Welcome to the Blog

By
Hello and welcome to Jimmy Sez, a blog that will mostly be dedicated to content on the New York Yankees. There's been no shortage of Yankee blogs floating around the internet, some of which I have contributed to over the years. So what's this one all about? I'm so glad you asked!

 A couple of years ago I got an email from an editor at Lyons Press who was looking to publish a series of books chronicling all-time All-Star teams in professional sports. It turns out I had written an article doing just that for the Yankees back in 2014 and he wanted to know if I was interested in expanding that into a full-length manuscript. I immediately said "yes", paying no mind to the fact that I knew nothing about writing a book. I'd figure that out later. This was my golden opportunity to write a book about my favorite team.

 For about a year thereafter I stumbled my way through writing that full-length manuscript. While nobody I've ever met would consider me wordy, one of the biggest mistakes I made in writing the book was including about twice as many words as I had in my budget from the publisher. That meant I had to make lots of wholesale cuts before the editing process could even begin at Lyons Press.

 This is a place for all of those words that hit the cutting room floor. Some will be in the form of profiles on managers and general managers, others will offer an in-depth primer on the advanced metrics that were used to rank the players and inform my decisions. There were also a few honorable mentions that just couldn't fit into the finished product.

 Once these extra words are exhausted, or even before then, I'm sure I'll have other thoughts on the Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Islanders, Villanova basketball, AC/DC, dogs, Tarantino movies, polar bears, hats, anything really, that I can share here to varying degrees of interest from you the audience. For now, though, you can consider this the venue for all of the deleted scenes from The New York Yankees All-Time All-Stars. The Author's Cut if you will. I hope you enjoy.

 And yes, the title of this blog is a nod to Yankee Stadium's favorite cheerleader. It's been nearly 10 years since he died and the Yankees haven't won a World Series since. Coincidence? Yes, probably.
Freddy Sez ready to lead the Yankee faithful.
Silent Wind of Doom/Wikimedia Commons

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Yankees on the 2024 Contemporary Baseball Era HoF Ballot

By
Image
The Baseball Hall of Fame recently announced the candidates that will be included on the 2024 ballot for the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee to consider. The eight-person ballot is comprised of those who contributed to baseball as a manager, executive, or umpire since 1980. Of those eight, two candidates have strong ties to the Yankees. As is usually the case with these Veterans Committees, it will be difficult for any of the eight to be voted in since the electorate will be limited to just four votes, and 75% of that vote will be needed for election. Obviously, I'll be pulling for the gentlemen detailed below when the results are announced on December 3rd. Lou Piniella Sweet Lou spent 15 years of his long baseball career as a Yankee in some way, shape or form. A former Rookie of the Year and All-Star with the Royals, Piniella was traded to the Yankees prior to the 1974 season. For the next 11 years he was a key contributor to the Yankees mainly in a hybrid fourth outfielder/d
Read more

Who is the Oldest Living Yankee Legend?

By
Image
When Whitey Ford passed away a few weeks ago it left the Yankee Universe asking themselves a question that has had an obvious answer for a very long time. Ford was one of many former Yankees who racked up championship rings at record rates in the 1950's and 60's. Since that time, the team has been lucky enough to celebrate those teams by inviting the men who made them legendary back to Yankee Stadium every year. And of that group, there's always been a clear elder statesman, an old guy with a Hall of Fame resumé who serves as the unofficial patriarch of the extended Yankee family. For nearly 50 years this role was filled by Joe DiMaggio. The man who touted himself as the "Greatest Living Ballplayer" was treated as such whenever returning to the Bronx. There were others in the running of course, none more so than Mickey Mantle, but The Mick tragically died at the way too young age of 63 and DiMaggio held the title until he passed away in the spring of 1999. At tha
Read more

Jimmy Sez Meets More All-Stars

By
Image
Last year I told the story of meeting Don Mattingly and from there committed to the quest of getting the rest of the living Yankees All-Time All-Stars to sign a copy of the book. Luckily, the folks at Hall of Fame Signings hosted another Pinstripe Pride event earlier this month in north Jersey. There, I was able to get the autographs of five more legends, which means seven of the 17 living All-Stars have now signed. While it was thrilling to meet each of the five who signed this year, I won't have nearly as much to say about the encounter as I did with Donnie Baseball. Ya know, you only get to meet your childhood hero for the first time once. So here's a brief description of each exchange with a picture of my ugly mug next to some guys that you'd much rather see. Before digging in, I do need to give a shout out to Hall of Fame Signings for a dramatically improved experience at the event for 2024. There was far more space at the venue, organization, and predictability wh
Read more