The
Verdict
LETTER FROM THE
EDITOR
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Michael
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Pinstripe
Press
LAST
MONTH, ESPN broadcasted a
mock trial, which looked at
whether the MLB system that
allows the Yankees to outspend
their opponents was good for
baseball. Court TV's Catherine
Crier presided over the live,
three-hour special, titled "Break
up the Bombers: The Yankees on
Trial." Harvard Law School
professor Alan Dershowitz served
as the prosecutor, while Bruce
Cutler (who represented John
Gotti in three federal trials)
defended the Yankees. The
telecast concluded when the
12-person jury declared by a near
unanimous 10-2 vote that the
Yankees were "not guilty'' of
upsetting the competitive balance
of baseball. Like any die-hard
fan, I taped the show and was
initially anxious to see how such
an event would be presented.
However, after viewing the
special, I was not only bored to
tears, but also offended in the
end. We are all aware of the
unjust resentment felt by both
owners and fans towards the
so-called "Evil Empire", but by
marketing the premise, ESPN
proved themselves to be the
ultimate hypocrites. The
"all-in-fun" parody approach to
the show eventually gave way to
the same old cliché's and
was ultimately less entertaining
and more infuriating as time went
on. One juror (Scott Rosner)
clearly understood that New
York's revenue sharing combined
with the profits generated for
the league by the team's
international popularity actually
helped to strengthen the sport.
"The evidence is compelling," he
said, "the Yankees are good for
baseball." Now there's a guy who
"gets" it. Why doesn't anyone
else?
NOTE: Due to the
overwhelming popularity of our
theme designs from last year, we
have decided to continue them.
When it came time to develop the
first theme of this season, we
decided to "change jerseys" and
celebrate the 25th Anniversary of
one of our other favorites,
Willie Stargell's '79 Family.
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Yankees Stat
Zone
WEBSITE
SPOTLIGHT
http://tokeer.port5.com/
BASEBALL, MORE
THAN any
other sport, is all about
statistics… thus the birth of the
Yankees Stat Zone. With over
3,920 games logged from 1995 -
today, the Stat Zone has
something for everyone. Our
favorite is the "Weird Stats"
section that is filled with tons
of information not commonly
covered or archived by the major
sports bureaus. (Want to know how
the Yanks rotation has faired
against Pedro Martinez from
97'-'04? How about David Cone's
terrible 2000 season standings or
the team's record when playing on
the Fourth of July from '95-'03?)
The site also provides all of the
standard numbers, perfect for
both comparative analysis and
fantasy baseball strategy.
Updated on Mondays during the
2004 season, Yankees Stat Zone is
the place to go for all of your
Yankees team and player
information.
Snapshots from
the best seats in the house:
Staff
photographer (and season ticket
holder - Section 11, Box 35, Row
B) Brian DiSalvo has now posted
his Yankees Game
Photos online. His
ever-growing collection features
hundreds of shots not seen
anywhere else.
"God, I hope I wear this jersey
forever."
Derek Jeter on
being a New York Yankee
#11
Lefty Gómez
PLAYER
PROFILE
Source: Baseball
Hall Of Fame Bio
Born: November 26, 1908, Rodeo,
California, Died: February 17,
1989, Greenbrae, California
Played for: New York Yankees
(1930-1942), Washington Senators
(1943)
Elected to Hall of Fame by
Committee on Baseball Veterans:
1972
TALL
AND LANKY, Vernon "Lefty"
Gómez baffled the
opposition with a blazing
fastball and sweeping curve,
while entertaining teammates with
his wit and good humor. He was a
20-game winner four times during
the 1930s and comprised half of
the Yankees' devastating 1-2
punch, along with right-hander
Red Ruffing, helping them to
seven pennants. Gómez
twice led the league in winning
percentage and ERA, and three
times in strikeouts. He set a
World Series record by winning
six games without a loss.
Did
you know... Lefty was the
winning pitcher for the American
League in the first major league
All-Star Game and also drove in
the first run of that historic
game on July 6, 1933.
Yankees
Trivia
ANSWER IN NEXT
ISSUE
Have a trivia question? Email it
to us and maybe we'll use it.
What
Yankee hit the first homerun ever
in the Houston Astrodome?
Choices: a:
Darryl Strawberry - b: Dave
Winfield - c: Mickey Mantle - d:
Reggie Jackson
Fast
Facts
YANKEES HISTORY
101
Source: Baseball-Library Team
Biography
JOE
TORRE'S 1998 New York Yankees
initially had no definitive
superstars, but consistent
excellence from their entire
roster helped them win an
American League-record 114
regular-season games. With a
solid pitching staff that
included six talented starters
and a superb bullpen, the Yanks
held their opponents to a
league-low 656 runs during the
regular season. Their 114 regular
season wins vaulted the 1998
Yankees into the company of
baseball's greatest teams; eleven
more victories in the postseason
sealed their place among
baseball's elite. Whether or not
they were the best team of all
time, they were certainly the
deepest. Armed with six quality
starters and a number nine hitter
who drove in nearly 100 runs, the
Yankees were capable of getting
clutch plays at any time from
anyone on their roster. They led
the league in runs scored and
allowed the fewest runs,
outscoring their opposition by a
311-run margin - almost two runs
a game.
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