The Business of Baseball

Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees, will speak at Southern Connecticut State University, Wednesday, April 22.

ESPN sports reporter Peter Gammons will also be on hand to discuss "The Yankees and the Business of Baseball" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts.

Cashman began as a 19-year-old intern in 1986 working for the Yankees' scouting department, and in 1998, rose to become the second youngest general manager in baseball history at age 31.

During the last 11 years, the team has won three World Series championships, five American League titles and nine AL East crowns.
Tickets are $23; $10 for students and children. They may be purchased at the Lyman box office: (203) 392-6154, or at http://tickets.southernct.edu.

A premium seating and reception package is also available for $125 per person. (Purchase includes private reception, premium seating, photo opportunity with Cashman and an autographed book.) Contact Betsy Galian at (203) 392-5598 for information or to purchase the "Friends" premium package. To purchase the premium package online, visit http://dlspremium.southernct.edu/

A portion of the proceeds support Southern's Endowed Awards of Excellence, a merit-based scholarship program.

Image courtesy SCSU.

Fenway Park First Home Game: April 6

Getting ready. It's almost time.

And the Boston Red Sox are not increasing food and drink prices at Fenway Park. (It's the first time prices have been frozen since 2002.)

Famous Fenway Franks will still cost $4.75; a box of popcorn, $3.75.

"Fenway Family Hour" means that families arriving at the park in the hour after the gates open will get discounts of up to 50 percent on burgers, pizza and other food.

The Red Sox's first home game is April 6 against Tampa Bay.

The New York Mets home opener is April 13.

The Yankees start swinging the bat April 16. (Tickets are still available in the Legends section for $2,625, plus some handling charges.)

Snow? Go. Time for Fenway Eye Feast

“People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”

- Rogers Hornsby,
MLB second baseman, manager, one of the greatest hitters ever

Tired of the mud, snow, muddy snow, and monochrome view out the window? Feast your eyes on "the pahk" - this corporate view of beloved Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Pitchers and catchers report Thursday, Feb. 12; everyone else by Feb. 16.

First game is Feb. 25.