New York Yankees

I just finished reading the section of the book about the 1998 World Series, and I found a couple of interesting comments.

Here is George Steinbrenner's take on the 1998 Yankees team:

Sorry for the delay but without further ado.

Cole Hamels’ evaluation came back relatively clean.  There was no structural damage after having an MRI and an ultrasound on his elbow and Philly fans can take a collectively sigh of relief.  He’s diagnosed with tendinitis, but Opening Day is still doubt.  The concern I have is the extreme jump in innings last year and the link to injury.  Additionally, I think you can get similar production much lower in the draft.

From Christian Red:

Here's a press release from the Yankees:

With one at bat, one beautiful swing delivering a crushing blow to Red Sox Nation, Aaron Boone permanently cemented himself into the hearts of all Yankees fans. 

It may seem unfathomable that a man with no prior connection to the most storied franchise in sports could in one moment place himself alongside the memories of countless baseball legends.

However, Boone did just that, after putting up less than mediocre numbers for half a season at third base for the Yanks.

CAPTION: Every Yankee fan remembers this picture. So does Tim Wakefield.

March 18, 2009

Before the New York Yankees and Houston Astros started their preseason matchup today, one of the Astros announced his semi-retirement from baseball.

Aaron Boone is set to have open-heart surgery later this month to repair a congenital heart defect—a bicuspid aortic valve—and has likely played his last game.

From the AP:

According to Buster Olney’s ESPN blog, the Yankees have stopped worrying about the stupid things Alex Rodriguez has done and said and now have adopted a new mantra: That’s Alex.

From Kat O'Brien: