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
ATLANTA -- A month into his New York Yankees career, there were a lot of things Yankees fans were inclined to call their new shortstop other than "Sir,'' the appellation he adopted after being knighted as a member of the Dutch national team that won the 2011 Baseball World Cup.
