Yankees split up today, another cultural icon passes.

By: Mike Sommer

Back in the 1950’s, coonskin caps were the rage as the Ballad of Davy Crockett hit #1 on the Billboard charts. Bill Hayes, later a soap opera star (Days of Our Lives) took it to #1 in the spring of 1955. The fad was so popular that Tennessee Ernie Ford hit #5 with the song (BEFORE Sixteen Tons went to #1), Fess Parker also hit #5 with it, and The Voices of Walter Schumann (who?) hit #14.

Parker as Crockett.

Fads, like the hula hoops of that era, eventually pass on. As do the people associated with them. Fess Parker, who starred on TV as Davy Crockett in the 1950s and as Daniel Boone in the 1960s, passed away yesterday at the age of 85. I’m too young to remember him as Crockett, but do remember him as Boone.

Today the Yanks split up. Home game vs. the Tigers (A-Jax and Coke, but no JD; CC, and probably Mariano getting work in) this afternoon, road game vs. the Rays (Gaudin and Mitre) tonight. Big night for Gaudin and Mitre in their bids for the #5 slot.

A few friends are down in Tampa enjoying the games. One, of course, is working down there.

The Nationals released Elijah Dukes. The Post states the Yanks have no interest.

I went 10-6 yesterday on my NCAA picks. Not great, but only one of those six losses did I have in the Sweet 16. Hmmmm, as I write this, Cornell is up on Temple 19-11. Cornell is my upset special pick for today. Am I crazy, or crazy like a fox? Time will tell.

Sommer Frieze is a blog dedicated (mainly) to the Yankees. I'll touch on other things as well and the blog (as much as possible) will not only have Yankees news but also follow the Yanks' farm teams. Come visit at Sommer Frieze.

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