Friday, April 20, 2012

Yankees

  • BOSTON — In what was surely the largest number of Red Sox ever assembled, 212 former players gathered Friday afternoon to help 36,770 fans celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park.
  • (New York Times)
  • BOSTON -- While the rest of this baseball-crazed town was celebrating the 100th birthday of Fenway Park, it seemed as if Bobby Valentine was a week behind, still commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
  • (ESPN)
  • BOSTON -- The Red Sox went all out for the 100th birthday of their cherished little Fenway Park, replete with a blowout pregame ceremony and throwback uniforms to 1912.
  • (Major League Baseball)
  • BOSTON (AP) – There was no number 13 on the back of the grey throwback jersey to identify who was wearing it. There was no mistaking the swing.
  • (USA Today)
  • NEW YORK — Derek Jeter used to keep a poster of Dave Winfield on his wall. Growing up, Jeter viewed the former Yankees star as his idol. Which is why Jeter felt honored today when he passed Winfield on the all-time hits list.
  • (NJ.com)
  • The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have created plenty of memorable moments at Fenway Park heading into the venerable stadiums 100th anniversary.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • On Friday, all eyes were on Boston for the start of the Yankees and Red Sox series. Down in Florida, all eyes were on Andy Pettitte pitching in his third minor league spring training game.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • As part of their seasonlong barnstorming tour, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Empire State) Yankees will play seven home games in tiny, 2,600-seat Dwyer Stadium in Batavia, home of the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League.
  • (Buffalo News (blog))
  • BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez took over fifth place with his 631st career home run, Eric Chavez added two homers and the New York Yankees spoiled the Boston Red Sox 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park with a 6-2 win Friday.
  • (Bangor Daily News)

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