Yankee Stadium Archives - David Perlstein

ALL THAT GREEN

By David Perlstein | August 14, 2020

Baseball’s back. Whether the short season will be completed remains in question. But I’m less inclined to look to baseball’s future than its past for memories bigger than the game. As a kid, I went to Yankee Stadium with my father Morris. I treasured sharing that time with him. Later I went with my brother-in-law…

MICKEY AND MORRIS

By David Perlstein | June 24, 2016

An article on baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle appeared in Tuesday’s San Francisco Chronicle. The Mick played for the New York Yankees from 1951-68. He was my hero when I was a kid. I can’t think of him without thinking of my father Morris, since our strongest bond was baseball. Dad sold springs to…