New York Yankees Roll Call

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Ive been a fan since I was 7 years old....16 years

Favorite current Yankee is probably either Rivera or Jeter

Favorite all time Yankee is Donnie Mattingly, or Jeter

Favorite Yankees moment is the World Series in 2000

How long have you been a fan?: 2004

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: 42

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Lou Gehrig

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Luckiest Man Speech

Other Comments: I wish they'd try to produce homegrown talent like they did in the mid-90's with Posada, Mo, and Jete instead of going out and signing free agents every year.

How long have you been a fan?:since 1964

Favorite current New York Yankees player?:Jeter

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?:Mantle

Favorite New York Yankees moment:I was at the stadium on my 10th birthday to see Mantle hit his 500th homer

Other Comments: Go Yankees.

How long have you been a fan?: The day I was born , But I really started following in 97 at 7 years old.

Favorite current New York Yankees players?: Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Robinson Cano, and Johnny Damon

Favorite all time New York Yankees players?: Paul O'Neill, Scott Brousis

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Aaron Boone's walk off.

Other Comments: Yankees in 09 baby.

How long have you been a fan?: Life

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Mariano Rivera

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Tino Martinez

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Tino's Grand Slam in the WS against the Padres, Boone's GW HR against the Red Sox

Other Comments: Go Yankees!

I have been a fan since I was 8 (too many years ago)...actually 32 to be exact

My favorite current player is Mo, followed by Jeter

My all-time favorite player has always been Thurman Munson, I'm still saddened by his passing, followed by Graig Nettles (I played 3rd base) and Lou Gehrig

My all time favorite moment in Yankee history was the 1 game playoff in 1978

[quote name='mattdm' post='365' date='May 10 2009, 05:42 PM']I have been a fan since I was 8 (too many years ago)...actually 32 to be exact

My favorite current player is Mo, followed by Jeter

My all-time favorite player has always been Thurman Munson, I'm still saddened by his passing, followed by Graig Nettles (I played 3rd base) and Lou Gehrig

My all time favorite moment in Yankee history was the 1 game playoff in 1978[/quote]

I was in Navy boot camp when Thurm passed. I think I sulked for a week.

Anyone who saw that game has to have it as one of their favs. BUCKY!

Mickey Mantle was an athlete like very others...Maybe Willie Mays, but in that era, there was no one even close, imagine his stats and career had he never picked up the bottle, or injured his leg....Or think about this, if ARod is $25 million a year, what would "The Mick" get? His stats are even more impressive when you take into consideration that half his games were played in the OLD OLD Yankee Stadium...480+ feet to center field with statues in the playing area....

[quote name='mattdm' post='401' date='May 10 2009, 07:00 PM']Mickey Mantle was an athlete like very others...Maybe Willie Mays, but in that era, there was no one even close, imagine his stats and career had he never picked up the bottle, or injured his leg....Or think about this, if ARod is $25 million a year, what would "The Mick" get? His stats are even more impressive when you take into consideration that half his games were played in the OLD OLD Yankee Stadium...480+ feet to center field with statues in the playing area....[/quote]

A man after my own heart.

Mantle could do everything. He had all the tools. He could hit for average and power. He could run. He could field with the best of them. Who knows what his numbers would have been if he had not played almost his entire career on bad legs. Forget the drinking. Of course I wish he had not ruined his body with alcohol. But Hack Wilson drank heavily. Babe Ruth was famous for it. Pete Alexander was nursing a hangover when he came in to strikeout Lazzeri in 26.

And Mickey hit balls where others only dreamed of. Twice he came within feet of clearing the right field pavillion in the old Stadium, something no major leaguer ever did. (they say negro leaguer Josh Gibson did. But I don't know whether that was ever verfied.) I don't know if they ever accurately measured the ball he hit in Washington in 53.

I once read a story where the New York reporters were greeted by coach Bill Dickey at the Phoenix (I guess that is where they trained in 51) airport ranting and raving about this kid they had in camp. The reporters went to Stengel and said that "Dickey says you have another Cobb in camp."

BTW, the dimensions in the old stadium before renovation were 463 to straight away center and 475 to Death Valley, just left of center. But that is still quite a distance.

I knew it was a "country mile' to straight away center...just wasnt sure the exact length....for the kids these days...the batters "eye" black area in this stadium was actually in play in the old......

[quote name='soberdennis' post='217' date='May 10 2009, 04:15 PM']How long have you been a fan?:since 1964

Favorite current New York Yankees player?:Jeter

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?:Mantle

Favorite New York Yankees moment:I was at the stadium on my 10th birthday to see Mantle hit his 500th homer

Other Comments: Go Yankees.[/quote]



Since 1964? How are old are you? I'd live to get some Yankee knowledge from you...I'm only 14, and have been following the team since I got into Baseball in 2004 (bad year to start following the Yankees, I know. I cried when Boston beat us in Game 7). I wish I could've seen the greats from those times play. Mantle, Berra, Ford, on to the Zoo with Reggie, and Munson, Larsen's perfect game in the Series, and then the era of Donnie Baseball.

the late 70s was a magical time for yankees fans...wpix channel 11...the scooter in the booth...the zoo....so many great memories, and some sad ones too....

How long have you been a fan?: since about 85'

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: swisher reminds me of donnie baseball

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: donnie baseball

Favorite New York Yankees moment: when mattingly broke the grand slams record if i remeber correctly he hit 6 in one year to break the previous record

Other Comments: right now these yanks need to go back to small ball and get some baseball players not primma donnas

[quote name='soberdennis' post='441' date='May 10 2009, 11:45 PM']A man after my own heart.

Mantle could do everything. He had all the tools. He could hit for average and power. He could run. He could field with the best of them. Who knows what his numbers would have been if he had not played almost his entire career on bad legs. Forget the drinking. Of course I wish he had not ruined his body with alcohol. But Hack Wilson drank heavily. Babe Ruth was famous for it. Pete Alexander was nursing a hangover when he came in to strikeout Lazzeri in 26.

And Mickey hit balls where others only dreamed of. Twice he came within feet of clearing the right field pavillion in the old Stadium, something no major leaguer ever did. (they say negro leaguer Josh Gibson did. But I don't know whether that was ever verfied.) I don't know if they ever accurately measured the ball he hit in Washington in 53.

I once read a story where the New York reporters were greeted by coach Bill Dickey at the Phoenix (I guess that is where they trained in 51) airport ranting and raving about this kid they had in camp. The reporters went to Stengel and said that "Dickey says you have another Cobb in camp."

BTW, the dimensions in the old stadium before renovation were 463 to straight away center and 475 to Death Valley, just left of center. But that is still quite a distance.[/quote]

Thanks for the history lesson.

[quote name='C-Lo' post='489' date='May 10 2009, 10:14 PM']Since 1964? How are old are you? I'd live to get some Yankee knowledge from you...I'm only 14, and have been following the team since I got into Baseball in 2004 (bad year to start following the Yankees, I know. I cried when Boston beat us in Game 7). I wish I could've seen the greats from those times play. Mantle, Berra, Ford, on to the Zoo with Reggie, and Munson, Larsen's perfect game in the Series, and then the era of Donnie Baseball.[/quote]

I will celebrate my 52nd birthday on Thursday.

And yeah, I would love to share some of my memories. I saw Mantle.(see my favorite moment.) Berra was a little before my time. I saw Ford pitch on tv. The zoo years were special, especially after they were down for a decade. I am not quite old enough to have seen Larsen's perfecto. Donnie may have been the second best 1st baseman we ever had, behind Gehrig of course.

[quote name='defensewins631' post='625' date='May 11 2009, 03:09 PM']Thanks for the history lesson.[/quote]

Any time.

welcome aboard. Are we getting a bunch of people from our board?

[quote name='soberdennis' post='631' date='May 11 2009, 06:21 PM']Any time.

welcome aboard. Are we getting a bunch of people from our board?[/quote]

No. I just came to make that smart ass comment to be honest. But I guess since I am going to make another post now, I might as well fill this out.



How long have you been a fan?: Since the early 2000's

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Mark Teixeira

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Unsure

Favorite New York Yankees moment: 2003 ALCS Game 7

Other Comments: None

How long have you been a fan?: Since the early nineties



Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Jeter of course followed by Damon



Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Graham Lloyd (Good ole Aussie Boy)



Favorite New York Yankees moment: Watching Graham Lloyd pitch in the World Series and help win it, and meeting him face to face at his wedding and getting a signed ball off him

Other Comments:[size=5]GO YANKEES09[/size]

How long have you been a fan?: Since I started following baseball seriously in the early 2000's.

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Everyone

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Everyone

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Anytime we win

Other Comments: Go yankees!

How long have you been a fan?: Since I was 5

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Derek Jeter

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Lou Gehrig

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Reggie Jackson's 3 homers

Other Comments: Yankee wins keep me alive; Yankee Losses slowly kill me.

How long have you been a fan?: All my life

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Melky Cabrera

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Babe Ruth

Favorite New York Yankees moment: 2003 ALCS Game 7

Other Comments:

How long have you been a fan?: since 1960

Favorite current New York Yankees player?:Mo

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?:Thurman

Favorite New York Yankees moment:Chris Chambliss pennant clinching HR

Other Comments: "I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee" (Fan) Joe DiMaggio October 1949

How long have you been a fan?: Different levels throughout my life, but when I was a kid I was a "fan", but I really got into them like not missing a game in 2005ish.

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Mo

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Lou Gehrig

Favorite New York Yankees moment: 27th world series championship

Other Comments:

How long have you been a fan?: Since like 5 years old

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Brett Gardner

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Lou Gehrig

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Brett Gardner's Inside the Park HomeRun

Other Comments: Go Yanks and Mets SUCK!!!!!!!!!!

How long have you been a fan?: Born and Raised

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Matsui and Damon

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Tino Martinez

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Late 90's teams

How long have you been a fan?: '88

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Mariano Rivera

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Bernie Williams

Favorite New York Yankees moment: 2001 World Series, even though the Yanks didn't win it, it was fun. Especially the epic game 4 with Tino's shot and Jeter being immortalized as Mr. November.

How long have you been a fan?: Since I was young, went to my first Yankees game when I was six.

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Derek Jeter

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Reggie Jackson

Favorite New York Yankees moment: Aaron Boone's Walk Off in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS

Other Comments: We Believe.

I am a New York fan. Mets, Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Giants, Jets, as long as its New York i root for them.

How long have you been a fan?: Since 8 years old...10 years

Favorite current New York Yankees player?: Tex

Favorite all time New York Yankees player?: Jeter

Favorite New York Yankees moment: The 2 games in the 2001 World Series against the Diamondbacks where we came back in the 9th and won both games even though we lost the series.