the team has won, most due largely to an offense that on Saturday, at least temporarily, took over the Major League lead in runs.
Now, though, Girardi found concrete evidence that Mitre can thrive on his own merits.
"I know his work ethic," Girardi said. "I know his personality. I know his stuff. And I know he has a very good sinker."
He also has one heck of a bruise. If Mitre can't take his next turn against the Blue Jays, it seems likely that Gaudin would make a spot start in his stead. But if he can go and if he can continue to take his turn every five days?
"It would mean more wins," said Girardi, the manager of a team with plenty of them.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 29, 2009
Chicago White Sox 0, N.Y. Yankees 10 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox Record: (64-66) N.Y. Yankees Record: (81-48)
Winning pitcher - Sergio Mitre (3-1)
Losing pitcher - Jose Contreras (5-13)
Chicago White Sox Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 3 N.Y. Yankees Runs: 10, Hits: 14, Errors: 0
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Instead, after a sharp line drive in the Yankees' 10-0 win over the White Sox prematurely ended Mitre's best outing of the season, the popular topic of discussion was his next start. Would he make it?
"I want to," Mitre said, sporting a heavy wrap on his right forearm. "I hope so."
"There's some concern there," manager Joe Girardi said. "He got hit pretty hard."
And for the first time all season, those comments were not in reference to hits or runs allowed.
The ball in question shot off the bat of A.J. Pierzynski in the seventh inning, just after Mitre walked Brent Lillibridge to allow his second baserunner of the game. Unable to react in time, Mitre could not stop the ball from ricocheting off his forearm, producing a large contusion that quickly swelled.
Moments later, he was in the underbelly of Yankee Stadium, undergoing X-rays that turned out negative. And that was a relief, because suddenly, Mitre had become a rather valuable commodity.
For six innings, he stifled the White Sox, producing 13 groundouts over that span -- and that from a fifth starter who entered the game with a 6.82 ERA, and perhaps would have been bounced from the rotation, if not for the faith of Girardi, who managed him in 2006 with the Marlins.
Certainly, Mitre had help. Some came from Alex Rodriguez on a diving stop in the fifth; more came from Robinson Cano on an athletic catch and throw in the sixth. Even Mark Teixeira nearly gloved Jim Thome's scorching one-hopper in the fifth inning, which became the only hit that Mitre and the Yanks allowed.
But the day, or at least the first six innings of it, belonged to the sinkerballer.
"I know what I can do," Mitre said. "I think they know what I'm capable of doing."
It helped that the White Sox were in a state of disarray, starting a struggling pitcher -- former Yankee Jose Contreras -- and stumbling mightily at the outset of a horrific stretch of schedule. And it helped also that the Yankees' offense was able to take advantage of such vulnerability, pounding out nine hits and eight runs off Contreras over the first four innings.
Jerry Hairston and Johnny Damon each doubled in two runs in the second, before Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Nick Swisher and Cano -- aided by two White Sox errors -- all drove in runs in succession in the fourth. Rodriguez later added a solo home run in the eighth for good measure, marking the fifth time in the past eight games that the Yankees have scored double-digit runs.
"I'm not going to take credit away from New York," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said, after criticizing his own team following the game. "They've got great players out there."
Versatile, too. Consider Chad Gaudin, who, upon Mitre's departure, came into the game without any warning. He fired 2 2/3 no-hit innings and struck out four. Then there was Hairston, who started in center field, shifted to right later in the game, then to shortstop to give Derek Jeter a late breather -- all while reaching base three times.
"It wasn't always like that," Hairston said of his ability to float around the diamond. "I worked extremely hard at it."
Hard work -- that's the same concept that Girardi used to describe the success of Mitre, who remains just 13 months removed from Tommy John elbow ligament-replacement surgery. It has affected him. When Pierzynski's ball first shot back to the mound, in fact, Mitre's first thought was of his surgically repaired elbow, though he quickly realized that the ball struck safely below it.
Still, Mitre has not been a completely whole pitcher this year, which partly explains Girardi's decision to give him the benefit of the doubt. Mostly, Girardi has defended his decision to keep Mitre in the rotation by pointing to the games he started that the team has won, most due largely to an offense that on Saturday, at least temporarily, took over the Major League lead in runs.
Now, though, Girardi found concrete evidence that Mitre can thrive on his own merits.
"I know his work ethic," Girardi said. "I know his personality. I know his stuff. And I know he has a very good sinker."
He also has one heck of a bruise. If Mitre can't take his next turn against the Blue Jays, it seems likely that Gaudin would make a spot start in his stead. But if he can go and if he can continue to take his turn every five days?
"It would mean more wins," said Girardi, the manager of a team with plenty of them.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 29, 2009
Chicago White Sox 0, N.Y. Yankees 10 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox Record: (64-66) N.Y. Yankees Record: (81-48)
Winning pitcher - Sergio Mitre (3-1)
Losing pitcher - Jose Contreras (5-13)
Chicago White Sox Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 3 N.Y. Yankees Runs: 10, Hits: 14, Errors: 0
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Cano Gets the Walk-Off Home Run in the Win!
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 28, 2009
Chicago White Sox 2, N.Y. Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox Record: (64-65) N.Y. Yankees Record: (80-48)
Winning pitcher - Brian Bruney (4-0)
Losing pitcher - Randy Williams (0-1)
Chicago White Sox Runs: 2, Hits: 8, Errors: 1 N.Y. Yankees Runs: 5, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
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August 28, 2009
Chicago White Sox 2, N.Y. Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox Record: (64-65) N.Y. Yankees Record: (80-48)
Winning pitcher - Brian Bruney (4-0)
Losing pitcher - Randy Williams (0-1)
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Joba Gets Racked in the 10-9 Loss
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 25, 2009
Texas 10, N.Y. Yankees 9 at Yankee Stadium
Texas Record: (70-54)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (78-47)
Winning pitcher - Kevin Millwood (10-8)
Losing pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-4)
Texas Runs: 10, Hits: 16, Errors: 0
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 9, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
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August 25, 2009
Texas 10, N.Y. Yankees 9 at Yankee Stadium
Texas Record: (70-54)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (78-47)
Winning pitcher - Kevin Millwood (10-8)
Losing pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-4)
Texas Runs: 10, Hits: 16, Errors: 0
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 9, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Yankees Take 2 of 3 From Boston
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 23, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 4 at Fenway Park
N.Y. Yankees Record: (78-46)
Boston Record: (70-53)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (15-7)
Losing pitcher - Josh Beckett (14-5)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 10, Errors: 2 Boston Runs: 4, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
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August 23, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 4 at Fenway Park
N.Y. Yankees Record: (78-46)
Boston Record: (70-53)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (15-7)
Losing pitcher - Josh Beckett (14-5)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 10, Errors: 2 Boston Runs: 4, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
31 Games over .500 - Holding on to 1st Place
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 19, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 3, Oakland 2 at Oakland Coliseum N.Y. Yankees Record: (76-45) Oakland Record: (53-67)
Winning pitcher - Alfredo Aceves (8-1)
Losing pitcher - Brett Anderson (7-9)
SV - Mariano Rivera (36)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 1 Oakland Runs: 2, Hits: 6, Errors: 0
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August 19, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 3, Oakland 2 at Oakland Coliseum N.Y. Yankees Record: (76-45) Oakland Record: (53-67)
Winning pitcher - Alfredo Aceves (8-1)
Losing pitcher - Brett Anderson (7-9)
SV - Mariano Rivera (36)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 1 Oakland Runs: 2, Hits: 6, Errors: 0
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sabathia gets his 14th of the season in the Yankees win
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 18, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 2 at Oakland Coliseum
N.Y. Yankees Record: (75-45)
Oakland Record: (53-66)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (14-7)
Losing pitcher - Jay Marshall (0-1)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 7, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 2, Hits: 5, Errors: 4
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August 18, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 2 at Oakland Coliseum
N.Y. Yankees Record: (75-45)
Oakland Record: (53-66)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (14-7)
Losing pitcher - Jay Marshall (0-1)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 7, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 2, Hits: 5, Errors: 4
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Yankees lose 2 in a Row - Red Sox are on an off-day
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 17, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 0, Oakland 3 at Oakland Coliseum
N.Y. Yankees Record: (74-45)
Oakland Record: (53-65)
Winning pitcher - Brett Tomko (2-2)
Losing pitcher - A.J. Burnett (10-6)
SV - Andrew Bailey (18)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 0, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 0
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Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 18, 2009 07:05 PM PT vs. Oakland Athletics
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August 17, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 0, Oakland 3 at Oakland Coliseum
N.Y. Yankees Record: (74-45)
Oakland Record: (53-65)
Winning pitcher - Brett Tomko (2-2)
Losing pitcher - A.J. Burnett (10-6)
SV - Andrew Bailey (18)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 0, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 0
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Babe Ruth Passes - HARVEY FROMMER ON SPORTS
HARVEY FROMMER ON SPORTS
Babe Ruth Passes
Coming back to "the House That Ruth Built" for the final time on June 13, 1948 to have his uniform number 3 retired, to help celebrate the famed edifice's 25th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the 1923 Yankees, he was a sad shadow of his once vigorous self. Ruth wore his old uniform which was sizes too big for him. He mingled with his teammates from the 1923 team in the clubhouse. They played a two inning exhibition game against Yankees from other teams. The Babe looked on. The day was damp and rainy and somehow a camel's hair coat wound up over his shoulders.
The "Voice of the Yankees" Mel Allen introduced each of his 1923 teammates. Yankee Stadium was filled with applause and cheers. Then Allen introduced Babe Ruth. The ovation rocked the Stadium.
The camel's hair coat was doffed. Using a bat that he had borrowed from Bob Feller as a makeshift cane, he shuffled out slowly to home plate to a thunderous ovation and the sounds of the crowd of 49,647 singing "Auld Lang Syne." The Babe mentioned how proud he was to have hit the first homer in Yankee Stadium and said: "...lord knows who'll hit the last."
"Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen," the Big Bam spoke in a raspy voice. "You know how bad my voice sounds. Well, it feels just as bad. You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime."
Afterwards in the locker room with all the ceremonies completed, Joe Dugan poured a beer for the Babe.
"So, how are you?" his old buddy asked.
"Joe, I'm gone," the Babe said. And he started to cry.
All the years of smoking, chewing tobacco, dipping snuff, abusing his body finally caught up to him. Surgery and radiation treatments had done little to help him. When he had been released from the hospital on February 15, 1947, his wife Claire and his doctors did not reveal the fatal diagnosis of throat cancer to him.
Later that day back in the hospital the most famous personage in all the history of the national pastime, Babe Ruth tried to keep his sunny side up signing autographs and watching baseball on TV. Just some of the hundreds of letters that were sent to him each day were read to him by his wife. Visitors came. Visitors went. At 8:01 P.M., on August 16, 1948, after a two year battle, the Babe passed away in his sleep at age 53.
More than 200,000 over two days paid their final respects as he lay in state at Yankee Stadium. August 19th was one of those sweltering, humid New York City summer days. The funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral where Francis Cardinal Spellman celebrated requiem mass before a packed house. The Babe was always a draw. Ruth's old teammates were pallbearers. In the streets, along Fifth Avenue and the funeral route tens of thousands lined up to say good bye to the man who had been Yankee baseball.
Waite Hoyt told Joe Dugan: "I'd give a hundred dollars for a cold beer."
"So would the Babe," Hoyt said.
The man many consider the greatest player in the history of baseball was laid to rest in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York, just about a half an hour from Yankee Stadium.
His tombstone reads: "May the Divine Spirit that motivated Babe Ruth to win the crucial game of life inspire the youth of America."
The Babe's gravesite is the most visited one of all baseball players and is always a place of notes and gifts and wishes from people from all over the world.
--
Harvey Frommer is his 33rd consecutive year of writing sports books. The author of 40 of them including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." The prolific Frommer is at work on REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK (2010).
Frommer sports books are available direct from the author - discounted and autographed.
FROMMER SPORTSNET (syndicated) reaches a readership in the millions and is housed on Internet search engines for extended periods of time.
Babe Ruth Passes
Coming back to "the House That Ruth Built" for the final time on June 13, 1948 to have his uniform number 3 retired, to help celebrate the famed edifice's 25th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the 1923 Yankees, he was a sad shadow of his once vigorous self. Ruth wore his old uniform which was sizes too big for him. He mingled with his teammates from the 1923 team in the clubhouse. They played a two inning exhibition game against Yankees from other teams. The Babe looked on. The day was damp and rainy and somehow a camel's hair coat wound up over his shoulders.
The "Voice of the Yankees" Mel Allen introduced each of his 1923 teammates. Yankee Stadium was filled with applause and cheers. Then Allen introduced Babe Ruth. The ovation rocked the Stadium.
The camel's hair coat was doffed. Using a bat that he had borrowed from Bob Feller as a makeshift cane, he shuffled out slowly to home plate to a thunderous ovation and the sounds of the crowd of 49,647 singing "Auld Lang Syne." The Babe mentioned how proud he was to have hit the first homer in Yankee Stadium and said: "...lord knows who'll hit the last."
"Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen," the Big Bam spoke in a raspy voice. "You know how bad my voice sounds. Well, it feels just as bad. You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime."
Afterwards in the locker room with all the ceremonies completed, Joe Dugan poured a beer for the Babe.
"So, how are you?" his old buddy asked.
"Joe, I'm gone," the Babe said. And he started to cry.
All the years of smoking, chewing tobacco, dipping snuff, abusing his body finally caught up to him. Surgery and radiation treatments had done little to help him. When he had been released from the hospital on February 15, 1947, his wife Claire and his doctors did not reveal the fatal diagnosis of throat cancer to him.
Later that day back in the hospital the most famous personage in all the history of the national pastime, Babe Ruth tried to keep his sunny side up signing autographs and watching baseball on TV. Just some of the hundreds of letters that were sent to him each day were read to him by his wife. Visitors came. Visitors went. At 8:01 P.M., on August 16, 1948, after a two year battle, the Babe passed away in his sleep at age 53.
More than 200,000 over two days paid their final respects as he lay in state at Yankee Stadium. August 19th was one of those sweltering, humid New York City summer days. The funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral where Francis Cardinal Spellman celebrated requiem mass before a packed house. The Babe was always a draw. Ruth's old teammates were pallbearers. In the streets, along Fifth Avenue and the funeral route tens of thousands lined up to say good bye to the man who had been Yankee baseball.
Waite Hoyt told Joe Dugan: "I'd give a hundred dollars for a cold beer."
"So would the Babe," Hoyt said.
The man many consider the greatest player in the history of baseball was laid to rest in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York, just about a half an hour from Yankee Stadium.
His tombstone reads: "May the Divine Spirit that motivated Babe Ruth to win the crucial game of life inspire the youth of America."
The Babe's gravesite is the most visited one of all baseball players and is always a place of notes and gifts and wishes from people from all over the world.
--
Harvey Frommer is his 33rd consecutive year of writing sports books. The author of 40 of them including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." The prolific Frommer is at work on REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK (2010).
Frommer sports books are available direct from the author - discounted and autographed.
FROMMER SPORTSNET (syndicated) reaches a readership in the millions and is housed on Internet search engines for extended periods of time.
SAVE THE GATE EVENT POSTPONED!
For now, we have had to postpone the SAVE THE GATE event. We are trying to reschedule for September or October and I will keep you updated here.
Joba Comes Back to Earth in Yankees Loss
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 16, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 3, Seattle 10 at Safeco Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (74-44)
Seattle Record: (61-57)
Winning pitcher - Doug Fister (1-0)
Losing pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-3)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 3, Hits: 8, Errors: 0
Seattle Runs: 10, Hits: 15, Errors: 0
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August 16, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 3, Seattle 10 at Safeco Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (74-44)
Seattle Record: (61-57)
Winning pitcher - Doug Fister (1-0)
Losing pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-3)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 3, Hits: 8, Errors: 0
Seattle Runs: 10, Hits: 15, Errors: 0
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Yankees win again....in Seattle 4-2. Go to 73-43 on the year.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 14, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 2 at Safeco Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (73-43)
Seattle Record: (60-56)
Winning pitcher - Phil Hughes (5-3)
Losing pitcher - Mark Lowe (1-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (34)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
Seattle Runs: 2, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
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August 14, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 2 at Safeco Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (73-43)
Seattle Record: (60-56)
Winning pitcher - Phil Hughes (5-3)
Losing pitcher - Mark Lowe (1-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (34)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
Seattle Runs: 2, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
THE HARMONICA INCIDENT: AUGUST 20,1964 (Flashback)
HARVEY FROMMER ON SPORTS (from the vault)
THE HARMONICA INCIDENT: AUGUST 20,1964 (Flashback)
Despite a string of four straight pennants, the Bronx Bombers were a bust throughout much of the 1964 season. Yogi Berra had succeeded Ralph Houk as skipper; there were reports that he got more laughs than lauds from his players.
It was getting to be late August ; the Yankees were in third
place behind Baltimore and Chicago. The Yankees were on the team bus heading to O'Hare Airport, losers of four straight to the White Sox, winless in 10 of their last 15 games. A 5-0 shutout at the hands of Chicago's John Buzhardt had totally demoralized them.
Phil Linz, #34, reserve infielder, a career .235 hitter was a tough, aggressive player who loved being a Yankee. But he was regarded by some to be un-Yankeelike along with teammates Joe Pepitone and Jim Bouton.
"I sat in the back of the bus," Linz recalled. The bus was stuck in heavy traffic. It was a sticky humid Chicago summer day. "I was bored. I pulled out my harmonica. I had the Learner's Sheet for 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.' So I started fiddling. You blow in. You blow out."
An angry Berra snapped from the front of the bus: "Knock it off!" But Linz barely heard him. When asked what their manager had said, Mickey Mantle said, "Play it louder." Linz played louder. Berra stormed to the back of the bus and told Linz to "shove that thing."
"I told Yogi that I didn't lose that game," Linz related." Berra smacked the harmonica out of Linz's hands. The harmonica flew into Joe Pepitone's knee and Pepitone jokingly winced in pain. Soon the entire bus -- except for Berra -- was in stitches.
Another version has it that Linz flipped the harmonica at the angered Berra and screamed: "What are you getting on me for? I give a hundred per cent. Why don't you get on some of the guys who don't hustle?"
Linz was fined $200 -- but as the story goes received $20,000 for an endorsement from a harmonica company. "The next day," Linz gives his version, "the Hohner Company called and I got a contract for $5,000 to endorse their harmonica. The whole thing became a big joke."
Actually, the whole thing changed things around for the Yankees. The summer of 1964 was Linz's most productive season. Injuries to Tony Kubek made the "supersub" a regular: Linz started the majority of the games down the stretch, and every World Series game at short.
New respect for Yogi propelled the Yanks to a 22-6 record in September and a win in a close pennant race over the White Sox. A loss in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games cost Berra his job. But there were those who said he was on his way out the day of the "Harmonica Incident."
==
Harvey Frommer is his 33rd consecutive year of writing sports books. The author of 40 of them including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." The prolific Frommer is at work on REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK (2010).
Frommer sports books are available direct from the author - discounted and autographed.
FROMMER SPORTSNET (syndicated) reaches a readership in the millions and is housed on Internet search engines for extended periods of time.
THE HARMONICA INCIDENT: AUGUST 20,1964 (Flashback)
Despite a string of four straight pennants, the Bronx Bombers were a bust throughout much of the 1964 season. Yogi Berra had succeeded Ralph Houk as skipper; there were reports that he got more laughs than lauds from his players.
It was getting to be late August ; the Yankees were in third
place behind Baltimore and Chicago. The Yankees were on the team bus heading to O'Hare Airport, losers of four straight to the White Sox, winless in 10 of their last 15 games. A 5-0 shutout at the hands of Chicago's John Buzhardt had totally demoralized them.
Phil Linz, #34, reserve infielder, a career .235 hitter was a tough, aggressive player who loved being a Yankee. But he was regarded by some to be un-Yankeelike along with teammates Joe Pepitone and Jim Bouton.
"I sat in the back of the bus," Linz recalled. The bus was stuck in heavy traffic. It was a sticky humid Chicago summer day. "I was bored. I pulled out my harmonica. I had the Learner's Sheet for 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.' So I started fiddling. You blow in. You blow out."
An angry Berra snapped from the front of the bus: "Knock it off!" But Linz barely heard him. When asked what their manager had said, Mickey Mantle said, "Play it louder." Linz played louder. Berra stormed to the back of the bus and told Linz to "shove that thing."
"I told Yogi that I didn't lose that game," Linz related." Berra smacked the harmonica out of Linz's hands. The harmonica flew into Joe Pepitone's knee and Pepitone jokingly winced in pain. Soon the entire bus -- except for Berra -- was in stitches.
Another version has it that Linz flipped the harmonica at the angered Berra and screamed: "What are you getting on me for? I give a hundred per cent. Why don't you get on some of the guys who don't hustle?"
Linz was fined $200 -- but as the story goes received $20,000 for an endorsement from a harmonica company. "The next day," Linz gives his version, "the Hohner Company called and I got a contract for $5,000 to endorse their harmonica. The whole thing became a big joke."
Actually, the whole thing changed things around for the Yankees. The summer of 1964 was Linz's most productive season. Injuries to Tony Kubek made the "supersub" a regular: Linz started the majority of the games down the stretch, and every World Series game at short.
New respect for Yogi propelled the Yanks to a 22-6 record in September and a win in a close pennant race over the White Sox. A loss in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games cost Berra his job. But there were those who said he was on his way out the day of the "Harmonica Incident."
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Cano Comes Through in the Win!
Robinson Cano's fourth walk-off hit of the season -- and the Yankees' 11th -- capped off a 6-1 homestand for New York, which edged Toronto despite throwing four wild pitches and losing Derek Jeter to injury early. Chad Gaudin earned the win with scoreless innings in the 10th and 11th.
August 12, 2009
Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Toronto Record: (54-59)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (71-43)
Winning pitcher - Chad Gaudin (5-10)
Losing pitcher - Shawn Camp (1-6)
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August 12, 2009
Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
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Winning pitcher - Chad Gaudin (5-10)
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Merlyn Mantle, widow of Yankee icon Mickey Mantle, succumbs to Alzheimer's disease at age 77
Merlyn Mantle, widow of Yankee icon Mickey Mantle, succumbs to Alzheimer's disease at age 77
BY Michael Obernauer
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 4:00 AM
Merlyn and Mickey Mantle, the Yankee icon, were high school sweethearts whose storybook marriage saw plenty of tough times.
Merlyn Mantle, the widow of Mickey Mantle who was by turns the adoring, troubled and stoic partner in a 43-year marriage to the Yankee icon, died Monday in a hospice in Plano, Tex. She was 77.
The cause of death was the effects of Alzheimer's disease, the Yankees said in a statement. Merlyn Mantle had made a home in Dallas, just south of Plano, for 51 years.
Merlyn and Mickey, high school sweethearts, were married on Dec. 23, 1951, following Mickey's rookie season with the Yankees and two years after what Merlyn later described in a memoir as love at first sight. When they met, Mickey was a student at Commerce High School in Oklahoma and Merlyn a cheerleader at Commerce's archrival, Picher High.
"I developed an instant crush on Mickey Mantle, and by our second or third date, I was in love with him and always would be," Merlyn wrote in a 1996 book, "A Hero All His Life," that she co-authored with sons David and Danny Mantle, along with the writer Mickey Herskowitz.
But the couple's 43-year marriage did not fit the fairy tale that their two-year courtship did. Mickey, Merlyn, Danny, David and son Mickey Jr. all waged their separate battles with alcoholism, with the four men being treated at various times at the Betty Ford Clinic and Merlyn finding help in Alcoholics Anonymous. After Mickey's retirement following the 1968 season, his habits for partying and womanizing became well-known until he came to public grips with them before his death from cancer on Aug. 13, 1995, in Dallas.
"I was in there partying and doing the same thing as Mick," Merlyn said in an interview with the Daily News shortly after her husband's death in 1995. "That was our life and I was part of it; I can't deny that. It ruins families."
Merlyn outlived two of her sons as well. Billy Mantle died in 1993 from a heart attack at age 36 after his own fight with cancer. And cancer claimed Mickey Jr. in December 2000, at age 47.
Merlyn made her last public appearance a year ago, Aug. 5, when she joined mourners at a private dinner in Oklahoma City on the eve of a memorial service for Bobby Murcer. She was unable to attend the service the following morning.
Born Merlyn Louise Johnson on Jan. 28, 1932, in Cardin, Okla., she is survived by two sons, David and Danny Mantle; her sister, Pat LaFalier of Miami, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
Following a private funeral, Merlyn will be buried alongside Mickey and their sons Billy and Mickey Jr., at Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery in Dallas.
Mickey Mantle dedicated "The Mick," his 1985 autobiography, "To Merlyn, who has put up with me for 33 years."
In the days after Mickey's death, Merlyn Mantle, in the interview with The News, lamented how her husband had committed to turning his life around too late - just before liver cancer robbed him of a chance to follow through. "He could have had a whole new life if it had not been for the cancer," Merlyn said at the time. Choking back tears, she added: "It's just very sad. We were best friends."
BY Michael Obernauer
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Tuesday, August 11th 2009, 4:00 AM
Merlyn and Mickey Mantle, the Yankee icon, were high school sweethearts whose storybook marriage saw plenty of tough times.
Merlyn Mantle, the widow of Mickey Mantle who was by turns the adoring, troubled and stoic partner in a 43-year marriage to the Yankee icon, died Monday in a hospice in Plano, Tex. She was 77.
The cause of death was the effects of Alzheimer's disease, the Yankees said in a statement. Merlyn Mantle had made a home in Dallas, just south of Plano, for 51 years.
Merlyn and Mickey, high school sweethearts, were married on Dec. 23, 1951, following Mickey's rookie season with the Yankees and two years after what Merlyn later described in a memoir as love at first sight. When they met, Mickey was a student at Commerce High School in Oklahoma and Merlyn a cheerleader at Commerce's archrival, Picher High.
"I developed an instant crush on Mickey Mantle, and by our second or third date, I was in love with him and always would be," Merlyn wrote in a 1996 book, "A Hero All His Life," that she co-authored with sons David and Danny Mantle, along with the writer Mickey Herskowitz.
But the couple's 43-year marriage did not fit the fairy tale that their two-year courtship did. Mickey, Merlyn, Danny, David and son Mickey Jr. all waged their separate battles with alcoholism, with the four men being treated at various times at the Betty Ford Clinic and Merlyn finding help in Alcoholics Anonymous. After Mickey's retirement following the 1968 season, his habits for partying and womanizing became well-known until he came to public grips with them before his death from cancer on Aug. 13, 1995, in Dallas.
"I was in there partying and doing the same thing as Mick," Merlyn said in an interview with the Daily News shortly after her husband's death in 1995. "That was our life and I was part of it; I can't deny that. It ruins families."
Merlyn outlived two of her sons as well. Billy Mantle died in 1993 from a heart attack at age 36 after his own fight with cancer. And cancer claimed Mickey Jr. in December 2000, at age 47.
Merlyn made her last public appearance a year ago, Aug. 5, when she joined mourners at a private dinner in Oklahoma City on the eve of a memorial service for Bobby Murcer. She was unable to attend the service the following morning.
Born Merlyn Louise Johnson on Jan. 28, 1932, in Cardin, Okla., she is survived by two sons, David and Danny Mantle; her sister, Pat LaFalier of Miami, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
Following a private funeral, Merlyn will be buried alongside Mickey and their sons Billy and Mickey Jr., at Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery in Dallas.
Mickey Mantle dedicated "The Mick," his 1985 autobiography, "To Merlyn, who has put up with me for 33 years."
In the days after Mickey's death, Merlyn Mantle, in the interview with The News, lamented how her husband had committed to turning his life around too late - just before liver cancer robbed him of a chance to follow through. "He could have had a whole new life if it had not been for the cancer," Merlyn said at the time. Choking back tears, she added: "It's just very sad. We were best friends."
Back in the Win Column
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 11, 2009
Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium
Toronto Record: (54-58)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (70-43)
Winning pitcher - David Robertson (2-1)
Losing pitcher - Jesse Carlson (1-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (33)
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August 11, 2009
Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium
Toronto Record: (54-58)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (70-43)
Winning pitcher - David Robertson (2-1)
Losing pitcher - Jesse Carlson (1-5)
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sabathia pitches a Great Game!
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 8, 2009
Boston 0, N.Y. Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-47)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (68-42)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (12-7)
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August 8, 2009
Boston 0, N.Y. Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-47)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (68-42)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (12-7)
Losing pitcher - Clay Buchholz (1-2)
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
What a Gem! One of the best pitched games you will ever see.
Great win last night after a 15 inning battle with the Red Sox. Any game in which you can get a win when Beckett starts is a huge plus. Burnett pitched great and A-Rod had the huge blast in the bottom of the 15th with Jeter on for the win. I admit I only made it until the bottom of the 14th. I just missed the winning inning. The Yankees are now 4 up in the loss column. Today, the game on Fox, is another important game in this 4 game series. Go Yankees!
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 7, 2009
Boston 0, N.Y. Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-46)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (67-42)
Winning pitcher - Phil Coke (3-3)
Losing pitcher - Junichi Tazawa (0-1)
Boston Runs: 0, Hits: 4, Errors: 0
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 2, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
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New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 7, 2009
Boston 0, N.Y. Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-46)
N.Y. Yankees Record: (67-42)
Winning pitcher - Phil Coke (3-3)
Losing pitcher - Junichi Tazawa (0-1)
Boston Runs: 0, Hits: 4, Errors: 0
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 2, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Yankees Finally Beat the Redsox
Joba did not look good, but got the win. The Yankees move to a 3.5 game lead in the East with the win. Burnett faces Beckett tomorrow night. Let's go Yankees!
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 6, 2009
Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 13 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-45) N.Y. Yankees Record: (66-42)
Winning pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-2)
Losing pitcher - John Smoltz (2-5)
Boston Runs: 6, Hits: 8, Errors: 1
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 13, Hits: 18, Errors: 0
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New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 6, 2009
Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 13 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Record: (62-45) N.Y. Yankees Record: (66-42)
Winning pitcher - Joba Chamberlain (8-2)
Losing pitcher - John Smoltz (2-5)
Boston Runs: 6, Hits: 8, Errors: 1
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 13, Hits: 18, Errors: 0
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Red Sox Vs Yankees: The Great Rivalry - Harvey Frommer
Harvey Frommer on Sports
Redux -
Red Sox Vs Yankees: the Great Rivalry:
You do remember Don Zimmer being thrown down by Pedro, A-Rod cursed, the chants of "1918" and worse.
This weekend they will be at it again.
It is perhaps the oldest and strongest rivalry in American sports history - the Yankees of New York versus the Red Sox of Boston. Part of the rivalry is the stark contrasts in the images of the two teams.
In Boston, they scream: "Yankees suck! Yankees suck! "
And even when the Yankees are not playing in Boston you can hear those words at Fenway during a Tampa Bay, Mets or a Baltimore game.
The New York Yankees are the most successful of all franchises in baseball history, in sports history. A club of leaders and legends: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Bill Dickey, Earle Combs, Joe McCarthy, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, Goose Gossage, Don Mattingly, Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter . . . .
Through the years winning has been as much a part of the ethos of the Yankees as the pinstriped uniforms, the monuments and plaques. It was once said: "Rooting for the New York Yankees is like rooting for General Motors."
For the Red Sox and its fans, winning at times has not seemed as important as beating the Yankees and then winning. For through the years, the success of the Sox has been measured against Yankee success.
Item: In 1925, the Yanks sought to trade a first baseman even up to the Red Sox for Phil Todt. Boston passed on the trade. The first baseman Lou Gehrig became one of the great players of all time. Todt batted .258 lifetime with 57 home runs.
Item: Since shipping Babe Ruth to the Big Apple, the Sawks have lost a Game Seven in the World Series, lost the flag in a playoff in 1948 and 1978. The Sox lost game 7 of the World Series four times since selling Ruth: 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986.
Item: During a time of Yankee glory from 1919-1945, the Red Sox never placed first in the eight-team American League, finishing an average of thirty games behind in the standings. They came in last nine times, and had five 100-plus-loss seasons.
The Yankee-Red Sox competition involves much more than a baseball team representing Boston against a baseball team representing New York. It is, in reality, a competition between the provincial capital of New England and the mega-municipality that is New York City: the different life-styles of the residents of those areas, the different accents they speak in. The contrasting symbols are like guideposts to their cities. It's the Charles River versus the East River, Boston Common compared with Central Park.
History, style, culture, pace, dreams, self-images, bragging rights - all are mixed in, mixed up with the rivalry in one way or another. And the fact that both teams have been in the American League since the beginning of the last century doesn't hurt the competition either.
The late Bill Crowley, former Boston public relations director, said: "Red Sox fans hate the Yankees desperately. The pinstripes, the hoopla, the glamour - it is something that is very deeply resented. And when they win - especially over us - you can cast a pall over the entire area."
Red Sox territory comprises 5 states - Massachusetts Vermont, Maine., New Hampshire, Rhode Island and half of Connecticut.
The Sox give away Western Connecticut to the Mets and the Yankees, and there are pockets of resistance in Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts. Most of the pockets are Italian. The people there were fans of Yankee stars like Crosetti, Lazzeri, DiMaggio, Berra, Rizzuto. And they transmitted their feelings on to their sons and grandsons.
Boston and New York attendance figures have ballooned through Yankee-Sox encounters. Historically, thousands have taken flights or motored or trained or bussed it between Boston and New York. Some have gone for a single game; others have stayed for an entire series. There have been times when the national television networks have been outdrawn in the ratings by local stations broadcasting the games between the ancient rivals.
to maximize the rivalry.
On the field , inside the white lines, the rivalry has been characterized by some of baseball's wildest moments.
In all my years of covering the New York Yankees," notes New York Daily News sportswriter Bill Madden, "I can hardly remember a game at Fenway Park that was a normal game. I'm sure there were some but it seems like they have been low scoring, tension filled, white knuckle games or these 10-9 barn burners where no lead was safe. Players will never admit it but the intensity level is up whenever the Yankees and Red Sox meet."
In the first game ever played at Fenway Park, on April 12, 1912, the Sox trimmed the Yankees, 7-6 in 11 innings. The game was finally played after it had been rained out for two straight days.
On August 12, 1934, what was then the largest crowd in Fenway Park history, assembled to see Red Sox versus Yankees up close, going at each other. They split a doubleheader and Babe Ruth played his last game in a Yankee uniform in the Boston ballpark where he had begun his professional career.
On August 7, 1956 as 36,350 watched as the Sox defeated the Yankees, 1-0, in 11 innings. Ted Williams walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run. "Terrible Ted" was so infuriated, some would say, pissed off, at not being given a chance to swing his bat that he sprayed Fenway Park with saliva.
Odd, awesome and unpredictable rallies have contributed to the zany and wild mood - just part of the atmosphere in meetings between the Yanks and Sox. New York had a six-run eleventh inning in 1970, a seven-run ninth inning in 1940, an eight run ninth inning in 1937, a ten-run fourth inning in 1915, an 11-run seventh inning in 1952, a 13-run fifth inning in 1945.
In 1954, the Red Sox were up 5-1 lead over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader and lost. They were trailing 7-0 in the second game and won. The big Boston blow was a Jimmy Piersall home run off Johnny Sain.
On August 29, 1967, both clubs struggled through 19 innings until Boston went down to defeat in the 20th inning. The Yankees won the game, 4-3.
On September 19, 1981, Boston was able to pull out an,8-5, triumph with a seven run eighth inning rally.
Many still talk about the long summer of 1949 when the Yankees and the Red Sox battled for the pennant playing out their drama in jammed stadiums before rabid and enraptured fans. Each day was another time for the tension, the drama and the excitement to be recharged.
BoSox? Bombers?
Rivalry . . .
Let's get it on again!
-- Harvey Frommer is his 33rd consecutive year of writing sports books. The author of 40 of them including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." The prolific Frommer is at work on REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK (2010).
Frommer sports books are available direct from the author - discounted and autographed.
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Redux -
Red Sox Vs Yankees: the Great Rivalry:
You do remember Don Zimmer being thrown down by Pedro, A-Rod cursed, the chants of "1918" and worse.
This weekend they will be at it again.
It is perhaps the oldest and strongest rivalry in American sports history - the Yankees of New York versus the Red Sox of Boston. Part of the rivalry is the stark contrasts in the images of the two teams.
In Boston, they scream: "Yankees suck! Yankees suck! "
And even when the Yankees are not playing in Boston you can hear those words at Fenway during a Tampa Bay, Mets or a Baltimore game.
The New York Yankees are the most successful of all franchises in baseball history, in sports history. A club of leaders and legends: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Bill Dickey, Earle Combs, Joe McCarthy, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Casey Stengel, Billy Martin, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, Goose Gossage, Don Mattingly, Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter . . . .
Through the years winning has been as much a part of the ethos of the Yankees as the pinstriped uniforms, the monuments and plaques. It was once said: "Rooting for the New York Yankees is like rooting for General Motors."
For the Red Sox and its fans, winning at times has not seemed as important as beating the Yankees and then winning. For through the years, the success of the Sox has been measured against Yankee success.
Item: In 1925, the Yanks sought to trade a first baseman even up to the Red Sox for Phil Todt. Boston passed on the trade. The first baseman Lou Gehrig became one of the great players of all time. Todt batted .258 lifetime with 57 home runs.
Item: Since shipping Babe Ruth to the Big Apple, the Sawks have lost a Game Seven in the World Series, lost the flag in a playoff in 1948 and 1978. The Sox lost game 7 of the World Series four times since selling Ruth: 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986.
Item: During a time of Yankee glory from 1919-1945, the Red Sox never placed first in the eight-team American League, finishing an average of thirty games behind in the standings. They came in last nine times, and had five 100-plus-loss seasons.
The Yankee-Red Sox competition involves much more than a baseball team representing Boston against a baseball team representing New York. It is, in reality, a competition between the provincial capital of New England and the mega-municipality that is New York City: the different life-styles of the residents of those areas, the different accents they speak in. The contrasting symbols are like guideposts to their cities. It's the Charles River versus the East River, Boston Common compared with Central Park.
History, style, culture, pace, dreams, self-images, bragging rights - all are mixed in, mixed up with the rivalry in one way or another. And the fact that both teams have been in the American League since the beginning of the last century doesn't hurt the competition either.
The late Bill Crowley, former Boston public relations director, said: "Red Sox fans hate the Yankees desperately. The pinstripes, the hoopla, the glamour - it is something that is very deeply resented. And when they win - especially over us - you can cast a pall over the entire area."
Red Sox territory comprises 5 states - Massachusetts Vermont, Maine., New Hampshire, Rhode Island and half of Connecticut.
The Sox give away Western Connecticut to the Mets and the Yankees, and there are pockets of resistance in Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts. Most of the pockets are Italian. The people there were fans of Yankee stars like Crosetti, Lazzeri, DiMaggio, Berra, Rizzuto. And they transmitted their feelings on to their sons and grandsons.
Boston and New York attendance figures have ballooned through Yankee-Sox encounters. Historically, thousands have taken flights or motored or trained or bussed it between Boston and New York. Some have gone for a single game; others have stayed for an entire series. There have been times when the national television networks have been outdrawn in the ratings by local stations broadcasting the games between the ancient rivals.
to maximize the rivalry.
On the field , inside the white lines, the rivalry has been characterized by some of baseball's wildest moments.
In all my years of covering the New York Yankees," notes New York Daily News sportswriter Bill Madden, "I can hardly remember a game at Fenway Park that was a normal game. I'm sure there were some but it seems like they have been low scoring, tension filled, white knuckle games or these 10-9 barn burners where no lead was safe. Players will never admit it but the intensity level is up whenever the Yankees and Red Sox meet."
In the first game ever played at Fenway Park, on April 12, 1912, the Sox trimmed the Yankees, 7-6 in 11 innings. The game was finally played after it had been rained out for two straight days.
On August 12, 1934, what was then the largest crowd in Fenway Park history, assembled to see Red Sox versus Yankees up close, going at each other. They split a doubleheader and Babe Ruth played his last game in a Yankee uniform in the Boston ballpark where he had begun his professional career.
On August 7, 1956 as 36,350 watched as the Sox defeated the Yankees, 1-0, in 11 innings. Ted Williams walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run. "Terrible Ted" was so infuriated, some would say, pissed off, at not being given a chance to swing his bat that he sprayed Fenway Park with saliva.
Odd, awesome and unpredictable rallies have contributed to the zany and wild mood - just part of the atmosphere in meetings between the Yanks and Sox. New York had a six-run eleventh inning in 1970, a seven-run ninth inning in 1940, an eight run ninth inning in 1937, a ten-run fourth inning in 1915, an 11-run seventh inning in 1952, a 13-run fifth inning in 1945.
In 1954, the Red Sox were up 5-1 lead over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader and lost. They were trailing 7-0 in the second game and won. The big Boston blow was a Jimmy Piersall home run off Johnny Sain.
On August 29, 1967, both clubs struggled through 19 innings until Boston went down to defeat in the 20th inning. The Yankees won the game, 4-3.
On September 19, 1981, Boston was able to pull out an,8-5, triumph with a seven run eighth inning rally.
Many still talk about the long summer of 1949 when the Yankees and the Red Sox battled for the pennant playing out their drama in jammed stadiums before rabid and enraptured fans. Each day was another time for the tension, the drama and the excitement to be recharged.
BoSox? Bombers?
Rivalry . . .
Let's get it on again!
-- Harvey Frommer is his 33rd consecutive year of writing sports books. The author of 40 of them including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." The prolific Frommer is at work on REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK (2010).
Frommer sports books are available direct from the author - discounted and autographed.
FROMMER SPORTSNET (syndicated) reaches a readership in the millions and is housed on Internet search engines for extended periods of time.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert for August 5
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 5, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 4 at Rogers Centre N.Y. Yankees Record: (65-42) Toronto Record: (51-56)
Winning pitcher - Alfredo Aceves (7-1)
Losing pitcher - Marc Rzepczynski (1-3)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 10, Errors: 0 Toronto Runs: 4, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
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Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 6, 2009 07:05 PM ET vs. Boston Red Sox
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August 5, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 4 at Rogers Centre N.Y. Yankees Record: (65-42) Toronto Record: (51-56)
Winning pitcher - Alfredo Aceves (7-1)
Losing pitcher - Marc Rzepczynski (1-3)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 10, Errors: 0 Toronto Runs: 4, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Back to a 1 1/2 game lead. Go Johnny Go!
Damon leads the way in the Yankees win as Andy holds down the fort in the 5-3 win in Toronto. Hughes and Rivera shut the door as the Yankees defeated Roy Halladay with back to back home runs by Damon and Teixeira. Go Yankees!
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 4, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3 at Rogers Centre
N.Y. Yankees Record: (64-42) Toronto Record: (51-55)
Winning pitcher - Andy Pettitte (9-6)
Losing pitcher - Roy Halladay (11-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (31)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 5, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
Toronto Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
GAME LINKS:
Game Recap & Box Score:
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Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 5, 2009 07:07 PM ET vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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vs. Boston Red Sox, August 7, 2009 07:05 PM ET
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New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 4, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3 at Rogers Centre
N.Y. Yankees Record: (64-42) Toronto Record: (51-55)
Winning pitcher - Andy Pettitte (9-6)
Losing pitcher - Roy Halladay (11-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (31)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 5, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
Toronto Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
GAME LINKS:
Game Recap & Box Score:
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Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 5, 2009 07:07 PM ET vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Back in the Win Column
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
August 2, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at U.S. Cellular Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (63-42) Chicago White Sox Record: (54-52)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (11-7)
Losing pitcher - Mark Buehrle (11-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (30)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 15, Errors: 0 Chicago White Sox Runs: 5, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
GAME LINKS:
Game Recap & Box Score:
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Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 4, 2009 07:07 PM ET vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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August 2, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at U.S. Cellular Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (63-42) Chicago White Sox Record: (54-52)
Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (11-7)
Losing pitcher - Mark Buehrle (11-5)
SV - Mariano Rivera (30)
N.Y. Yankees Runs: 8, Hits: 15, Errors: 0 Chicago White Sox Runs: 5, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
GAME LINKS:
Game Recap & Box Score:
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Yankees Continue Their Slide Down
Only pitching can be blamed on the Yankees recent skid. We will see on Sunday if the White Sox can complete the sweep of the Yankees in Chicago.
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
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August 1, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 14 at U.S. Cellular Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (62-42)
Chicago White Sox Record: (54-51)
Winning pitcher - John Danks (9-7)
Losing pitcher - A.J. Burnett (10-5)
1 2 3 4 5 6
NYY 0 0 2 0 0 1
CWS 0 6 0 0 1 0
7 8 9 R H E
NYY 1 0 0 4 8 1
CWS 1 6 X 14 17 2
Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 2, 2009 01:05 PM CT vs. Chicago White Sox
Upcoming N.Y. Yankees Home Games:
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 6, 2009 07:05 PM ET
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 7, 2009 07:05 PM ET
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 8, 2009 04:10 PM ET
New York Yankees Postgame Alert
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August 1, 2009
N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 14 at U.S. Cellular Field
N.Y. Yankees Record: (62-42)
Chicago White Sox Record: (54-51)
Winning pitcher - John Danks (9-7)
Losing pitcher - A.J. Burnett (10-5)
1 2 3 4 5 6
NYY 0 0 2 0 0 1
CWS 0 6 0 0 1 0
7 8 9 R H E
NYY 1 0 0 4 8 1
CWS 1 6 X 14 17 2
Next N.Y. Yankees Game: August 2, 2009 01:05 PM CT vs. Chicago White Sox
Upcoming N.Y. Yankees Home Games:
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 6, 2009 07:05 PM ET
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 7, 2009 07:05 PM ET
vs. Boston Red Sox, August 8, 2009 04:10 PM ET
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