PaulKatcher.comA view from Manhattan's Upper West Side. One man's takes on sports, news, New York City and wacky web findsA Look Inside the Next Yankee Stadium- March 22, 2008 The Yankees recently sent out an email announcing their "premium offerings" at the next Yankee Sadium. If you plan to experience some of these luxuries &151; slated to debut next season &151; start playing the lottery now. Below are the four levels of premium seating at what is sure to be the most commercially aggressive stadium in the history of American sports. All are tagged as "suites," but don't confuse all with enclosed luxury boxes. Most appear to be renamed versions of some of the...http://paulkatcher.com/archives/001167.shtml Photos: Yankees Spring Training 2008- March 17, 2008 Having spent the past weekend visiting the Bronx Bombers in Tampa, I've just posted a small photo album that marks the debut of my Pentax DA 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 ED AL IF lens for my K01D camera. Being in the middle of a 9-week photo course, I'm still a DSLR newbie, but I was lucky enough to capture Alex Rodriguez's Friday home run (below) with the third picture I ever shot with the zoom lens. I also dig this seemingly ho-hum shot of A-Rod taking a ball below the knee. His eyes are right on that..http://paulkatcher.com/archives/001166.shtml When Casual, Backyard Wiffle Ball Just Won't Do- March 3, 2008 On page 30 of the current issue of ESPN The Magazize are tips on how to throw nasty Wiffle ball pitches from Joe Nord, a former Cy Young and MVP Award winner in "the preemininent Wiffle ball organization in the country." Funny, I thought, Nord doesn't look 8 years old. Turns out Nord is a member of Fast Plastic, an adult league in which passion runs deep enough for someone to have produced this YouTube video of serious Wiffle ball players &151; some wearing dual batting gloves &151; over a..http://paulkatcher.com/archives/001165.shtml |