WHY THE BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE SHIRT IS THE WAY TO GO

I wasn’t exactly sure what would happen if we tried to sell Bleedingyankeeblue.com shirts.  I mean, in business, you want to take baby steps because no matter how big you think you are, there is are always others who are bigger.  You never want to get too excited, yet, you don’t want to be unmotivated either. You just want to be liked and wanted. 

Bleeding Yankee Blue was created on a fluke and we’ve developed into something much more. We’re “morning coffee” reading. We’re “lunch break” reading. We’re “Put the kids to bed” reading.  Hey…at least you’re reading. Thanks.  Because of you all, I find myself waking up before the sun and going bed when the east coast is quite. Let’s be honest, I’m freaking exhausted, but I also know that you guys have enjoyed this ride with us and I know you’ll be looking for stories and opinion from BYB every day.  So, thanks for guys like me, Mikey and Jesse, Jeana and Erica, Lem, Kate, Grant and Christy and Fox and Joe, we are consistently putting together stories for you. Look, We are trying to bring you news, but we’re also trying to bring you stories and opinion that the others don’t have.  Sure, we could bring you articles on Sabermetrics all day long, but what does that do? It puts up in the same category as the others, that’s what it does.  Jesse and Grant break my chops all day long calling me an old man, but the reality is, I’m old school and while I see the importance of Sabermetrics, I grew up without it and guess what, I survived quite nicely.

BYB embarked on a crusade this spring putting together a handshake agreement with David and Erin Robertson. The agreement?  To give some money to the High Socks for Hope foundation.  We’re giving $1 for every Bleedingyankeeblue.com shirt we sell and another $1 for every strikeout David gets.  We’ll also include another $1 for every Save DRob gets this season.  So far we’ve raised $277, and sure, that may seem small, but we never expected to raise a million bucks, we just wanted to give whatever we could, and luckily for us, it’s not only us, it’s YOU!

(In photo: Beth Hucke)

We’ve met a ton of great people over our short life, Beth Hucke who runs We want Nick Swisher to Host SNL supports us and we support her.  Here she is above wearing our Bleedingyankeeblue.com shirt. We appreciate her support.  We became friendly with Marty Appel, the former Yankee PR giant and I’d say BYB and he have a pretty nice relationship.  Pete Caldera of the Bergen Record is considered a friend in my head and the guy works his tail off all day long, yet, he takes a moment to chat with me if I have a question.  He’s good people .

 (In Photo: Joey & Charles Moses)

And then there’s you, the fans, David from England and Charles and Joey in Australia (above), and in the states, there are a ton of you, all supporting what we do here, we’re BYB Nation. It’s pretty cool!

So yeah, if you’re reading this, take a moment it’s time to buy, support BYB and High Socks for Hope.  Click on the Buy Now button on the left side of this blog. Look for Mikey’s Dad and make a purchase.  We have S, M, L, XL and 2XL. If you need a 2XL, click the XL and specify in the notes that you need a 2XL.  Also, Kids ages 9 and up can definitely wear the small adult.  My son’s not too big and he wears it…they wear everything alittle baggy these days. We are sold out of 3XL.

If you don’t feel comfortable using PayPal, send a money order or check to our P.O. Box. Specify the size you need, how many you need and where to send it.

And most importantly, thank you. What a journey.  Sure, I am barely awake these days, but I’m happy to write for you, as are our other writers and in the end, this is something I always wanted to do…write for the team I love…my New York Yankees. Progress is something else, isn’t it?

--Casey
Founder of Bleeding Yankee Blue

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