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Mariano Rivera Video – Getting Dirt from Mound

Stephen Kersey — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:00:03 +0000

An unintentionally hilarious video ensued at the last game played at Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera, who is undoubtedly the best closer in New York Yankees history (and baseball history, for that matter), went to get some dirt off of the pitchers mound. For some reason, every photographer in a 200 mile radius of New York City descended onto Rivera to watch him.

You can watch the video at the end of the entry to see just how funny it turned out to be. You’d think Rivera was doing something substantial — but he’s actually just putting dirt into a cup. I’d hate to see what would happen if Rivera would have gone for some blades of grass.

Here is the video of Mariano Rivera putting dirt into a cup and somehow enchanting about 2,500 photographers:

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Yankee Stadium Tribute Video – Last Game

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:12:42 +0000

The last game has been played at Yankee Stadium. The stadium, which opened in the early 1920s, will likely go down in history as the most famous baseball stadium ever.

With over 80 years of memories tied to Yankee Stadium, it is hard to include everything — however the video of the Yankee Stadium tribute at the end of this entry does of very good job.

In the last game every played in the stadium, the Yankees fittingly won the game. Their 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles kept their very slime playoff chances alive but more importantly, it ended the Yankee Stadium era on a high note.

Here is the tribute video for Yankee Stadium:

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Old Timers – Yankees Gather – Old Timers List

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:47:03 +0000

With the New York Yankees winding down their time in Yankee Stadium, Yankees Old Timers were out in full force to celebrate the Yankees and the fabled stadium. Look at the end of this entry to watch a video of the event.

The Yankees old timer gathering included a one-inning exhibition and an introduction for each player in attendance. Here is a list of the more than 70 ex-Yankees who showed up and a video to follow:

Al Downing
Al Leiter
Andy Carey
Bill Skowron
Bob Turley
Bobby Meacham
Bobby Richardson
Brian Doyle
Buck Showalter
Bucky Dent
Charlie Silvera
Chris Chambliss
Darryl Strawberry
Dave Eiland
David Cone
Don Baylor
Don Larsen
Dr. Bobby Brown
Ed Figueroa
Eli Grba
Gene Klutts
Gene Michael
Gil Patterson
Graeme Lloyd
Graig Nettles
Hector Lopez
Homer Bush
Horace Clarke
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Torborg
Jerry Coleman
Jesse Barfield
Jim Abbott
Jimmy Key
Joe Girardi
Joe Pepitone
Johnny Blanchard
Johnny Kucks
Ken Griffey, Sr.
Kevin Maas
Luis Arroyo
Luis Sojo
Mickey Rivers
Mike Torrez
Oscar Gamble
Pat Kelly
Paul Blair
Ramiro Mendoza
Rich Monteleone
Rickey Henderson
Ron Blomberg
Ron Davis
Ron Guidry
Scott Bradley
Steve Balboni
Tim Raines
Tino Martinez
Tom Tresh
Tommy John
Tony Fernandez
Wade Boggs
Wayne Tolleson

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Josh Hamilton Video – Home Run Derby Video

Stephen Kersey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:33:33 +0000

One of my funnest times in summer is getting in front of my television and watching the Home Run Derby. This year was quite the show.

Josh Hamilton didn’t win the Home Run Derby. Hamilton, however, did steal the show. The Texas Rangers outfielder hit 28 homers in the first round to set a new all-time record. Hamilton had a number of blasts over 500 feet that were just stunning to watch.

If you are a baseball fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this epic Hamilton Home Run Derby video. Hamilton, who we named as the AL MVP at midseason, is just an amazing story. If you don’t know the Hamilton story, read our Josh Hamilton biography. He’s gone from out of baseball to arguably becoming the best hitter in baseball.

Here is the Josh Hamilton video:

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Chase Utley Video – Utley Doesn’t Like Boos

Stephen Kersey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:29:13 +0000

Check out this Chase Utley video. When being introduced for the Home Run Derby, Utley got booed by the Yankee Stadium crowd. Utley’s response to the booing is definitely classic.

Too bad he didn’t shut the Yankee Stadium crowd up with his bat in the Home Run Derby. Instead, Utley was eliminated after the first round.

Here is the Chase Utley video:

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