I can only guess that, for guys in their 30s and 40s who watched me play, they understood that the score never mattered and my paycheck never mattered (in relation) to how I played. I played with Little League enthusiasm and professional flair. That's what fans are really looking for.

Louis Cardinals in 2005. Career as an author
Having retired from baseball Van Slyke has begun pursuing a career as an author focusing on books centered around baseball. In Pittsburgh he mostly played center field alongside stars Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla.

Andrew James Van Slyke (born December 21 1960 in Utica New York) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and former first base coach for the Detroit Tigers.