Wallace Matthews has covered New York sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com after working for Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Sun and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. Follow Wallace on Twitter »Chat archive »Follow on Twitter
NEW YORK -- The morning after the end of the 2012 season, which ended with a humiliating ALDS sweep by the Detroit Tigers and Derek Jeter in a cast, I got a phone call from a buddy of mine, a very knowledgeable guy who works in sports television.
