• Hank Steinbrenner’s Boss-like bluster marked vital Yankees turning point

    Hank Steinbrenner’s Boss-like bluster marked vital Yankees turning point

    Even as Hank Steinbrenner continued to channel his father and unload on the Red Sox or small market teams or Joe Torre, it was becoming more obvious as the 2008 season unspooled that the louder Steinbrenner son was not going to run the Yankees. It was a vital pivot point in the history of the …
  • Drew Henson on his lost two-sport career and Derek Jeter

    Drew Henson on his lost two-sport career and Derek Jeter

    Drew Henson had a lot to say about his career that wasn’t, and those he met along the way. On his life “Do I trade [my life]? It is tough. Do you trade it for the success we all want as kids and financial security? I love who I am. I love the experiences I …
  • How Larry David turned his Yankees pain into ‘Seinfeld’ gold

    How Larry David turned his Yankees pain into ‘Seinfeld’ gold

    Post sports writer Peter Botte is the author of “The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the New York Yankees” (available in paperback Tuesday), an entry in the popular “Big 50” sports books series. This excerpt is taken from Chapter 49: “George Costanza.” “Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Mantle … Costanza?” When the greatest sitcom …