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Here's an Opening Night present for y'all.
Last July, I posted a repository of links to as many MLB.com Yankees highlight videos that I could find. In this post, I will update that list, then pin it to the front page so that it will always be there for your convenience. It might as well just be there for me too since I spend an inordinate of time watching them...
I've kept the random "star ratings" that were in the last post. I'll try to update this list as much as I can whenever I find similarly worthy videos recently uploaded. Please let me know in the comments or by email if you find any other videos that you think deserve mention here, or if you have a question about whether a certain highlight not on here can be dug up. With a little more sleuthing on the endless Internet, I might be able to find it somewhere.
MLB Advanced Media has done a better job in the past several months of uploading some classic videos, so let's just hope they keep at it. Until then, enjoy.
New York Yankees Highlights
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1932- Babe Ruth's "Called Shot"
1939- Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech
1941- Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and career summary
1943- Yankees win 10th World Series
1950- Allie Reynolds ends World Series against Phillies
1952- Yankees defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in World Series Game 7
1953- Billy Martin wins the World Series with a walk-off single
1958- Bob Turley completes World Series MVP performance
1962- Bobby Richardson snares line drive to end World Series
1956- Don Larsen throws perfect game in World Series Game 6 ("When I Was There" feature)
1961- Roger Maris hits #61 of '61 (here's Maris hitting #60)
1976- Chris Chambliss sends the Yankees to the World Series
1977- Reggie Jackson hits three homers in World Series Game 6
1978- Bucky Dent's shocks Boston in AL East playoff game
1978- Pop up to Thurman Munson ends 22nd World Series victory
1983- Dave Righetti throws July 4th no-hitter against Boston
1996- Jim Leyritz's three-run homer shifts World Series momentum
1996- Yankees end 18-year drought, win World Series
1998- David Wells throws a perfect game against the Twins
1998- Yankees complete World Series sweep
1999- David Cone throws a perfect game on "Yogi Berra Day" (Also: All 27 outs)
1999- Rivera ends World Series sweep, wins MVP
2001- Derek Jeter's "Flip" play in ALDS Game 3 saves season
2001- Tino Martinez & Derek Jeter win World Series Game 4
2001- Brosius ties World Series Game 5 with two outs in the ninth
2003- Jorge Posada completes ALCS Game 7 rally with two-run double (Also: Full rally)
2003- Aaron Boone sends the Yankees to the World Series
2009- Yankees win 27th World Series championship
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1941- Dodgers throw away strike three, Yankees win World Series Game 1
1952- Yogi homers at Ebbets Field in World Series
1952- Mantle's homer gives the Yankees a 3-2 lead in World Series Game 7
1952- Billy Martin saves the day with a dash to a bases-loaded pop-up in the World Series
1964- Mickey Mantle's walk-off homer decides World Series Game 3
1967- Mantle blasts 500th career homer
1977- Yankees rally past Royals in ALCS
1977- Paul Blair's walk-off single wins World Series Game 1
1978- Graig Nettles shines on defense in World Series
1979- After Munson's funeral, eulogist Bobby Murcer defeats the Orioles
1991- Bernie's first big-league homer
1993- Jim Abbott no-hits the Indians (and more)
1996- Dwight Gooden no-hits the Mariners
1996- Jeter ties ALCS Game 1, gets assist from fan Jeffrey Maier
1996- Against Baltimore, Bernie Williams ends ALCS Game 1 with a homer
1996- Yankees finish World Series Game 4 comeback in the 10th
1996- Andy Pettitte 8.2 inning shutout start in World Series Game 5 (and O'Neill's catch to end it)
1998- Tino Martinez''s grand slam ties World Series Game 1
1998- Scott Brosius hits two homers to win World Series Game 3
1999- Against Boston, Bernie Williams again ends ALCS Game 1 with a homer
1999- Yankees close out the Red Sox in the ALCS
1999- Chuck Knoblauch's eighth inning homer ties World Series Game 3
1999- Unlikely hero Chad Curtis walks off in World Series Game 3
2000- Roger Clemens strikes out 15 in one-hit shutout in ALCS Game 4
2000- David Justice's dramatic eighth inning homer send the Yanks to the Subway Series
2000- Jose Vizcaino walks off the Mets in Subway Series Game 1
2001- Mike Mussina narrowly misses a perfect game
2001- Jeter falls into stands making terrific ALDS Game 5 catch
2001- Alfonso Soriano blasts an ALCS walk-off shot against the 116-win Mariners
2001- Alfonso Soriano ends 12-inning marathon, gives Yanks World Series lead
2003- The ALCS Brawl with Boston in Game 3
2003- Moose's clutch three scoreless innings in ALCS Game 7
2003- Matsui's double keeps Game 7 rally alive
2003- Mariano Rivera throws 3 scoreless in ALCS Game 7, wins MVP
2009- Alex Rodriguez & Mark Teixeira win ALDS Game 2
2009- Hideki Matsui has 6 RBI in World Series Game 6, wins MVP
2011- Rivera breaks saves record with #602
2012- Raul Ibanez ties two playoff games with ninth inning homers, wins ALDS Game 3
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A Look Back at the 1996 Season
A Look Back at the 2009 Season
Tribute to George Steinbrenner
1924- Ruth and other stars featured in instructional video
1947- Yogi hits first pinch-hit homer in World Series history
1951- Yankees and Giants have a Subway Series
1952- Mantle homers at Ebbets Field in Game 6 of the World Series
1952- Yankees force World Series Game 7 against Brooklyn Dodgers
1960- Mantle drives RBI single in World Series Game 7
1965- Mantle hits first Astrodome home run
1978- Lou Piniella wins battle with the sun in the '78 playoff game
1978- Munson blasts one to Monument Park in the ALCS
1978- Further Nettles greatness in World Series
1981- Goose Gossage ends the AL East Division Series
1987- Don Mattingly homers in eighth consecutive game
1987- Mattingly sets a baseball record with his sixth slam of the season
1995- Pat Kelly's surprising homer leads to victory in must-win game
1995- Mattingly hits first playoff homer
1995- Rivera preserves lead for 3.1 innings in ALDS Game 2
1996- Joe Girardi's triple gives the Yankees a World Series Game 6 lead
1996- "RIVERA MAKES THE CATCH TO END THE GAME!"
1998- Tino HBP leads to brawl with Baltimore
1998- David Wells strikes out 11 in ALCS MVP Game 5 performance
2000- Jeter helps execute perfect relay to nail Timo Perez at the plate in the World Series
2000- Jeter leads off Game 4 of the World Series with a first-pitch bomb
2003- Roger Clemens gets 300th win, 4,000th strikeout
2003- Ruben Sierra ties up World Series Game 4 in the ninth
2004- Jeter flies into the stands making an extra-inning catch
2005- A-Rod's three-homer, 10-RBI night
2006- Posada completes nine-run comeback with walk-off homer
2008- Johnny Damon goes 6-for-6
2008- Jose Molina closes Yankee Stadium in style (and Mo records the final out)
2009- Rivera's 500th save (and first RBI)
2009- Melky Cabrera hits for the cycle
2009- Jeter becomes all-time Yankee hit king
2009- CC Sabathia wins ALCS MVP with this start (and this start)
2011- Yankees set record with three-slam game
2011- Robinson Cano's ALDS Game 1 grand slam
2012- A-Rod slams his way to a tie for the record (all 13 as a Yankee are included)
2012- Ibanez's late-season heroics (and vs. Boston in Game 161)
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1953- Mantle's first tape-measure home run
1981- Murcer crushes a pinch-hit grand slam
1981- Bob Watson belts go-ahead homer in World Series Game 1
1987- Dave Winfield hits a grand slam
1990- Bizarre eight-inning no-hit loss for Andy Hawkins
1991- Interview with 22-year-old Bernie Williams
1991- Old Timers' Day highlights
1993- Wade Boggs goes 4-for-4 in return to Fenway
1995- Paul O'Neill belts three homers against the Angels
1995- Mattingly's final regular season homer
1996- The ol' "Jeff Nelson" perfectly executed by the man himself
1996- O'Neill hits bomb to Eutaw Street
1998- Interview with 28-year-old Mo
1998- Tim Raines steals his 800th base
1998- Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez's MLB debut
1998- Darryl Strawberry launches longest homer ever hit at Camden Yards
1998- Strawberry homers at Shea in "home game"
1998- A memorable Jeter jump-throw in the ALCS
1999- El Duque throws glove to first
1999- Chili Davis's homer interrupts Pedro Martinez's 17-K, one-hit night
1999- Hideki Irabu induces a double play in ALCS Game 3
2000- Mike Stanton's relief helps Yanks win World Series Game 5
2001- Clemens strikes out 10 in World Series Game 7
2003- Matsui's first MLB hit scores a run
2003- Grand slam welcomes Matsui to Yankee Stadium
2003- Matsui singles in All-Star Game
2003- Matsui's walk-off homer against the Indians
2003- Boone tags Jack Cust falling down to end game
2004- Matsui homers at the Tokyo Dome
2004- A-Rod triples in All-Star Game
2005- A-Rod hits three homers, drives in 10 runs
2005- Posada blasts into Yankee Stadium's left field upper deck
2005- Posada picks Carl Crawford off at third base
2005- Posada blocks counterpart Jason Varitek at the plate
2005- Jason Giambi hits one to Eutaw Street
2006- Posada goes to Eutaw Street in ninth inning for the win
2007- Clemens's first start in his return
2008- Giambi hits one to Eutaw Street two nights in a row (Night 2)
2008- Cano goes to Eutaw Street
2008- Bob Sheppard announces final Yankee Stadium lineup
2008- Jeter becomes Yankee Stadium hit king
2011- Tino's Old Timers' Day homer
2011- Teixeira's 300th home run
Retired Number/Monument Features
#8- Yogi Berra (On Yankees Catcher Lineage)
#8- Bill Dickey (Yankees honor Berra and Dickey)
Championship Team Features
Opening Days
Not all Yankees, but Yankee-related
~15 minutes of World Series moments
1971- Reggie's tape-measure All-Star homer (OAK)
1984- Reggie's 500th home run (CAL)
1988- Cone get his 20th win and a handshake from Richard Nixon (NYM)
1989- Paul O'Neill bobbles ball, kicks it in, saves run (CIN)
1991- Rickey Henderson steals record #939 (OAK)
1992- Baby Moose one-hits the Rangers (BAL)
1993- Joe DiMaggio throws Marlins' first pitch (FLA)
1993- Winfield's 3,000th hit (MIN)
1994- 18-year-old A-Rod's first career hit (SEA)
1995- AL All-Star starters introduced, featuring Boggs and Buck Showalter (NYY)
1995- A-Rod's first home run (SEA)
1996- Al Leiter no-hits the Rockies (FLA)
1997- Mussina sets LCS record with 15 strikeouts in seven innings (BAL)
1998- A-Rod joins 40/40 Club (SEA)
1999- Boggs's 3,000th hit (TBD)
2001- Ichiro's first major league hit (SEA)
2001- A-Rod's 200th home run (TEX)
2001- Juan Encarnacion crushes one to the bleachers over Monument Park (DET)
2001- A.J. Burnett no-hits the Padres (FLA)
2001- Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit (SDP)
2001- President Bush's World Series first pitch strike
2002- Barry Bonds rockets one halfway up the upper deck at Yankee Stadium (SFG)
2002- Andruw Jones's defense in his prime (ATL)
2003- A-Rod's 300th home run (TEX)
2004- Ichiro breaks the all-time single-season hits record (SEA)
2006- Soriano joins the 40/40 Club (WSN)
2008- Final Yankee Stadium All-Star Game
2011- Matsui hits 500th combined home run between Japan & US (OAK)
1987 Interviews: 1) Bobby Richardson and Bobby Murcer (also Murcer in 1985), 2) Sparky Lyle, 3) Catfish Hunter,
Random Interviews: 1) Al Downing, 2) Oscar Gamble, 3) Tommy John