Bernie Talks Charity, Music, and Baseball

I had a nice surprise on the drive home tonight, Bernie Williams on the Mike Francesa show, on the FAN. Bernie's got a lot going on right now, some of it even includes baseball. You would think Francesa was his publicist with the way he was throwing dates and times out there.

First and foremost, Bernie will be holding his annual charity fundraiser for the Hillside Food Outreach, which helps feed families in Westchester and Putnam Counties. Robinson Cano and John Sterling will be among those in attendance.

Bernie's new album, "Moving Forward" will be hitting stores on April 14, but you can pre-order it now from Reform Records. He'll also be performing at the Nokia Theater on April 18. Tickets are on sale now.

Finally, to baseball. Bernie is looking forward to the World Baseball Classic and isn't concerned about his role for the Puerto Rican team. He told manager Jose Oquendo he was willing to do anything, pinch-hit, come off the bench, start, etc..

Bernie said his swing looks good, but his body isn't in "fighting" shape yet. He said the quad injury he suffered was healed and he was ready to get his body and his throwing arm into shape. He plans on working out at Pro Swings in Mt. Kisco, NY, so you just might run into him sometime.

He felt that baseball is still in his blood, and joked that at 70 he would probably think he could still play. Bernie certainly didn't rule out a Major League comeback if the WBC goes well, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that if he were to play, it would not be in Pinstripes.


Here's Bernie with his version of "Take me out to the BallGame".