The All-Time Yankee Lineup

The New York Yankees are one of the most storied franchise's in all of sports. They had a modest beginning as the Hilltoppers until they purchased a player named Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox and went on to become a dynasty. The have raked in 26 World Series titles and have won 40 American League pennants, both records in all major sports. It really begged the question of what their line-up would look like if you had to put together an all time team. This is what I came up with.

Pitcher: Whitey Ford. Whitey Ford is the perfect Yankee pitcher, post-season success, combined with an attitude and grace that was fit for the New York stage. If you had to pick one guy to win one game for you throughout Yankees history you'd pick Whitey (Andy Pettite wouldn't be to far behind).

Catcher: Yogi Berra. The man was an MVP and won 10 World Series rings and is often considered the best Yankee ever. With those credentials and not to mention an entire museum to him, he tops the list of Yankee catchers ahead of the likes of the great Thurman Munson and Elston Howard.

First Base: Lou Gehrig. The Iron Horse never missed a game during his seemingly unbreakable streak and gave the ultimate protection to his teammate and enemy Babe Ruth. He would easily be the Yankees cleanup hitter.

Second Base: Robinson Cano. There haven't been many great second basemen throughout Yankees history, but with the pace that Cano is tearing through pitchers in the majors, it's no long shot for him to be considered the best second basemen ever in Yankees history. He may even get his number retired if he keeps this up.

Third Base: Alex Rodriguez. The soon to be all-time home run king tops Graig Nettles on this list because of his recent success in the playoffs. He has the regular season credentials, now if he carries the Yankees to a few more World Series, fans will question why they ever booed him.

Shortstop: Derek Jeter. The Yankees all time hit leader and a class act. He would captain this team and lead them to even greater things. You can't put anyone above Jeter, his number will be retired the day he retires and he will go down as the greatest Yankee ever to play the game.

Left Field: Mickey Mantle. It was hard for me to put Mickey in left but with that big gap in left center no doubt the Mick would be able to cover the ground. I just wish he was never so injury prone and took care of his body a little better, he may have broke some records that are considered unbreakable.

Center Field: Joe DiMaggio. The Yankee Clipper leads the all star cast that could have played center field for the New York Yankees. It truly is baseball's dream position, kind of like playing quarterback for the Cowboys is. DiMaggio's record of 56 games with a hit will NEVER be broken and his legacy will never be forgotten.

Right Field: Babe Ruth. The one and only. This lineup needs Babe and every lineup throughout history would have loved the Great Bambino on their team. He hit 714 home runs in the dead ball era. That's just not fair. If he could play today, he would launch out a hundred a year.