Yankees by the Numbers (Part One)

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by Harvey Frommer - January 17, 20180

With so many of us biding the time until the 2018 season kicks off, here for your perusal some Bronx Bomber numerology to pass the time. Part trivia, part history, all Yankees, enjoy. Zero The 1927 Yankees made no changes to their roster all season long. They team began with 10

Talking Yankee Factoids, Trivia, Oddities

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by Harvey Frommer - December 17, 2017December 17, 20170

With the “Baby Bombers” now part of the scene, with the Yankee future becoming brighter and brighter, with all the renewed interest in the franchise, herewith for your reading pleasure and edification some interesting sidebars that are part of the franchise history Yankees A reference with the name "Yankees” first appeared in

HANK BAUER Remembered

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by Russ_Cohen - November 26, 20170

He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on July 31, 1922. Like Yogi Berra, his education only lasted through the eighth grade. The tough and gritty Bauer was a Marine in the Second World War and saw action in the battle of Okinawa. "We went in with 64," he recalled,

REMEMBERING YOGI BERRA

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by Russ_Cohen - July 19, 20170

“Mr. Berra is a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.” –Casey Stengel “Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball, is like talking to Homer about the gods.” - Bart Giamatti The kid who grew up in St. Louis eating banana sandwiches with mustard grew up to be one of the legends of

REMEMBERING THE 1939 ALL-STAR GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM

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by Harvey Frommer - July 9, 2016July 9, 20160

The buzz for the 2016 All-Star Game is all about a National League starting infield of the Chicago Cubs and a half dozen Boston Red Sox on the American League roster. Flashback to 1939 and Yankee Stadium and there is plenty of buzz about that time. It was only the