You’re as likely to see it on the streets of Brazzaville as on the sidewalks of the Bronx — that ubiquitous New York Yankees logo. The interlocked N and Y is everywhere, on everything. Baseball caps, sure, but also on bags, T-shirts, scarves, sneakers, belts, pajamas and so on and…

Recently, I was taken to task by a reader for criticizing Yankee first baseman Anthony Rizzo about not being vaccinated. After testing positive, he was approached by reporters and asked if this changed his mind. Rizzo hedged and said “I want to study the data.” …

“What are you going to wear? Are you going to change between the two?” You might think this is RushTok, the new viral bit on social media where freshmen women (freshwomen?) …

THE “DATA” When it comes to the Yankees new first baseman Anthony Rizzo, it’s hard to come up with any negatives. The man has been lights out in his first six games, hitting homers in the first two and becoming the first player in the franchise’s history to get an…

This blog is supposed to be about baseball but I just read about something that happened in the Olympics that I want to comment on so apologies for this deviation. When the games opened with the traditional Parade of Athletes, one of the producers involved in televising the spectacle decided…

Just once, I’d like to see someone stand up to the Yankees’s long-standing policy against beards and long hair. Everyone, it seems, caves in. Remember Clint Frazier before the powers-that-be ordered him to cut his curly red locks? He was something of a free spirit when the Yankees brought him…

It has become almost a ritual. A baseball player is suspended for domestic violence; he passes his time away from the game in counseling and perhaps with some community service, then returns to the team when his suspension is up. Broadcasters remark about his return, frequently noting how important he…

Baseball writers, especially those who stray beyond stats and play-by-play, sometimes venture into philosophy as they seek a way to explain why they spend their adult lives on a kids game. It's “a continuity through the ages,” one said, “a bridging of generations. …

It must hit everybody at the same time — that tingly feeling that says “it’s almost time for baseball.” …