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Where were you on October 17th, 2005, when Albert Pujols jacked a three-rum homer in the top of the 9th of Game 5 of the NLCS against the Houston Astros? Steve Peloquin and Kevin Foote were crying (only for a day or so, as the Astros eventually won the Pennant and advanced to the World Series), as was Brad Lidge's soul. It was an iconic homerun in baseball history. Where does it ranked among the top 10?
How much would you pay for a piece of baseball history? In the case of a Babe Ruth jersey, a buyer shelled out $4.4 million — making it the most expensive sports memorabilia item ever sold.
The National Archives literally house some of our only links to history’s greatest and most significant moments that normally couldn’t be found anywhere else except in the lost annals of time. One of them featuring baseball’s greatest home run hitter showed up on eBay, the only auction site that, as far as we know, doesn’t have a time travel portal.
When you have a franchise as storied as the Yankees, trying to rank the best of all-time is sure to stir up debate. Babe Ruth usually comes first on the list, and then Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Lou Gehrig are a few names you must consider. Future Hall of Famer and current Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter became the first player in franchise history to reach 3000 hits on Saturday. Where does he stack up among the greatest Yankees ever?