Paul O’Neill holds a special place in the hearts of Yankees fans. Many years ago, when O’Neill was still active, my nephew, a die-hard Yankees fan who writes a blog on the team, told me something which I found incredible at the time. He said that the Yankees would honor O’Neill by giving him space ...
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 ...
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 ...
David Wells will probably pitch for someone in the upcoming 2007 baseball season, and the San Diego Padres hope it’s for them. Wells became a Padre last summer down the stretch in a deal that sent highly touted catching prospect George Kottaras to Boston in exchange for the six-foot-three lefthander. David Wells will be 44 ...
