I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his father. I just want it to be an easy answer in 50 years - Who was the better player, me, or my kids? I want it to be my kids.

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.