The Pettitte Two-Step

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Andy Pettitte Retirement Press Conference

Andy Pettitte Retirement Press Conference

Bronx, N.Y., February 3, 2011 — We all have our favorite Andy Pettitte moments. How to pick one or two? For me, it’s actually rather easy. When it comes to Andy P, think Peter O’Toole, because 1996 is My Favorite Year. Any Yankee fan who has been watching this team since that stunning season could easily point to magical Game 5 of the World Series, October 24, when the young Yankee southpaw stunned baseball by outpitching a superb John Smoltz in a 1-0 Yankee win in Atlanta.
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Gotta Go to Mo’s

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Mo's New York Grill

Enjoyed a great steak dinner here in what has become an off-season tradition for us.


In what has become an off-season tradition for us, Dan and I braved the snow flurries to head in to New Rochelle for dinner at Mo’s New York Grill with fellow Yankee fans Sharon and Bob. We’ve been scheduling up a dinner at Mo’s with them between the end of the season and an annual trek down to Tampa for spring training for a couple years now.
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Let’s Go Crazy…

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Prince at Madison Square Garden on December 29When I first saw the stage setup diagram on Ticketmaster for last night’s Prince show at Madison Square Garden when buying tickets, I was having trouble imagining how the glyph was going to translate into a stage environment. There was no need to have spent a moment thinking about it — it was fabulous! As was his purpleness, breaking out many of the tunes we all not-so-secretly wanted to hear from his catalog.
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Better All the Time

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Bronx, N.Y., October 9, 2010 — Although the larger story may have been that the Yanks swept the Twins in three games to win the 2010 ALDS in Yankee Stadium 6-1 on Saturday night, for Phil Hughes the bigger aspect may have been a more personal one. Exactly one year ago, the Twins put an ugly inning on Phil at the worst possible time, and although to all accounts he seems to be a pleasant young man, he really seemed to have enjoyed the chance to get back this time around. Continue reading →

Being and Time

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Bronx, N.Y., September 26, 2010 — Joe Girardi restored his frayed relationship with portions of the Yankee fanbase Sunday night when he and the Yankees “went for it,” sending out young stud Phil Hughes to rescue a home series with the Red Sox, a last homestand of the season that stood at 2-4, and a shot at home field in the playoffs. True, the stubborn magic number of three needed to be subtracted from, but only the most pessimistic of the fans thought the game was a must-win, or the postseason could be lost. Continue reading →

Showin’ Somethin’

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Bronx, N.Y., September 24, 2010 — The Yankee losing streak reached three games in the Bronx Friday night, and the magic number to clinch a spot in the playoffs remained hovering where it had been before the game, at three. And the team and their fans were left to absorb the sobering news that if the 2010 Yankees were going to win 100 games, their task was clearly laid out for them. Once they suffered their 62nd loss in a 10-8 defeat to the visiting Boston Red Sox, they simply need to win their eight remaining games. Continue reading →

Curtis Pays His Respects

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Monument to George M. Steinbrenner

Mariano Rivera was the last to leave Monument Park after the ceremonial unveiling of The Boss's monument.

Bronx, N.Y., September 20, 2010 — The Yankees had another special day in the Bronx Monday night, in a way that only they can. Fan favorites Joe Torre and Don Mattingly joined the Steinbrenner family, the players on the current team, and some other beloved retired players in honoring late owner George Steinbrenner, and the team came through with another victory over Tampa Bay. They won 8-6, just as they had beaten the Rays 62 days earlier 5-4 in the first game in the Bronx following “The Boss’s” lamented passing in July. Continue reading →