The last time I sat in box seats behind home plate in Yankee stadium was in September, 1963. I had just finished the AAA season at Richmond in the International League, the Yankees top farm club. And I was in New York to have the Yankees terrific Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Sidney Gaynor, perform an operation for torn cartilage on my right knee.

Surgery was scheduled later in the week and so I took in a couple of the ball games at the Stadium. At one of (more…)

It’s been 44 years since I wore the pin-stripes, but having been a part of the organization for 5-1/2 years (50% of my 11 pro-baseball career) I still follow them…And the recent acquisition of CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett, along with Joba Chamberlain and Chien-Ming Wang (and possibly Andy Pettitte) means one thing–a great year (more…)

One of baseball’s greatest hitters, Don Mattingley, 13-year veteran with the New York Yankees, has a new product out that will help kids in their (more…)

Rich Knapp is the Minnesota Twins minor-league pitching coordinator. He boils pitching success down to the basics…providing the absolute best advice to his pitchers (more…)

There may be some argument, but from my perspective it has to be Randy Johnson. Here is a good interview with the 45-year old (more…)

One of the real pro’s of baseball is 18-year veteran Mike Mussina, pitcher of the New York Yankees. Here’s an (more…)

Football great (ex quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys) has sold his real estate firm with an intent of being part of the top real estate firm in the world within the next five (more…)

Every December the general managers of every Major League Baseball team in America and Canada gather for their annual winter meetings. The Topic of the most interest is TRADING players to fill the needs of their respective teams of the years’ past. Since the beginning of professional baseball TRADES have been a large part of the charm of the game. No other sport has the same notoriety baseball brings to the table. Football, Basketball and Hockey do have their moments, however baseball has the TRADING deadline frenzy to (more…)

Think of the exposure Adidas has gained over the years from their barter deal with the New York Yankees. A 10-year deal first signed in March of 1997.

It’s staggering to think of the many tens-of-millions of people who have seen the Adidas name prominently displayed on the cover of the Yankees (more…)

This morning I read a tribute to “The Stadium” by Larry Stone, Seattle Times baseball reporter. After reading it you will see by everyone who ever played there has (more…)