Dave Winfield signed with New York Yankees as a free agent on Dec. 15, 1980. The Kansas City Royals had swept the Yankees in the playoffs a few months before, prompting Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner to strengthen his team, which he believed getting Winfield would accomplish. Dave Winfield played for the Yankees from 1981 until […]
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In 2008, Rickey Henderson will be eligible for the Hall Of Fame- that is if he can manage to stay “retired”. Rickey Henderson owns some of the most important records in baseball history, and he still holds out hope that he will get a chance to add to them, even though he will be 48 […]
It is a challenge to remember, but Rickey Henderson played for the Yankees from 1985 until 1989. When attempting to determine Henderson’s ranking among Yankees’ outfielders, one can consider only his Yankees’ career, or one can consider his entire career compared to the careers of others that played the outfield for the Yankees. Henderson hit […]
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No matter what you may think about him, Derek Jeter is truly one of the last of his kind. He is a hard-nosed baseball player who gives it everything he has. No wonder he’s the Yankees’ captain! Here’s a brief biography about this future Hall of Famer that will help you learn a little bit […]
I have been to hundreds of minor league baseball games in my life and I often hear fans inquiring about the level of independent league teams. For example, many people think that the independent leagues are equivalent to a specific minor league level, such as Single A, Double A, or Triple A. In addition, I […]