Don Laible

Jason Smorol has been on the job at Syracuse's NBT Bank Stadium for nearly a decade. For a generation of baseball fans in Central New York, Smorol is the game's chief cheerleader at the ballpark on Hiawatha Boulevard. At the helm of Triple-A play since the conclusion of the 2013 International League season, there's no separating Smorol from the thrills that is taking place on the city's Northside today.

There isn't much Bob Walk doesn't know about the Pittsburgh Pirates. When spring training began this past February in Bradenton, Florida for the Pirates, Walk,67, began prepping at home in Pennsylvania's Allegheny County for his 31st season as one of the eyes and ears for fans listening to games on the radio or watching on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Peter Golenbock never fails to deliver outstanding baseball stories in his books. His latest literary project - Baseball Heaven is an other winner.

Randy Louis Cox witnessed, on the playing field at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on April 8, 1974, quite possibly the single greatest moment in sports of all-time.

Ke'Bryan Hayes was destined to be a Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Paul Heyman is a enigma. As WrestleMania 40 soon will be here, this year with Philadelphia as the host city in early April, given all the storylines in work for the big show, Heyman is who I think of most. Why? Because, the Heyman that I know is a survivor. For nearly 40 years, in multiple roles, the wrestling business has felt the influence of the kid from tony Westchester, New York.

Michael Jordan was a great professional basketball player. But, he isn't the National Basketball Association's Greatest of All-Time. Everybody has an opinion. Everybody.

During his 15-seasons with the New York Rangers Henrik Lundqvist was among the National Hockey League's most dominating goalies. But, is he the best to have defended the crease among the Metropolitan teams?

Their names remain iconic in New York and throughout Major League Baseball, still, years after brilliantly performing on the playing field. But, does Thurman Munson, Roger Clemens or Alex Rodriquez have a case for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?

Being named the 48th recipient of the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award earlier this month is a really big deal for Joe Castiglione.

Some people may have forgotten that Greg Brown has a football past. This coming MLB season, Brown will be behind the microphone of Pittsburgh Pirates broadcasts for the 31st year. You could never have a bad day when in Brown's presence.

Football fans in the "Empire State" have been spoiled for as far back as most fans can remember. With three teams proclaiming its home base, the Giants, Jets, and Bills have trotted out several great quarterbacks to cheer for. Selecting a clear winner as the top Sunday signal caller is a competitive process. Let's take a look at the careers of our finalists.