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Asserts that the 1998 New York Yankees were the best team ever in baseball. Their World Series victory; Series MVP Scott Brosius; Lack of individual stars; Work of manager Joe Torre; Statistics about their play; How the players are not typical Yankees; David Wells' perfect game; How Torre treats his players; Talented individuals functioning in a group; Play of Bernie Williams; How they showed people how to live. INSET: The Greatest Team Ever--But with a Big Asterisk, by Daniel....

Profiles New York Giants second baseman William Joseph Rigney. Accomplishments in baseball; Reputation as a professional athlete; Activities outside of baseball; Rigney's daily routine; Rigney's game statistics in his second year with the team; Attributes as a baseball player; Personal background; Education; Notable experiences in baseball.

The article profiles Major League Baseball (MLB) player Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees. It describes his significant contributions to Harlem Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) organization which benefits low-income families in East Harlem, New York City. It mentions how he turned down an offer from MLB team Boston Red Sox to continue his college education at Georgia Institute of Technology. The way he gives importance to Greenwich, Connecticut is also discussed.

The article presents recollection by several players of special events at the Yankee Stadium, also known as the House That Ruth Built in Bronx, New York City. Former and present Yankee players that recalls their special moments at the stadium include Goose Gossage, Dave Righetti and Alex Rodriguez. Moreover, it highlights several greatest baseball events at the stadium, including Lou Gehrig's 1939 farewell address, Don Larsen's perfect World Series game and Roger Maris' 61st home run.

The article describes New York Yankees Manager Joe Torre and his relationship with Yankees hitter Alex Rodriguez. Torre has reached his 2,000th win as a major league manager, a record reached by only nine other managers. The article explains how Torre supports and encourages his team and how Rodriguez gives encouragement by batting well. The article chronicles Torre's personal life, from his abusive father to his relationship with his own family, as well as Rodriguez's childhood.

The article presents New York Mets baseball player David Wright. The challenge of playing in New York, handling the media and being adored by fans is covered. Wright's smile and bowling ability is discussed but the main focus is on his fit with the city of New York and the fans' love for him. Wright's transition into a 'New Yorker,' similarity to Derek Jeter, and family in Virginia are described.

Profiles baseball player and right-fielder Gary Sheffield of the New York Yankees. Most consistent player in a season in which the team floundered like never before; He is hitting over .300 with an on-base percentage of nearly .400 and is on pace to drive in 125 runs; Twice scored the game-winning run against the defending World Series champions the Boston Red Sox.

Discusses the success of pitcher Pedro Martinez in his first season with the New York Mets in 2005. Statistics related to Martinez's performance through July 2005; Role of Martinez in making the Mets a relevant team for the first time in five years; Consideration of the charm that Martinez brings to the game; Comments by Martinez on his happiness since signing with the Mets.

Discusses the strong performance of third baseman Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in the 2005 season. Consideration of his struggles during the 2004 season; How he leads the league in home runs, runs batted in (RBI) and runs scored as of June 6, 2005; Consideration of his up and down relationship with the New York fans and members of the media; Pressures of playing in New York. INSET: Beating 'Em To the Punch.

This article discusses the first spring training of pitcher Randy Johnson with his new team, the New York Yankees. Randy Johnson may already have gone Sean Penn on the paparazzi, held two press conferences, signed his new team's standard-issue megacontract and pulled on the famed pinstripes, but he officially became a New York Yankee last Friday morning when owner George Steinbrenner walked up to him in the team's Tampa spring training clubhouse, stuck out his hand and said, in a rare moment of deference, "Hi, big man." At last, more than six years after Steinbrenner actively began his pursuit of Johnson, the Big Unit and the Big Kahuna met face-to-face for the first time. Johnson is a Yankee because New York has not won the World Series in four seasons, an epoch in Steinbrenner Time. The lefthanded Johnson, who turned 41 last September (his uniform number will match his age this year, since centerfielder Bernie Williams wears Johnson's traditional 51), is simply the greatest strikeout machine baseball has ever seen. Over the last eight seasons Johnson averaged 231 innings and 307 strikeouts. After two throwing sessions by Johnson, Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said he was "amazed" at how easily the ball flew out of Johnson's hand. Johnson gushed, "I feel good on the mound right now, better than I have the last couple of years." INSET: 'Tis the Season.

Profiles baseball pitcher Randy Johnson and his frustration with the Arizona Diamondbacks. A 4-30 streak at week's end--capped by Sunday's 3-2 loss in which Johnson pitched eight shutout innings and struck out a season-high 14 but watched the bullpen blow a 1-0 lead--dropped the Diamondbacks below the vagabond Montreal Expos for baseball's worst record (31-69) and put them on track to lose 112 times. New York and Boston are short on the quality, major-league-ready prospects Arizona seeks and thus may have to involve a third club to acquire Johnson. Anaheim is loaded with such rising stars, including third baseman Dallas McPherson, catcher Jeff Mathis and first baseman Casey Kotchman, but with the seventh-best record in the AL through Sunday the Angels are not the October lock that Johnson seeks.

Profiles Mariano Rivera, baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. Pitching style; Self-confidence and love for competition; Manner of viewing batters; Ability to instill calm in his team's fans; Pitching records.

This article discusses hitting slumps in baseball, with specific focus of the one that New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter, is experiencing right now. A batting slump is baseball's version of the common cold. Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees came down with a whopper of a case in April--he was 0 for 32 at its head-throbbing worst--that was so bad that he couldn't leave his Manhattan apartment without being reminded of it.Career .300 hitters Jeter, Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves and Jose Vidro of the Montreal Expos--who ranked seventh, 12th and 18th, respectively, in career batting average among active players entering this season--all were hitting worse than. That an accomplished hitter such as Jeter could look like Bergen is testament to the humbling nature of baseball. Rather than waiting for a pitch to get to him, especially an outside pitch, Jeter would lean forward in his haste to hit it, jerking his head instead of keeping it steady. INSETS: GRAND FUNKS 2004;GRAND STARTS 2004;HITTING THE SKIDS: SERIOUS SLUMPS.

The article focuses on the 2003 World Series in which the Florida Marlins baseball team faced the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. After spending 54 years in pro baseball, managing 3,896 games in the minors and majors, and being fired four times, Marlins manager Jack McKeon had at last made it to the World Series. In May, McKeon left retirement and his grandkids in North Carolina, putting on a plaid sport coat, plaid shirt and polka-dot tie to interview for the Marlins' manager's job. Then he turned around a16-22 team that was a 150-to-1 shot to win the World Series. Not bad for a guy who's older than the ground-rule double. Marlins. They may have a payroll that's less than one third of the Yankees', they may have attracted fewer fans than every team but the Expos and the Devil Rays, but the Marlins did fashion the best record in baseball after May 23. They did so with a well-aged style of baseball. With table setters Juan Pierre and Luis Castillo at the top of the order, the Marlins are a free-swinging athletic team that relies on making contact, bunting, stealing bases and defense--the antithesis of the best-selling doctrine of youngblood general managers such as the Oakland A's Billy Beane and Boston's Theo Epstein. Under a manager who's older than air-conditioned trains, Florida is trying to become the first team since the '65 Dodgers to win the World Series after leading the majors in stolen bases.

Highlights the career of professional baseball player Alfonso Soriano of Bronx Bombers in New York. Career history; Awards received in baseball; Impressions on the defensive skills of Soriano.

Profiles Alfonso Soriano, a sophomore baseball player of the New York Yankees team in the U.S. Leadership of Soriano in hits and extra-base hits; Statistics of scoring by Soriano in the last season; Advantages of Soriano on digesting information in performance development.

Focuses on the career developments of baseball players Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams in the Yankee team in New York City. Expertise of Mantle on the game; Achievements of Williams; Games of Mantle and Williams.

Focuses on New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens. Domination he has exhibited on the mound during the 2001 Major League Baseball season; How he began the season 18-1, while setting the club record for most consecutive victories; Relationship of Clemens with his wife Debbie, and his four sons; Thoughts on the team's pitching staff; Rank of Clemens among the best pitchers of all time.

Relates the rise and fall of Dwight 'Doc' Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, the tragic-twinned New York Mets phenomenon of the 1980s. Sharing of the pressure, power and pain of Major League Baseball's spotlight; Drug abuse; Lessons.

Features the baseball player Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees. Comparison between Mussina and other pitchers of the team; Description of the game against the Royals; Strengths and weaknesses of Mussina. INSET: THOSE CHEATIN' ARMS.

Focuses on Major League Baseball player Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees. Biographical information; How he won the most valuable player award for his performance in the 2000 World Series against the New York Mets; Comparison of Jeter to Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio.

Focuses on Edgardo Alfonzo, second baseman for the New York Mets. Biographical information; How he has become one of the premier second basemen in Major League Baseball; Thoughts from teammates on Alfonzo; Role he played in getting the Mets into the 2000 World Series.

Focuses on the path the New York Mets took to make the 2000 Major League Baseball World Series. How various players stepped up their game to provide the necessary motivation for the team to win; Success experienced by such players as Mike Piazza, Jay Payton, and John Franco; Thoughts on why the Mets were so successful despite injuries and hardships.

Presents an update on the life of former New York Yankees reliever Goose Gossage.

Offers news briefs from Major League Baseball, as of June 12, 2000. Depletion of the backup players for the New York Yankees as compared to previous years; Disappointment in the performance of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who's players average the oldest in age and rank among the lowest in productivity; Debute of Florida Marlins reliever Joe Strong, the oldest player to debute in the major leagues since 1960; Others. INSETS: In the Same Ballpark;In the BOX;The HOT corner.

Profiles New York Mets outfielder Derek Bell. Decision to forego living in an apartment to live in a luxury yacht, the Bell 14, docked in New York Harbor; Trade that sent him to the Mets as a minor inclusion from the Houston Astros along with pitcher Mike Hampton; Tendency to overuse the word `Yo'; Career background; Early reputation as an immature player.

Focuses on New York Yankees baseball player Derek Jeter as of June 21, 1999. Popularity of Jeter; Details of his deal with the Nike company; Career history; 1999 season statistics; Biographical information; Attitude; His relationship with singer Mariah Carey; Comments from Jeter and others.

Remembers the life and baseball career of Joe DiMaggio, following his death on March 8, 1999. His abilities and attitude toward the game; His effect on Major League Baseball; How he looked and acted on the field and off; His character and style; Statistics of his career with the New York Yankees. INSETS: DiMaggio by the Numbers;A Clipper Chronology.

Presents a rundown of what happened to members of the 1969 New York Mets baseball team, which won the World Series that year. Nolan Ryan; Gil Hodges; Jerry Grote; Ed Kranepool; Donn Clendenon; J.C. Martin. INSET: 'Miracle Mets' still amazing after 30 years.

Profiles legendary New York Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio, who died on March 8, 1999. Personal background; Baseball achievements and awards received; Career batting statistics; Views of players and managers regarding DiMaggio; Year and age DiMaggio retired.

Comments on the high turnover rate and bad luck of players on the New York Yankees. The turnover rate's effect on their game; The return of pitchers, David Cone and Wally Whitehurst; The team's success in baseball despite its ever-changing line-up.

Comments on the story of the defection from Cuba of New York Yankees pitcher Orlando Hernandez. How the story of the defection has grown; Lawsuit against Hernandez from fellow passenger on the boat that they used to escape Cuba, Juan Carlos Romero.

Profiles New York Yankees' pitching sensation Orlando Hernandez. How Yankee fans have given him the nickname `El Duque'; Details about his personality; Information about the team's pitching rotation; His escape from Cuba.

Presents a biographical account of the life of David Cone, a baseball player with the New York Yankees. His childhood; Description of his baseball career; Cone's baseball statistics for various years.

Pictures the 1998 New York Yankees. Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Orlando Hernandez, David Wells, and others; The position that each man plays; Each players' relation with the team's owner, George Steinbrenner.

The article focuses on the baseball season in New York City. The latest winners in baseball include Larry Hisle, Lyman Bostock, Mike Torres and Rick Gossage. However, last spring, many fans were angered about the free agents because of the large amounts of money they were able to get from the owners. Meanwhile, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn nullified a key deal that would have transferred Vida Blue from the Oakland A's to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Dave Revering and a cash payment.

The article focuses on Duke Snider, center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in New York. Upon seeing his potential, Tom Downey who was scouting for the Brooklyn Dodgers, got Snider on March 7, 1944. Despite his bad temper and immaturity, the Dodgers had no intention of getting rid of him. He then he married Beverly Null and had two kids at the age of twenty-five.

Features Mickey Mantle, leader of the New York Yankees baseball team, and his health condition following a shoulder operation in January 1966. Severity of his shoulder injury; Admiration by other ballplayers for Mantle; Shortcomings of Mantle as a professional baseball player; Outlook for his professional career in baseball.

Focuses on the third season of the New York Mets in baseball in New York City. Observation of the lack of talent of baseball players in the team; Description of the attitude of spectators; Number of losses of the team in their first two seasons.

The article comments on the issues concerning the baseball teams in New York City. The Players Association offered to compromise to arbitration its ultimate point of difference with team owners. However, team owners declared any accommodation to be an absolute impossibility. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn has been criticized for not playing a stronger hand in settling the dispute.

EU Declares Astra Shot Safe (12:54 p.m. NY) The European Union's drug regulator said AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use, but warned it can't completely rule out a link between the shot and blood clotting side effects. (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's drug regulator said AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use, but warned it can't completely rule out a link between the shot and blood clotting side effects. NYC Not Consulted on Gym Rules (11:10 a.m. NY) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of making decisions around lifting the state's Covid-19 restrictions based on political reasons, rather than on underlying data. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on Katie Brownell, the only girl in the New York Little League program. How she pitched the first perfect game in the history of the league on May 14, 2005; Her batting average; Way that the boys on her team used to tease her.