Not only did the Yankees blow a chance to get to another World Series after losing the year before to the Florida Marlins , but they lost to the Boston Red Sox.
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Join Newsletter. New York Yankees History. Overview The New York Yankees have played a total of seasons. Have the New York Yankees gone by any other names? When was the last time the Yankees were in the playoffs? When was the last time the Yankees missed the playoffs?
Not surprisingly, New York also holds the record for most World Series appearances Cardinals: 11 Years: , '31, '34, '42, '44, '46, '64, '67, '82, , '11 While they aren't close to the Yankees in terms of overall World Series titles, they are the class of the National League.
Louis has maintained an impressive level of success even in non-World Series years, finishing with a record below. Red Sox: 9 Years: , '12, '15, '16, '18, , '07, '13, '18 Boston infamously went 86 years between titles thanks to the "Curse of the Bambino," but the Red Sox have come on strong in recent years, winning four titles in a span of 15 seasons from As a result, they are the first team to win four titles in the 21st century.
Athletics: 9 Years: , '11, '13, '29, '30, '72, '73, '74, '89 The A's did much of their damage in the franchise's early years while they were still in Philadelphia, and then came on strong in Oakland after a brief stint in Kansas City from Along with the Yankees , they are one of two teams in the Divisional Era which began in to win the World Series three times in a row Throughout , however, the Yankees' weakness was their starting pitching.
Despite this, they managed to win over games with their powerful lineup, the third straight year they had done so, and reach the playoffs. In the American League Championship Series against the Red Sox, the Yankees became the first team in professional baseball history, and only the third team in North American pro sports history it happened in the NHL twice , to lose a best-of-seven series after taking a series lead.
The Yankees thought they needed to improve their pitching, which faltered in their loss to the Red Sox, and they signed free-agent pitchers Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright and acquired dominant lefty Randy Johnson from Arizona. However, none of the three performed up to expectations; Pavano pitched in only 17 games in and missed the entire season due to a variety of injuries [5] , Wright was traded after starting only 40 games over two seasons [6] , and Johnson suffered from back problems which resulted in surgery in October, [7].
The season started slowly for the Yankees, and they spent most of the season chasing the Boston Red Sox for the division title. The Yankees, however, won the division, clinching it in the second-to-last game of the season against the Red Sox. Another highlight of the season was the record-setting pitching by journeyman Aaron Small , who became just the fourth pitcher in history to win at least ten games without a loss. In the American League Division Series , the Angels defeated the Yankees in five games in the first round of the postseason, marking the second time in four years that the Angels beat the Yankees in the first round.
In the offseason, general manager Brian Cashman was given more control of the direction of the Yankees, and in December , the Yankees signed center fielder Johnny Damon from the archrival Red Sox. Despite losing starting outfielders Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield to injuries early in the season, the Yankees finished the first half of the season with 50 wins and 36 losses, three games behind the Red Sox.
The series opened up with a doubleheader that the Yankees swept and , echoing the Boston Massacre of , and prompting the Boston Globe ' s Dan Shaughnessy to dub the doubleheader sweep the "Son of Massacre".
The Yankees went on to sweep all five games calling the series the "Second Boston Massacre". They outscored the Red Sox by a combined score of , and left them 6. The division win was the ninth consecutive AL East title for the Yankees. When the New York Mets won their division snapping the Atlanta Braves' eleven-year stranglehold on the NL East , it marked the first time ever that both New York teams won their respective divisions in the same year. Their record tied the Mets for the best record of the year, giving New Yorkers hopes for another Subway Series.
It has yet to be determined if Lidle or his co-pilot, Tyler Stanger, who was also killed, was piloting the plane which crashed into a highrise apartment building on East 72nd Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Lidle was the second active Yankee to be killed in a crash of his own private plane, following Thurman Munson's death in Changes during the off-season started with the trading of Gary Sheffield to Detroit for pitching prospects; and of pitcher Jaret Wright to the Orioles for Chris Britton.
In December, the Yankees re-signed former Yankee Andy Pettitte , who left the Yankees after , to a one-year contract. Although there was speculation that Alex Rodriguez might also be traded, the team declined to do so. There is also currently speculation that Roger Clemens will re-join the Yankees this season, but it is still unknown if he will pitch. Longtime outfielder Bernie Williams , the longest-tenured Yankee player as of , will not return to the team for a 17th season.
After Torre's departure the Yankees signed former catcher Joe Girardi to a three-year contract to manage the club. The season was the last season played at Yankee Stadium. The final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium was played on September 21, After the game, Jeter addressed the crowd, thanking them for their support over the years, and urging them to "take the memories of this field, add them to the new memories that will come at the new Yankee Stadium and continue to pass them on from generation to generation.
During the off-season, the Yankees retooled their roster with several star free agent acquisitions, including CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and A. At the beginning of the season, the Yankees opened the new Yankee Stadium. The Yankees set a major league record by playing error-free ball for 18 consecutive games from May 14 to June 1, The Yankees finished first in the AL East.
They defeated the defending champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, in Game 6 of the World Series 7—3, to take the series 4—2, their 27th World Series title. The season featured the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox being revived to start and end the season. This was the first time since this had happened. In June, Joe Torre's Dodgers played games against the Yankees for the first time since he became manager of the Dodgers, with the Yankees taking two out of three games in the series.
Eight days later, another longtime Yankee icon, former player and manager Ralph Houk, died. In a 22—9 win over the Athletics at home on August 25, , the Yankees became the first team in Major League history to hit three grand slams in a single game.
The Yankees won the AL East title for the second time in three seasons, finishing with 97 wins and took home field throughout the AL postseason. The Yankees again finished the season with the AL's best record at 95— The Yankees would defeat the Orioles in five games. But in the American League Championship Series, the Yankees lost to the Tigers again, this time in a four-game sweep, which was compounded with a struggling offense and a season-ending injury to Derek Jeter.
On April 12, , the Yankees made their second triple play ever in a home game playing the Baltimore Orioles. It was scored as , the first triple play of its kind in baseball history. The saw the Yankees end in familar territory, clinching the wild card as they previously had in and won against the Minnesota Twins The Yankees lost the first two games of the ALDS but won the next three games to gain a advantage over the Astros.
During Game 6, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander managed to shut down the Yankees long enough for the Astros to win and tie the series up In a do or die Game 7, the Yankees once again struggled against the Astros and lost , sending the Astros to the World Series. The Yankees have won 27 World Series in 40 appearances through which, since the first World Series in , currently amounts to an average appearance every 2. Louis Cardinals are second with ten World Series victories.
The Yankees are also the only team that is represented at every position in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yankees home uniform [1]. Yankees road uniform [2]. The team colors are navy blue and white. Under George Steinbrenner , long hair and facial hair below the lip are prohibited. The Yankees' home uniform is white with distinctive pinstripes and a navy blue interlocking "NY" at the chest. The away uniform is gray with "New York" written in capitals across the chest.
The player number is on the back of the uniform jersey and is not accompanied by the player name. The interlocking NY was also used by the New York Knicks on their warmup jackets, and later shorts from the s to and remains on the Knicks' throwback uniforms. In , the New York Yankees became the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform. Numbers were handed out based on the order in the lineup.
While other teams began putting names on the backs of jerseys in the s, the Yankees did not follow the trend. Many companies create jerseys with Yankee names sewn on the back for fans to purchase, but no official Yankee uniform has ever had names on the back.
They are also one of the few teams in Major League Baseball to shun the trend of creating a "third jersey". The team has never issued 0 or 00 [12]. Marty Appel , in his book Now Pitching for the Yankees [13] describes the proposed uniforms:.
The Yankees wear navy blue caps with a white interlocking "NY" logo with both home and road uniforms. With the recurring success of the franchise since the s and its rejuvenated dynasty, the Yankees have always been and continue to be one of the most popular sports teams in the world.
They have a large fanbase, noticably bigger than that of the cross-town New York Mets. Freddy holding one of his signs near the Bleachers entrance before a game between the Yankees and Texas Rangers.
The first one-million fan season was in , when 1,, fans attended Yankee games at the Polo Grounds. The first two-million fan season was in , when 2,, fans attended games at Yankee Stadium. Many fans who attend games at Yankee Stadium would also be familiar with famous fan Fred Schuman , popularly known simply as "Freddy".
For over 50 years this fan has come to Yankees' home games with a baseball cap, a yankees' jersey which on the back bears his own name and a cake pan with a shamrock painted on it which is connected to a sign enscribed with words of encouragement for the home team. The sign changes every game But always features the prefix "Freddy Sez" and Freddy carries a metal spoon with him encouraging fans to bang the pan for good luck as he walks through the crowd throughout the game.
Whether or not Freddy is employed by the Yankees' organization is not definitely known, although it assumed that such must be the case in order for him to afford to attend so many games throughout the season. The "Bleacher Creatures" are a group of season ticket holders who occupy Section 39 in the right field bleachers at Yankee Stadium, and have gained notoriety over the past decade. The Creatures are famed for the "Roll Call". In the top of the first inning, when the Yankees are on the field and the pitcher is readying to throw the first pitch, they all stand and begin clapping.
Then, after the pitch is thrown, a group of guys wave their hands down to hush the crowd, and one man named "Vinny" shouts out the name of the center fielder ie: "Yo, Johnny! They then do the rest of the players on the defensive lineup CF-LF-RF-1B-2B-SS-3B, in that order except for the pitcher and catcher although there have been exceptions They do not stop until the player has responded in some way, usually with a wave or point.
After they've gone through the lineup, the group turned to the left, chanting at the right field box seats "Box Seats Suck! When a player is replaced in a defensive position not counting pitcher the replacement is also given the same chant. Sometimes, after a long rain delay, the Creatures start another Roll Call for kicks.
Because of rowdiness and the fact that many families now sit in the more affordable bleachers, alcoholic beverages were banned from the bleachers in This does not lessen the spirit of the Creatures, and may still be getting away with clandestine drinking [16]. Because of this, the fans in the box seats often retaliate to the Creatures' mockings by chanting "We've got beer! The Creatures are popular with the crowd and are known for their strict allegiance to the Yankees and their extreme hatred for the Mets and the Red Sox.
They are often merciless to any fan of either of these teams that dares to sit in the bleachers. They also enjoy taunting the opposing team's right fielder. Many of the members attend almost every home game, sitting in section 39, cheering on the team in their own inimitable way. The Yankees' hat is often seen in public worn by rappers to show an identity with New York City.
The popularity of the Yankees' hat has grown to include color patterns not actually used by the Yankees. This is probably most notable in rock band Limp Bizkit 's video for the song " Nookie ", in which lead singer Fred Durst wore a red Yankees hat.
With the long-term success of the franchise and a large Yankee fanbase, other teams' fans across the nation have come to hate the Yankees. This is most apparent among New England fans of the Boston Red Sox , but the hatred extends to other places. It has become a tradition at many road games for the home crowd to chant "Yankees Suck!
During , shirts with this phrase were sold during a Yankees- Mariners series in Seattle , which is 2, miles away from New York.
Much of the animosity may derive from the Yankees' payroll and the free agent superstars the team attracts - or buys - in the offseason. Other reasons for anti-Yankee feelings go back as long as the s with aging diehard Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants fans - some in New York, some transplanted elsewhere - still feeling the pain of the years that the Yankees repeatedly defeated their teams.
Famed sports columnist Mike Royko summed it up when he said, "Hating the Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax. While its old form with lyrics is not used as often, it is still heard frequently in instrumental form, most prominently in radio broadcasts. Another song strongly linked to the team is " New York, New York ", which is played in the stadium after home games.
The Frank Sinatra cover version is traditionally played after victories, the Liza Minnelli original version after losses. A wide selection of songs is played at the stadium, many of them live on the Stadium's Hammond organ.
God Bless America has been played during the 7th inning stretch since September 11th and is sung by Dr. Ronan Tynan on the days of major games, complete with long lyrical intro. This practice is criticized by some, as it stretches the break between the innings, throwing off the rhythm of the opposing pitcher.
During the 5th, the grounds-crew, while performing their duties, dances to " Y. On the Diamond-vision screen, a man in farmer's garb is shown dancing in the stadium's control room, the words "Cotton-Eyed Joey" at the bottom.
The organist will sometimes play the " Zorba the Greek Theme ", accompanied by clapping from the audience, to excite the crowd and encourage a rally. Some players have their own songs which are played in celebration of their accomplishments or to introduce them. Examples include Bernie Williams , whose actions are often accompanied by the lines "Burn Bern baby burn Bern " from " Disco Inferno ", and Mariano Rivera , who gets a great ovation from the fans when he comes out from the bullpen to Metallica 's " Enter Sandman ".
When the Yankees take the field the song, " Get Ready For This " is played with the fans usually clapping along. Kiss , New York Groove was used many times during the '70s as well as during some more recent playoff games.
In the season, " Yankee Mambo " was released in celebration of their recent achievements. Rafael 'Flip' Hernandez provided the vocals.
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