Great Yankee Quotes & More
April 23, 2008
Great Yankee Quotes
“I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.” -Joe ‘The Yankee Clipper’ DiMaggio
“Today…I consider myself…the luckiest man…on the face of the Earth.” -Lou Gehrig
“I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand.” -Mickey Mantle
“I believe that the good Lord is a Yankee.” -Mariano ‘The Sandman’ Rivera
“When you go to other parks, they hang banners for the wild-card or Eastern Division or Western Division champions. Around here, they don’t hang anything unless its for being world champions.” -Chili Davis
“My heroes, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can’t take that from me.” - Derek Jeter
“Deep to left, Yastrzemski will not get it…it’s a home run! A three-run homer by Bucky Dent!” -Bill White
1995
“This one by Mattingly…OH HANG ON TO THE ROOF! Goodbye, Home Run! Don Mattingly!!!” -Gary Thorne
“Driven to deep right! It is high! It is far! It iiiiiiiiiiis GONE! A two run game-winning home run by Jimmy Leyritz! And the Yankees have won the game in 15, 7-5! Yankees win! Theeeee Yankees win!”-John Sterling
1996
“The 2-1…a high popup…He’s gonna do it! At shortstop, Jeter. Jeter on the outfield grass, MAKES THE CATCH! THE YANKEES WIN, THE YANKEES WIN!!! AND DOC GOODEN PITCHES A NO-HITTER, AND THE YANKEES WIN IT 2-0! Dwight Gooden who has come back from the depths of drugs, is now standing on top of the world here at Yankee Stadium with a no-hitter!” -John Sterling & Michael Kay
“Hayes bunts down the third base line, beautiful bunt fielded there by Palmer, only play is at first…it gets past McLemore! Jeter will score! The Yankees win the game! The Yankees win the game, 5-4 and they have tied the Division Series at 1-1! They threw the ball past McLemore, and the Yankees win! Oh what an ending for the Yankees!”-Michael Kay
“Tarasco, going back to the track, to the wall…and what happens here? He contends that a fan reaches up and touches it! But Richie Garcia says no! It’s a home run!” -Bob Costas
“And here’s a drive to left! It’s mighty high…it’s mighty far…and GOOD NIGHT!” -Bob Costas
“In the air to left field…back, at the track, at the wall, WE ARE TIED!” -Joe Buck
“They are dancing in the streets of New York right now.” -Tim McCarver
“We play today, we win today, dassit.” -Mariano Duncan
“Popped up again, off third! Hayes…has room. He…makes the catch! Yankees win, theeeeeee Yankees win! The New York Yankees have won the 1996 World Series. They have surmounted every challenge, they have climbed every mountain, and now the New York Yankees are WORLD champions.” -John Sterling
“And I was wondering why it took so long for me to get to a World Series — 4200+ games, 30+ years … Well, I guess the Good Lord was just waiting for me to put on the pinstripes.” - Joe Torre
1998
“The 0-1…swung on…he’s gonna get it! Popped up to right field, O’Neill near the line, he MAKES THE CATCH!!! DAVID WELLS…DAVID WELLS HAS PITCHED A PERFECT GAME!!!! 27 up…27 down. Baseball immortality for David Wells, and the Yankees win! Theeeeeeee Yankees win!!!” -John Sterling
“And the 3-2 pitch…SWUNG ON AND DRILLED DEEP TO RIGHT! THERE IT GOES! THAT BALL IS GONE! A grand slam into the upper deck for Tino Martinez! And the Yankees lead 9-5! Oh, what a Home Run For Tino Martinez!” -Michael Kay
“Hit on the ground on a hop to Brosius,fields, throws across…in time! Ballgame over! World Series over! Yankees win! Theeeeeeee Yankees Win!” -John Sterling
“Every great team in baseball history will now be compared to these 1998 Yankees. And I predict, that when the game of baseball is finally done, this team will be remembered as the greatest team of all time.” -Rudolph W. Giuliani
1999
“Popped up and playable … Brosius … A PERFECT GAME FOR DAVID CONE!” -Tim McCarver
“Swing and a drive to left. It’s Deep! It’s very deep! Its 3-0 New York in the Series!” -Bob Costas
“A pop in to left…the New York Yankees…World Champions. Team of the decade. Most successful franchise…of the century.” -Bob Costas
2000
“They’ll be talkin’ about this 40 years from now, and we’re here now.” -Spike Lee
“Vizcaino, left field base hit, Yankees win game one!!” -Joe Buck
“Broken bat, foul ball off to the right side. And the barrel of the bat, came out to Clemens and he picked it up and threw it back at Piazza! I dont know what Clemens had in mind!” -Gary Cohen
“Leiter has 141 pitches, this is gonna be number 142. The pitch…up the middle, base hit!!! They’re gonna bring Posada to the plate! Payton’s throw, hits the runner! Brosius scores! Sojo goes to third! It is a two run single by Luis Sojo, and the Yankees take a 4-2 lead!” -Joe Buck
“Piazza gets into one to center, back is Bernie Williams…a threepeat.” -Joe Buck
2001
“Downstairs! Down the right field line! Giambi on his way to 3rd! And they’re gonna wave him around! The throw misses the cutoff man! Shovel to the plate! Out at the plate! Derek Jeter with one of the most unbelievable plays you will ever see by a shortstop!” -Thom Brennaman
Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall…Yankees win!” -Joe Buck
“Martinez hits one to deep right center field! At the wall…tie game!” -Joe Buck
“Swung on and drilled to right field! Going back Sanders, on the track, at the wall…See Ya! See Ya! See Ya! A home run for Derek Jeter! HE IS MR. NOVEMBER! Oh, what a home run by Derek Jeter!” -Michael Kay
“In the air to left field, do you believe it?!? Goodbye, home run, they have done it again! This game is tied!” -Gary Thorne
“I have never seen anything like it…It borders on the surreal here in the Bronx.” -Tim McCarver
“Into right field, base hit! Here comes Knoblauch! The throw by Sanders! Play at the plate: Yankees win! They lead the series 3 games to 2!” -Joe Buck
2002
“Bases loaded, 1 out. The wind and the rain are really whipping right now here at the stadium…Bases full of Yankees…Giambi SWINGS, a drive to deep right center! Way back! This one is GONE, the Yankees have won the ballgame on a grand slam home run by Jason Giambi! 13-12 is your final score!” -Ken Singleton
2003
“Jeter flies it to right, Nixon back, on the run, it’s over his head! Jeter will dig for second, he will hold there with a double.”‘ -Joe Buck
“The 2-2…Into centerfield, Damon will play it on a hop, Jeter will come to the plate, it’s a 2-run game!” -Joe Buck
“Ripped into the right field corner! Fair! Bernie Williams will dig, it’s a ground rule double. It’s second and third as the Red Sox catch a break as that ball hops out of play, but the tying runs are on second and third with only one out here in the 8th.” -Joe Buck
“A flare into centerfield, out is Walker, won’t get it! Base runner is Matsui, he comes home, nobody covers second, TIE GAME!!” -Joe Buck
“…Although the Boston Red Sox and the fans throughout New England will tell you they were 5 outs away in the 8th inning leading by three…as Boone hits it to deep left! That might send the Yankees to the World Series! Boone the hero of Game 7!” -Joe Buck
2004
“1-2. He loops that to left field, gonna be a tough play, Jeter on the run, MAKES THE PLAY! AND FLIES INTO THE STANDS! OH, WHAT A PLAY BY DEREK JETER!!!” -Michael Kay
“They’re in shallow all around, here’s Matsui…right field, right to Jacque Jones…here comes Jeter! The throw cutoff, the relay–Safe! The Yankees win!” -John Miller
2005
“The 3-2: Hit deep to center field, going back Finley, still back. Looking up, SEE YA! A grand slam for Alex Rodriguez!!! His third home run of the night. Oh what a month for Rodriguez on a Tuesday in the Bronx!!!!” - Michael Kay
“After seeing the response to Bernie, I now know Yankees fans are the greatest on earth.” -Robinson Cano
2006
“Deep fly ball, left center. Giving chase is Cabrera, on the track, at the wall…leaps! And he makes the play! HE MADE THE PLAY! He took away a game tying home run from Manny Ramirez! Farnsworth can’t believe it! Ramirez can’t believe it! Cabrera, he believes it!” -Michael Kay
2007
“Hit deep to center field! Patterson back! Looking Up! SEE YA! A WALKOFF GRAND SLAM FOR ALEX RODRIGUEZ! And the Yankees win 10-7!” -Michael Kay
“Driven deep to center field! Going back Sizemore! Still back! SEE YA! ANOTHER WALKOFF HOME RUN FOR ALEX RODRIGUEZ! A three-run shot! And the Yankees win 8-6! Pandemonium in the Bronx!” -Michael Kay
“First pitch is hit high in the air, deep to left field! If this is fair, it could be…It is! Number 500 for Alex Rodriguez puts the Yankees in front!” -Ken Singleton
2008
“Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of bullshit that is. That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go anywhere in America and you won’t see Red Sox hats and jackets, you’ll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We’re going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order.” -Hank Steinbrenner
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Retired Numbers:
(4) Lou Gehrig
(3) Babe Ruth
(5) Joe DiMaggio
(7) Mickey Mantle
(37) Casey Stengel
(8 ) Bill Dickey
(8 ) Yogi Berra
(16) Whitey Ford
(15) Thurman Munson
(32) Elston Howard
(9) Roger Maris
(10) Phil Rizzuto
(1) Billy Martin
(44) Reggie Jackson
(23) Don Mattingly
(49) Ron Guidry
(42) Jackie Robinson
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World Series Champions: 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
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26 World Championships
39 AL Pennants
15 Eastern Division Titles
13 Straight Postseason Berths
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1996-2001
Aaron Boone’s Walkoff HR
Derek Jeter Commercial (I Live For This)
Top Ten Unknown Facts About Derek Jeter
ESPN Commercial “Ortiz Rocks Yankee Hat”
Derek Jeter “Stealing” Commercial
Chien-Ming Wang from Taiwan
2007 Opening Day Roll Call
Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod’s) 500th homerun
2007 ALDS Game 4 Joe Torre Chant Part 1
2007 ALDS Game 4 Joe Torre Chant Part 2
Derek Jeter Gatorade Commercial
Derek Jeter on SNL
2-year old roll call
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