Yankee killer

A Yankee Killer is a Major League Baseball player, typically a pitcher, who has a reputation for being able to defeat the New York Yankees on a regular basis. The term dates back at least to Johnny Podres, the famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who in by|1955 led the team to its first World Series Championship against the seemingly invincible New York Yankees. [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050824&content_id=1182558&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la]

Another early Yankee Killer was Frank Lary, of the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox, who maintained an impressive 28-13 (.683) record against the Yankees. The most famous Yankee Killer in recent years has been Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/L/Lary_Frank.stm] Chuck Finley was considered another recent Yankee killer, who had such a reputation of being able to defeat the team, the Yankees almost pulled the trigger on a one for one trade with Andy Pettitte, who won four championships during his tenure with the team.