New York Yankees

The Life of Lou Gehrig: Henry Louis Gehrig mainly known as Lou Gehrig is one of the best baseball players to ever step on the diamond. He played all 17 of his seasons for the New York Yankees, and wore the number 4. As a child Gehrig suffered very repeating occurrences of epileptic seizures. His childhood illness would eventually come back later in his life to play a huge factor of his early retirement. Born in Manhattan on June 19 1903, Lou Gehrig had a very difficult childhood. His father

Damn Yankees Baseball fans everywhere either love or hate those Damn Yankees. I for one, love the greatest franchise in professional sports! So, why do fans despise or admire this powerhouse club? I would like to explore a few areas that could help explain this love-hate scenario. According to Burns, “Those who wear pinstripes and affiliated with the New York Yankees organization are not only expected to win, they are required to represent themselves in the utmost professional manner, both on

to the New York Yankees is the same day that one of the greatest teams in baseball history was created. Babe Ruth started learning baseball around the age of seven and ever since he was signed by the Boston Red Sox he started to become a legend. In 1918, Babe was bought by the New York Yankees for around $425,000 with a contract that had a salary stated at $10,000 a year. Knowing his worth Babe asked for a raise in his salary, the team owners agreed to the raise in order to keep their new player

The Life of Derek Jeter: Before a World Champion "Derek Jeter, a professional ballplayer for the Yankees…" are the exact words Derek Jeter, himself, used in his eighth-grade yearbook (Jeter xvi). For as long as he could remember, Jeter has longed to be a New York Yankee. Fifteen years after predicting he would be a professional ballplayer for the Yankees, Derek Jeter is now more than a Yankee. Jeter isn't only a Yankee; he is a family guy and a World Champion. His career started when he was

In 1927, Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees changed the face of baseball by setting numerous records and being arguably one of the greatest baseball teams of all-time. Behind the outstanding play of Babe Ruth, teammate Lou Gehrig was also performing at an amazingly high level but was shadowed by Ruth’s legendary season. Lou Gehrig’s play that season started to declined though due to his concern for his mother while she was in surgery. “His heart wasn’t in the game. All he could think about was his

to be traded to the Yankees. However Ruth wouldn’t go out without a fight. Ruth placed a “curse” on the Red Sox for trading him to the Yankees. The Red Sox didn’t win another World Series until 2004 (86 years later). On December 26, 1919, Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees. Several reasons such as Babe’s negative attitude and his demand for a double in his salary led his trade to the New York Yankees for almost $2mil (in now a days dollars). Babe would stay with the Yankees from 1919-1935. During

about baseball. Berra and his friend Joe Garagiola were both offered deals by the Cardinals. Berra was only offered $250 which he turned down, a short time later Berra was discovered the New York Yankees. During World War II Bara joined the U.S Navy when he was 19 Years old. In 1946 Berra was picked up by the Yankees as a catcher, Berra earned the reputation as the batter who never struck out. In the 1950’s Yogi won American League Most

born in Pequannock, New Jersey on June 19th, 1974. After his father decided he wanted to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology, him and his family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Derek was just 4 years old. He tried out for basketball at his new high school (Kalamazoo Central High School) and he made the team. Even though me made the team, his biggest dream was to play baseball at the professional level. He had always dreamed about being the starting short stop for the New York Yankees. This dream became

competition on money alone. The New York Yankees spend the most money on it’s players each year (Goldman). It is no coincidence that they have won the most World Series of any other club in baseball history (Wikipedia-World Series). Not only have they won the most world championships, but they are a consistent contender for the American League title year after

w York Yankees | $208,306,817.00 | 95.0 | 0.276 | 4.52 | 229 | 95 | 84 | 82.559 | | Boston | $123,505,125.00 | 95.0 | 0.281 | 4.74 | 199 | 109 | 45 | 71.604 | | New York Mets | $101,305,821.00 | 83.0 | 0.258 | 3.76 | 175 | 106 | 153 | 87.604 | | Los Angles Angels | $97,725,322.00 | 95.0 | 0.270 | 3.68 | 147 | 87 | 161 | 79.790 |