I was born on November 13, 1985 in Huntington, NY. I am currently living in Shirley, NY with my parents, 6 younger brothers and younger sister. As you can see, I am the oldest of eight children. I enjoy spending time with my friends whether it be a night at the movies, bowling or shooting pool among other things. I enjoy most other major sports and I tend to stick with my New York roots in determining which team I root for. As well as being a die-hard Yankee fan, I am also a huge fan of the New York Knicks, Rangers and Giants. I am currently a junior at Long Island University (C.W. Post campus) where I am majoring in political science.

I have been a big fan of the Yankees since I was about 10 years old. The first year I started watching games on a regular basis was the World Championship year of 1996. Basically I started watching games with my dad and grew more interested as the season went on. That Yankee team is still my favorite along with the 1998 team. I'd have to say the first major thrill I had watching the Yankees was when I saw Jim Leyritz hit that game-tying home run in Game 4 of the '96 Series. I didn't attend my first Yankee game until I saw a game against the Orioles in May of 2001. I have since attended a few games, including a game in Toronto in 2004 in which Tony Clark hit three home runs in a blowout win for the Yankees. The thing I like most about the Yankees is that they have a core group of exemplary leaders who show how the game should be played on the field as well as being model citizens off the field.

I have been a Yankees fan since birth. My first favorite player was Don Mattingly. After he retired, Wade Boggs was my temporary favorite player until I met Derek Jeter before his rookie year. After that, Jeter was my favorite player and will remain so until he retires.

I am only 21, so I have not experienced many losing years as a baseball fan who pays attention. But, I remember when we had Mike Gallego and Spike Owen and Matt Nokes and Steve Howe and Melido Perez and the rest. When I started following the Yankees closely, Buck Showalter was the manager.

I've been to Yankee Stadium twice (once to a game that didn't count, but the stats counted) and Fenway Park twice. The Yankees won both times at Fenway and the other game didn't count, as I said.

The Yankees are a great franchise with a great history and I am proud to be among their base. I feel lucky to root for a team that has (and hopefully continues to) been in the playoffs for all of these years in a row. But, when they finally miss the playoffs, I'll still be right there as much as I have always been.

As far as non baseball, I own the iFroggy Network, of which this site is a part. I wrote a book on internet community management called Managing Online Forums. I like sports (obviously), writing, investing, music, a few TV shows (House, 24, The Simpsons, The War at Home, Family Guy), reading and plenty of other things.

Born: July 20, 1957
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Education: M.B.A. and B.S. - Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Certified Public Accountant - Commonwealth of PA

Professional - Accounting and Auditing Supervisor with
Kronick Kalada Berdy & Co., P.C. - Kingston, PA

Affiliations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Leadership Wilkes-Barre, current class of 2005

Married to Donna G. Williams since May 17, 1986.

Children: Evan - age 15
Jamie - age 10

Sports Interests: Life long baseball fan of the New York Yankees.

ESPN Insider and ESPN Zone MVP Club
Blogger for MarianoRivera.com (iFroggy Network)