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	Damn Yankees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend, set in Washington, D.C., with book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
		It was based on Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant.
		The plot is based on a middle-aged fan of the Washington Senators baseball club who sells his soul to the Devil to enable the Senators to win the American League pennant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damn_Yankees (232 words)

	SI.com - MLB - Schilling, Red Sox win controversial Game 6 - Wednesday October 20, 2004 1:37AM
		Yankees starter Jon Lieber had wiggled his way out of trouble with the aid of a couple of double plays in the second and third innings and, in the fourth, looked like he was finally settling down.
		While the Yankees are trying for their seventh AL pennant in nine seasons under Torre and record 40th overall, the Red Sox are attempting to reach the World Series for the first time since 1986.
		After chasing the Yankees all summer and falling short in the AL East race for the seventh straight season, the wild-card Red Sox caught up to their old rival, an unexpected turn of events given how close Boston was to packing up for the winter just 48 hours earlier.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/baseball/mlb/specials/postseason/2004/10/20/redsox.yanks.ap (1499 words)

	StyxCollector.com Tommy Shaw Justice Article 1992
		Damn Yankees is a force to be reckoned with in the studio and on the road, but the road is where the band excels.
		The road to Damn Yankees was a four year journey for Tommy Shaw, a road filled with the experiences of a man who had just left one of the world's most popular bands in the land - Styx.
		Damn Yankees is not just any band of young neophytes.
	www.styxcollector.com /tsart92.html (1028 words)

	New York Yankees Suck, They Always Have... They Always Will - Yanks-Suck.Com
		In other news, the Yankees have decided to not let Jorge Posada to play in the Baseball World Classic because they think the 34 year old catcher is not durable enough to do it (which may be evident by his.262 batting average, and his.782 OPS, which was over 100 points lower than the previous year).
		According to the report, the Yankees may have undervalued their television rights (they charge the YES network $60 million a year to broadcast Yankee games.) If it is found that they did undervalue the rights, they will have to pay to make up the difference.
		We don't hate the Yankees because they suck at baseball (there have been times when they did not completly suck), we hate them because they are all stuck up jerks who are all over-paid just because all their fans are bad losers and they need to pay guys millions of dollars so they can win.
	www.yanks-suck.com (6716 words)

	Damn Yankees: About the Playwrights
		Damn Yankees was not only a tremendous success for the four collaborators, but it also broke a long standing jinx against baseball plays on Broadway.
		The winner of a Pulitzer prize in 1960 and several Tony awards, Abbott returned at age 106 to oversee the revival of Damn Yankees in 1994.
		His own first novel was published in 1953, and was soon followed by a second novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, which he wrote as a personal protest to the poor record of the Senators.
	www.bard.org /Education/Other/damnyankeesabout.html (787 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Don't damn the Yankees
		Of course, Yankees fans are calling and e-mailing each other with self-congratulory pats on the back for their 2001 World Championship.
		Also, keep in mind that in the last 10 years, the Yankees have never raised the salary bar and made one of their players the highest-paid in the game.
		It wasn't the Yankees who paid $15 million this offseason to mediocrities Cormier and Jose Mesa, thus inflating the market for the good relievers.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/schoenfield/001204yankees.html (1320 words)

	Damn Yankees
		Meanwhile, as the Yankees wait to see how the millions of dollars they already generate will be distributed throughout the rest of baseball, the team finds itself on a strange road to nowhere, playing hard to win in a no-win situation.
		The Yankees' 2002 season is shaping up as one of the most exciting in team history, with game after game decided by wildly improbable late-inning heroics, and attendance at Yankee Stadium is pushing toward 3.6 million.
		In six interleague games with the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres, the Yankees were estimated to have sold nearly 150,000 extra tickets and pulled in perhaps $6 million in extra revenues for their hosts.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/sports/columns/sportinglife/6282 (1358 words)

	Damn Yankees
		Damn Yankees is a rock band that first formed in the late 1980s.
		Portrait has since dropped Damn Yankees from their label.
		It was to be released on Portrait Records in 2000, but was delayed due to Shaw's commitments to Styx and their tour.
	www.rocknrollhell.com /damnyankees (252 words)

	Those Damn Yankees
		If nobody on the 1998 Yankees cheated on their wives or girlfriends while they were on the road, it would have been the first time in franchise history.
		Even after the Yankees beat the Indians (with Knoblauch playing well for the rest of the series), he remained under the microscope.
		What else could explain Giuliani making public financing of four baseball stadia (plans include hundreds of millions for a new park for the Mets to match the Yankees and tens of millions for minor-league parks in Brooklyn and Staten Island) a higher priority than repairing abysmal public school buildings throughout the city?
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/c/chadwin-yankees.html (4666 words)

	Damn Yankees
		Damn Yankees, the Faustian baseball comedy, was written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop based on Wallop's novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant." The plot unfolds with the devilish Mr.
		Damn Yankees is directed for TUTS by Bick Goss, a Fosse protegee, and choreographed by John Maclnnis, a Broadway dance 'veteran (Guys and Dolly, Steel Pier, How To Succeed..., Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Me and My Girl) who now directs and choreographs the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.
		Damn Yankees first arrived on Broadway in 1955 starring Ray Walston as the sly Applegate and Gwen Verdon as Lola.
	www.houstontheatre.com /damn.html (1837 words)

	Sleaze Roxx: Damn Yankees
		In 1993 Damn Yankees realized that they were commercially unviable in a changing musical state and disbanded, with members returning to their previous careers.
		Los Angeles, California was where Damn Yankees was put together by Styx's Tommy Shaw (guitar/vocals), the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent (guitar/vocals), Night Ranger's Jack Blades (bass/vocals) and drummer Michael Cartellone.
		In 2000 Damn Yankees reformed to work on a new album with Brother Cane's Damon Johnson and Kelly Keagy replacing Shaw and Cartellone respectively.
	www.sleazeroxx.com /bands/damnyankees/damnyankees.shtml (266 words)

	Old Hippie's Damn Yankee Site
		If you have some Damn Yankee humor that you feel is worthy of a page -- then submit it via email to bk@moparstyle.com.
		However, the Damn Yankee humor has gotten a little stale -- and this is where you can help.
		However, if you're just a Damn Yankee -- you might want to just move along.
	www.oldhippie.com /damnyankee (223 words)

	Oldies.com : Damn Yankees
		Formed in 1989, the Damn Yankees were one of several supergroups, including Bad English, to emerge in the USA towards the end of the decade.
		Damn Yankees, however, were not simply a record company creation.
		Ex-Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw had already been writing with the larger-than-life guitarist and solo artist Ted Nugent and they were soon joined by Jack Blades on bass and vocals (from the recently demised Night Ranger) and Michael Cartellone, a previously unknown drummer.
	www.oldies.com /artist/view.cfm/id_3570.html (388 words)

	Whiskey Bar: Damn Yankees
		As it is, the "winning tradition" of the Yankees is like the "winning tradition" of a casino, which guarantees that over time the odds are stacked in its favor.
		I'm pissed that the Yankees are moving on, but, for once in my life, I'm not pissed at the Yankees.
		Nothing short of the Yankees ceasing to exist as a franchise would satisfy me.
	billmon.org /archives/000794.html (3146 words)

	Damn Yankees - Yank Me
		And finnally, Ted Nugent mentioned in an interview before his show with Bad Company that Damn Yankees had recorded a third album but wasn't releasing it until the winter of 1996 when everyone was done with their tours.
		The questioned asked is, "whats next for the Damn Yankees?" Now you can find Jack, Tommy, and Ted all out on tour, but on tour with their old bands.
		After their long year and a half tour of the "Damn Yankees" album, they went back in the studio to record the "Don't Tread On Me" album then they went right back out on tour.
	www.wiu.edu /users/muprs4/yanked.html (965 words)

	Damn Yankees! News
		Damn Yankees, which will be set during the Negro Leagues post WWII, also stars Darius de Haas as Young Joe Hardy with Alton F. White as the devilish Mr.
		THERE PROBABLY has been no musical written that so exemplifies the 1950s as "Damn Yankees." It is a tricky play to stage, but Alameda Civic Light Opera has given it a real go.
		The split of Disney and Miramax, the two companies who intitiated a projected high-profile remake of the musical Damn Yankees, has left the show without a future, according to...
	www.topix.net /movies/damn-yankees (709 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: Devilishly Good Jerry Lewis in `Damn Yankees'
		Set in 1955, "Damn Yankees" tells the story of Joe Boyd (Dennis Kelly), a middle-age fan of those eternal baseball losers, the Washington Senators.
		Playing Applegate, a k a the Devil, in "Damn Yankees," which opened last night at the Kennedy Center, Jerry Lewis makes his first appearance from a puff of smoke.
		Damn Yankees, book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/longterm/theater/reviews/damnyankees.htm (667 words)

	LCHS to perform 'Damn Yankees'
		"Damn Yankees" revolves around a middle-aged man who ultimately makes a deal with the devil to become a younger, athletic version of himself and help the fictitious Washington Senators beat those Yankees once and for all.
		Lincoln Community High School's drama department will present its spring musical, "Damn Yankees," May 13-16 in the school auditorium.
		During his journey to clinch the pennant, Joe begins to miss his wife and the name he made for himself throughout his non-famous life.
	www.lincolncourier.com /news/04/04/21/d.asp (325 words)

	New York Yankees News
		The Yankees won the best-of-seven series, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the sixth time in eight years under manager Joe Torre.
		Wakefield, who won two games earlier in the series by frustrating the Yankees with his knuckleball, came out to pitch the 10th, retiring the Yankees in order.
		Aaron Boone (19) and the Yankees celebrate as Boone touches home plate after his homer won New York's 39th AL pennant.
	newyork.yankees.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/nyy/news/nyy_gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20031017&content_id=583098&vkey=ds2003game&fext=.jsp&c_id=nya (1264 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Damn, Yankees do it again
		It's instant folklore alongside Ruth to the Yankees, Lyle to the Yankees, Dent into the screen, Clemens to the Yankees, and New England burning down while Grady Little slept.
		Let's remember that the Yankees haven't won any of the last three World Series and just lost 60 percent of their starting rotation.
		A-Rod to the Yankees represents Steinbrenner at his diabolical best/worst.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/02/15/damn_yankees_do_it_again (719 words)

	Damn Yankees (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damn Yankees was an American rock supergroup, formed in 1989, consisting of Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Tommy Shaw (Styx), Ted Nugent and drummer Michael Cartellone.
		After the release of the album, the Damn Yankees went on a year and a half world tour.
		The band is presumably named for the musical of the same name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damn_Yankees_(band) (231 words)

	Damn Yankees - LaGuardia Community College Theater Ensemble - May 2004
		DAMN YANKEES, with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and based on the novel, "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant," by Douglass Wallop, is one of five presentations that have been performed by faculty, staff and students.
		Damn Yankees - LaGuardia Community College Theater Ensemble - May 2004
		These shows give students the opportunity to work side by side with their professors and staff.
	faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu /PDILLON/DamnYankees (235 words)

	FOXSports.com - MLB- Damn Yankees just won't die
		Now the Red Sox are trying to hold off the charging Yankees on the balky ankle of their own horse, Curt Schilling, who got slapped around by the Royals in his first start after his ugly stint as closer.
		Not too long ago, the Yankees were at the bottom of the wild-card leaderboard.
		The Yankees missing the playoffs would have been the perfect follow-up to the Greatest Comeback in Sports History.
	msn.foxsports.com /mlb/story/4812908 (1060 words)

	Damn Yankees: From Stage to Screen
		Damn Yankees bored them onscreen with its insane mix of truncated songs, slow new songs, total disregard for comedy and convoluted storyline.
		Damn Yankees wowed them on stage with its clever mix of great songs, humor, characters and a simple storyline.
		Fortunately, a recent stage revival cleaned up the show even more and it made a glorious come-back.
	www.geocities.com /TelevisionCity/Studio/8849/Moviemusicals/Damn/Yankees.htm (780 words)

	eBay - Cassette: Damn Yankees (UPC: 075992615945)
		While the music fit in with the then-thriving pop metal genre, Damn Yankees had a broader sound than the younger bands, especially evident in their impeccable vocal harmonies and solid songwriting.
		When you take a look at the line-up for the hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees (which included the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent on guitar, ex-Night Ranger bassist Jack Blades, and ex-Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw), you couldn't fathom how the three could possibly write/play/tour together.
		Damn Yankees: Tommy Shaw, Ted Nugent (vocals, guitar); Jack Blades (vocals, bass); Michael Cartellone (drums).
	product.ebay.com /Damn-Yankees_UPC_075992615945_W0QQfvcsZ1227QQsoprZ3534821 (319 words)

	Theater News - Reviews: Damn Yankees -
		Much is being made of the fact that Arena is presenting Damn Yankees partly to celebrate the return of professional baseball to D.C. for the first time in many years with the formation of the Nationals.
		Damn Yankees tells the tale of middle-aged baseball fan Joe Boyd, who sells his soul to the dapper, business-suited Mr.
		Given Molly Smith's experience, there is probably no director more adept at staging a show "in the round." The mainstage at Arena is large, but because the audience is seated on all four sides of the action, the venue has an intimate feel.
	www.theatermania.com /content/news.cfm/story/7340 (1188 words)

	Damn Yankees!
		The Yankees won that Series, the Mets haven't finished better than third in their division since and the games between the two teams every summer have become just games again.
		Baltimore Orioles (1996-97): As the Yankees were emerging from their 1980s slump, the Orioles were reemerging as a power in the American League.
		That season -- 1965 -- was the start of an 11-year run in which the Yankees did not win a pennant, the longest stretch until a recent 14-season drought (1982-95).
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/03/29/AR2005032900057.html (1361 words)

	Smartmoney.com: Fund Screen: Damn Yankees
		Ultimately, like the Yankees, who, despite recent setbacks have managed to stay in the thick of the playoff race this year, it seems unwise to bet against Fidelity.
		Like the Yankees, Fidelity boasts vast resources, an exceptionally deep talent pool, and a long and illustrious history of success.
		Chances are, some of these managers, like Rakers, will one day be playing for the Yankees.
	www.smartmoney.com /fundscreen/index.cfm?story=20050812&adv=articles&advtype=FundScreen (1088 words)

	ACLO
		Transformed into a young man, Joe becomes a baseball star and the Senators are well on their way to beating those damn Yankees.
		Damn Yankees hits a musical grand slam with everything from touching love songs to hoedowns.
		Based on Douglass Wallop’s best-selling novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, the 1955 musical swept the Tony awards.
	www.aclo.com /season/2005/2005_yanks.html (272 words)

	StyxCollector.com Tommy Shaw Justice Article 1992
		Damn Yankees is a force to be reckoned with in the studio and on the road, but the road is where the band excels.
		The road to Damn Yankees was a four year journey for Tommy Shaw, a road filled with the experiences of a man who had just left one of the world's most popular bands in the land - Styx.
		The band is comprise of veteran guitarists Tommy Shaw (formerly of Styx) and Ted Nugent, bassist Jack Blades (formerly of Night Ranger), and Michael Cartellone on drums.
	www.styxcollector.com /tsart92.html (1028 words)

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