About the Author

The New York Post chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of New York City through a bold, irreverent, and edgy tabloid design that readers know and love. Founded in 1801 as the New-York Evening Post, it is the nation's oldest continuously published daily newspaper. Jorge Posada was a New York Yankees catcher for 17 seasons in the 1990s and 2000s, during which he slugged 275 home runs. He was a five-time All-Star and a member of four World Series championship teams. He was teammates with Mariano Rivera from 1995 to 2011. He lives in Miami, Florida. Mike Vaccaro is an award-winning sportswriter who has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since 2002, where his "Open Mike" and "Vac's Whacks" pieces are regular Sunday features. He has reported from four Olympics, 12 World Series, 10 Super Bowls, eight Final Four tournaments, and five U.S. Opens. He is the author of 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports; Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse; and The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912. He lives in North Jersey.