It just shows that the Yankees, with their history and with their payroll and with their all-stars, they're not bullet-proof. In between the lines, there's no salaries and no world champions. It's nine on nine, plus your bullpen and your bench and it just shows anyone can win.
Jonny Gomes
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I got to pitch. I just didn't have very many opportunities [for the Yankees], and a lot of opportunities in the first half were just one hitter, ... I'm not laying blame or anything like that. That's a simple fact. I got to go out there on a consistent basis and I felt like I pitched OK.
Mike Stanton
It's just like the Red Sox-Yankees in our sport. There's a lot of hatred there, a lot of history.
Dan Lacouture
The World Baseball Classic is a great idea. After all these years waiting to be a Yankee, I think I'm just going to step away from that and concentrate on being here. I've probably got to look out for myself, my family and the Yankees. They come first.
Ron Villone
My God, ... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?
Wade Boggs
If they were pictures of the Yankees of the past 50 years, I'd do just as well.
Larry David
I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?
Sparky Anderson
Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.
Bob Feller
In a lot of ways, it is a tribute to him that there are a lot of clubs that have been interested in him since we picked him up from the Yankees. But we have repeatedly said and acknowledged that we have received calls for him but they have not been past the initial inquiry stage.
John Daniels
I'm sure the Yankees are saying, 'Hey, we'd like to have five great starters.' Yeah, and we'd like to have A-Rod, Sheffield and Damon. It's just kind of what you have and how you try to make it work.
Ron Roenicke
I think the contents of the encyclopedia will offer surprises to even a born-and-bred New Englander. New England is much more than the traditional taciturn Yankees, town meetings, and maple syrup. It is an important region not only for its past, but the present and the future.
David Watters
Now I've got 3 million Yankees fans hating me!
Charles Gibson
The golf swing is among the most stressful and unnatural acts in sports, short of cheering for the Yankees.
Brad Faxon
It seems to me the Yankees were defrauded.
Stan Kasten
We don't want to stop the Yankees from developing their stadium, we just do not want them to do it on the public parks.
Joyce Hogi
You know, we aren't beating the Yankees yet, but you have to walk before you can run.
Brad Horky
They were both fine men and great Yankees.
George Steinbrenner
I'm a big Yankees fan, so I saw a lot of him. I can see why he's had so much success. He located really well. He just doesn't give you a lot to hit.
Josh Barfield
This is the biggest yet of the Red Sox-Yankees series in the three years that I've been here. Even bigger than Opening Day this year, when we had the ring ceremony.
Glenn Geffner
Hating the (New York) Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax.
Mike Royko
I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.
Bob Feller
Once we found out we were going to be playing the Yankees, some guys talked about it. It's been strange. I haven't seen as many people on the streets as I'm used to, walking around today and yesterday. It's kind of different. I can't really imagine what it must have been like for the people here.
Mark Mclemore
We all pulled together at the right time, unfortunately, we were down 3-0 to the Yankees when we decided to do it, but we did it. And we shocked the world.
Johnny Damon
I just sensed more of a Yankees atmosphere tonight. They pretty much get that where ever they go.
Barry Zito
Our hope is we get the Yankees' attention and cause them to treat their fans better. They need to clarify their policies.
David Brickman
The beasts of the East have been eliminated, and that's good for baseball. I don't think you'll ever duplicate what the Red Sox and Yankees did, but I don't see a downside.
Rex Hudler
He's nasty. That's why the Yankees went and got him and that's why Chicago has him now. He's going to be huge for them in the playoffs.
Chris Shelton
In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium.
Reggie Jackson
I thought a lot about that (Wednesday) night, thinking about pitching to the Yankees. It was just like pitching another game to another team, except they had a lot of stars over there. Overall, I felt pretty good.
Carlos Hernandez
It?s exactly what you think it is: location, ... Things are changing, though, and we realize that. Look, the Yankees are the most marketable team in perhaps the world. They?re going to sell. Anything associated with the rivalry, it will sell. But this rivalry is more than a regional thing. It?s a national market.
Brandon Steiner
There was no pressure on me. I was 9-10 (during the season). Who expected me to beat the Yankees twice?
Johnny Podres
The first thing I want to get across is that in no way are we trying to denigrate the name of the Yankees. This is all in good fun.
Tim Bawmann
I'm sure everyone looks at the standings at one time or another. We knew the Yankees would be there from Day 1. We knew it would be a tight race and it will probably come down to the last three games of the season against these guys. They're two good teams.
Bronson Arroyo
It's doubled his workload, at least. He's trying to get to know these guys quickly. That didn't happen 30 years ago. The decade that Jorge has had with the Yankees has been much harder, from a mental standpoint, than Bench with the Reds or (Carlton) Fisk with the Red Sox or White Sox.
Tim Mccarver
You have to be committed to the Yankees 24/7 because the owner is. The minute other things in your life become important, you're better being elsewhere.
Harvey Greene
Any ballplayers that played for me on either the Cardinals or the Yankees could come to me if he were in need and I would give him a helping hand. I made only two exceptions, Carl Mays and Joe Bush. If they were in a gutter, I'd kick them.
Miller Huggins
I am proud that I was on the committee that selected Tyrell Godwin of East Bladen High School as a finalist. He was later selected for the scholarship and elected to turn down an offer of almost $2 million from the (New York) Yankees in order to attend UNC on the scholarship.
Shirley Leinwand
There's a hate-respect thing between us. We didn't like each other at all, but we had a respect for the great players Boston had. That's part of what makes the Yankees and Red Sox special. I'd heard about the rivalry when I was with the White Sox, but you don't know about it until you play in it and feel the electricity of the crowd.
Bucky Dent
Why do the Yankees always win? ... The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.
Frank Abagnale
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
Dizzy Dean
It's easily distinguishable. When the Winter Olympics were taking place one year, I was watching skiing, and in the background I saw someone with a WVU hat on. It was easy to pick out. And I was watching the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox last year, and behind the batter there was a fan with a WV ball cap.
Mike Parsons
I've got a lot of respect for the Yankees, but I think it's just coincidence I pitched well against them. Both games were big games and we needed that. Hopefully I can bring this game against every team I face.
Jose Contreras
It just shows, the Yankees, their payroll and all their All-Stars, they're not bullet proof. Between the lines, nine on nine, it shows that with your bullpen and your bench, you can win.
Jonny Gomes
He's our secret weapon. The adjustment to him may have caused the Yankees some problems.
Orlando Cabrera
The Yankees flexed their muscles. What can I say? ... They came out swinging the bats and made a statement.
Lou Piniella
If we are going to subsidize the Yankees, we might as well subsidize Busch Gardens to bring tourists to town. There isn't any significant effect associated with spring training.
Phil Porter
I was pretty surprised by the trade, ... I found out on Wednesday that something was going on. I guess [the Red Sox are getting me to face the Yankees]. I'm throwing the ball pretty well, and Boston is a great place to play.
Mike Stanton
He showed up on Sunday. He beat the Yankees again by himself.
Pat Corrales
We have a lot to be proud of so far this season. It's not just about being right there with teams like the Yankees and A's. It's about what we've developed into.
Bob Wickman
In Toronto, the Maple Leaf emblem is as strong as the New York Yankees.
Alan Adams
Yes, there can be. If I also pitched for the Yankees.
Gene Weingarten
We have pretty good players, All-Stars. We need to stay together. This game is not easy. A lot of teams have been through this, good teams -- the Yankees early in the season. But they find a way to get better, to turn everything the other way. With that kind of team, the big thing is concentration.
Carlos Guillen
The average amount of guys to call up is something like five, ... I pushed back on Jim and said, 'Make sure you're calling up people that are going to be used.' If you bring up 11 guys, you start talking about changing the size of the [chartered] airplane and all kinds of things. Everybody, including the Yankees, has to have some kind of budget.
Tony Tavares
The question is how many positions can they fill with expensive veterans. The Yankees have a chance to buy and shrewdly deal to avoid a potential collapse of the team, but they also have the ability to go over the cliff, and they could have a long period before they get better.
Gary Gillette
A lights-out bullpen that comes on in the seventh puts pressure on the offense. That gives you an advantage if you can turn the game into a six- or seven-inning game like the Yankees have done over the years.
Mark Wiley
The Yankees have been here for 82 years already and we haven't seen any benefits. It's a land grab in the poorest congressional district in the country for the richest sports franchise.
Joyce Hogi
I believe the Yankees more highly valued Kevin Brown and Javier Vazquez than Andy. Time will tell if the Yankees are correct in those evaluations.
Randy Hendricks
That's what we've got to do in this state - we've got to be the ingenious Yankees that find that opportunity to add the value at the high end of the manufacturing niche. Because that's where we can sell.
Stephen Von Vogt
Siding with the GOP when you live in the bluest state around is almost like wearing a Boston Red Sox jersey at a New York Yankees' home game.
Michele Zipp
If you had a question about sports, you better ask Frank, and don't bet against him. He could give you the lineup of the 1947 Yankees.
Richard Fixaris
This team is very well balanced. In playing this team, they have a very balanced lineup. They have different ways to score. This is a team that doesn't get as much attention as the Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals. Certainly, this is a team you can't make many mistakes against, because they can beat you in a lot of different ways.
Paul Quantrill
I was the guy they could get - what could I do? That's the Yankees, though. The blame is always on somebody else other than (where) it should be.
Tony Womack
Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they're going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.
George Brett
He has better stuff than [the Yankees' Mariano] Rivera. With Rivera, you can put the ball in play. With this guy ... that's one of the few guys that when I'm looking for a slider, I can't hit it. That's the best pitch in the league.
Carlos Lee
It was like a Japanese ball player being invited to play first base for the Yankees.
Geraldine Kidston
The Yankees have never addressed or spoken with me in regard to any off-field activities regarding Alex Rodriguez. And the Yankees have never spoken to Alex regarding any of his off-field activities.
Scott Boras
We had two years in a row with the Yankees. We always played them pretty good in those years. We beat them our share, but not as much as we should have.
Johnny Pesky
I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better.
Nick Johnson
You want to give the audience the feeling this is the only game the Yankees and Red Sox are playing this year, ... that this is the only game that matters.
Tim Mccarver
[The Gasolina video is a hot-women-hot-cars reel that literally runs with the song's auto-erotic metaphor: The scene is a nighttime dragstrip and the sensation is one of illicit thrills.] It's a fairly simple type of video, ... It doesn't fall back or rely on any special effects. We just had the mission from the get-go to showcase Yankee's persona and energy.
Carlos Perez
We don't want to be baseball. It's the Yankees and everybody else there.
Ralph Wilson
It would be a great honor pitching in something like that. But all my thoughts right now are on getting healthy and being able to help the Yankees.
Carl Pavano
Anytime we'd beat the Yankees one game it was like beating somebody else three.
Frank Lane
The Yankees' philosophy has always been quality pitching and timely hitting. I don't know if we have the pitching this year.
Scott Hackett
I can't say what's the difference. There's just something about the Yankees. There's just energy. They're the Yankees. You can't explain it.
Julio Lugo
I didn't consider it a struggle. I thought [the pitches] were pretty close. I was not wild and all over the place, like I've been in those sitiuations lots of times. But it was nice to be able to battle out of it, and nice to pick up a game on [the Yankees].
Matt Clement
Not only did Mel get to broadcast a great team, he also got to do the World Series every year. He did 20 World Series in his broadcasting career, ... Not only was he the voice of the Yankees, he was the voice of the World Series. Every fall, fans could set their clock by the voice of Mel Allen.
Stephen Borelli
I thought there might be a few people around. I had no idea that I would encounter this incredible turnout, ... Watching these Connecticut Yankees get ready to help some Cajuns in Louisiana, southerners in Mississippi and Alabama, is a great sight. If you want to know what America looks like, what we ought to look like, take a look at the picture behind you. This is America at its very, very best.
Chris Dodd
Once, I had rocks thrown at me at Taunton Green for rooting for the Yankees.
Paul Barrett
Brazil's (lineup) is like the Yankees' Murderers' Row.
Tino Reyes
Staten Island (the Yankees' New York-Penn League affiliate) knew we were going to do this. They're planning to retaliate.
Tim Bawmann
We just want the kids to play as hard as they can. It doesn't matter if we're playing the New York Yankees or the Bad News Bears. We can't let the opponent affect the way we play. Anybody who comes in here is going to want to beat us.
Marc Conti
I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.
Nick Johnson
We didn't back in. How do you back in when you tie the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East?
Tim Wakefield
Since I was little, I knew that I have wanted to be part of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.
Craig Hansen
We're very excited to have the Yankees in town this weekend, but we want to make sure it's a safe weekend.
Thomas Menino
If you started the postseason right now, I think the Yankees are the only team that could hang with them. You just have to be perfect against them.
Danny Graves
If Gordon gets in, I think he has to be one of the favorites. I look at him as the New York Yankees of NASCAR -- that's the team you don't want to have in there if you're trying to win a championship.
Bill Weber
This is like Johnny Damon leaving the Red Sox - except Arnold isn't the Yankees.
Phil Singer
It seems like it always comes down the Yankees and the Red Sox.
John Buckingham
Alex Rodriguez is entering his third season with the Yankees, and there's still that, 'Is he a true Yankee?' talk lingering. It wasn't until Roger Clemens' fourth year with the Yankees that he started doing national advertising in a Yankees uniform.
Reed Bergman
You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.
Whitey Ford
I keep saying that I'm going to come up there to catch a Yankees game.
Paul Bennett
They were both fine young men and great Yankees, and we are praying for their families and loved ones.
George Steinbrenner
They brought me in and told me they were probably going to pick the option up. You always want to earn whatever you get. I take a lot pride in that. He didn't have to bring me in today. I appreciate that. When I was a free agent, a lot of teams called and I really didn't answer. There was only one place, and that still remains the same. I don't want to play for nobody else but the Yankees.
Gary Sheffield
I already postponed a trip over to Tampa to see some friends and I don't think I can get away with doing that again. But I sure would like to stick around here and see some of those great Yankees. This has been great. I hope they do it again next spring.
Michael Volpe
We have to remember that this guy was pitching against Boston College and West Virginia this year, not Oakland and the Yankees.
Ben Cherington
I would love to be with the Yankees. They're my favorite team and I would do anything for them. Hopefully this situation works out.
Eric Duncan
The NBA has always been on our wish list. In soccer, we have FIFA and UEFA. In baseball, we have the New York Yankees . Given that our mission statement is to become the leading sports brand in the world, this alliance was at the top of our list.
Erich Stamminger
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