http://damox.com/new-york-yankees Yankees news with videos and pictures Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:29:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In honor of the New York Yankees 27 World Series championships, here is every Yankees Sports Illustrated cover: http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/11/05/27-and-oh-so-sweet/ Bud Selig created the Hank Aaron Award to honor the best hitter in each league, with the hopes that it would someday hold the same status as the Cy Young and MVP awards. By allowing fans to vote on the award, Selig has ensured that it never will hold that ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/11/02/hank-aaron-award-proves-fans-are-idiots/ As the Yankees get set to play in yet another World Series tonight, I think it's appropriate to honor a great Yankee who never got that opportunity. Here's a video highlighting the magnificent career of Donald Arthur Mattingly (just ooh and ahh at Mattingly's beautiful swing): http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/28/don-mattingly-highlight-video/ Joe Girardi blew another ALCS game last night by making the wrong moves at the wrong time. His first mistake was the move he didn't make: after the Yankees scored 6 runs in the top half of the 7th inning to take a 2 run lead, he should have pulled ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/23/girardi-keeps-the-angels-alive/ Now that it appears that the Yankees will be returning to the World Series for the first time in 6 years, here's a list of reasons the Yankees were great again in 2009: 10. Wang sent to the DL/minors This one might get me in trouble with some Yankee fans. Chien-Ming Wang ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/22/top-10-reasons-the-yankees-were-great-again-in-2009/ The Yankees had game 3 in the bag and were well on their way to a 3-0 series lead over the Angels, but then manager Joe Girardi decided to mix things up. Girardi's attempt to appear like a competent manager backfired over and over again as the Angels came back ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/20/girardi-overmanages-yankees-to-loss/ I know the weather was a little colder than we usually expect for a baseball game in New York this weekend, but did you know the Yankees didn't sell out either of their ALCS home games? I think this is really disappointing, and it shows how far out of touch ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/19/why-didnt-the-yankees-sell-out-their-alcs-games/ As if being up 2-0 on the Angels in the ALCS isn't good enough, Newsday is reporting that Matt Holliday has said he would prefer to play in New York next season, with the Yankees being his #1 choice. That means we've already got a leg up on the competition ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/19/more-good-news-holliday-wants-to-be-a-yankee/ Here's a nice video (until MLB lawyers have it removed) of that Joe Mauer hit down the line in game 2. Phil Cuzzi is the umpire making the "great" call. I think this call is right up there with the Jeffrey Maier play on the list of all-time ALDS umpiring ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/12/do-you-think-twins-fans-will-be-mad-if-i-post-this/ I'm sure by now every Yankees fan knows the Bronx Bombers were 7-0 against the Twins during the regular season. What some may not realize is only one of those games was decided by more than 2 runs. If you take away the July 7th 10-2 blowout, you're looking at ... http://damox.com/new-york-yankees/2009/10/07/yankees-twins-series-could-be-closer-than-some-anticipate/