Ball point pen on todays newsprint At 38 years old the veteran left hander was the model of efficiency last night. He threw 88 pitches, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs. He walked 1 and struck out 4 in his 7 innings of work. While it wasn't a no hitter, it was good enough to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the division series with Minnesota. Have a nice Weekend. Enjoy the post season baseball! Go check out todays Bronx Banter ...
Read MoreBall point pen on todays newsprint Even in death, George is larger than life and still inspiring controversy. Many fans were taken aback by the size of George's plaque installed in monument park before Monday nights game. The 7 foot wide, 5 foot tall plaque dwarfs the monuments honoring Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris and other Yankee greats. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on todays newsprint As a fan I appreciated George's drive to win, but I didn't have to work for him Harvey Green, a former Yankee PR guy, suffered the wrath of George many times having been fired by him on four occasions. Of his years with the Yankees he said “The phone would ring in the middle of the night and you knew it was either Mr. Steinbrenner or an illness in the family. After a while, you started to root for an illness in the family.” George hired and fired Billy Martin five times. Ball point pen on todays newsprint ...
Read MoreBall point pen on todays newsprint George Steinbrenner had to be the best at everything. When he was mean and insensitive, he was the meanest, most insensitive. When he made stupid baseball decisions, they seemed the stupidest. But when he bought a baseball team, he bought the best, got the best deal and always wanted to put the best team on the field. As a Yankee fan, I thank him for that. RIP Mr. Steinbrenner ...
Read MoreBall point pen on todays newsprint Baseball, green grass, pinstripes, peanuts, cold beer, and Bob Sheppard... I can't think of one without thinking of the others. For more than half a century he was the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium. It was his deliberate, precise voice that welcomed you to the stadium and announced your favorite players coming to bat. Always the position, jersey number, name and finally repeating the number. He was an original. RIP Mr. Sheppard. He was 99. Watch HERE and HERE Over at the brilliant Alex Belth's Bronx Banter, Yankee Stadium weekend organist Ed Alstrom remembers the great Bob Sheppard. Click HERE ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Hideki Matsui had six RBI's and was the World Series MVP, big game pitcher, Andy Pettitte came up big again on 3 days rest and the New York Yankees captured their 27th World Championship at Yankee Stadium last night! A medley of previously posted doodles ...
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