that's what the money is for? 2022 new york yankees thread

walk-off grand slams by yankees whilst down three runs

- babe ruth (1925)
- jason giambi (2002)
- josh donaldson (2022)

tbh i hate it

this team has a seven-game lead

It's not just the players and the manager who are hearing it: Hal Steinbrenner got booed by the Yankee Stadium crowd while walking out to present Paul O'Neill with a very nice framed replica of his Monument Park plaque and pinstriped number.

— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) August 21, 2022

not for long

We may have talked about this before: Paul O'Neill seems like a low bar for jersey retirement. The Jays have retired two: Alomar and Halladay. They do have a consolation prize, the "Level of Excellence," where they hang the number from the rafters--there are 11 of those (not sure if that includes Alomar and Halladay).

Yankees are the perfect marriage of team and fanbase.

Paul o Neill’s number was retired? Uhhh

We may have talked about this before: Paul O'Neill seems like a low bar for jersey retirement. The Jays have retired two: Alomar and Halladay. They do have a consolation prize, the "Level of Excellence," where they hang the number from the rafters--there are 11 of those (not sure if that includes Alomar and Halladay).

yankee fans have a strange but real attachment to o’neill; my theory is that it’s because westchester county is home to many similarly surly irish-americans

Got interested in some of the other long-standing franchises and retired numbers, and the Yankees are way on the generous end of the spectrum: 23. The Red Sox have retired 10; the Dodgers, 11; the Cubs, 6; the Phillies, 9; the Giants, 11; the Tigers, 8. (I only counted Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.) A good parallel for O'Neill might be Junior Gilliam, who was a good player during a fabled era for the franchise, but not close to HOF-level. Bizarrely, Gilliam didn't even seem to get on the HOF ballot.

Yankees definitely got lucky today: what would have been a game-tying hit bounced directly off the wall, holding the runner at third, then they got a bad, game-ending strike call.

I watched highlights of that game and you were right -- such a shitty strike call, especially considering the situation.