YCN: Greatest Yankees-Indians Games

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This weekend's Yankees-Indians series was pretty boring, but that has not always been the case when the two met.

Great players like Allie Reynolds faced off with Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera squared off with the likes of Jim Thome, David Justice, Manny Ramirez, and Travis Fryman.

So what were the best 5 games between the two teams....click here and read my latest piece for the Yahoo Contributor Network.

The Daily Yankeeland - 2/11

Believe it or not, there is stuff going on besides the A-Rod fiasco.

Chad Jennings, who covers the Scranton Yankees, had a talk with Mark Newman and has a great run down of where some of the prospects will be playing and what is expected of them.

Mark Feinsand of the Daily News has some more on Yankees prospects, including Jesus Montero, the Yankees heir to Jorge Posada.

Back to A-Rod for one minute. Tom Hicks, owner of the Rangers..please shut your pie-hole. Seriously. In case you haven't heard, Hicks said he felt betrayed and deceived by A-Rod. Your entire team was rampant with steroids and you didn't care. Don't make it sound like you did.

No need for Frank McCourt to worry about his future reading list. The Dodgers owner putting a clause in Joe Torre's contract, forbidding a tell all.

Newly signed Mark Teixeira has made a half-million $ endowment to his college baseball team, Georgia Tech.

The Joba impersonator got off light.

The Yankees lost prospect Reegie Corona, in the recent Rule V draft, to the Mariners. The M's like him.

Reggie Corona: A Rule 5 Draft selection out of the Yankees' organization, the 22-year-old Corona hasn't played higher than Double-A. The switch-hitter is best known for his speed (24 stolen bases last season) and defense. "We're excited about giving this kid a chance," Zduriencik said. "He can run, play the infield and has a little bit of a bat. When you put together a team, you have to have a guy like this."

Former Yankee pitcher Jim Abbott will have his number retired by the U. of Michigan on April 18.

Abbott Heads up Inductee Class

Former Yankee and University of Michigan standout Jim Abbott was among those inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday in Lubbock, Texas. Abbott was player of the year as a member of the Wolverines in 1987 when he threw 31 consecutive scoreless innings and ended the year with 9 straight wins.

His 10 year career in the major leagues, included his 1993 no-hitter as a member of the Yankees. Abbott was also recently awarded an Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws from U. of Mich..

Another former Yankee, John Olerud (Washington St.) was also inducted, along with Fred Lynn (USC), Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma St.), Phil Stephenson (Wichita St.), Derek Tatsuno (Hawaii), Jim Brock (Arizona St.), Chuck Brayton (Washington St.), Bibb Falk (Texas), Dick Siebert (Minn.), and Jerry Kindall (Arizona)

Abbott Heads up Inductee Class

Former Yankee and University of Michigan standout Jim Abbott was among those inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday in Lubbock, Texas. Abbott was player of the year as a member of the Wolverines in 1987 when he threw 31 consecutive scoreless innings and ended the year with 9 straight wins.

His 10 year career in the major leagues, included his 1993 no-hitter as a member of the Yankees. Abbott was also recently awarded an Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws from U. of Mich..

Another former Yankee, John Olerud (Washington St.) was also inducted, along with Fred Lynn (USC), Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma St.), Phil Stephenson (Wichita St.), Derek Tatsuno (Hawaii), Jim Brock (Arizona St.), Chuck Brayton (Washington St.), Bibb Falk (Texas), Dick Siebert (Minn.), and Jerry Kindall (Arizona)