by Bob Klapisch
2018 season (slump), 38, 48, 64
2018 season (vs. Oakland Athletics), 160
2018 season (vs. Seattle Mariners), 72
2018 season (vs. Tampa Bay Rays), 96–97
2018 season (vs. Toronto Blue Jays), 31
2019 season, 202
as Baby Bomber, 3, 5
batting order, 42
Boone and, 22, 95–97
catching drills, 22
displacing McCann, 5
fans, 41
Girardi and, 22, 97
groin injury and rehab, 95–97, 109
Gulf Coast League, 130
lack of hustle, 96–97
musculature, 42–43
in trade talks, 171
Sanders, Barry, 162
San Diego Padres, 55
San Francisco Giants
2016 wild-card game, 77
Sabean as general manager, 56
Stanton trade talks, 5, 8
trade talks, 124
Zaidi’s career, 44
Scherzer, Max, 106, 165
Schmitt, Eric, 131–33, 137
Seattle Mariners
1995 ALDS, 202
2018 season, 72, 84, 110
2018 trade deals, 122, 123
interest in McCann, 6
Seaver, Tom, 102
Selig, Bud, 79, 141
Severino, Luis “Sevy”
2018 ALDS, 193, 198–99, 207
2018 season (Cashman’s analysis), 119, 163
2018 season (poor performance), 109, 118, 193–94
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 39, 116, 163
2018 season (vs. Houston Astros), 51
2018 season (vs. Minnesota Twins), 163
2018 season (vs. Oakland Athletics), 160, 163
2018 wild card, 167
as Baby Bomber, 3
Gulf Coast League, 130
height, 43
musculature, 43
Sabathia and, 103
Tampa baseball academy, 136
tipping pitches, 109, 119, 208
in trade talks, 171
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32, 33, 76
Shakespeare, William, 170–71, 175
Shapiro, Mark, 57–58
Sheffield, Gary
as bad style fit for Yankees, 59
performance in playoffs, 61, 154
team dynamics, 17
Sheffield, Justus, 24, 81, 173
Sherman, Bruce, 3–5
Showalter, Buck, 202
Shreve, Chasen, 122
Sinatra, Frank, 184
situational hitting, 48–49, 212
Smith, Neil, 144
Snell, Blake, 76, 163, 183
social media staff, 81, 172–73
Sosa, Sammy, 10
Soto, Juan, 69
Spahn, Warren, 102
Spira, Howie, 140
Spitzer, Eliot, 146
SportsChannel, 142
Sports Illustrated, 109, 212
SportsMoney Show (YES Network show), 151
St. Louis Cardinals
2006 NLCS, 70
2018 season, 194
2018 trade deals, 122, 181–82
pitching staff, 194
Stanton trade talks, 5, 8
Torre as manager, 156
Stamford, Connecticut: Cashman’s Christmas elf rappel, 9
Stanton, Giancarlo Cruz Michael
2014 season, 36–38
2017 season, 26
2018 ALDS, 195, 197, 200–201, 203, 207
2018 season (batting practice), 25–26, 179
2018 season (early-season slump), 33–34, 38, 64
2018 season (injury), 121, 128, 201
2018 season (late season), 111
2018 season (strike-out rate), 48
2018 season (vs. Baltimore Orioles), 33, 113
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 39, 40, 85
2018 season (vs. Cleveland Indians), 65
2018 season (vs. Houston Astros), 50
2018 season (vs. Seattle Mariners), 72
2018 season (vs. Toronto Blue Jays), 30–32
2018 wild-card game, 186, 195–96
2019 season, 202
batting order, 25
batting stance, 26
contract, 202
family background, 38
fans, 83, 84
feeling lost in New York, 34
Fernández and, 107
Gardner and, 26
on Happ’s fastball, 165
hard work and dedication, 25–27
Jeter’s treatment of, 7–8, 10
on Judge, 111
Judge and, 13–14, 25, 72
media relations, 26, 35–36
Miami Marlins contract, 4–5
Most Valuable Player Award (2017), 3
name, 38
on New York weather, 33
perfectionism, 25, 27, 95
personal life, 72, 87
physical appearance, 72
as Ramos’s roommate, 34
as reclusive star, 26
self-confidence, 38
in trade discussions, 2–5, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14
travels, 5, 38
veto rights over trades, 5
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Stanton, Jacinta, 38
Stanton, Mike, 38
Steinbrenner, George “The Boss”
1995 ALDS, 202
1996 World Series parade, 56–57
advisers, 58
business model, 11, 50, 77, 143, 154, 171, 210
Cashman and, 7, 11, 55–56, 58
control of Yankees’ operations, 57–58
firing Yankees’ talent acquisition staff, 56
Giambi and, 59, 182
haircut rules, 59
hiring Cashman as general manager, 55–56
illness, 78
Klapisch and, 173
Levine on, 139–40
Martin and, 148
media relations, 22, 53, 61, 97, 173
as micromanager, 171
new Stadium, 149–50
paranoia, 12
planned sale of Yankees to Dolans, 142–45
purchase of Yankees, 152
successor, 78, 169–70, 173–75
suspension and reinstatement, 139, 140–42, 143
tone of voice, 169
Torre and, 60–61, 155–57
treatment of players’ wives, 57
US Olympic Committee, 141
winning titles as goal, 154
wooing and overpaying All-Star free agents, 11, 50, 143, 210
Yankee culture under, 88–89
YES Network creation, 145–49
Steinbrenner, Hal
2008 free agents acquired, 11
2009 World Series, 11
2014 free agents acquired, 12
2016 trade talks, 81
as anti-Boss, 169–75
backing Cashman, 19, 80, 133, 171
business knowledge, 13, 78
business model, 11–12, 77, 79, 171
collective bargaining, 79
efficiency, 78, 79
Girardi’s firing, 19
goals, 154
on his father, 171, 173
on his fathers planned sale of Yankees to Dolans, 145
as his father’s successor, 78–79, 169–70, 173–75
hotel business, 170
as incrementalist, 79
Klapisch’s interview, 173–75
learning baseball, 78–79
media relations, 174
on millennial fans, 172–73
minor league program overhaul, 133
named general managing partner of the Yankees, 78
physical appearance, 169
privacy, 142, 173, 174
promoted to baseball’s executive council, 79
reinvention of Yankee business model, 79–82
reinvention of Yankee culture, 89
seeking advice from Hank Steinbrenner, 13
social media staff, 81, 172–7
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Stanton trade and, 11, 14
tone of voice, 169
wooing and overpaying All-Star free agents, 11–12
on Yankee payroll, 171
Yankee Stadium renovations, 80–81, 180
Steinbrenner, Hank, 13, 78, 142
Steinbrenner, Jennifer, 142, 170
Steinbrenner, Jessica, 142
Steinbrenner, Joan, 78, 142, 174
Sterling, John, 148
Sterling Manhattan (cable channel), 143
Stern, Howard, 148
Strat-O-Matic game, 43
Strawberry, Darryl, 60, 64
Stromsborg, Ryan, 99
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN show), 19–20, 93, 94
Swihart, Blake, 115
Swindal, Steve, 145, 155, 170
Syndergaard, Noah, 64, 77
T
talk radio, 34–35
Tampa, Florida
Yankees’ baseball academy, 131–38
Yankees’ offices, 12, 58
Tampa Bay Rays
2018 season, 46, 96–97, 125, 181
Tampa Yankees, 67, 130–31
Tanaka, Masahiro
2014 season, 166
2015 season, 81, 166–67
2017 season, 22, 167
2018 ALDS, 193
2018 season (injury), 121
2018 season (string of sloppy starts), 38
2018 season (vs. Baltimore Orioles), 111
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 40, 167
2018 season (vs. Oakland Athletics), 164
Nippon Professional League, 166
pitches, 167
pitching speed, 166
signed by Yankees, 10, 80, 166
in Yankee redundancy strategy, 32
Tartabull, Danny, 143
Tate, Dillon
acquired by Yankees, 81
Sabathia as guru to, 24
traded to Baltimore Orioles, 111, 124
TBS, 153, 198
Teixeira, Mark, 11, 104
Tenares, Dominican Republic, 134–35
Thames, Marcus, 38, 65–66, 95
Thrift, Syd, 55
Time Life, Inc., 143
Toronto Blue Jays
2018 season, 30–32, 161–62, 167–68, 177–79
2018 trade deals, 122
fans, 29, 30
scouting Torres, 67
Shapiro as president, 57
spring training, 14
stadium security, 30
Torre, Joe
2001 World Series, 17
2003 World Series, 17
2006 playoffs, 61
Boone and, 92
Cashman and, 16–17, 60–61, 154–57
as “checked-out dad” manager, 17, 60
childhood, 60
contract talks, 155–56
fired by Yankees, 17
as “good dad” manager, 15–17, 60
Jeter and, 16–17, 169
as Los Angeles Dodgers manager, 156
managerial career, 156
(Tino) Martinez and, 16, 60
media relations, 97–98
player relations, 15–17, 60, 97
as product pitchman, 17, 60
on Rodríguez, 17
(George) Steinbrenner and, 60–61, 155–57
success as Yankees’ manager, 17
tenure with Yankees, 16, 154
The Yankee Years, 17, 154–57
Torres, Elizabeth, 67, 68
Torres, Gleyber
2016 season, 67
2018 season (Cashman’s analysis), 119
2018 season (fielding gaffes), 108
2018 season (injury), 109, 121
2018 season (late season), 111
2018 season (power production), 50–51, 64–65
2018 season (slump), 68–69, 70–71, 128
2018 season (vs. Baltimore Orioles), 113
2018 season (vs. Boston Red Sox), 85
2018 season (vs. Cleveland Indians), 65
2018 season (vs. Houston Astros), 50, 65
acquired by Yankees, 64, 67, 81
Alomar and, 67–69
batsmanship, 51
Cashman on, 208
as Castro’s successor, 13
family background, 66–67
Gregorius and, 25, 69
hard work and dedication, 65–66
Judge and, 70–72, 87, 169, 181
off-season hitting instruction from Thames, 65–66
popularity in Venezuela, 67
position, 64
as quiet and reserved, 66–67, 69, 71
Rookie of the Month Award (May 2018), 51, 66
as Rookie of the Year Award favorite (2018), 66
scouted by Toronto Blue Jays, 67
star potential, 201
in trade talks, 11, 76
Torreyes, Ronald, 67, 130
Treinen, Blake, 185
Trump, Donald, 63
Tymon, Debbie, 57
Tyson, Mike, 75, 129
U
Unitas, Johnny, 162
USA Today, 5
US Cellular Field, Chicago, 29–30. See also Chicago White Sox
V
Van Gundy, Jeff, 144
Vargas, Alexander, 123
Varitek, Jason, 39
Vázquez, Christian, 197
Venezuela
as baseball-crazy, 67
recruits from, 131
Verducci, Tom, 109, 154–55, 212
Verlander, Justin
2017 ALCS, 50
2017 season, 49–50
2018 season, 48, 49, 165
analytics, 49–50
career overview, 49–50
career statistics, 162–63
Cashman and, 50
pitches, 195
salary, 50
traded to Houston Astros, 82
Vincent, Fay, 139, 140–41
Voit, Luke, 181–83
2018 ALDS, 203
2018 season, 182–83
2018 wild-card game, 186
acquired by Yankees, 181–82
Cashman on, 208
W
Wacha, Michael, 194
Wainwright, Adam, 35
Waldorf-Astoria, Orlando, 2–3
Walker, Neil
2018 season, 38, 113, 121
on Judge, 181
Walker, Taijuan, 194
Warren, Adam, 81, 122, 123
Washington Nationals, 77
Watson, Bob, 55
Weaver, Jeff, 82
WEEI, 190
Wells, David, 155
Wetteland, John, 57
Whitson, Ed, 97
Winter Meetings, 1–2, 44
WMCA radio, 143
Wolfe, Joel, 5
Woody (Yankee Stadium guard), 27
WPIX, 129–30, 143
Wright, David, 64
Y
Yankee Classics (YES Network show), 147
Yankeeography (YES Network show), 147
Yankees Museum, 152
Yankee Stadium. See also New York Yankees
attendance (1998), 55
attendance (2018), 83, 172
attendance drop, 80
beer gardens, 172, 180
