May 22, 2013

Championship rings serve as status symbol, career validation

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) – Whitey Ford can’t remember offhand how many championships he won in his 16-year career. The former New York Yankees pitcher, 82, thinks he had 11 or 12 rings, but he can’t be sure. All he knows is everyone in his family has their own World Series ring. But his 1953 [...]

Jeter starts fast but still needs two hits for 3,000

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(Reuters) – Derek Jeter thought he was going to make quick work of reaching the 3,000-hit mark during the home series against the Tampa Bay Rays after he stroked the first pitch he saw Thursday into left-center for a double. “That’s what I thought,” New York Yankees captain Jeter told reporters after going hitless in [...]