By STEVE SERBY
The Post’s Steve Serby caught up with All-Star Yankees setup man David Robertson to discuss everything from his aggressive pitching style to his experience visiting the tornado victims in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Q: What’s your mound temperament?
A: I’m just competitive, that’s all I can really say about that. When I get out there, I’m not thinking about how I look or anything like that. I’m thinking about … beating this guy and getting him out. That’s the only thing I’m thinking about. I don’t care how I have to do it, if I got to strike him out in 12 pitches or three, or if I got to get a groundball or pop fly, I’m going to compete with you with everything I’ve got.

Q: Do you pitch with an anger?
A: I’m not angry. I’m just very aggressive. I don’t want to give anybody a chance.
Q: You like to dominate.
A: Exactly. I don’t want anyone to get to that count where they’re 2-0 or 2-1 and sitting on a heater and they get on it and blast it, ya know?
Wednesday, July 27 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Foley’s NY Pub and Restaurant
18 W 33rd St
New York, New York
The David and Erin Robertson Foundation
David and Erin Robertson have created a fund to help those affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit David’s hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011. David has pledged to donate $100 for every strikeout he records throughout the 2011 Season.
New York Yankee reliever, David Robertson and his wife Erin are hosting a fundraiser at Foley’s NY on Wednesday, July 27th fortheir High Socks For Hope Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting tornado relief efforts in Robertson’s hometown of Tuscaloosa, AL. David will guest bartend and will also be signing autographs and posing for pictures.
This event is open to the public.
Check out www.HighSocksForHope.com for more information about the foundation.

David and Erin Robertson have created a fund to help those affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit David’s hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011. David has pledged to donate $100 for every strikeout he records throughout the 2011 Season.
Visit the website online for more information…
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please make checks payable to:
Mail checks to:
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
PO Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0053
100% of your donation will go directly toward relief efforts.
Click here to view our charity auction hosted by Steiner Sports!
To buy a David Robertson “High Socks for Hope” tee-shirt, click here. All proceeds go to the David and Erin Robertson Foundation.
Wednesday, July 27th David will be a guest bartender at Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant!
Check our events for more details!
Yankees Pitcher David Robertson to Guest Bartend at Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant… 

Published: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 3:00 PM
By Carla Jean Whitley, Birmingham magazine
A number of concerts have already been scheduled to benefit relief efforts for those affected by the April 27 tornadoes, and there are surely more to come. And Bama Rising: A Benefit Concert for Alabama Tornado Recovery will be among the most star-studded sets. The June 14 event at the BJCC will feature country music supergroup Alabama, Rodney Atkins, Dierks Bentley, Bo Bice, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Sara Evans, Taylor Hicks, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, David Nail, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker and Ashton Shepherd. Jay Barker will be a special guest. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 11 a.m., and prices range from $25 to $150. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com. Proceeds will go to the Bama Rising Fund, established at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to support long-term recovery efforts. Visit bamarising.org for more information.
Kenny Chesney’s previously announced May 25 concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater is now set to benefit disaster relief. All proceeds and fees, including those paid Chesney, his band and management, will be donated to GiveTuscaloosa.com, the Tuscaloosa Disaster Relief Fund. Purchase tickets… 

Survivor of Monster Tornado sits in shock, waiting for rescue. His owner was located in a local hospital.
Photo: R. Burgess, Bama Bully Rescue, Alabama
Shortly after the mile-wide Tornado, reaching 260 miles per hour, ravaged Tuscaloosa, Alabama on the morning of April 27th, animal rescuer Shannon Walker’s friends and members of SMILING PITBULL RESCUE were on the scene of what was her home – now nothing but a thick pile of rubble. The group was contacted when Walker was attempting to rush home during tornado alert to check on her dogs. Walker didn’t make it in time.
The band of rescuers found utter destruction, working until nightfall, digging through the debris and successfully locating all but three of Walker’s dogs. Today, two more dogs were found – but one is still missing.
Walker’s personal disaster spawned a Facebook page, Alabama Animals Lost & Found in The Tornadoes in Alabama, a central location to reunite lost animals with their owners. The group is also accepting donations for Have a Heart Animal Rescue and Adoption to help with medical expenses for injured animals, boarding and food. If you are interested in volunteering please email tornadopetsofal@yahoo.com.
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