Comments on: About the Author http://www.whyilikebaseball.com an online journal of baseball enthusiasm Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:07:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cecilia Tan http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/about-the-author/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Cecilia Tan Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/?page_id=3#comment-1251 Alex, the pregame schedule is pretty much the same no matter what time the game is. So stuff that happens at 10am before a 1pm game, happens at 4pm for a 7pm game, etc. For an evening game some players might arrive even earlier to get in extra work in the batting cages and the like (though there were days when I got to the press box at 7am and Don Mattingly was already in the cage with someone at that hour, so that happens in the mornings too). Alex, the pregame schedule is pretty much the same no matter what time the game is. So stuff that happens at 10am before a 1pm game, happens at 4pm for a 7pm game, etc. For an evening game some players might arrive even earlier to get in extra work in the batting cages and the like (though there were days when I got to the press box at 7am and Don Mattingly was already in the cage with someone at that hour, so that happens in the mornings too).

]]> By: Alex http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/about-the-author/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 Alex Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:09:57 +0000 http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/?page_id=3#comment-1250 Cecilia, This is the second year I've come down for a week of Spring Training at Steinbrenner Field. I have a quick question about warm up times. I went to two games last year but they were both day games. I got some good autographs - Reggie Jackson, Mickey Rivers, Johnny Damon - but this year we are going to two night games and I was wondering if you knew of a good time to go down to the practice field to get autographs. Any suggestions? Thanks, Alex Cecilia,

This is the second year I’ve come down for a week of Spring Training at Steinbrenner Field. I have a quick question about warm up times. I went to two games last year but they were both day games. I got some good autographs – Reggie Jackson, Mickey Rivers, Johnny Damon – but this year we are going to two night games and I was wondering if you knew of a good time to go down to the practice field to get autographs. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Alex

]]> By: Cecilia Tan http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/about-the-author/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Cecilia Tan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:21:15 +0000 http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/?page_id=3#comment-584 Douglas, good question. I would think Linz would know, but ballplayers also have notoriously bad memories and forget which parts of their stories are embellishments and which are actually true. If I run into Linz, Whitey, and/or Yogi this spring training, I'll see what they say, but it doesn't mean they're right! Douglas, good question. I would think Linz would know, but ballplayers also have notoriously bad memories and forget which parts of their stories are embellishments and which are actually true. If I run into Linz, Whitey, and/or Yogi this spring training, I’ll see what they say, but it doesn’t mean they’re right!

]]> By: Douglas Heller http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/about-the-author/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Douglas Heller Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:48:38 +0000 http://www.whyilikebaseball.com/?page_id=3#comment-582 I just met Phil Linz at a real estate function. He said that the famous harmonica was broken into three pieces by Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford took them and won't give them back. However, on Wikipedia, it says the harmonica is in a collection. Who is correct? I just met Phil Linz at a real estate function. He said that the famous harmonica was broken into three pieces by Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford took them and won’t give them back. However, on Wikipedia, it says the harmonica is in a collection. Who is correct?

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