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Jack Curry is an American sportswriter for The New York Times. He is currently the national baseball correspondent for the Times. Before taking over that beat, he covered the Yankees for the Times.

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Rodriguez Savors First Title

A few minutes after Alex Rodriguez jumped off a parade float Friday, he stopped to answer questions about an embarrassing, challenging and, ultimately, victorious season. But, before Rodriguez talked too much about this season, he referenced 2004, a ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Boston Red Sox,  Alex Rodriguez,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Mariano Rivera

All Along Broadway, Pinstripes, Proposals and Chants to ‘Go for 28’

The Yankees took one last ride together to celebrate their championship. It was a slow, joyous journey up Broadway, an outdoor party attended by hundreds of thousands of their closest friends. For the first time in nine years and time is measured in ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Joe Girardi,  Andy Pettitte,  Michael Bloomberg,  Hideki Matsui

Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera

Mariano Rivera, one of the most indispensable Yankees, pitched with a ribcage injury during the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6 of the World Series and the Yankees had lost, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Mariano Rivera,  Los Angeles Angels,  Joe Girardi

Jeter Jokes With Letterman

Derek Jeter had a strategy for handling questions from David Letterman when he and his Yankee teammates appeared on Letterman’s show Thursday night. Letterman tells the jokes, but Jeter went on the offensive with him. As Jeter, Jorge Posada and Andy ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Derek Jeter,  David Letterman,  Jorge Posada,  Andy Pettitte,  New York Yankees

Rivera, Nearing 40, Wants to Play Five More Seasons

There was no reason for Mariano Rivera to discuss the future Wednesday night. Not as he stood on a makeshift podium in center field at Yankee Stadium and celebrated his fifth World Series title. The moment was about the present, not the future. Keep ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Mariano Rivera,  Dennis Eckersley,  Roger Clemens

Derek Jeter to Appear on Letterman

Derek Jeter will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” Thursday night to discuss winning another World Series championship with the Yankees. Since Letterman asked Commissioner Bud Selig if he had ever used steroids last week, maybe he will ask ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Derek Jeter,  David Letterman,  Bud Selig,  Mariano Rivera

Matsui Leaves a Lasting World Series Memory

Hideki Matsui does not know if he will ever play another game for the Yankees. The Yankees do not know if he will, either. If Matsui has played his final game with the team, he left the biggest stage in baseball in the same way he moved across it for ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Hideki Matsui,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Bobby Richardson,  Pedro Martinez

Once Again, the Postseason Proves There Is Only One Rivera

When the 2009 postseason began, there were eight closers who fantasized about having the chance to get the final out in a World Series game. It is the ultimate dream for a closer, the perfect way to finish the final game of the season. Closers want to ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Mariano Rivera,  Jonathan Papelbon,  Boston Red Sox

C.C. Sabathia Is Ready for a Possible Game 7

C.C. Sabathia will watch Game 6 between the Yankees and the Phillies a little differently than his teammates. If the Yankees do not beat the Phillies Wednesday, Sabathia must be ready to start a do-or-die Game 7 on Thursday. “You want to clinch ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: C.C. Sabathia,  A.J. Burnett

The Ultimate Consolation Prize

Mickey Mantle was crying. When Bobby Richardson flashes back to how Bill Mazeroski’s game-ending homer vaulted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees in the 1960 World Series, he remembers that Mantle wept. Richardson stared at his friend and teammate ...

From JACK CURRY, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Mickey Mantle,  Bobby Richardson,  Bill Mazeroski

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