The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

(People & Places I know, grew up with, interacting with, met, seen play, been to or with that have influenced or reinforced my love of the game and desire to write about it.)

THE GOOD

Don Mattingly – Paul O’Neill – Andy Stankiewicz – Derek Jeter – Andy Pettitte

Jorge Posada – Mariano Rivera – Scott Pose – Mike Mussina – James Baldwin

Buster Olney – David Wells – Tino Martinez – Aaron Boone – Albert Pujols

Johnny Damon – Nick Swisher – Eddie Murray – Johnny Bench – Jeff Juden

Mo Sanford – Clay Bellinger – Hideki Matsui – Yu Darvish – Patsy Suzanne Jones

Alex Rodriguez – Howard “Hop-A-Long” Cassady -Lou Seal The Seal

Ryan “The Hebrew Hammer” Braun – Prince Fielder – Rickie Weeks

David Ortiz – Dustin Pedroia – Ryan Zimmerman – Jim Leyland

Barry Larkin – The Topps Company – Craig Biggio – Bernie Williams

Allen & Lula Jones – Robby Jones – Chris Tripp – Cameron Tripp

D’Angelo Jiminez – Chien Ming Wang – Kevin Maas – Dr. Sam Wilson

Joey Votto – James “Red” Moore – Cooper Stadium – JT Snow

Rebecca Anderson – Keegan O’Malley – Agnes Hapka – Stump Merrill

Nyjer Morgan – Rickey Ledee – Mike Sexton – Jessie Ledbetter

Buckethead – Amy Pratt – Andrew Best – Zack Taylor

Jason Giambi – Jose Canseco – Bailey Jay Granger – Rollie Fingers

“King” Felix Hernandez – Ichiro – George Foster – Gaylord Perry

Mudcat Grant – Dave Stewart – Fergie Jenkins – John Gibson

Guest Services Goodyear Ballpark – Matt Kemp – Kevin Millar

Amy Davidson

THE BAD

Jason Giambi – Huntington Park – The Cleveland Indians

THE UGLY

Willie McGhee