By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Look, the idea of a pitcher having a ‘personal catcher’ is not a new one. It is not a revolutionary concept. It is also not going away because, quite frankly, for some pitchers, it works. Andy Pettitte, whose #46 was retired in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park in…
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It Almost Happened: A 1996 Ticker Tape Parade Without Jimmy Leyritz & Derek Jeter
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- Rewind 20 years to the year 1996: The #1 song in the United States of America was “Macarena” by Los Del Rio Denim jackets were paired with denim jeans of all different hues. The highest grossing movie was Sleepers starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffmann, and Brad…