Steinbrenner Reaches Top of Seniority List
57212
With the owners' approval of the sale of the Milwaukee Brewers last week, George Steinbrenner became the senior owner in Major League Baseball.
249171
Prince Fielder hits his NL-leading 48th home run and the Milwaukee Brewers move within three games of first place, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-5.
530495
Barry Bonds added baseball's oldest ballpark to his longball list and was back on his way to the sport's most hallowed record.
576677
George Steinbrenner moved to the front row of the owner's private suite, and the celebration was on. The New York Yankees clinched their 13th straight postseason appearance, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-4 Wednesday night to assure themselves of at least a wild-card berth in the playoffs.
33320
Major League Baseball has made the distinction of having the American League's best record matter this year.
654048
George Steinbrenner says he's fit and feeling fine. And for those who don't believe him, the New York Yankees owner invites them to join him at the gym.
388618
Brian Cashman's job is safe &#151; at least for now. The rest of the New York Yankees have plenty to worry about this winter. Soon after the Yankees completed a historic collapse against Boston in the AL playoffs, volatile owner George Steinbrenner told Cashman, the team's general manager, that he will not be fired before next season.
125834
Owner George Steinbrenner was more gracious about the loss to the Red Sox than he was about losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 after being up 2-0.
224566
If money talks, George Steinbrenner shouts. At least that's how the New York Yankees' boss has gone about his business most of the time over the past three decades.
571119
NEW YORK -- Barry Bonds, who could be in line for a seventh Most Valuable Player award, Thursday was named the best player in the major leagues by his peers.
228931
Barry Bonds won his record seventh NL MVP award in a walk. Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league. The 40-year-old received 24 of 32 first-place votes and 407 points Monday in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America to earn the award for the fourth straight season.
235901
The New York Yankees are comfortably the richest team in baseball. Their $180m annual wage bill is more than double that of most of their counterparts, and they have many of the game&#39;s most luminous stars in their line-up.
283408
Prince Fielder's strong May was built on a simple approach at the plate. Fielder set a franchise record with his 13th homer in the month, J.J. Hardy drove in two runs &#151; including the go-ahead tally in the eighth inning &#151; and the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 Thursday night.
722104
Ichiro Suzuki tied the 84-year-old major league record for hits in a season with No. 257 when he chopped a leadoff single to left field Friday night.
246058
Joe Torre passes Casey Stengel on Wednesday night for second place on the Yankees' all-time win list as a manager.
598612
Steve Swindal, the man tipped to succeed New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner when he steps down, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday.
131042
Dwight Gooden is returning to his role as a special adviser to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, the position he first held following his retirement at the end of spring training four years ago.