Mark Souder: “I do want to pay tribute to two Yankee ties who clearly show that even the Yankees have Hoosier ties, which partly makes…”

“I do want to pay tribute to two Yankee ties who clearly show that even the Yankees have Hoosier ties, which partly makes them successful. Don Mattingly will not be remembered in the same light as Ruth, Mantle, and DiMaggio given his lack of World Series rings; but this Evansville-native-turned-New York Yankees legend has made a claim to be one of the best pure baseball players the Yankees ever had. During his prime in the 1980s, he had an on-base slugging of over .900, bettered only by Wade Boggs. On top of his outstanding hitting, he also tied for having the best fielding percentage of any first baseman ever to play the game. Between 1985 and 1989, he won a Yankee record for five consecutive Gold Glove awards at first base. Indiana is proud to be the home of this Yankee legend. The second Yankee I want to highlight with Hoosier ties is a man who never played a game for this proud organization. George Steinbrenner, better known as The Boss, has been called many things by his critics. Unsuccessful will never be one of them.”