My Valentine’s day article focuses on love as it denigrates into hate. I have always had a soft spot for little pitchers that throw the ball really hard. I suppose it stems from my Yankees fan father telling stories about Ron Guidry. It makes sense...

Running up a record of 18-6, he led the league in ERA, strikeouts (284), shutouts (4), batting average against (.167), strikeouts per nine innings (11.8), and home runs allowed per nine innings (.71). His ERA was the league’s lowest since Yankee Ron...

This included how sad it was to watch one of their favorite players, Thurman Munson, die tragically on my brother’s eighth birthday. Tales were told of Graig Nettles as a human vacuum at third base and how he broke Boston’s Spaceman with a body slam. ...

Don Mattingly was a batting champion and MVP, Dave Winfield was a perennial All-Star and top ten MVP-candidate, Willie Randolph was insanely underrated, Ron Guidry was still fronting the pitching staff, and Dave Righetti was slamming the door in the...

I learned about acting with class and dignity from watching many players. Paul Blair, Roy White, Jim Kaat, Graig Nettles, Chris Chambliss, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly, Tino Martinez, Jorge Posada, Dave Winfield, Ron Guidry, Willie Randolph, Bobby...

But Ron Guidry was certainly an exception to that argument. The aptly nicknamed “Louisiana Lightning” or “Gator” was absolutely electric when he stepped on the mound, and that was true whether it was the first or ninth inning of a game. That was...