Sweeny: Baseball Lifers Recall First Impressions Of Derek Jeter
It's not hard to call up images of a 20-something Jeter and look back on his career. But for those who have spent time with him up close, they have a database that can't be Googled.
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It's not hard to call up images of a 20-something Jeter and look back on his career. But for those who have spent time with him up close, they have a database that can't be Googled.
With the way he's pitching, deGrom sees no reason to stop now even though New York might want to keep the Rookie of the Year candidate under 185 innings for the season.
The Yankees, citing research from Elias, said they became the first team to reach the milestone. The total starts in 1903, the first year the franchise started play in New York.
Masahiro Tanaka and Derek Jeter led the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Sunday.
The Atlanta Braves were knocked out of the playoff race Sunday after a stunning late-season collapse, losing to Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets 10-2.
Manager Joe Girardi expressed frustration Saturday in losing another of his starters to injury, especially with the Yankees clinging to faint playoffs hopes with nine games to play.
Derek Jeter did it his way? When it comes to his final season, it was the wrong way, according to the fired-up "Loud Mouths" host.
Thanks to the Gatorade ad, we have one, last, touching glimpse of the great shortstop before he bids baseball a final adieu.
The Bombers' best lineup next year will have Alex Rodriguez as their full-time DH. Wow, I can't believe I just said that either.
Derek Jeter's final season now has no chance of ending with an AL East title. "It's frustrating," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after Monday night's loss.
Mets manager Terry Collins could hardly contain his excitement, saying the club tried to keep Harvey at about 80 percent effort, and the All-Star still looked "very, very good."
It didn't matter that David Robertson had already pitched two days in a row. The Yankees desperately needed to preserve a ninth-inning lead, and their closer insisted he was capable.
Steve Pearce doubled in a ninth-inning run and scored the game-winner on a double by Kelly Johnson as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Sunday night to inch closer to the AL East title.
The Nationals won with Jordan Zimmermann on the mound for a ninth straight start, getting a two-run homer from Wilson Ramos in the seventh inning of a 3-0 victory over the Mets Sunday.
Bryce Harper homered, Ian Desmond drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals moved a step closer to their second NL East title in three years with a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Chris Young stole home in his latest surprising September performance, and the New York Yankees beat AL East-leading Baltimore 3-2 Saturday, ending the Orioles' longest winning streak of the season at six.
Walk, don't run to the best time of the year.
"The bottom line, to just keep it simple, is we've just got to win games," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Picking up two on Friday would be a nice start.
The lawsuit claims the club recognized and rewarded former VP of ticket sales Leigh Castergine until she learned she was pregnant in August 2013.
Even the Bombers acknowledge they are running out of time. With just 20 games remaining, they have a 5½-game deficit to overcome for the AL's second wild card.
The Yankees honored their glorious recent past by celebrating the retiring Derek Jeter in an elaborate ceremony prior to their latest game. The present doesn't look anywhere near as good.
Chris Capuano was watching, hoping for some of that old Bronx mojo. And then, boom, Mark Teixeira. Tie game. Boom, Chase Headley.
Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley hit solo home runs off Koji Uehara in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees stunned the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday night to bolster their slim playoff hopes.
Mark Teixeira, Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann are in decline. It's as simple as that.
"It kind of goes against everything (that) Derek Jeter has been," Esiason said at the top of Wednesday's show on WFAN. "You know what I mean?"
