Walk off Wins

These are the walk offs we've been at (that we can remember)

Sept 26, 1981 - Bobby Murcer pinch-hit 3-run home run against Orioles Tim Stoddard. 6-4 Yankees win.

July 3, 1999 - Scott Brosius hits a 3-run home run off of Orioles pal Arthur Rhodes for a 6-5 win.

July 16, 2000 - Yankees come back from 6-1 against the Phillies with 5 runs in the 9th, and then 8-6 in the 10th. RBI singles by O'Neill, Bernie, and Justice win it 9-8.

July 21, 2002 - Red Sox closer Uggie "Machete" Urbina walks Jorge Posada with the bases loaded to cap a two run rally and gives the Yankees a 9-8 win.

July 31, 2005 - Yankees score 4 in the 8th to erase a 6-2 deficit to the Angels, then a run in the 10th to tie things back up at 7-7. Matsui leads off the 11th with a triple and scores on Tony Womack's single for a 8-7 win.

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No Justice for YES

The Yankees will be looking for a new studio analyst to join Bob Lorenz during the YES network's Yankees telecasts. David Justice is stepping down to spend more time coaching his sons and to help rebuild his southern California home that was destroyed during last year's San Diego wildfires.

“I don’t want my wife to go through the strain of the building process alone,” Justice told the NY Times in a phone interview.

While we understand his decision, we have to wonder about the timing of it. Was the decision made solely by Justice or was he asked to step down by the Yankees because of his name being mentioned in the Mitchell Report. Both Justice and the network deny that had anything to do with Justice's decision.

Eric Handler, a YES spokesman, said Justice requested that his role be cut earlier this month. “We understand his decision,” said Handler, who added that YES “had no reason to doubt” Justice’s denial of the allegations in the Mitchell report.

Justice has stated he never met Kirk Radomski, who claimed he sold Justice 2 or 3 HGH kits, but Justice did admit to having a conversation with Brian McNamee about HGH, though he never used them.


photo courtesy of the YES Network

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The Daily Yankeeland

MLB.com has a piece on Don Mattingly's Hall of Fame credentials, or lack thereof. The most common argument by Mattingly for the hall supporters, is the inclusion of Kirby Puckett in Cooperstown. But as is always pointed out, Puckett had 2 WS rings. Unfortunately, we have to agree with those who don't feel Donnie Baseball should be in the hall. There was none better for a 6-year stretch, but a bad back ruined what would have been a sure hall career.

Another former Yankee is running out of time to get into the hall in the conventional manner. Tommy John, who won 288 games in his career, is in his 14th year of eligibility. That means if he doesn't get voted in this year or next, he gets kicked over to the veterans committee. We are on the fence on this one. It seems that players sometimes get punished for longevity. "He won 288, but look how many years it took him". But the fact that he was able to pitch at a high level for that many years is what might be his best argument for enshrinement.

Welcome to LA, Joe Torre. The Yankees ex-skip never encountered this in NY. A float in the Rose Bowl Parade. The Dodgers will have a 35-ft float in this year's parade, and its being put together, in part, by Dodger players and their families.

Bob Raissman, who makes a living by ripping people, takes aim at the YES network and David Justice. It's a lot more fun when he's ripping Mike and the Mad Dog, or Sterling and Waldman.

MSNBC takes a look at the endorsement hit Roger Clemens is expected to take.

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Gimme some Justice

Props to Awful Announcing which tracked down David Justice's response to his alleged steroid use.

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Mitchell Report Barely Scratches Surface

George Mitchell's report, which you can find in its 409 page glory at mlb.com, gives really just a glimpse of steroid/HGH abuse in baseball. The majority of Mitchell's info came from Kirk Radomski, meaning the focus was mainly on NY area players. Also, Brian McNamee, a professional trainer, supplied info.

Among those listed were Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, Chuck Knoblauch, David Justice, Paul Lo Duca, Rondell White, and Mike Stanton.

There are a number of names that you'll think, that doesn't surprise me. Not many that won't. There are a number of players not on the list that may surprise you, such as Juan Gonzalez.

We'll see where this goes from here, but other than Roger Clemens' hall of fame bid, there's not much real impact from the report.

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