By Ken Gurnick
On deck: Yankees at Dodgers, Tuesday, 7 p.m
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On deck: Yankees at Dodgers, Tuesday, 7 p.m.By Pedro MouraWhere: Dodger Stadium TV: KCAL/9 Last time they played: The Yankees and Dodgers split a doubleheader in New York last month. Yankees report: New York is still in the AL East race, which is more than most teams could say considering the number and severity of injuries they've had to deal with. They only have one great position player in Robinson Cano, one good one in Brett Gardner and a bunch of replacement-level players manning the other spots. The recent acquisition of Alfonso Soriano should help. Longtime ace CC Sabathia is starting to show signs of age, but the Yankees have pitching reinforcements coming soon in touted right-hander Michael Pineda. Player to watch: Closer Mariano Rivera is second in the majors with 33 saves, a remarkable comeback and farewell season for the right-hander. The Dodgers are planning a tribute to Rivera on Wednesday, and the 43-year-old will speak privately to a select group of team employees before that game, as he did in Anaheim last month. He has a 1.64 ERA and recorded a save against the Dodgers at Yankee Stadium in June. Did you know: Former Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda is leading the Yankees with a 2.51 ERA and 10 wins but was snubbed from the All-Star Game. Numbers game: 1 — Pitches needed for Derek Jeter to hit a home run in his latest return from injury, sparking the Yankees to a win Sunday against the Rays. THE PITCHERS ZACK GREINKE (8-3, 3-49) Greinke is turning it around of late, although his last start against Cincinnati wasn't fantastic. The right- hander has held teams to one or no runs in three of his past four starts, and the Dodgers have won eight of his past 10 starts. He has been consistently dominant at home, and he tends to take advantage of lesser players better than most. His worst start this season came against an AL team — the Angels.
ANDY PETTITTE (7-8, 4.39) Pettitte is consistent — but consistently unspectacular. A typical start will see him work into the sixth or seventh inning and give up two, three or four runs. He hasn't held a team scoreless this season, but he has given up more than four earned runs only twice in 18 starts. Opposing hitters are batting .280 against him, but he walked only three in his past four outings.
UPCOMING MATCHUP Wednesday: Hiroki Kuroda (10-6, 2.51) vs. Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 1.96), 7 p.m., Prime Ticket
DAILY NEWSBaseball: Here's a look at the all-time Dodgers and Yankees teams By Vincent BonsignoreFrom Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig to Sandy Koufax to Don Drysdale, when it comes to the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers it's a who's who of baseball history, Hall of Famers and World Series heroes. Easily the two-most storied teams in baseball history and inter-league rivals dating back to their days sharing a home in New York City, when you think about the Yankees and Dodgers the history and names roll off through your head like an elegant Vin Scully sentence. Or perhaps Mel Allen? When it comes to the Dodgers and Yankees, even their radio and television voices are giants of the game. With that in mind - and with the Yankees back in Los Angeles to play the Dodgers - we decided to match the greats of the greats of both franchises with the All-Time Yankees and Dodgers teams. THE SERIES DODGERS (56-48) VS. YANKEES (55-50) At Dodger Stadium, today and Wednesday, 7:10p.m. Today: Greinke (8-3) vs. Pettitte (7-8), Ch. 9 Wednesday: Kershaw (10-6) vs. Kuroda (10-6), Prime And if you want to know the power of it all, consider that Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio isn't a starter for the Yankees and Clayton Kershaw can't crack the starting five pitching rotation for the Dodgers. Yet, anyway. So here it is, the All-Time match up of All-Time baseball matchups. The All-Time Yankees and Dodgers clubs.
ALL-TIME YANKEES TEAM LF Bob Meusel Another member of the 1920s Murderers Row Yankees, Meusel batted fifth behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. In 1925, he became the second Yankee, after Ruth, to lead the AL in the following offensive categories: home runs (33), runs batted in (138) and extra-base hits (79). Meusel batted .313 or better in seven of his first eight seasons, finishing with a .309 career average. Backup: Rickey Henderson
CF Mickey Mantle It's difficult putting Mantle ahead of Joe DiMaggio, but you can't overlook Mantle's 536 career home runs and the 12 World Series he played in. The 1956 American League Triple Crown winner is right there with Willie Mays as the greatest center fielder of all time. Backup: Joe DiMaggio RF Babe Ruth Hands down, the greatest player of all time. Over his remarkable 22-year career, he slugged 714 home runs with a .342 batting average and a .690 career slugging percentage. Ruth hit 40 or more home runs 11 times. Backup: Dave Winfield 1B Lou Gehrig Not just the greatest Yankees first baseman -- quite simply the greatest first baseman of all time. Gehrig was a .340 lifetime hitter and recorded a remarkable 13 straight seasons with 100 or more RBIs and runs. Oh, and he also played in 2,130 consecutive games. Backup: Don Mattingly 2B Tony Lazzeri A key member of six pennant winners, Lazzeri was a five-time .300 hitter and drove in more than 100 runs seven times. Often overlooked by his high-profile teammates during the Yankees' Murderers Row teams through the 1920s, Lazzeri was a star in his own right. Backup: Robinson Cano 3B Graig Nettles The Yankees' longtime, and often controversial, third baseman during the Bronx Zoo era, Nettles wasn't much of a hitter for average but he was a potent home run hitter and one of the greatest fielders of his era. A seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion. Backup: Alex Rodriguez SS Derek Jeter One of the great players of his era, Jeter has been the consistent, clutch stalwart in the Yankees infield for nearly two decades. The Yankees' longtime captain, he's been as good in the postseason as he is during the regular season -- if not better -- and was a key figure in five Yankees World Series titles. A career .313 batting average and 3,307 hits. Backup: Phil Rizzuto C Yogi Berra You can't do much better than catch for 10 World Series champions, including five straight from 1949-1953. His career home run to strikeout rate -- 358 to 414 -- is one of the remarkable stats of all time. Berra is a three-time MVP and played in 15 All-Star games. Backup: Bill Dickey PITCHERS Lefty Gomez: A five-time World Series champion and seven-time All-Star, Ford had a perfect 6-0 record in the Fall Classic. Whitey Ford: Pitched in 11 World Series, won the 1961 Cy Young Award and has a 2.75 career ERA. Ron Guidry: A three-time 20-game winner, Guidry won the 1978 Cy Young Award and has a .651 career winning percentage. Andy Pettitte: A key part of the Yankees' most recent run of dominance, Pettitte is a five-time World Series champion and continues to be a dependable starter for the Bronx Bombers. Red Ruffing: Pitched 15 seasons for the Yankees and strung together four consecutive 20-win seasons from 1936 to 1939. Closer: Mariano Rivera: The greatest closer of all time. Rivera comes into tonight's game with 641 career saves and a 2.20 lifetime ERA. Just as remarkable, he has a 0.70 postseason ERA and 42 saves while winning five World Series titles. Backup: Sparky Lyle.
ALL-TIME DODGERS TEAM LF Dusty Baker In eight years with the Dodgers, he hit 144 home runs with 586 RBIs and also hit five home runs with 21 RBIs over 40 postseason games. Backup: Pedro Guerrero
CF Duke Snider A seven-time All-Star, Snider is the Dodgers' greatest power hitter of all time, slugging 389 home runs with 1,271 RBIs -- both still team records -- and completing five consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs -- also a franchise record. Snider finished with 11 career home runs in the World Series and had two series in which he hit four home runs. Backup: Zack Wheat RF Carl Furillo One of the great two-way stars in club history, Furillo was regarded as the greatest throwing right fielder of his time. But the two-time All-Star was also a career .299 hitter -- winning the 1953 batting title -- and finished with 192 home runs and 1,058 RBIs during the great Dodgers' run in the 1950s. Backup: Babe Herman 1B Steve Garvey An eight-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Garvey was the anchor to the Dodgers' longtime infield through the 1970s and early 1980s. Finished with a .302 career batting average with 211 home runs and 992 RBIs. His 10 hits in the 1981 World Series were one of the subtle reasons the Dodgers prevailed over the Yankees. Backup: Gil Hodges 2B Jackie Robinson The 1947 Rookie of the Year and 1949 National League MVP, Robinson was a six-time All-Star and one of the game's all-time great all-around players. Finished with 137 home runs, 197 stolen bases and 734 RBIs. Backup: Junior Gilliam SS Pee Wee Reese A 10-time All-Star, Reese was the common theme during the great Dodgers teams from 1941 to 1956 while chipping in with his stellar defense, hitting and baserunning. Finished with 46 hits in the World Series and had eight in 1955, when the Dodgers finally beat the Yankees. Backup: Maury Wills 3B Ron Cey A six-time All-Star and 1981 tri-World Series MVP, Cey finished with 228 home runs and 842 RBIs. Over a seven-year stretch from 1974 to 1980, Cey produced 25 or more home runs and 85 or more RBIs. Backup: Pedro Guerrero C Roy Campanella A three-time National League Most Valuable Player and eight-time All-Star, Campanella finished with 242 home runs and 856 RBIs, and was the catcher for five pennant winners. Was one of the game's great players between 1949-57 before a car accident in 1958 left him paralyzed. Backup: Mike Piazza PITCHERS Sandy Koufax It can be argued Koufax is the greatest pitcher of all time. He compiled a 165-87 record with 2,396 strikeouts and a 2.67 ERA. He won three Cy Young Awards, was a six-time All-Star and threw four no-hitters from 1962 to 1966. Koufax was a brilliant World Series pitcher, allowing just six earned runs in seven starts with 61 strikeouts. In the process, he led the Dodgers to two World Series wins. Don Drysdale An eight-time All-Star and 1962 Cy Young Award winner, Drysdale went 3-0 in four World Series starts while tossing two complete games. And through most of the 1960s he averaged 40 starts per season, consistently approached 300 innings and well over 200 strikeouts. Orel Hershiser The 1988 National League Cy Young winner, NLCS MVP and World Series MVP, Hershiser finished his career with a 135-107 record with a 3.12 ERA and 1,456 strikeouts. And in 1988, he had one of the greatest years of all time, while winning 23 games -- including eight shutouts and 15 complete games -- and recording an astonishing 59 straight scoreless innings. Don Newcombe The 1956 National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner, Newcombe finished with a 123-66 record with 913 strikeouts and a 3.51 ERA. A three-time 20-game winner, Newcombe won 27 games in 1956. Fernando Valenzuela The 1981 Cy Young and Rookie of the Year winner, Valenzuela burst onto the scene as a 20-year-old and went on to finish with a 141-116 record with 1,759 strikeouts and a 3.31 ERA. In 1981, he went 3-1 in the postseason as the Dodgers won it all, topping the Yankees in the World Series. Closer: Eric Gagne A three-time All-Star and 2003 Cy Young Award winner, Gagne had one of the most storied three-year runs in baseball history by saving 152 games -- including a major-league record 84 straight at one point. Backup: Mike Marshall Dodger Stadium field to undergo facelift Directory: documents documents -> Concept stage documents -> Concept stage documents -> The great global switch-off documents -> Nonprofit grant application documents -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide documents -> Annual InStructional unit plan documents -> Chaos equipment included Download 245.97 Kb. Share with your friends:
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