Posts Tagged: yankees

PHOTOS: That Time I Met Garth Brooks And Tricia Yearwood

So let me tell you about the time I was in the visiting team’s batting cage at Yankee Stadium chatting with Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood. The story begins on Friday when I approach John Foxx, who in addition to hosting afternoons on 95.5 PLJ is the Program Director of NASH FM 94.7…. Read more »

PHOTOS: A Weekend Spent Mostly At Yankee Stadium

I think a number of factors contributed to it: missing Opening Day, the excitement for the new season, the fact that I’m single and my renewed quest at constantly trying new things, pushing myself outside of my comfort zone. For the second straight weekend, I attended two baseball games in two days at Yankee Stadium…. Read more »

PHOTOS: Up(town) And Down(town) Weekend

Last Thursday night I was texting with my friend Quinn who was in town from Nashville for a work event. We scratched tentative plans to meet-up that evening, opting for the following day. After finding out what hotel she was staying in I offered to make Brunch reservations. She liked the idea but also suggested… Read more »

INTERVIEW: John Oliver Talks About ‘The ‘Bleeping’ Yankees’

A week after John Oliver sent costumed fans to sit in the prestigious Legends Seats behind home plate at Yankee Stadium, the comedian noted that the Bronx Bombers are probably not too happy about the whole promotion. “I think the Yankees are happy that we’re done,” the HBO host said after noting he did not… Read more »

It Doesn’t Matter Which Presidential Candidate Paul O’Neill Supports

I met Paul O’Neill in May of 2009 at the now-closed Crowne Plaza in Secaucus. He was one of a number of former Yankees participating in an autograph signing held by memorabilia company MAB Celebrity. If you have never been, basically you show up and purchase a ticket which allows you to obtain an autograph… Read more »

PHOTOS: Doing The A-Town Stomp In Atlanta

The summer of travel took me down south again last weekend, as I visited Atlanta for my first time ever. Thursday night I left the studio, pulled an all-nighter, and made my non-stop 6 a.m. flight to the ATL. Instead of taking the airport shuttle upon landing, I thought it’d be a good idea to… Read more »

PHOTOS: Citi Field Spartan Sprint For The MMRF

All I remember reading in the email I received from Amy Freeze was that we were running through Citi Field and it was for charity. I’m a huge baseball fan (diehard member of Yankees Universe) and so I was in. The event – a Spartan Sprint – was a week before the Billboard Music Awards…. Read more »

INTERVIEW: YES Network’s Jack Curry Launches New Web Series, Covering Sports and Music

If you’re like me and you follow YES Network analyst Jack Curry on Twitter, you know that the seasoned reporter is well-versed in more than just baseball. Curry is an avid music fan who tweets about Gaslight Anthem and Mumford and Sons in between updating his 40,000-plus followers on Derek Jeter’s rehab progress. With his… Read more »

YOUTUBE TUESDAY: Now Batting… Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’

Baseball season is right around the corner. For players, choosing what music you’re going to step up to the plate to can be difficult. Just ask Yankees Center Fielder Curts Granderson.Hopefully he doesn’t chose Rebecca Black’s “Friday” – but if he does – I’m FOR this version…Web Bonus: If you STILL haven’t seen the original…