The first New York Pennant
Through the years New York baseball fans have rooted for the Yankees, the Mets, Dodgers or Giants.  But, before these teams even existed there were the New York Mutuals of the NA and NL and in the 1880's a team called the New York Metropolitans who played in the American Association.The Metropolitans were the first New York MLB team to win a pennant which they did in 1884, the year there were 3 Major Leagues competing for fans.  The NL, the American Association and the Union Association competed heavily for fans and their money.  In the end the UA was destroyed and the AA hurt by this baseball war.  But, in New York there were two teams.  The Gothams in the NL (th

Yankees World Series MVPs
Since Matsui won the Series MVP this year I thought we would post all the past Yankee World Series MVPs. The award was started in 1955.  Here is the list;1956 Don Larsen1958 Bob Turley1960 Bobby Richardson1961 Whitey Ford1962 Ralph Terry1977 Reggie Jackson1978 Bucky Dent 1996 John Wetteland1998 Scott Brosius1999 Mariano Rivera2000 Derek Jeter2009 Hideki Matsui

The Babe Ruth Era, part 4
1923 came and the fans were brushing off the disappointment of the previous two years of losing the World Series to the Giants.  Would the Browns remain a viable threat to the Yankees?  Could they win their third straight AL pennant? Could they win the Series for the first time?The answer to the first question is that the Browns fell back to 5th place to a 74-78 record.  There was no real challenger to the Yankees for the pennant this season as they roared to their third straight pennant with a 98-54 .645 record leading the poor second place Detroit Tigers by 16 games! So far the first two questions were answered with a resounding yes.Before we answer the last question l

Yankee Tidbits
The season the Yanks won their most games ever was in 1998 when they won 114.The longest winning streak in Yankees history was in 1947 when they won 19 straight. Pinstripes first appeared on their uniforms in 1912.That the first game at Yankee Stadium was played on April 18, 1923 against the Red Sox and that Babe Ruth hit the first homer in the Stadium as the Yankees won 4-1. The first pitch thrown out at Yankee Stadium was by Gov. Al Smith.Yankee Stadium was the first stadium to have three levels or decks. Yankee Stadium was the first to have a electronic scoreboard and instant replay.The biggest shutout win ever by the Bombers was a 21-0 pound

The Babe Ruth Era, part 3
The year 1922 came and the Yankee fans were ready.  Coming off their first world Series they were sure they would go again.  After all, they had the best hitter in the Babe.  Well, they were right for the 1922 Yankees did win the pennant.  But, not as easily as everyone thought they would.  The Babe and Bob Meusel were suspended till May 20 for barnstorming and the St. Louis Browns roared out of the gate with a great offense and very good pitching.  The race was close and for a few days in July the Browns took over the top of the Al before the Yanks took the lead back for good.  In the end, when the smoke cleared won the pennant by one game over the St. Louis Browns with a