My Yankees Club by sportsguyTH

After witnessing many top performers come and go, I have realized that you can't always get what you want. After living through 5 championships since 1996, I just assume that Brian Cashman's "Dream Team" will always be around. Remember David Cone, David Wells, Orlando Hernandez? Three 20-game winners in in 2000. Now in 2011, CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova just don't seem to cut it. Of course we want to put the best team possible on the field, but there's an era for everyone, whether it's called by the names of Babe, Mantle, Jackson, or Jeter. So I decided to give my fantasy Yankees Roster. (All statistics are from years with NYY)

SP- Mike Mussina- 123 career wins with NY from '01-'08

SP- Andy Pettitte- 18 post-season wins, 3 ASG appearances

SP- Whitey Ford- 236 wins with NY, career 2.75 ERA

SP- Ron Guidry- 170 wins, 3.29 ERA, 2 WS Championships ('77-78)

SP- CC Sabathia- 59 wins in 3 years with NY, 3.18 ERA, 624 SO

RP- Goose Gossage- 2.14 ERA, !51 saves

RP- Catfish Hunter- 65 wins, 3.55 ERA

RP- Mike Stanton- 31 wins, 3.77 ERA, 407 SO

CP- Mariano Rivera- 603 saves (most all-time), 42 saves in postseason since 1995

C- Yogi Berra- 360 HR, 1430 RBI, .285 AVG, 10 championships, HOF

1B- Lou Gehrig- 493 HR, 1995 RBI, .340 AVG, 2 MVP, '34 Triple Crown

2B- Robinson Cano- 144 HR, .308 AVG, 2010 AL Gold Glove

3B- Graig Nettles- 250 HR, 834 RBI, '77-78 AL Gold Glove, '78 ALCS MVP

SS- Derek Jeter- 3008 hits (NY record), .313 AVG, 11 ASG, '06-08 Silver Slugger

LF- Dave Winfield- 205 HR, 818 RBI, HOF, 11 ASG, 7 Gold Gloves, 3000+ hits

CF- Mickey Mantle- 536 HR, 1509 RBI, .298 AVG, 20 ASG, '56 Triple Crown, 3 MVP

RF- Babe Ruth- 659 HR, 1971 RBI, .349 AVG (that explains enough)

DH- Reggie Jackson- 144 HR, 14 ASG, 2 Silver Slugger, '73 MVP

Yes, I'm aware that other greats aren't on the list (DiMaggio, Mattingly, Munson, etc.)

Hey, when you're the greatest franchise in sports, it's hard not to love every player from every era.....