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Their uniforms don’t have names stitched onto them; they’re just white with blue pinstripes, big numbers and leather belts. The new stadium is modeled on the old one. The team prides itself on having the most devastating sluggers, the most aggressive starting pitchers and the greatest closing pitcher who ever lived.
The New York Yankees have won more championships than any other team in the history of sports, more World Series championships than any other MLB team, by a country mile, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals, who have 10 World Series titles. “Pride, power and pinstripes” was the marketing line on the team for many years, and those do sum up much of the identity of the team.
Yankees fans are a unique breed among sports fans. Many are, obviously, New Yorkers, but there are Yankees fans all over the world, wearing hats with the interlocking N and Y. Being a Yankee fan looks easy from the outside, but nothing could be further from the truth. Yankees fans may find satisfaction more often than fans of other MLB teams, but they have to endure the unjustifiable dry spells where generations of children are born and grow up without seeing a Yankee hold the World Series trophy high. We think we understand Yankees fans so well that we can say for sure if you’re a Yankees fan. Take this quiz, and let us try our luck!
Image: David Madison/DigitalVision/Getty Images
About This Quiz
Their uniforms don’t have names stitched onto them; they’re just white with blue pinstripes, big numbers and leather belts. The new stadium is modeled on the old one. The team prides itself on having the most devastating sluggers, the most aggressive starting pitchers and the greatest closing pitcher who ever lived.
The New York Yankees have won more championships than any other team in the history of sports, more World Series championships than any other MLB team, by a country mile, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals, who have 10 World Series titles. “Pride, power and pinstripes” was the marketing line on the team for many years, and those do sum up much of the identity of the team.
Yankees fans are a unique breed among sports fans. Many are, obviously, New Yorkers, but there are Yankees fans all over the world, wearing hats with the interlocking N and Y. Being a Yankee fan looks easy from the outside, but nothing could be further from the truth. Yankees fans may find satisfaction more often than fans of other MLB teams, but they have to endure the unjustifiable dry spells where generations of children are born and grow up without seeing a Yankee hold the World Series trophy high. We think we understand Yankees fans so well that we can say for sure if you’re a Yankees fan. Take this quiz, and let us try our luck!
If you were in a tight spot and needed a great reliever who could give you four strong innings, to whom would you turn?
Goose Gossage
Ron Guidry
Lee Smith
Scott Proctor
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Which of these sabermetrics do you think we made up?
MOmO+
SIERA
UZR
TZ
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How would you fill in the blank in the statement “Other than numbers, uniforms should display ________”?
The team logo
Badges for accomplishments like Wild Card victories
Player names
Player names, but only on away uniforms
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How did you feel about the 2003 season?
It was huge, exciting fun.
It was a gigantic disappointment.
It was hard fought and fun to watch.
It was just stupid awful nonsense.
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Of these great DHs, who was the best?
Don Baylor
Hideki Matsui
Danny Tartabull
Giancarlo Stanton
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Who was your favorite Yankee from 1996?
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Dwight Gooden
Tim Raines
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If the Yankees didn’t exist, what National League team would you root for?
The Nationals
The Phillies
The Mets
The Dodgers
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Which player from the Boston Red Sox would you like to have on the New York Yankees?
Bobby Dalbec
Mookie Betts
Michael Chavis
Durbin Feltman
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Which of these is the best sabermetric?
OPS+ (On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage as a ratio against league average)
wRC+ (Weighted Runs Created as a ratio against league average)
FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching)
BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play)
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What is your opinion of the Kansas City Royals?
They’re batting practice with an occasional surprise.
They’re a wonderful AAA team.
They’re a typical small market team.
They’re not to be underestimated.
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Which of these foods would you prefer at the ballpark?
Bacon wrapped hot dog, because ‘murica!
Sorbet
Cracker Jacks
Philly Cheese Steak
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Which of these Yankees starting pitchers was the coolest?
Roger Clemens
C.C. Sabathia
Doc Gooden
Andy Pettitte
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What time of year do you believe the Yankees usually hit their stride?
September
May
July
October
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What is the most important metric for measuring a pitcher?
OBA (opponents’ batting average)
HR (Home Runs allowed)
DICE (Defense-Independent Component ERA)
Wins
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What do you look for in a young slugger?
Exit velocity
Home run totals
Trade value
Swagger
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When you look around the stadium at your fellow Yankee fans, what word or words come to mind?
Tradition
Pride
The fall of Rome
I can’t say those words here!
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How many Yankee games do you attend each season?
I see a minimum of 12 games.
One
Two
Four
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How many Yankee spring training games have you seen in your lifetime?
Three
Zero
One
Two
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What treasured keepsake do you have from seeing the Yankees play?
I have a sample of infield soil from the old stadium.
A signed baseball I got in an auction
Ticket stubs from a game I saw with my dad
A foul ball from 2004
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how angry would you be if the Steinbrenners moved the Yankees to Boston?
10
Five
One
11
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If the Yankees didn’t exist, what American League team would you root for?
The Astros
The White Sox
The Angels
The Red Sox
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What do you look for in an aging slugger?
Clean bill of health
Home run totals
Mentorship skills
Trade value
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What was the greatest baseball team of all time?
The 1996 Yankees
The 1998 Yankees
The 1927 Yankees
The 1961 Yankees
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What should John Sterling call a homer hit by Giancarlo Stanton?
An S-Bomb
A Stantonian home run
Air Mail
Tax dollars at work
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What position did you dream of playing for the Yankees when you were a kid?
First base
Shortstop
Center Field
Starting pitcher
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Which of these fairly recent Yankee sluggers did you most enjoy watching play?
Gary Sheffield
Alex Rodriguez
Robinson Cano
Jason Giambi
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Which of these Yankee backstops would you want for a game with everything on the line?
Thurman Munson
Jorge Posada
Rick Dempsey
Gary Sanchez
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Which Yankee Stadium characters do you love the most?
Freddy Sez
The Bleacher Creatures
The hot dog man
Scott Harper of Armonk, NY
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What American League team do you wish were in the National League so the Yankees could face them in the World Series?
The Red Sox
The Tigers
The White Sox
The Mariners
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If the Yankees were to trade Aaron Judge, who should they trade for?
Madison Bumgarner and a couple of promising kids from the Giants’ farm system
Clayton Kershaw
Jacob deGrom
A keg
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