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Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski never quite got the national fanfare he deserved for his accomplishments on the baseball diamond. He played 23 years with the Boston Red Sox, went to 18 All-Star games, and won three batting titles, seven Gold Gloves, and an MVP award. Nonetheless when pundits list the greatest players of all time, Yastrzemski’s name is often omitted.
Nonetheless, Yastrzemski memorabilia is still very collectible, largely because he is a Red Sox legend (the Red Sox Nation are among the most devoted fans in baseball). His baseball cards are his most sought-after items.
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Carew's 10.9 WAR (According to Baseball Reference) season in 1977 was the best in the AL between 1967 (Carl Yastrzemski) and 1982 (Robin Yount) and was a much better season than Jim Rice's famous 1978 season. Similarly, between 1960 and 1990,...Read more
I can't say that my work as a carpenter is affiliated with my one-man religion of Yastrzemskism, and therefore I can steal my neighbor's car to haul some lumber (not that Carl Yastrzemski himself would ever approve of such a thing)...Read more
Three generations of Red Sox left fielders – Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice – were booed and criticized. Man, were they ever. Bill Russell makes for a complicated case. The man led the Celtics to 11 NBA championships in his 13 seasons,...Read more
"Back then I met guys like Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski," he said. "Those are the guys you grew up on. You watched on TV and saw in the World Series and to meet them and find out they're just like you," Boyer added. Former Sox players teach these...Read more
Only three players have had more 140-game seasons (non-consecutive): Rose (19), Carl Yastrzemski (17) and Brooks Robinson (17). The Yankees' philosophy on guys at the end of the bench is to take chances on players a little past their prime because they...Read more
This time I travel back to 1967 and a special year for Boston's Carl Yastrzemski. This of course was the last time a batter won the Triple Crown, which means they led the league in batting average, home runs, and RBI. In 67?, “Yaz” did it with an...Read more
So does Joe DiMaggio, Carl Yastrzemski, Derek Jeter and Jupiter Police Officer Joseph Beialich. Each has his face on a coveted trading card. A card with Ruth's mug might fetch $20000, but a complete set of 14 Jupiter police trading cards will reap one...Read more
By Robert Sullivan, Special to SI.com When I was a kid and realized I wasn't going to be Carl Yastrzemski or Babe Parilli, I began wanting to be a Sports Illustrated writer one day. Not an unusual aspiration. However, the seeds of desire had as much to...Read more