Via the Yankees site -
The New York Yankees announced today that 15 first-time Old-Timers will attend the 62nd annual Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Among the newcomers are seven members of the 1996 World Championship club, including Yankees Special Assistant to the General Manager Tino Martinez, Pat Kelly, Jimmy Key, Graeme Lloyd, Ramiro Mendoza, Jeff Nelson and Tim Raines. Baseball’s all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson will also make his first Old-Timers’ Day appearance at Yankee Stadium, along with current pitching coach Dave Eiland, former manager Buck Showalter and former coach Jeff Torborg. The first-timers are rounded out by Don Baylor, Tony Fernandez, Wayne Tolleson and current YES Network broadcaster Al Leiter.
Joining the rookie Old-Timers on the baselines will be over 50 additional former Yankees, including at least one player from each of the last 16 Yankees World Championship teams since 1947. This year’s ceremonies will mark the largest number of Yankees alumni in uniform for Old-Timers’ Day in the history of the event.
It’s interesting to see Don Baylor’s name on this list. In his 1989 autobiography (written with Claire Smith), entitled “Don Baylor – Nothing but the Truth: A Baseball Life,” Baylor wrote that he felt like he was treated like a piece of trash in New York. And, if I recall correctly, he also wrote that he would never autograph a picture of himself in a Yankees uniform – because he didn’t want to acknowledge being on the team. I guess he’s had a change of heart…with the passing of time.
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July 23rd, 2008 at 10:52 am
Baylor wrote that he felt like he was treated like a piece of trash in New York.
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Well, at least he was traded to a pennant-winning ballclub…
Any insight as to why he would think that? I know Rickey (If I were white, they’d build a statue for me), Winnie (too many to list) & Griffey Sr. (leave my boy alone) had hard times when they were here.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Lotta bad blood back in 1985 over the Yankees trying to trade him to the White Sox.