October 2009 ARCHIVE

The Chase is On

(29th October, 2009)

The Chase is On  | read this item

Share “This contract’s not going to change how I perform … It’s not going to change how I prepare. It’s not going to change how hard I play.”  – Chase Utley, 2007. (BRONX, NY)  There were a few tense moments in the press box before Tuesday’s World Series opener, as the rain seemed to intensify [...]

New York Yankees Minor League Winter League Report

(22nd October, 2009)

Pat Venditte is pitching in the Venezuela Winter League - Photo Credit: Robert M. Pimpsner

Pat Venditte is pitching in the Venezuela Winter League - Photo Credit: Robert M. Pimpsner  | read this item

Share With the New York Yankees battling it out for a spot in the World Series their minor leaguers are taking the field in a much warmer climate to help hone their skills and make a name for themselves in the Winter Leagues.  At present 21 Yankee players are playing in the four leagues currently [...]

East Islip Baseball: A Family Affair

(6th October, 2009)

East Islip Baseball: A Family Affair  | read this item

Share On a dark and dreary late April day with sprinkles of rain splashing on the baseball field at Smithtown East High School, Sal Ciampi sits in a fold-up lawn chair away from the field with an umbrella, his East Islip hat and jacket protected. The former Redmen baseball coach watches a program that he [...]

Going Nine: The Power Of Two

(6th October, 2009)

Willie Randolph, Eddie Lucas and Ray Negron  | read this item

Share (This story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Eddie Lucas was a baseball fan, born into a baseball loving family. Just hours after watching Bobby Thomspon hit is historic home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951, Lucas was hit with a baseball in his face. The accident robbed him of his eyesight [...]

1996: The One That Started It All

(6th October, 2009)

1996: The One That Started It All  | read this item

Share (The story was originally published in Gotham Baseball Magazine) Was it really 10 years ago? That question has been asked by many a Yankee fan this season – especially after New York was unceremoniously dumped by the Detroit Tigers in first round of the postseason in October. So, a look back at a happier [...]

Preserving The Past

(1st October, 2009)

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Share On the field in the new Yankee Stadium this year, several of the team’s 102 victories have come in dramatic fashion. For the folks behind the “Save The Gate” movement, the hope is that their fight to save one last piece of the original Yankee Stadium can have a similar outcome. The fight to [...]