Whose cap is it anyway?
byThe universality of the Yankee cap and the tides of design appropriation.
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Still Tom Terrific
byReggie Jackson once said that Tom Seaver pitched with heart. But then we always knew that.
Hitting it out of the park
byDana Cavalea’s first book, “Habits of a Champion,” inspires everyone to be the best version of himself.
Diamond gladiator
byDavid Cone, one of the brilliant bad boy Mets of the late 1980s and early ’90s, reinvented himself with the Yankees.
Stylin’ ballplayers
byAs we head into September signaling the near-end of the regular baseball season and the race for divisional, league and world championship titles, it seemed fitting to include the uniforms of this legendary game in the context of fashion.
‘Big kids’ get messy in the name of charity
byThe New York Yankees got down and dirty in White Plains recently to help the Ty Louis Campbell Foundation combat childhood cancers.
‘Open’ season
byFew have been better positioned to observe the milestones of tennis in the Open Era than longtime Katonah-based journalist Steve Flink, author of the indispensable “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time” (New Chapter Press) and a 2017 inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Only as good as your rival
byMany of the great sports anniversaries being celebrated this summer are the anniversaries of great rivalries
Bill Taibe, curator of contemporary cuisine
bySpend a couple of hours in the company of Bill Taibe, Weston resident and native son of Patterson, and you will instantly understand the role of the contemporary executive chef-restaurant owner—mentor, creative force, innovator and curator.
Derek Jeter designs his second and third acts
byHighlights from Derek Jeter’s storied baseball career are often famous enough to be described in quick phrases. There’s The Flip, the “Mr. November” World…
Mark Teixeira’s field of cinematic dreams
byIt’s not unusual for athletes to cross over from the playing fields to the entertainment industry. But some prefer a more behind-the-scenes, grassroots approach. For…
Me and The Mick
bySay you somehow became friends with your childhood idol. Could you ever see him or her as just a buddy, or would you spend…
Curses! Harry Frazee’s Larchmont home hits the market
byDid a lovely Queen Anne home in Larchmont ignite the most famous curse in sports and the birth of a baseball dynasty? The 5,554-square-foot…
Now pitching for education … Mariano Rivera
byThe cycle of family life has an imperfectly perfect symmetry. Witness New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera. “I didn’t finish school. I went to…
A Bernie Williams doubleheader in Ridgefield
byIn life, there are those who are fortunate enough to have a great talent. And then there are those who have two. Bernie Williams…
Captain courageous
byWhen the news came that Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop and team captain, would retire at the end of the season, our…
A passion to train
byIf Dana Cavalea calls the clients at his ML Strength fitness facility “athletes” and his six instructors “coaches,” it’s only natural. Until recently, Cavalea…
Uncle John, Aunt Suzyn and the voices of the Yankees
byJohn Sterling and Suzyn Waldman, the New York Yankees’ radio broadcasters, are known for their head-scratching asides, mixing baseball play-by-plays with references to Broadway…
Shelter from domestic storms
byAs the youngest of five growing up in Brooklyn, Joe Torre would come home, see his father’s car and hightail it over to a…
The closer
byMariano Rivera breathes new life into New Rochelle church In baseball, as in business, the closer is the one who seals the deal, who…