andy van slyke

This Utica native started making waves baseball-wise when he won All-American Honors as a New Hartford Spartan, and you guessed it that got the attention of the powers that be and the rest is history, but let's take a peek at that history!

It was the lyrics from the ole' Frank Sinatra song that got me thinking about all the famous people who got their start here in the Utica area. "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere", is the line we all belt out at the end of every Yankee game (even if you're not a Yankee fan). When I starte...