New York Yankees

I can recall my earliest memory at the old stadium. We had tickets to see the Yankees play the Mariners in the 1995 playoffs. I was only 8 years old then, but grew up around baseball. I remember looking around and seeing how excited everyone was, noticing the way the bright lights set atop the tier reserved seats were almost blinding. The atmosphere was special, much different than the little league fields I often frequented. Having the Yankees return to the playoffs that season was emotional for many fans.

Whether you have 2009 Yankee tickets in hand already, or you plan on receiving them soon, this post contains very important information about protecting your assets.

Stubhub has quietly introduced a new feature for selling 2009 Major League Baseball tickets that allows people to sell their tickets by simply entering the bar code on the site.

So what does this mean for you, the casual ticket-holder, who doesn't plan to sell your tickets? It means that your tickets are no longer just physical assets that are safe as long as they are within your possession.

A new documentary about Yankee Stadium and the surrounding neighborhood looks pretty cool. It's called "YANKEELAND: In the Shadow of the Stadium."

Here's the description of the film from its website.

In 2004, the New York Yankees were coming off a heart-breaking World Series loss to the Florida Marlins.

One man in particular got them to that spot in the World Series.

Aaron Boone hit a home run in the 11th inning of Game Seven of the ALCS to send the rival Red Sox packing again. This home run is probably the greatest I remember ever seeing.

The significance that Boone has to the team is not only that home run, but also what happened in the offseason.

As I was reading through a book last night, , I  managed to find myself in 1961, the year Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s single season home run record.

What I was looking for was some more baseball knowledge to then pass on to all the kids at school who don’t really care (Some might say that’s everyone), but I found a mystery that needs to be solved.

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Xavier Nady RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF

If you didn't catch the ESPN mini-series "The Bronx is Burning" in the summer of 2007, those of you who have MSG will get a second chance.

Williams also said he will be on hand when new Yankee Stadium opens with its first regular-season game April 16.

The big news yesterday was Joe Girardi's decision to flip-flop Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon in the batting order, making Jeter the leadoff man.

A lot of people have expressed their opinion on the move, and as you might expect the opinions are mixed.

Let's take a look at some of those from around the Internet.

Newsday's Jim Baumbach

The possibility of Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon switching to first and second in the order actually makes sense to me.  In earlier posts, people have tried to make the argument for Jeter batting first, but Joe Girardi's argument was able to infiltrate my "Jeter must bat second" barrier.