Baseball is my favorite sport. The Yankees are my LEAST favorite team. Billy Martin is my FAVORITE Yankee. It may be strange to have a favorite person on your least favorite team but, stick with me and you’ll see why I love this guy. He is an All American success story: He grew up poor, worked hard and earned an opportunity to fight other professional athletes in a non-combat sport. He played with and against a whos-who of would be and should be Hall of Famers on the diamond, he helped his team win championships and even led them there as a manager. He also beat the s**t out of everyone who he felt like mistreated him. Spiking him at second base? Beating. Talking to him during warmups? Beating. Driving a cab and liking football more than baseball? Beating. Selling marshmallows? Beating… Oh and let’s not forget his part in one of the most infamous moments in the ENTIRE HISTORY of baseball. There’s been a lot of crazy people in baseball but, there’s only ONE Billy Martin.