His tenure — 1977-1981 — was a bit brief as a Yankee.

If you’re listing the greatest players who were Yankees, probably need to put Clemens in there.

Of course, these are the types of debates that can eat up a good day at the office…

is not a list without Francisco Cervelli on it.

Bill Dickey?
Criteria should be at least 10 years and 1 WS, I love Donnie but don’t consider him great, fan favorite, yes, played the game hard, yes, my favorite, yes but not a Yankee great, great player yes

He broke into the majors in 1928 and played his first full season in 1929. It was his first of ten seasons out of eleven with a .300+ batting average. Although his offensive production was overshadowed by Yankees greats Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio, in the late 1930s Dickey posted some of the finest offensive seasons ever by a catcher, hitting over 20 home runs with 100 RBI in four consecutive seasons (1936 – 1939). His 1936 batting average of .362 is the highest single-season average ever recorded by a catcher (tied by Mike Piazza of L.A. Dodgers in 1997). Dickey was also noted for his ability to handle pitchers and his strong throwing arm. He was also known for his relentlessly competitive nature. In 1932. Dickey broke the jaw of an opposing player with one punch in a 1932 game after the man collided with him at home plate. Dickey received a 30-day suspension and $1,000 fine as punishment.

i see what your saying, mr october but if he had a few more years and we didnt let him to to the angels, he may be in there but also a great is home grown talen, born into this thing of ours….

As Michael said to Lucca Brazzi at the wedding…then Clemenza got all pissed off….Per essere un grande voi deve essere in grandezza e quel inizia con la venuta sulle yankee e su una vita lle yankee! Lungamente vivono le yankee!

but look at it this way: He was a high priced free agent signing,ok. Now, what if he was a bust? He came over, got the job done,and helped the team get out of a title drought. He didn’t want to leave, he was kinda forced to. I always thought Winfield coming in had something to do with it.

52,25,13 were all scouted at some point by Reg….not saying that is why they came, but being a master of the “big stage” before, he allegedly coaxed ALL those guys into pinstipes.

But seriously what about Rizzuto, where does he fall????