Yankeeography

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Yankeeography is a biography style television program that chronicles the lives and careers of the players, coaches, and other notable personnel associated with the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. The series is aired on the YES Network and is produced by MLB Productions [1]. The series is hosted by Yankees radio personality John Sterling. The series has earned five New York Sports Emmy Awards since its inception. In addition to airing on YES, MLB productions has packaged numerous episodes on DVD boxed sets.

After debuting as a weekly show with the 2002 launch of YES, Yankeeography only debuts new episodes periodically, with only four airing in 2006: Tino Martinez, David Cone, the Yankees' 1996 World Series team, and Casey Stengel. All Yankees with retired numbers have had shows completed with the exception of Bill Dickey. The show has been critcized for producing episodes on players who remain active. Roger Clemens is the only Yankeeography recipient who went to play for another team after his episode aired. Another criticism of the show was Bernie Williams yankeeography, which many thought didnt give him enough credit for his postseason heroics.

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[edit] Selected players and coaches profiled

[edit] First airing in 2002 season

[edit] First airing in 2003

  • Yogi Berra
  • Catfish Hunter
  • Roger Maris
  • The History of the Yankees; a six-part, six-hour series commemorating the franchise's 100th anniversary:
    • "Moments and Mystique," featuring great moments in team history, including a discussion of the rivalry with the Boston Red Sox
    • 1903-1956, covering the team's early days, and the years of Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggio, into the early Mantle years
    • 1957-1978, into the later years of Mantle, the down years between the 1965 collapse of the dynasty and the renewal of glory under new owner George Steinbrenner
    • 1979-2002, covering the Winfield and Mattingly years, and the rebuilding that led to the titles of the Jeter/Torre years
    • The Stadium, concerning the history of Yankee Stadium, including its non-baseball-related events
    • The Greatest Yankees Teams, featuring the 1927, 1961, 1977-78 and 1998 World Championship squads

[edit] First airing in 2004

[edit] First airing in 2005

[edit] First airing in 2006

  • David Cone
  • Billy Martin
  • Tino Martinez
  • 1996
  • A Yankeeography of Hideki Matsui was set to premiere in June 2006, but was held back due to his on-field injury. A new premiere date has not been announced. The network had previously, in 2003, aired "Godzilla's Tale," a half-hour mini-biography of Matsui, telling of his life leading up to his signing with the Yankees.

[edit] Notable Yankees figures as yet unfeatured

[edit] Hall of Fame and Monument Park

The following Yankees figures have been honored either with election to the Hall of Fame (due in some part to their performance with the Yankees), enshrinement in Monument Park, or both, but have not been the subject of a Yankeeography through the 2006 season:

In the cases of Barrow, Combs, Dickey, Huggins, Gomez, Lazzeri, McCarthy, Ruppert and Weiss, it is probably due to the lack of film footage available due to the times in which they operated. In the cases of Barrow, Ruppert and Weiss, it may also be due to the fact that, as owners and executives, they did not have the same level of popularity as the players.

[edit] Others

Other former Yankees who played largely in the age of television, who would thus have significant film footage available, including some who have given extensive interviews for other figures' Yankeeographies, include:

[edit] Yankeeography episodes available on DVD

[edit] 100 Years of the New York Yankees (2003)

This two disk collection contains the six parts of The History of the Yankees, entitled: "1903-1956", "1957-1978", "1979-2002", "Moments and Mystique", "The Stadium", and "The Greatest Yankees Teams".

[edit] Yankeeography, Vol. 1 (2004)

Volume 1 contains six episodes on Babe Ruth, Thurman Munson, Ron Guidry, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, and Joe Torre. A third disk includes various extras such as unforgettable moments and archived footage.

[edit] Yankeeography, Vol. 2 (2004)

Volume 2 contains six episodes on Lou Gehrig, Phil Rizzuto, Mickey Mantle, Elston Howard, Paul O'Neill, and Mariano Rivera. A third disk includes various extras such as unforgettable moments and archived footage.

[edit] Yankeeography, Vol. 3 (2005)

Volume 3 contains six episodes on Joe DiMaggio, Catfish Hunter, Bobby Murcer, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, and Jorge Posada. A third disk includes various extras such as unforgettable moments and archived footage.

[edit] Yankeeography, Vol. 4 (2005)

Volume 4 contains six episodes on Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, Lou Piniella, Willie Randolph, and Bernie Williams. A third disk includes various extras such as unforgettable moments and archived footage.

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