now this is probably a stupid question, but why do the yankees always have a black band around their left arms?
2007-05-29 20:24:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
It commemorates 2006 teammate Corey Lidle, who died in a plane crash soon after the Yankees were knocked out of the playoffs last October.
Other teams wearing season-long commemorative patches this year:
Minnesota -- patch featuring blue microphone and "Herb" for broadcastser Herb Carneal.
Atlanta - "LB 33 JS" for Lew Burdette (d. 06-Feb-07) and Johnny Sain (d. 07-Nov-06), both of whom wore #33 for the Braves.
Philadelphia - "VUK" for player/coach John Vukovich (d. 08-March-07).
St. Louis - "32" for teammate Josh Hancock (d. 29-April-07).
2007-05-30 01:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In honor of Cory Lidle,,who crashed his plane in a manhattan building last yr,,, Funny thing they should maybe ditch the arm bands,they had nothing but bad luck from the first day ,they
put those black armbands on!!
2007-05-30 16:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is to commemorate Cory Lidle who was traded to the team last year along with Bobby Abreu and then died in a plane crash shortly after the conclusion of the 2006 season.
2007-05-30 03:38:52 · answer #3 · answered by ajn4664_ksu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question was answered a couple weeks ago in another post, but yes it is to remember Cory Lidle who died in the plane crash this past off season.
2007-05-30 08:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by jackdupp1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure its to commemorate Cory Lidle who died in the plane accident.
2007-05-30 03:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by alrct75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're in mourning because they're 14.5 games behind the Sox. I would be sad all season too :(
2007-05-30 09:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋