Nobody does it better than the New York Yankees. No one puts on a show like last night like the Yankees. No one closes out one of the greatest place in American history better than the Bronx Bombers. It was truly an amazing expierence to witness history last night.Before the game we saw legend after legend come out. Each one with their own share of Yankee Stadium magic and they all stood there for the world to see. If you were in the Bronx last night, you will never forget what you saw. If you watched on tv, you will never forget what you saw. If you are a Yankees fan, how could you miss last night's events? It was surreal, it sent chills up and down your spine, it made you shed a tear or two in you eyes, it was the last call at Yankee Stadium.The...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Final Game, Mariano Rivera, Yankees

The day is finally here, September 21st, 2008. To most people, it's just another day but to Yankee fans,players, coaches and anyone ever associated with baseball, it's the end of an era. An era that can not possibly be replicated. There's no way to replace the memories and moments that this Yankee Stadium gave everyone since being opened in 1923. Now, tonight will be the last game ever played at Yankee Stadium. I can't believe it.I, for now am against the idea of the new Yankee Stadium because one of the reasons why I love the Yankees is for the tradition that comes along with the franchise. That includes Yankee Stadium, the greatest place in the world. If you ever been to a Yankee game in October or been around the Stadium in the postseason...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Charlie Hayes, David Cone, David Wells, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Paul O'Neill, Yankees

This has been a homestand of milestones for the Yankees. It might as well be as the team isn't really playing for anything else. First we saw Mariano Rivera pass Lee Smith for sole possession of 2nd place on the all-time saves list. Then we saw Derek Jeter become the all-time hits leader in Yankee Stadium history by passing Lou Gehrig. Now Alex Rodriguez has set his own milestone.On Wednesday night Rodriguez hit his 35th HR of the season in the 8th inning, thus marking the 11th consecutive season in which he has accomplished the feat and 12th time he's done it overall (1996, 1998-2008). That ties him with Babe Ruth for the most such seasons all-time and passing Hall-of-Famers Hank Aaron and Mike Schmidt. "I've set some really high standards...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Joe Girardi, Mariano Rivera, Yankees

Congratulations to Derek Jeter who passed Lou Gehrig for the MOST hits in Yankee Stadium history with 1,270. I am a little partial to him as many Yankee fans are because of the success he brought to the team since his arrival. A modern day legend passes one of the all-time greats. "There's so much history at Yankee Stadium, and just to be a part of it is something special. I definitely appreciate everything the fans have done. They've been great my entire career. It makes you feel real good." Thank you Derek for what has been an amazing career, an underrated one, but the four championships you helped produce will remain with all of us forever. Here's to many more great momen...

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Tags: Baseball, Derek Jeter, Yankees

Derek Jeter made some history yesterday as the Yankees won 8-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Entering the weekend Jeter needed 9 hits to tie and 10 hits to pass Lou Gehrig for most hits all-time at Yankee Stadium. Jeter is now tied with Gehrig with 1,269. He got 3 hits in each game of Saturday's doubleheader and recorded another 3 hits yesterday. The record-tying hit was a homerun to the bleachers in right in the 5th inning. Once the Stadium scoreboard made the sellout crowd aware of Jeter's feat, he got a curtain call. "It feels good," Jeter said after yesterday's 8-4 win over Tampa Bay. "I'd be lying to you if I said it didn't. I always say records are meant to be broken, but this one with the Stadium closing here in a week, at least I know I...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Carl Pavano, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Joe Girardi, Mariano Rivera, Robinson Cano, Yankees

As I've stated before there are many factors that led to this disappointing 2008 season. Offense, defense, pitching, manager, general manager. Today we focus on Joe Girardi."I take responsibility for it, that's the only way I know how to do it," Girardi said. "Obviously, my job is to get the most out of everyone."Well it appears he didn't. Somewhere along the way I believe he lost his players. Melky Cabrera had a good April, then disappeared. Robinson Cano forgot that he was the second coming of Rod Carew in the first half, and even at times in the second half. Those are two players that played well under Joe Torre, oops, I shouldn't have mentioned that name. More on him later. Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy were absolute busts. Kennedy didn't...

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Tags: Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Brain Cashman, Derek Jeter, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Melky Cabrera, Mike Mussina, Robinson Cano, Yankees

The end of September is nearing and so is the end of the Yankees season. it's a shame we didn't get more out of this team than we did. Currently, they stand 9.5 games out of the wild card and are in FOURTH place. My goodness! The Yankees are in fourth place in September. What the heck happened?There isn't really one thing you can put to blame on this season. The bullpen was ineffective at times, so was the starting rotation, so was the offense, so was the defense. Injuries also plagued the Yanks this season. Ace Chien-Ming Wang, catcher Jorge Posada, Joba Chamberlain, Hideki Matsui, and Alex Rodriguez all missed significant time this season. Manager Joe Girardi did his best with the hand he was dealt this season but it ultimately wasn't enough...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, Joba Chamberlain, Jorge Posada, Melky Cabrera, Mike Mussina, Yankees

20 games to go, 7.5 games out of the wild card and the Yankees still think they have a shot at making the postseason. That shipped has sailed. The season ended the night Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedoria hit a grand slam to break open a "close" game. At the end of that grand slam Jonathan Papelbon stood with his arms opened as if he stood there in victory. Boy was he right. The Yankees haven't recovered from that onslaught.As a Yankee fan I am ashamed of this team. Such promise and so talented, injuries or no injuries, they still had the pieces to make this thing interesting down to the last day but I feel like most of the team has given up. A-Rod can't hit the clutch again, Cano makes dumb mistakes a player of his caliber shouldn't be...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Joe Girardi, Johnny Damon, Melky Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Yankees

Last night saw Alex Rodriguez make history. Batting in the top of the 9th, Alex hit a ball down the left field line and over the foul poul. Question here, was it fair or foul? Since the ball went over the poul in left, there was no clear answer. Rodriguez rounded the bases as if it were fair. The third base umpire also called it fair. No so fast, Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon came out to argue, thus cuasing the umpires to institute Instant Replay. This was the first instance in which Instant Replay was used in Major League Baseball history. Two minutes later, the ball was called fair and the play was a homerun and Alex had his 31st homerun of the season and 549th of his career, putting him alone 12th on the all-time list.Crew chief Charlie Reliford...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Yankees