Cubanology, List of "True Yankees" (Part 2/ Final)

There is a big controversy going on with Yankee fans concerning the term "True Yankee", many Yankee fans are saying that there is no such thing as a "True Yankee" that if a baseball player wears a Yankee uniform,

then he is considered a "True Yankee", well, I totally disagree, I say these people are either not "True Yankee Fans" as I established in

Part One or they just ignore to respect tradition. Tradition is what it is all about and what is being destroyed by the extremely ridiculous amounts of money that these athletes are making. If there is something that I am trying to preserve with this two part series, it is tradition. All the money in the world, though it might help, does not buy you a championship as we have learned in the past 4 years. We must have the right chemistry and the right attitude to conquer. When a player joins the Yankees, he has to leave his selfishness at the door and replace it with a teamwork attitude. It's determination and surviving under pressure, that are more important and a "True Yankee" comes through all the times.

A big factor overlooked by non-Yankee fans or phony Yankee fans, is the power we "True" Yankee fans have, to change the outcome of a game. The

players themselves feel this relentless confidence that we provide when they are in the batter's box in a key, pressure situation or when they have to throw the ultimate pitch to get the last out. We the "True" Yankee fans are the power supply for our beloved Yankees, we bestow a spiritual tranquility that reassures the players and help them overcome all the adversities and all the obstacles in the way so they can concentrate fully. Whether the Yankee is pitching, batting, fielding, running, managing, they perform to the best of their ability and come through

with a victory. We have that power, just ask the players, they can feel it, it's in the air, I can even feel it when I'm watching the game on TV. It's a tradition, past down to us and we keep it alive, that's what it's all about! It's not over until we say it's over.

-A-

"None"

-B-

1. Hank Buaer

2.Yogi Berra

3.Johnny Blanchard

4.Ron Bloomberg

5.Wade Boggs

6.Jim Bouton

7.Clete Boyer

8.Tiny Bonham

9.Tommy Byrne

10.Bobby Brown (3B)

-C-

1.Andy Carey

2.Rich Cerrone

3.Chris Chambliss

4.Spud Chandler

5.Ben Chapman

6.Hal Chase

7.Jack Chesbro

8.Horace Clarke

9.Jerry Coleman

10.Joe Collins

11.Earle Combs

12.David Cone

13.Birdie Cree

14.Frankie Crosetti

-D-

1.Bucky Dent

2.Bill Dickey

3.Joe DiMaggio

4.Al Downing

5.Joe Dugan

-E-

"None"

-F-

1.Ed Figueroa

2.Whitey Ford

G-

1.Oscar Gamble

2.Lou Gehrig

3.Jake Gibbs

4.Joe Girardi

5.Lefty Gomez

6.Joe Gordon

7.Rich Gossage

8.Ken Griffey

9.Ron Guidry

-H-

1.Steve Hamilton

2.Rickey Henderson

3.Tommy Henrich

4.Orlando Hernandez

5.Elston Howard

6.Waite Hoyt

7."Catfish" Hunter

-I-

"None"

-J-

1.Reggie Jackson

2.Derek Jeter

3.Tommy John

-K-

1.Willie Keeler

2.Charlie Keller

3.Roberto Kelly

4.Jimmy Key

5.Chuck Knoblauch

6.Tony Kubek

-L-

1.Don Larsen

2.Tony Lazzeri

3.Jim Leyritz

4.Johnny Lindell

5.Ed Lopat

6.Hector Lopez

7.Sparky Lyle

-M-

1.Mickey Mantle

2.Roger Maris

3.Billy Martin

4.Tino Martinez

5.Hideki Matsui

6.Don Mattingly

7.Rudy May

8.Lindy McDaniel

9.Gil McDougald

10.Ramiro Mendoza

11.Bob Meusel

12.Gene Michael

13.Johnny Mize

14.Thurman Munson

-M-(Cont.)

15.Bobby Murcer

16.Johnny Murphy

17.Mike Mussina

-N-

1.Graig Nettles

-O-

1.Paul O'Neill

-P-

1.Roger Peckinpaugh

2.Herb Pennock

3.Joe Pepitone

4.Fritz Peterson

5.Andy Pettitte

6.Lou Piniella

7.George Pipgras

8.Wally Pipp

9.Jorge Posada

-Q-

"None"

-R-

1.Willie Randolph

2.Vic Raschi

3.Allie Reynolds

4.Bobby Richardson

5.Dave Righetti

6.Mariano Rivera

7.Mickey Rivers

8.Phil Rizzuto

9.Red Rolfe

10.Red Ruffing

11.Babe Ruth

-S-

1.George Selkirk

2.Bob Shawkey

3.Luis Sojo

4.Fred Stanley

5.Mike Stanton

6.Mel Stottlemyre

7.Darryl Strawberry

-T-

1.Ralph Terry

2.Dick Tidrow

3.Tom Tresh

4.Bob Turley

-U-

"None"

-V-

1.Randy Velarde

-W-

1.Aaron Ward

2.Roy White

3.Bernie Williams

4.Gerald Williams

5.Dave Winfield

-Y-

"None"

-Z-

"None"