The New York Yankees
A collection of 60 Minutes' greatest Yankee moments including Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, George Steinbrenner, Yogi Berra and #1 fan Billy Crystal.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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DID YOU KNOW?
- From 1903 to 2005, the Yankees appeared in the World Series 39 times and won it 26 times.
- The Yankees' most frequent World Series foes are the Dodgers, with 11 matchups. The Yankees played the Brooklyn Dodgers seven times, and the L.A. Dodgers four times.
- There has only been one perfect game pitched in the World Series, thrown by the Yankees' Don Larsen on October 8, 1956.
The Boss and The Manager
Yankee Memories
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I think they were great and the piece that 60 minutes did on Jetes was just fantastic.
Posted by skross128 on Wed, Oct 4, 2006 4:32 PM ET
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This is great stuff for a guy who grew up a Yankees fan. The Mick was the only hero I ever had. Great to hear Billy Crystal talk about him.
Posted by jwpanddlp@sbcglobal.net on Wed, Oct 4, 2006 9:48 PM ET
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A great profile on our humble super-captain, Derek Jeter, who ironiclly at the beginning of the 2006 season , was picked by some baseball geniouses as the most over-rated player in baseball! Perhaps Cooperstown will have a special over-rated section for Jeter when he goes into the Hall of Fame on the first ballet. I hope those guys who called him over-rated were watching Derek's routine 5 for 5 performance against the tigers last night in the division playoffs!
Posted by kathleenmessinger on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 1:19 AM ET
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I've been a baseball fan for 55 years and have seen some of the greatest athletes ever. Baseball needed a Babe Ruth to recover from its scandelous past. It needed a Jackie Robinson to open people's eyes and understand what we were missing. In today's steroid world it needs a Derek Jeter to restore the wholesomeness of the game.
Posted by joepc99 on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 7:05 AM ET
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Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi are the greatest Yankees today. Lou Gehrig is the greatest Yankee of All-Time.Mantle was great n the 60,s Dimaggio was great in the late 30's.Dent and Reggie were awesome in the 70's. And a future great Yankee will be born tomorrrow.
Posted by rettemac on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 10:31 AM ET
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I get so emotional everytime I listen to the Yankee fans of today and Yertereday. It gives me someting to live for and appreciate and pass on to my children and grand-children. This is what baseball means to all of us. With every thing that is going on in the world today, baseball is a way of sharing greatness and joy. Just a way of being free.
Posted by jmercad388@verizon.net on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 12:50 PM ET
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WOW !!! What more can be said.
Posted by gasketman4 on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 1:14 PM ET
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Yankees are the greatest GO YANKEES ATT AMY
Posted by solyblue@verizon.net on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 2:10 PM ET
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The Yankees are a great franchiseand deserve a lot of credit becausse they produce championships, however i think that my vote would go for the Chicago Cubs.
Posted by rshenslee1 on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 2:30 PM ET
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America deserves the Yankees
Posted by shooterm1 on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 2:35 PM ET
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