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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 21, 2011
Fan’s take: Who are the all-time first basemen for the New York Yankees? (Associated Content)
When a fan like myself looks at the list of players who have worn the pinstripes of the New York Yankees, it's hard not to imagine it as an all-star game lineup for the century. Many great players have worn the Yankee uniform, and each position carries with it some of the top players in baseball throughout the decades. The following players are the Yankees' leaders in all-time games played at the first base position, a position that has become synonymous with great players in Yankees history, and is currently played by Mark Teixeira.
Fan outlook: Young Florida club hoping to build Opening Day traditions (Associated Content)
Unlike the Cincinnati Reds and many other teams in the majors like the New York Yankees, the Florida Marlins (a team I've rooted for since their inception) don't have a great many Opening Day traditions. The city of Miami certainly doesn't have any huge parades similar to the Findlay Market Parade in downtown Cincinnati, and there is no "Old-Timers" game staged as in the "Big Apple." This isn't surprising, though, as the South Florida franchise has been in existence for less than two decades, while the Cincinnati Reds had...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 15, 2011
Decades later, Durante has rich memories of Maris (AP)
Fifty years later, Sal Durante was back at Yankee Stadium -- the new one -- and thought about the afternoon that made him a little bit famous. Roger Maris hit home run No. 61, breaking Babe Ruth's 34-year-old record that had been thought to be unbreakable, and the ball went into the right-field seats and landed in the palm of Durante's right hand on that October afternoon in 1961.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on February 11, 2011
Baseball writer Bill Shannon dies in NJ house fire (AP)
Bill Shannon, a baseball historian, author and an official scorer at New York Yankees and Mets games for decades, died in a house fire Tuesday. He was 69. The three-alarm fire was called in just before 9 a.m. and brought under control within an hour, West Caldwell fire chief Charlie Holden said. He identified Shannon as the only fatality.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 26, 2010
Baseball writer Bill Shannon dies in NJ house fire (PA SportsTicker)
Bill Shannon, a baseball historian, author and an official scorer at New York Yankees and Mets games for decades, died in a house fire Tuesday. He was 69.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 26, 2010
Yankees fan known as ‘Freddy Sez’ dead at 85 (AP)
Freddy Schuman, the fan known as "Freddy Sez" who banged a spoon against a skillet at Yankee Stadium for more than two decades, has died. He was 85. The Yankees said Schuman died Sunday at Lenox Hill Hospital. New York put some of his memorabilia, including a sign and Yankees jacket, on display inside Gate 4 at the ballpark Monday and said it will become part of a display at the team...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 18, 2010
Yankees fan known as ‘Freddy Sez’ dead at 85 (PA SportsTicker)
Freddy Schuman, the fan known as "Freddy Sez" who banged a spoon against a skillet at Yankee Stadium for more than two decades, has died. He was 85.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on October 18, 2010
Raiders owner Davis praises Steinbrenner (AP)
George Steinbrenner and Al Davis always shared so much more than their July 4 birthday. The two larger-than-life owners dominated their sports on the field and in the headlines for decades, sharing a friendship that lasted until Steinbrenner died at age 80 in Tampa, Fla., early Tuesday following a heart attack.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 14, 2010
