Rankings/List

The Yankees have had some of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history. This list ranks the top 10 of those legends who wore the pinstripes very proudly during their stay in the Bronx.

To rank the players I used their individual stats while with the Yankees and their success in the postseason. I also took into consideration military service and career-threatening injuries.

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At this point in the season, Jason Heyward, the Braves (and baseball’s) top prospect is tearing it up in Atlanta. But the Braves system still has a load of young talent, so here are my top 10 Atlanta Braves prospects as of right now.

Although the rankings are affected by performance thus far in 2010, I’m not going to make any huge drops based on performances thus far.

Afternoon baseball is always a treat.

One part that makes day games unique is the alternate threads.

Teams break out their color-ridden uniforms instead of the normal white and gray jerseys. Sometimes these threads are a masterpiece. Other times, they are just a disaster.

Let's take a look at the 25 best alternate jerseys in the Majors.

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Some may be fan favorites, while others have had fans calling for their release for years.

These hitters have reached the end of the line with their current team and it's time for both to move on.

They are all above 30, some play for good teams while others play for bad. But they no longer hit the ball like they used to, and have become a weak link in the lineup.

Feel free to chime in with your own players who deserve to make this list...

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With close to 50 games in the bag, some player trends are starting to mold. There are some huge surprises on the list and many big names are missing. Pujols, Howard, Fielder, A-Rod, Teixeira are all guys that missed this list.

Here are your top 10 fantasy players thus far. Four are pitchers and 6 are position players. They are not necessarily in any order. Andre Ethier has been left off the list due to injury.

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In 2009, Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer each won his league's Most Valuable Player Award.

For Pujols, it was a unanimous victory and his third MVP Award, tying the non-Bonds record of three, held by many players.

For Mauer, it was almost unanimous - some Tiger-homer voted for Miguel Cabrera - and his first MVP, putting him on the long list of catchers to have won the AL MVP Award.

Other than their 2009 Most Valuable Player Awards, Pujols and Mauer have something else in common - they each lead this list of the top ten players who may one day be the best player to ever play their position.

Look at that. Sir Arthur Rhodes is either making the "V" sign (for "victory"), or trying to hump his back upward for the "W" (which would signify "win"). He is begging Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty for another arm to come out of the pen.

If the Cincinnati Reds plan a September run, they will need to trade for a relief pitcher.

Baseball is the chess of team sports.

There's a lot of sitting around and strategy abound. Managers make double switches to prevent pitchers from hitting in key situations. They pull pitchers for matchup purposes based on statistics.

Baseball's also a sport of failure.

A hitter with a .300 average gets commended for the job, despite getting out seven of 10 times.

Last week we had some new “young guns” showing their stuff, with the veterans showing the chinks in their armor. This week we may have the newest member of the “unhittable” club steal the show, while one former phenom sits in the basement with a rough week. Where does your guy rank?

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With baseball a full two months in the books, teams are starting to make their runs toward the All-Star break.

With so much parity in MLB, teams with nearly identical records are separated by a few spots, sometimes more.

There are still many teams in realistic contention for their division title, but I will narrow it down to five teams right now that we could see playing in late October.

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