Fans will reject his talent and hate him, hoping for a result of him falling off. They’re “shooting you down” to make you decline.

Similar to how these jets are trying to shoot King Kong down.

Chiddy got pizzazz

Play on words for “spirit” which is also a synonym for a liquor or a flavored liquor.

Howard Johnson, also known as “Ho-Jo,” was a back-up third baseman for Ray Knight in 1986 and had a pretty lackluster career up to that point.

Once Knight left after the 1986 season, it appeared Johnson would take over at third, which he did. I don’t think anyone expected the kind of run he would go on though. From 1987-1991, he was one of the best third baseman in the Nation League. In that span, he topped 30 homers three times, stole 30 bases 4 times, 2 Silver Sluggers, 2 All-Stars, 3 seasons receiving MVP votes, and led the league in homers and RBIs in 1991.

Fun Fact

Howard Johnson is one of the few players to join the 30-30 club, three times, along with Bobby Bonds( who did it 5 times), Barry Bonds (who also did it 5 times, how funny?), and Alfonso Soriano (who did it 4 times).

Chili Davis is one of the greatest designated hitters of all-time for, of course, his offensive prowess. Thrice he hit over .300, 20 homers ten times, and showing discipline by drawing 80 walks 5 times. Some nice totals too with 350 home runs and 1,372 RBI. He is also 5th all-time for home runs by a switch hitter.

Davis had a very nice career before New York. He started his career with San Francisco, where he finished fourth in the 1982 Rookie of the Year Voting and had two all-star appearances. With the California Angels and Minnesota Twins (plus a very brief stint with Kansas City) he consistently had great year after great year, including MVP votes in 1989,1991, and 1994.

With New York, Davis was a great bench player with his switch hitting skills, more so in 1999 when he got more playing time.

Fun fact

He was the first MLB player to be born in Jamaica

What a great name for a position player!

The 1998 Yankees were a balanced team with a complimentary bench. For the Yanks in ‘98 Bush was as much as the Yankees could ask for, hitting .380 in 45 games.

After 1998, he was traded to Toronto along with David Wells and Graeme LLoyd for Roger Clemens. Bush had a great year with Toronto in 1999, hitting .320 and 32 stolen bases in 128 games.

Chris Chambliss was a premier first baseman in the 1970s and early 80s. He started his career in Cleveland, where he won Rookie of the Year in 1971. After Cleveland he played with New York for 7 years, where he is remembered best for. His best year for New York came in 1976. He hit .293 with 17 homers and 93 RBI.

His 1976 home run in the Championship series is one of the biggest home runs ever.

He went on to win a Gold Glove and have a very nice late career with Atlanta.

Most people don’t remembers that the Marlins and Red Sox star started his career in New York. After a short stint of 15 at-bats for the Yankees in 1998, they traded him to Florida. Lowell had a very successful career with Florida and is one of the best players in franchise history. He was an All-Star from 2001-2004, won a Silver Slugger in 2003 and a Gold Glove in 2005. 2003 was his best year after leading them to a World Series victory over the Yankees.

Lowell had a impressive career with Boston too. 2007 was a career year for him, hitting .324, with 21 homers and 120 RBIs. He led Boston to a World Series win and was voted as World Series MVP.

Mike Lowell was also known as a master of the hidden ball trick.

Chad Curtis had a brief year with New York throughout 1997-1999, where he won 2 world series rings with the franchise.

Despite a very forgettable baseball career, Yankees fans will always remember. His 1999 World Series Homerun, one of the biggest World Series homers ever.

Hideki Irabu had a short and interesting career with New York. After a very successful career with Japan, he signed with the Yankees in 1997 for 12.8 million dollars over 4 years. Like most Japanese pitchers of that era, his Japanese success didn’t carry over to the MLB very well. He ended his career after 6 seasons and a 5.15 ERA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeuvZc1KI8
Irabu will always be remembered for Yankees GM George Steinbrenner calling him a “fat toad” after being too slow to cover first base in time.

Irabu passed away in 2011, in a reported suicide.