Dec 31st, 2008 · By asking a struggling New York City for an additional $259 million in tax-free bonds to help finance a new stadium (while signing free agents for well over $400 million), the Bronx Bombers present themselves as the very model of arrogance and let-'em-eat-cakeness.
Dec 28th, 2008 · With the economy in the tank, you'd think Major League Baseball teams would be hunkering down and saving money. Not the New York Yankees. As NPR's Mike Pesca reports, the Bronx Bombers are spending more than $400 million to sign just three players.
Nov 21st, 2008 · George Steinbrenner has officially handed over control of the New York team to his son Hal. We examine the Steinbrenner family transaction.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Yankee Stadium hosted its final game Sunday. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3. The House That Ruth Built is 85 years old. The team is moving into a new stadium, but Yankees fans won't soon forget the old place. Arun Venugopal of member station WNYC reports.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · New York City said goodbye to Yankee Stadium Sunday. New York beat Baltimore 7-3, but they missed the playoffs. So they go directly to New York's traditional postseason recriminations. The Yankees are replacing the stadium where Babe Ruth hit home runs, and Lou Gehrig said goodbye. The stadium's epitaph comes form Yogi Berra, the Yankee who famously said, "It ain't over til it's over." Berra says, "I'm sorry to see it over."
Sep 20th, 2008 · The final days of the baseball season have arrived. ESPN's Howard Bryant looks ahead to the playoffs and the world series, and talks with Scott Simon about the last game at Yankee Stadium, scheduled for Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Now that Baseball has finally joined other sports in using instant replay, it didn't waste its first instant replay on an obscure player. It was Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez who showed up in the tape when the Tampa Bay Rays challenged an A-Rod home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game. The umpires ruled for the Yankees after viewing their first ever replay.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Sen. John McCain seems to enjoy taking questions during town hall meetings and has said he would hold weekly White House press conferences if elected. But recently he floated the idea of instituting a "Yankee" version of the British prime minister's "questions period." Does the presidential hopeful realize what he might be getting into?