On a hot Saturday day, what’s better than enjoying the Yankees play while sipping on a cold beer? What makes the beer taste even better is knowing that the tip you just gave the cashier is going towards an important cause. The Steinbrenner Field in collaboration with the Yankees allow …
Read More »MLB Spring Training Experience
This week has been an amazing learning experience for me. Through my work with the Spring Training Experience I had the opportunity to practice live-tweeting, photography, videography and interviewing skills. I had the opportunity to interview Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals, which was the highlight of my week. This …
Read More »Yankees Pitching Projects, Orioles Win
(TAMPA, FL) Tonight’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees ended in a 5-1 victory for the Orioles. Despite a drop in temperature along the west coast of Florida that affected most Grapefruit League spring training, the Orioles were hot off the bat. PLAY BY PLAY The …
Read More »Rylee McIver
Hello everyone, my name is Rylee McIver and I am a first year University of Florida student from Tampa, Florida. I am a Journalism major with a specialization in Sports and Media and a minor in business. Coming from Tampa, I have grown up a Buccaneer, a Rays fan and …
Read More »Steinbrenner, Yankees Draw Crowds
(TAMPA, FL) – Even for an early afternoon, mid-week game, George M. Steinbrenner’s stadium is absolutely electric. Fans are filing in by the hundreds and taking their places in stadium seats or in line to grab a hot dog. The sun is not hiding behind its normally spring-showered, cloudy sky, …
Read More »Yankees clobber Red Sox 9-1
Yankees Score Six Runs in the First Playing in front of their home crowd, the Yankees got off to a fast start and never looked back. It Never Got Better for the Red Sox The Yankees earned three more runs and eight more hits in the rest of the game. …
Read More »Fans split on Astros’ scandal
On a day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, that wavered between being bright and warm, and windy and chilly, Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins’ fans were equally torn on an issue very separate from the weather – the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. Attitudes toward the Astros – who …
Read More »Fans Hit the Road to Watch Their Favorite Teams Play
A typical day at a Spring Training game consists of eating hot dogs, drinking beer and meeting dedicated baseball fans who traveled from near and far to watch their favorite teams and meet their favorite players. Publix Field At Joker Marchant Stadium was the site of the Yankees vs Tigers …
Read More »The Costanza Legacy
George Costanza might have never actually worked for the Yankees, but Vinny Costanza is carrying on the Costanza legacy well. The 99-year-old has worked as an usher for 15 spring training seasons with the Yankees organization. “People kid me because George Costanza is supposed to work for the Yankees, but …
Read More »George M. Steinbrenner Field: Old and New Traditions
When it comes to baseball, all stadiums share the love of the game but each one has a different atmosphere. When you walk into the recently renovated George M. Steinbrenner Field, you get a sense of the Yankees pride that runs through the facility. The pride of the Yankees franchise …
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