Players Of My Past #3:Tino Martinez

While all other Yankee fans I grew up with were immersed in Derek Jeter, I was excited for their first baseman which they acquired in a trade with Seattle. Tino Martinez was the guy I pretended to be when I was in the backyard with friends playing when I wasn't Ken Griffey Jr. Of course in my play with friends they were teammates. Everyone knew I was Griffey Jr and Tino in pinstripes. If only