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The Yankees play their home games in Yankee Stadium, located in the Bronx. “The Stadium” can hold more than 57,000 people, and is best known for the short porches in left and right field and for the hall of fame plaques located in the left center bullpen. Joe Torre enters his 9th season as the leader of the Yankees and his 22nd overall. Torre is only 178 games over .500 in the regular season, but he’s 66-33 in the postseason, leading the Yankees to four of their numerous titles.
The Yankees lost Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte to Houston during the off-season, and they also lost David Wells to San Diego. To counterbalance these moves, they acquired Javier Vasquez from Montreal and Kevin Brown from Los Angeles. These two will team up with Mike Mussina to lead the rotation. The other big ace is in the bullpen, the closer, Mariano Rivera. Rivera could likely get into the hall of fame simply on his postseason accolades, but he’s no slouch in the regular season either. In his seven seasons since stepping into the closer role, he’s averaged nearly 40 saves a season.
After losing last year’s ALCS hero Aaron Boone to a blown knee, the Yankees went out and signed Alex Rodriguez, a player widely regarded as the best in the game. They moved him from shortstop to third base, where he’ll team with captain Derek Jeter on the left side of the infield. The Yankees also signed all-star right fielder Gary Sheffield from the Atlanta Braves. Many experts believe this team could be one of the best in the history of the game, but if the Yankees don’t play well, expect Steinbrenner to make big changes in 2005.
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