Day three of the "6 in 5" has us following the Yankees on the "road." They visit the Houston Astros in Kissimmee, about 10 miles south Orlando.
Osceola County Stadium is a little charmer... wonderful close-in seating behind the foul screen.
Astros star Carlos Lee on his way back to the dugout. He can expect to walk 150 times. No one else in Houston's projected lineup looks like a capable hitter.
Mark Texieira is going to make a huge impact on the Yankees. A sweet-swinging switch-hitter who fits right into the 3rd spot in the batting order, his defense is equally impressive.
We met Sandy Koufax's old 3rd baseman today. A fascinating a friendly fellow known as "Frank Glenn" when he played 3rd base on a 1950s amateur team at the Brooklyn Parade Grounds. He backed a promising pitcher named Fred Wilpon on a team where a young Sandy Koufax played 1st base.
Frank has spent a lot of his time this month watching the Astros. But he was even happier to talk about his "sandlot" days. He shared a couple of great stories -- one was about their team, which was sponsored by Nathan's. If they won, all the players got a free hot dog, burger and soda from Nathan's in Coney Island. The other was on Koufax, who attended the U of Cincinnati on a basketball scholarship, inadvertently was "discovered" by Al Campanis, scouting for the Dodgers. The regular first baseman on the Cincinnati team, Koufax was tossing batting practice -- but as his throws made that strong "popping" sound in the catcher's mitt, Campanis knew that the Brooklyn native's future was on a mound. The Dodgers soon signed Koufax for a 35-thousand dollar bonus. And the rest, we now know, was history.
Day three of the "6 in 5" has us following the Yankees on the "road." They visit the Houston Astros in Kissimmee, about 10 miles south Orlando.
Osceola County Stadium is a little charmer... wonderful close-in seating behind the foul screen.
Astros star Carlos Lee on his way back to the dugout. He can expect to walk 150 times. No one else in Houston's projected lineup looks like a capable hitter.
Mark Texieira is going to make a huge impact on the Yankees. A sweet-swinging switch-hitter who fits right into the 3rd spot in the batting order, his defense is equally impressive.
We met Sandy Koufax's old 3rd baseman today. A fascinating a friendly fellow known as "Frank Glenn" when he played 3rd base on a 1950s amateur team at the Brooklyn Parade Grounds. He backed a promising pitcher named Fred Wilpon on a team where a young Sandy Koufax played 1st base.
Frank has spent a lot of his time this month watching the Astros. But he was even happier to talk about his "sandlot" days. He shared a couple of great stories -- one was about their team, which was sponsored by Nathan's. If they won, all the players got a free hot dog, burger and soda from Nathan's in Coney Island. The other was on Koufax, who attended the U of Cincinnati on a basketball scholarship, inadvertently was "discovered" by Al Campanis, scouting for the Dodgers. The regular first baseman on the Cincinnati team, Koufax was tossing batting practice -- but as his throws made that strong "popping" sound in the catcher's mitt, Campanis knew that the Brooklyn native's future was on a mound. The Dodgers soon signed Koufax for a 35-thousand dollar bonus. And the rest, we now know, was history.
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