This Day In New York Yankees History 8/24: Yankees Hats Start a Gang War

Unknown to the New York Yankees their hats may have contributed to an uptick in gang violence in East Harlem, New York. On this day in 2007, a day after protests concerning the gang related items, New Era announced that it will remove the "offensive" hats that bears the colors and symbols of the rival gangs the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Two white hats had been wrapped in red and blue bandannas made by New Era and appeared to represent the Bloods and the Crips. A black Yankees hat with the interlocking NY also had a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

Also on this day in 1985 Don Baylor ties a major league record in a Yankees uniform when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.

Finally on this day in 1951 Mickey Mantle was recalled from the minor leagues and for the first time in his career wore his #7 jersey. The Yankees would win the game and Mantle would go 1-4 in the 2-0 victory over the Indians. Mantle had previously wore #6 before being demoted six weeks ago and his jersey was given to infielder Bobby Brown.

This Day In New York Yankees History 8/24: Yankees Hats Start a Gang War

Unknown to the New York Yankees their hats may have contributed to an uptick in gang violence in East Harlem, New York. On this day in 2007, a day after protests concerning the gang related items, New Era announced that it will remove the "offensive" hats that bears the colors and symbols of the rival gangs the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Two white hats had been wrapped in red and blue bandannas made by New Era and appeared to represent the Bloods and the Crips. A black Yankees hat with the interlocking NY also had a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

Also on this day in 1985 Don Baylor ties a major league record in a Yankees uniform when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.

Finally on this day in 1951 Mickey Mantle was recalled from the minor leagues and for the first time in his career wore his #7 jersey. The Yankees would win the game and Mantle would go 1-4 in the 2-0 victory over the Indians. Mantle had previously wore #6 before being demoted six weeks ago and his jersey was given to infielder Bobby Brown.

This Day In New York Yankees History 8/24: Yankees Hats Start a Gang War

Unknown to the New York Yankees their hats may have contributed to an uptick in gang violence in East Harlem, New York. On this day in 2007, a day after protests concerning the gang related items, New Era announced that it will remove the "offensive" hats that bears the colors and symbols of the rival gangs the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Two white hats had been wrapped in red and blue bandannas made by New Era and appeared to represent the Bloods and the Crips. A black Yankees hat with the interlocking NY also had a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

Also on this day in 1985 Don Baylor ties a major league record in a Yankees uniform when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.

Finally on this day in 1951 Mickey Mantle was recalled from the minor leagues and for the first time in his career wore his #7 jersey. The Yankees would win the game and Mantle would go 1-4 in the 2-0 victory over the Indians. Mantle had previously wore #6 before being demoted six weeks ago and his jersey was given to infielder Bobby Brown.

Updated List Of Retired Yankees Numbers

This weekend the New York Yankees retired the jersey numbers of Jorge Posada (#20) and Andy Pettitte #46) bringing their already impressive number of retired numbers two steps closer to triple numbers. With Derek Jeter's number assumed to be retired sometime in 2016 things could get really interesting in all of our lifetime's. First thing is first though, the list. See below. 19 numbers and counting.

#1 Billy Martin
#3 Babe Ruth
#4 Lou Gehrig
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Joe Torre
#7 Mickey Mantle
#8 Yogi Berra/ Bill Dickey
#9 Roger Maris
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#15 Thurman Munson
#16 Whitey Ford
#20 Jorge Posada
#23 Don Mattingly
#32 Elston Howard
#37 Casey Stengel
#42 Mariano Rivera/ Jackie Robinson
#44 Reggie Jackson
#46 Andy Pettitte
#49 Ron Guidry
#51 Bernie Williams

This Day In New York Yankees History 8/24: Yankees Hats Start a Gang War

Unknown to the New York Yankees their hats may have contributed to an uptick in gang violence in East Harlem, New York. On this day in 2007, a day after protests concerning the gang related items, New Era announced that it will remove the "offensive" hats that bears the colors and symbols of the rival gangs the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Two white hats had been wrapped in red and blue bandannas made by New Era and appeared to represent the Bloods and the Crips. A black Yankees hat with the interlocking NY also had a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

Also on this day in 1985 Don Baylor ties a major league record in a Yankees uniform when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.

Finally on this day in 1951 Mickey Mantle was recalled from the minor leagues and for the first time in his career wore his #7 jersey. The Yankees would win the game and Mantle would go 1-4 in the 2-0 victory over the Indians. Mantle had previously wore #6 before being demoted six weeks ago and his jersey was given to infielder Bobby Brown.

When Will New York Run out of Jersey Numbers?

When the news broke that the New York Yankees would be retiring three more numbers this season, Andy Pettitte’s #46, Bernie Williams #51 and Jorge Posada’s #20, the jokes immediately started on Twitter and around the Yankees blog-o-sphere. When will the Yankees start using triple digits they would say or when would they start using letters or fractions others would say. Look, I get it, the retiring of the numbers thing has become a bit watered down over the years and honestly New York will eventually run out of numbers at this point.

Interestingly enough the USA Today did an article on when the Yankees would run out of numbers using some sort of mathematical equation and the results were a little surprising. New York already has the numbers of 16 players retired (remember that Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey shared the #8) and the numbers of two managers in Joe Torre and Casey Stengel already retired. That is before you consider the team’s unwillingness to hand out the #21 Paul O'Neill jersey and before Derek Jeter gets his day in Monument Park with his #2 jersey.

The Yankees, according to the USA Today article, established their franchise in 1903 so in 112 years the team would have retired 20 jersey numbers. Doing the math the team is retiring .178 numbers per year and would really start making things interesting in the year 2225. By 2442 the Yankees will be completely out of double digit numbers at the rate they are going according to the article. What, oh what, is the team going to do then?

Yankees to Retire #46 on August 23, 2015

Heard it here first. @Yankees are making August 23rd Andy Pettitte day. Retiring #46 and honoring him with a plaque in Monument Park!!
— Josh Pettitte (@JPettitte21) February 15, 2015

The New York Yankees will present Andy Pettitte Day at Yankee Stadium on August 23, 2015. Conveniently Andy's son, Josh Pettitte, broke the news on his Twitter account claiming that the team would be giving Andy a plaque in Monument Park and will be retiring his #46 jersey number.

Alex Rodriguez and my #13 Fan Card

With the admission that broke yesterday from Alex Rodriguez that he used steroids and PED's once again from 2010-2012 I find myself seriously considering my fandom for #13. I want to be a fan of the guy because I like the guy but he makes it so hard to go to bat for him. I have preached forgiveness and such for all steroids users but none of those steroids users sued the league and the population of a small former republic of Russia. Nor did any of the other steroid users go on the Mike Francesa show claiming how innocent he was and such only to be outed later as a liar.

Don't get me wrong as long as he wears the uniform I will root for him and wish him the best because I wish the team nothing but the best. I'm not abandoning Alex because I don't abandon my Yankees but that doesn't mean I need to wear my #13 jersey in public or go to bat for him on the blog either. It's official, I'm turning in my A Rod fan card with much disappointment and regret in my heart.

This Day In New York Yankees History 8/24: Yankees Hats Start a Gang War

Unknown to the New York Yankees their hats may have contributed to an uptick in gang violence in East Harlem, New York. On this day in 2007, a day after protests concerning the gang related items, New Era announced that it will remove the "offensive" hats that bears the colors and symbols of the rival gangs the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Two white hats had been wrapped in red and blue bandannas made by New Era and appeared to represent the Bloods and the Crips. A black Yankees hat with the interlocking NY also had a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

Also on this day in 1985 Don Baylor ties a major league record in a Yankees uniform when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career.

Finally on this day in 1951 Mickey Mantle was recalled from the minor leagues and for the first time in his career wore his #7 jersey. The Yankees would win the game and Mantle would go 1-4 in the 2-0 victory over the Indians. Mantle had previously wore #6 before being demoted six weeks ago and his jersey was given to infielder Bobby Brown.

Breaking: Chase Headley Will Wear #12 For Yankees

Breaking news out of Yankeeland the newly acquired Yankee Chase Headley will wear #12 for the team. The Yankees have had a few guys wear #12 in their history that have done pretty well. Anyone ever heard of Alfonso Soriano, Roger Clemens (for one season), Billy Martin, Jim Leyritz, or Wade Boggs? Welcome to the club Chase, follow Chase on Twitter by following @ChaseHeadley7.

Derek Jeter #1 In Jersey Sales at Halfway Mark

The New York Yankees #2 jersey that is currently being worn by Derek Jeter is the top selling jersey in all of Major League Baseball as we head into the All Star break. Based on sales from MLB.com the captain has sold more jerseys this season than any other player, an impressive feat for the 40 year old.

Here are 14 other jersey sales that I found notable and interesting:

1. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
2. Buster Posey,  San Francisco Giants
3. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
4. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
5. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
6. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
7. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
8. David Wright, New York Mets
9. Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
11. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Piratesd
12. Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
13. Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
14. Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees

Mariano Rivera's #42 Jersey Most Popular In Baseball

To nobody's surprise Mariano Rivera's #42 New York Yankees jersey is the most popular according to MLB.com's jersey sales this season. This is the top 20 list of most popular jerseys according to sale since the All Star break and has been compiled and released by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player's Association.

Matt Harvey, Yasiel Puig, Manny Machado, and Buster Posey round out the top five of the list proving that youth is back in baseball. Add Clayton Kershaw, Yadier Molina, Andrew McCutchen, Yoenis Cespedes, and Mike Trout and you have nine of the top ten guys young and in or entering into their primes.

In case you were wondering if there were other New York Yankees players on the list Derek Jeter's #2 jersey comes in at #12 and Robinson Cano's #24 jersey is sitting at #19 on the list.

Yankees teammates double up jersey numbers

With Spring Training entering it's second day, the roster for everyone who was invited to Spring Training was released. Here are the jersey numbers for all players. Keep in mind, some of them doubled up numbers since there were more people at camp this year than previous years.

No. 2 — SS Derek Jeter
No. 11 — OF Brett Gardner
No. 13 — 3B Alex Rodriguez
No. 14 — OF Curtis Granderson
No. 17 – UT Jayson Nix
No. 18 — RHP Hiroki Kuroda
No. 19 — C Chris Stewart
No. 22 — OF Matt Diaz
No. 24 — 2B Robinson Cano
No. 25 — 1B Mark Teixeira
No. 26 — SS Eduardo Nunez
No. 27 — 1B Dan Johnson (listed as INF/OF)
No. 28 — Mgr. Joe Girardi
No. 29 — C Francisco Cervelli
No. 30 — RHP Dave Robertson
No. 31 — OF Ichiro Suzuki
No. 33 — DH Travis Hafner (listed as strictly a DH)
No. 34 — RHP David Aardsma
No. 35 — RHP David Phelps
No. 36 — 3B Kevin Youkilis
No. 38 — RHP Cody Eppley
No. 39 — LHP Clay Rapada
No. 40 — RHP Matt Daley
No. 41 — RHP Jim Miller
No. 42 — RHP Mariano Rivera
No. 43 — RHP Michael Pineda
No. 45 — C Bobby Wilson
No. 47 — RHP Ivan Nova
No. 48 — LHP Boone Logan
No. 50 — 1BC Mick Kelleher
No. 52 — LHP CC Sabathia
No. 53 — LHP Josh Spence
No. 54 — HC Kevin Long
No. 54 — OF Juan Rivera 
No. 55 — RHP David Herndon
No. 56 — BNC Tony Pena
No. 57 — BPC Mike Harkey
No. 58 — PC Larry Rothschild
No. 59 — 3BC Rob Thomson
No. 60 — OF Thomas Neal
No. 61 — RHP Adam Warren
No. 62 — RHP Joba Chamberlain
No. 63 — OF Melky Mesa
No. 65 — RHP Phil Hughes
No. 66 — C Austin Romine
No. 67 — LHP Manny Banuelos
No. 68 — RHP Dellin Betances
No. 70 — RHP Brett Marshall
No. 71 — LHP Cesar Cabral
No. 72 — RHP Jose Ramirez
No. 73 — 3B David Adams
No. 74 — LHP Francisco Rondon
No. 75 — LHP Nik Turley
No. 76 — C J.R. Murphy
No. 77 — 2B Corban Joseph
No. 78 — OF Zoilo Almonte
No. 79 — OF Ramon Flores
No. 80 — C Gary Sanchez
No. 81 — RHP Chase Whitley
No. 82 — RHP Ryan Pope
No. 83 — C Kyle Higashioka
No. 84 — RHP Matt Tracy
No. 85 — INF Gil Velazquez
No. 86 — OF Abe Almonte
No. 87 — C Francisco Arcia and RHP Corey Black
No. 88 — OF Tyler Austin and LHP Juan Cedeno
No. 89 — 1B Greg Bird and RHP Preston Claiborne
No. 90 — SS Cito Culver and RHP Nick Goody
No. 91 — OF Adonis Garcia and RHP Shane Greene
No. 92 — OF Slade Heathcott and RHP Tom Kahnle
No. 93 — SS Walter Ibarra and RHP Bryan Mitchell
No. 94 — 1B Luke Murton and RHP Mark Montgomery
No. 95 — OF/3B Ronnier Mustelier and RHP Zach Nuding (Mustelier is listed as an OF)
No. 96 — SS Addison Maruszak and LHP Vidal Nuno
No. 97 — 2B/OF Jose Pirela and RHP Mike O’Brien (Pirela is listed as an INF)
No. 98 — 1B Kyle Roller and RHP Kelvin Perez
No. 99 — OF/3B Rob Segedin and RHP Branden Pinder (Segedin is listed as an INF)