From the “Who knew?” department:

Shortly before his untimely death on Christmas day 1989, Billy Martin had met videographer Tom Molito to discuss making a video detailing Martin’s managerial strategies.

Billy was dressed in his usual cowboy outfit, which might have been incongruous for anyone at a business meeting in New York City, but for Billy, it seemed perfectly natural.

Tom and Billy agreed that the video would emphasize his New York Yankees years as well as the strike-shortened 1981 season when Martin led the Oakland A’s to a division title.

As Billy gulped his drink, the topic switched from managing baseball games to managing the Union Forces at Gettysburg. Billy really was a student of the Civil War and he became quite animated discussing the Confederacy’s tactical errors that cost them victory.

I remember seeing the advertisements for the Martin documentary mentioned in the article when I visited Yankee Stadium for the first time in 1990.  The Bronx was truly a zoo that season.  It was the year George Steinbrenner fired manager Bucky Dent, Commissioner Fay Vincent banned the Boss from day-to-day team operations for spying on Dave Winfield, and the Yanks finished with the worst record in the American League.  Good times.