by Bob Klapisch
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Yankees’ trade and reacquisition, 64, 67, 81
Chicago Cubs
2016 trade talks, 81
2016 World Series, 77
Abreu’s contract, 123
as bleeding-edge team, 21
Piniella’s salary, 156
Torres-Chapman trade, 64, 67
Chicago White Sox
2017 season, 29–30
2018 trade deals, 122
fans, 29–30
owner, 141
Cincinnati Reds, 107
Citi Field, New York, 29. See also New York Mets
Clarke, Horace, 79, 148
Clemens, Roger, 82, 208
Cleveland Indians
2007 ALDS, 155
2016 trade talks, 81
2016 World Series, 77
2017 ALDS, 18, 120
2018 season, 65
Shapiro’s career, 57, 58
Stanton and, 5
Clippard, Tyler, 31, 81
Close, Casey, 9
Cobb, Alex, 113–14
Cohen, Gary, 148–49
Cole, Gerrit, 82, 163, 165
collective bargaining agreement (CBA), 122–23, 139, 150
Colorado Rockies, 5
Cone, David, 128–29, 149
Conigliaro, Tony “Tony C.,” 37
Conine, Jeff, 4
Connors, Billy, 58
Connors, Jimmy, 162
Cora, Alex, 116, 118, 212
Corbin, Patrick, 201
Core Four Yankees
credit for drafting and grooming, 56, 156
ethos, 62
MSG ratings, 144
off-field corporate interests, 59
situational hitting, 49, 212
Costas, Bob, 148
Coughlin, Timmy, 58
Coughlin, Tom, 58–59
Crystal, Billy, 174
D
Daily News. See New York Daily News
Dallas Cowboys, 153
Darling, Ron, 198
Davis, Khris, 185
Dawson, Andre, 4
deGrom, Jacob
2018 season, 76, 164
background, 76
Cy Young Award, 164
in trade talks, 76–77, 124
Denbo, Gary, 12, 130–31
Detroit Tigers
2006 ALDS, 61, 155
2018 season, 41
Dolan, Chuck and Jim, 142–46
Dominican Republic: Yankees’ baseball academy, 130–31, 135
Drury, Brandon, 31, 122
Dunedin Stadium, Florida, 14
Durán, Roberto, 129
E
Elfering, Kevin, 56
Ellsbury, Jacoby, 80, 105, 121, 128
Enron Field, Houston, 46–48. See also Houston Astros
Eovaldi, Nate, 82, 180, 196
ESPN
Sunday Night Baseball, 19–20, 93, 94
Yankees TV deal, 153
Everett, Vinny, 88–89
F
Familia, Jeurys, 77
Feller, Bob, 102
Fenway Park, Boston. See also Boston Red Sox
1967 season, 37
2003 season, 39
2018 season, 39–41, 113–18, 167
brawls, 39, 40–41
dugout, 39
fans, 29, 39, 183, 189
visitors’ clubhouse, 190
Yawkey Way, 189
Fernández, José, 107
Fieroh, Zac, 45–46
Fiers, Mike, 36–38
Filippelli, John J. “Flip,” 146–48
Fishman, Mike
2004 Winter Meetings, 44
background, 43–44
Beane and, 43, 44
on Boone’s analytical skills, 93
Gregorius and, 42–43, 45–46
Stanton cost-benefit splits, 10
as Yankees’ assistant general manager and director of the Analytics Department, 10, 42–44
Fisk, Carlton, 39
Flaherty, John, 198–99
Florial, Estevan, 11, 173
Forbes magazine, 151–52
FOX network, 153
Frare, Caleb, 122
Frazier, Clint
2018 season, 119, 121, 128, 208
acquired by Yankees, 81
concussions, 119, 121, 128, 208
free-agent class (2019), 3
Friends (TV sitcom), 133–34
G
Gallegos, Giovanny, 122
Game of the Week (TV show), 145
Gannett newspaper chain, 4
Gardner, Brett
2018 ALDS, 195, 198
2018 season, 31, 38, 116, 121, 128
2019 season, 208–9
aging, 162
media relations, 26
sense of humor, 31
Stanton and, 26
as team leader, 3, 95
General Manager Meetings, 1–3
George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida, 14
Giambi, Jason
acquired by Yankees, 17
as bad style fit for Yankees, 59–60
calling out Yankees for poor play, 117
(George) Steinbrenner and, 59, 182
Gibbons, John, 161
Gibson, Bob, 97
Giles, Ken, 50
Girardi, Joe
2009 season, 18
2017 season, 18, 22
2017 season playoffs, 18
as avid overpreparer, 17–18
Cashman and, 17–18, 19, 22
fired as Yankees’ manager, 19
managerial style, 15, 95
media relations, 15
as MLB Network analyst, 160
personality, 92
physical appearance, 15
player relations, 17, 19, 22, 23, 97
player start times, 23
Sánchez and, 22, 97
as Yankees’ manager, 15, 17–19
GM (General Manager) Meetings, 1–3
Goldman Sachs, 145
Gooden, Dwight “Doc,” 85, 104
Granderson, Curtis, 104
Graveman, Kendall, 114
Gray, Sonny
2017 season, 22
2018 ALDS, 203
2018 season, 38, 108, 113, 163
acquired by Yankees, 3
pitching skills, 50
Sabathia and, 103, 203
salary, 50
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Great Crash (2008), 4
Green, Chad
2018 ALDS, 191, 192–93, 197
2018 season, 65
acquired by Yankees, 3
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Gregorius, Didi
2015 season, 42
2017 season, 45
2017 wild-card game, 41
2018 ALDS, 201
2018 season (early weeks), 42, 45–46, 50, 64
2018 season (injury), 128
2018 season (power production), 46
2018 season (return after injury), 181
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 46, 85, 114
2018 season (vs. Cleveland Indians), 65
2018 season (vs. Minnesota Twins), 46
2018 season (vs. Tampa Bay Rays), 46
2019 season, 201
acquired by Cashman, 3, 10, 42
athleticism and grace, 42
batsmanship, 25, 42, 45
batting order, 25, 42
Fishman’s analytics, 42–43, 45–46
height, 43
as indispensable, 41–42
linguistic skills, 25
media relations, 45
musculature, 43
as Player of the Month (April 2018), 46
selflessness, 95
as shortstop, 64
silliness, 24–25, 65
Torres and, 24–25, 69
Twitter presence, 25
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Grichuk, Randal, 162
Gulf Coast League, 130–31
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bsp; H
Hamilton, Jack, 37
Happ, J. A.
2009 playoffs, 195
2018 ALDS, 191–95, 203
2018 season, 30–31, 111, 122, 164
2019 season, 201
acquired by Yankees, 110–11, 122, 166
lifetime statistics against Boston, 167
mild demeanor, 165–66, 194
pitching skills, 164–65
Harper, Bryce, 3, 201
Harvey, Matt, 107
Hawkins, Andy, 143
HBO (cable channel), 143
Headley, Chase, 11, 13
Heller, Ben, 24, 128
Hembree, Heath, 196
Hendriks, Liam, 186
Henry the Fifth, King, 170–71
Hernández, Félix, 72
Hernandez, Keith, 117
Hernandez, Melissa, 131, 134, 136, 137
Hernández, Orlando “El Duque,” 123
Herrera, Argelis, 134–35, 137
Herzog, Whitey, 118
Hicks, Aaron
2018 season, 114, 121, 128
2018 wild-card game, 186
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Hill, Mike, 2–3, 10–11
Himes Complex, Tampa, 131–32
Holder, Jonathan, 115–16
Holt, Brock, 40
Houston Astros
2015 season, 105
2017 ALCS, 18–19, 47, 50, 120, 183–84
2018 season, 46–51, 65, 84
acquisition of Cole, 82
acquisition of McCann, 6
acquisition of Verlander, 82
as bleeding-edge team, 21
pitching staff, 108, 194
Verlander analytics, 49–50
World Series, 6
Hughes, Phil, 62
I
Imus, Don, 148
J
Jackson, Reggie, 97
Jacksonville Jaguars, 58
Japanese stars: lured by New York Yankees, 9–10
Jefferies, Gregg, 63–64
Jeter, Derek “Jetes”
1996 season, 56
2006 season, 8
acquired by Yankees, 56
athleticism and grace, 42
decline in skills, 8, 9, 16–17, 18
delegating to Hill, 10
fans, 8, 41
fielding position, 16
free agency, 9
as happy-go-lucky young player, 8
hardened by fame, 8–9, 39
honesty, 16–17
management style, 7–8
media relations, 8, 53
Miami Marlins purchase, 3–5
retirement, 105
Stanton trade talks, 4–5, 7–8, 10
Torre and, 16–17, 169
treatment of Rodríguez, 8
treatment of Stanton, 7–8, 10
Yankees’ contract, 9
Johnson, Brian, 114
Johnson, Davey, 61, 93
Johnson, Magic, 8
Johnson, Nick, 169
Johnson, Randy “Big Unit,” 17, 59, 88–89
Johnson, Woody, 149
Jordan, Michael, 162
Judge, Aaron
2016 season, 81
2017 season, 13, 29–30, 45
2018 ALDS, 192, 195–96, 197, 203
2018 All-Star Game, 109–10
on 2018 season, 203
2018 season (batting order), 42
2018 season (batting practice), 179
2018 season (early weeks), 46, 50
2018 season (home runs), 84
2018 season (injury), 110, 111, 118–19, 121, 128, 168–69
2018 season (return after injury), 177–79, 181
2018 season (September), 117
2018 season (slump), 109
2018 season (strike-out rate), 48, 86
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 39, 40–41, 84–85, 179–80
2018 season (vs. Houston Astros), 51, 65, 84
2018 season (vs. Kansas City Royals), 110
2018 season (vs. Oakland Athletics), 84
2018 season (vs. Seattle Mariners), 72, 84
2018 season (vs. Toronto Blue Jays), 31, 177–79
2018 wild-card game, 185, 186, 188
Andújar and, 169
on Austin’s strength, 40
as Baby Bomber, 3
batsmanship, 86
batting order, 25, 42
Boone and, 169, 178, 179
Cashman and, 13–14
family background, 29
fans, 71–72, 83–84, 88, 89, 153, 177, 178
on Happ’s fastball, 165
hard work and dedication, 86–87
interaction with White Sox fans, 29–30
kindness, 13, 39, 71, 88, 89
Klapisch’s interviews, 71–72, 86–88, 178
media relations, 71, 72, 85–88
physical appearance, 72, 86, 88
Sabathia and, 87–88
selflessness, 95, 188
sense of humor, 31
shoulder surgery, 86
Stanton and, 13–14, 25, 72
as team deejay, 51
as team leader, 70–72, 87, 168–69, 181, 188
Torres and, 70–72, 87, 169, 181
in trade talks, 171
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Zillo and, 71
Junis, Jakob, 110, 114
Justice, David, 10
K
Kahnle, Tommy, 121
Kansas City Royals
2015 season, 49
2018 season, 110
Katz, Lew, 145
Kaufman, Andy, 40
Kay, Michael, 148–49
Kelly, Joe, 40–41, 196
Kenney, Jerry, 148
Kershaw, Clayton, 3, 107, 201
Keuchel, Dallas, 50, 66, 194
Key, Jimmy, 143, 164
Kimbrel, Craig, 108
Klapisch, Bob
Boone interview, 91–101
Cashman interview, 118–25
Herrera interview, 134–35, 137
indecision, 93
Judge interview, 71–72, 86–88, 178
(George) Steinbrenner and, 173
(Hal) Steinbrenner interview, 173–75
Yankees-Red Sox series (2018), 116–17
Knight-Ridder newspaper chain, 4
Koufax, Sandy, 162
Kushner, Charles, 3
Kushner, Jared, 3
L
Latin American recruits
MLB spending caps, 122–23
Yankees’ baseball academies, 12, 130–38
Yankees’ media training, 63, 137
LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida, 14
Ledée, Ricky, 169
Lee, Bill, 39
Legends Hospitality, 139–40, 151, 152, 153
Levine, Mindy, 142
Levine, Randy
Alomar-Torres meeting, 68
animal rescue, 141–42
on Cashman and Torre, 155
collective bargaining agreement, 139, 150
on fan experience, 80
Legends Hospitality, 139–40
as MLB negotiator, 139
new Stadium, 149–51
on (George) Steinbrenner, 139–40
on (Hal) Steinbrenner, 78, 80
on Steinbrenner’s planned sale of Yankees to Dolans, 142–45
Steinbrenner’s punch list for, 145, 153
Steinbrenner’s successor selection, 78
Steinbrenner’s suspension and reinstatement, 139, 140–42
