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It's tough to be the greatest Yankee of all time when you have to compete against these two.

For the past few days, The Southpaw has tried to find a reason to defend Chris Rose, the host of Fox's pregame show during the World Series.
You see, Rose made a mistake of monumental proportions and we here at The Southpaw can't figure out why.
Maybe Rose got caught up in the moment.
Maybe a producer fed him the line and he didn't think about it before speaking aloud.
Maybe he was dropped down a flight of stairs at birth.
Even if all three of those things happened, there's no excuse for what he asked during the Game 5 telecast: Is Derek Jeter the greatest Yankee of all time?
Even if Rose hadn't heard of Lou Gehrig or Joe DiMaggio, the question still wasn't defensible.
He has to have heard of Babe Ruth. Right? Otherwise, would he be qualified to even be on the set?
Asking the Jeter question is like asking if the Earth rotates around Venus.
So, this Top 10 list is dedicated to Chris Rose.
It is the 10 greatest Yankees of all time.

It was a night of grand slams for Russell Martin, Brian Roberts and Brendan Ryan.
For once, Brett Myers didn't get slammed.
And Derek Jeter is not the MVP.

The always entertaining and insightful Rob Neyer takes a great look at what the all-time NL All-star team would be.
Imagine a team with Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench or one with Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson or Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt.
Oh, they were on teams together.
Well, anyway, imagine Schmidt, Carlton and Henry Aaron. Or Bench, Morgan and Doc Gooden.
Anyway, it's fun to look at.

Baseball's had it's fair share of fads.
There was the mullets of the 90s, teal and magenta uniforms in the 90s, and of course bullpen carts in the 70s.
But one thing that hasn't been a fad is facial hair.
It's always been there.
It's been worn by those like Rollie Fingers, who ended up in the Hall of Fame, guys like Tom Marsh, who sipped a cup of coffee, high character guys (Doug Glanville) and villains (Goose Gossage).
Here's our list of the best mustaches, beards and the like ever to find a ballfield. It's a bakers' dozen.

Rivera gets rocked.
The Mets manhandled the Phillies.
The Yanks are on their way to Baltimore.
Oh and, Johnny Bench had Lefty's number.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton bunts and is eventually tagged out at first during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers

A tie. A tie. In baseball. Well, not quite.
Happy Birthday, Willie Mays.
And the Dodgers are still undefeated at home.

Manny Ramirez smacked three doubles Tuesday.

Alright everybody, give the Yankees a round of applause. The Bronx Bombers finally caught on that there's this little problem of a supply and demand. They slashed ticket prices.
Oh yeah, the big, fat toad is returning.

Harry Kalas calls the final strike of the 2008 World Series.
Harry Kalas, the Hall-of-Fame voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, has died.
For those who followed the Philadelphia Phillies, Kalas was the best part of being a fan. Sure, you admired Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton; you watched Darren Daulton and John Kruk, hoping they would come through in the clutch; awaited Scott Rolen's next great play at third or Bobby Abreu gunning a runner out at second.
But, more often than not, they let you down. After all, they were parts of the first franchise that lost 10,000 times.
But their biggest win wasn't when Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson in 1980, when Richie Ashburn gunned down Cal Abrams at the plate in 1950 or when Brad Lidge whiffed Erik Hinske last year.
The franchise's biggest victory was in the offseason of 1971, when they signed the Naperville, Ill., native to be a part of their broadcast team.
Thanks to that move, the Phillies radio booth featured Kalas and his best friend, Richie Ashburn.
The duo's affection for each other and the game was magical. You grew up on them, even if you were an adult the first time you heard them together.