2007-06-23 12:53:42 · 7 answers · asked by Ray C 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
its not because of corey lidle, they've had the stripe since '99, at least (saw it on the sleeve during a yankee classic ws game vs the braves)
2007-06-23 14:20:37 · update #1
cuz they suck
2007-06-23 12:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The reason is because of the late Cory Lidle. Cory Lidle played 1/2 the 2006 s4eason for the yankees and dies in plane crash in October, five days after the yankees were eliminated from the playoffs by the Detroit Tigers.
2007-06-23 20:51:22 · answer #2 · answered by Marc_R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The black stripe on the the Yankees' sleeve is to commemorate Cory Lidle, the Yankees' pitcher who died when his plane crashed into a building. His death was last year, days after the Yankees' season had ended, so the Yankees are wearing it this year.
2007-06-23 21:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by sum1 w/ @n @nsw3r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They either do that or have a number on their sleeve when a current player or former player dies. In 1995, they honored Mickey Mantle with a 7 on their sleeve, Joe Dimaggio with 5 in 1999, and Cory Lidle this year with the black stripe.
2007-06-23 19:57:47 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cory Lidel the guy that died in the plane crash last year is the honor this time.
2007-06-23 20:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
didn't cory lidle die last year??? why wouldn't they do that then.....or did he die exactly one year ago???
2007-06-23 20:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by Yogaflame 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To look cool
2007-06-23 20:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by brian j 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋