Published: February 5, 2011
Andy Pettitte made it official Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. “My heart’s not where it needs to be,” he said with his wife Laura at his side when he met the media. Retiring from the game after 16 years is not easy to do, 13 of those years pitching for the New York Yankees. But [...]
Published: September 29, 2010
Ruben Tejada the 20-year old rookie infielder of the New York Mets has been patient realizing his playing time has also been a valuable experience. Back in April he was on the 25 man roster and struggled at the plate. Patience is a virtue as they say. And for Tejada recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on [...]
Published: August 12, 2010
New York - As ugly as the New York Mets 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies was Wednesday evening at Citi Field, things got worse moments later in the family room when closer Frankie Rodriguez assaulted his father-in-law and was charged with third degree assault. Rodriguez took his anguish out on reporters in the clubhouse [...]
Published: July 18, 2010
Bronx, NY —The emotional and poignant Old-Timers’ Day ceremony with additional tributes to the recently deceased Yankees owner George Stenbrenner and former public address announcer Bob Sheppard moved all in the sold-out ballpark on Saturday. The most publicized event of the regularly scheduled contest between the two contenders for the American League East crown in [...]
Published: February 10, 2009
New York – You can’t pass judgment about Joe Torre until you read the book, “The Yankee Years” written with Tom Verducci the established scribe of Sports Illustrated. Torre, last week did the talk show and signing circuit while his Dodgers team was on a ticket caravan out in Los Angeles. And as you read [...]