“Difficult,” Cashman said when asked to describe the past few weeks. “But that’s all.” Cashman has spent years discussing how his players’ off-field controversies would impact the team, dealing with issues ranging from drug scandals involving Alex...

Pettitte, who retired following the 2010 season, will be a guest instructor. “He is invited to stop in and join us at any time, I offered that,’’ general manager Brian Cashman said. “If he can, he will, depending on his schedule so we will see. If he...

Pettitte, who retired following the 2010 season, will be a guest instructor. “He is invited to stop in and join us at any time, I offered that,’’ general manager Brian Cashman said. “If he can, he will, depending on his schedule so we will see. If he...

It was Walker’s fifth homer of the postseason - not bad for a guy who hit only 13 during the regular season. The Yankees are pitching lefthanders in the next two games (David Wells and Andy Pettitte), but it might be time for Little to stick with...

2004 or the first game of the World Series Saturday night. It’s Midnight Cowboy Up for these Sox again, and to keep their season alive, they’re going to have to get the job done in the haunted house where so many of Boston’s baseball hopes have been...

Awards. In addition, Martinez’s ERA was nearly three runs better than the league average of 4.90. Members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America awarded him all 28 first-place votes, as Martinez easily eclipsed his closest rival, Oakland’s Tim...

1999, before the Internet played a major role in driving baseball rumors, the Yanks sent David Wells packing on on the eve of Spring Training. In 2004, before Twitter created a world filled with anonymous sources driving our thirst for constant updates,...

As I end up finding my place in the real world attending my stupid job and counting my birthdays (I turn 24 in two weeks), the players that I grew up screaming for in front of my tv with my grandma have slowly faded away. Earlier this week, Mike...

Mr “I’m going to blow up Fenway” David Wells!! Actuall one of many… Speaking of filling in for teams crushed by injuries, Redding wound up with the 2009 Mets, where he was on the receiving end of arguably AJ Burnett’s best start in pinstripes. Ha,...

They blessed the burly left-hander with a rubber arm and the ability to roll out of bed and paint the black on both sides of the plate. He didn’t have blow-you-away type stuff, but he did carve out an extremely long and productive big league career by...

Jeter was in position to throw him out. Luis Tiant’s pitching delivery. Why my afro never looked as cool as Oscar Gamble’s. Why my kids and my wife can hear the entire roll call and all they remember is “Der-ek Jeter.” Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter. Dave...

Shea Stadium. The crowning blow was delivered by Mike Piazza with a deep home run crushed off Carlos Almanzar while Joe Torre rested Mariano Rivera and hid Roger Clemens. Mo didn’t often resemble the American League MVP he had once been, but show him...

Mark Smith homered. Not nearly the same as a perfect game in the big leagues, but it was still pretty cool. And baseball’s good for little moments like that. Even if you weren’t there to see it person — or if you walked out early like this morning’s...

The pitching staff was the same as the previous year, and it had been bolstered by the additions of David Wells (though the signing was controversial) and setup man Steve Karsay. The season started out only so-so and the Yankees were 5 games behind...

An underrated pitcher, Stottlemyre won 20 games three times, and his career ERA of 2.97 is third-lowest in team history among pitchers who made at least 200 starts as a Yankee. Stottlemyre threw a sinker, fastball, curveball and slider to keep hitters...

“I’m tired,” Posada said. “It’s a long season and I didn’t want to go through it again.” “That day was just magical.” Wells pitched the 15th perfect game in major league history, and second in Yankees’ history, with Posada behind the plate. The...

It also was Posada’s first career three-hit game. May 17, 1998 -- There were several highlights for Posada and the Yankees during their 114-win regular season. One of the significant moments was Posada being behind the plate for David Wells’ perfect game.

New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada announced his retirement from baseball Tuesday after 17 seasons with the organization. The five-time All-Star won four World Series as the Yankees’ starting catcher and finished his career with 275 homers and...

The 40-year-old Posada finishes with a .273 career batting average, 275 home runs and 1,065 RBIs. Shifted to designated hitter last year, his playing time diminished. Only 7 Yankees hit more HRs in the pinstripesCaught David Wells's perfect...