So, the Yanks did the "legends" intros in alphabetical order, so Jesse Barfield was standing next to Yogi Berra. Who was missing from this illustrious group that made me say "who" more often than not?
Well, Joe Torre and Don Mattingly. Yeah.
Who else, though? How about Steve Sax, Alvaro Espinoza, Steve Balboni, Ron Kittle, Dan Pasqua, Mel F-ing Hall, Joel Skinner, Butch Winegar ... I can go on. Oh, you want me to?
Ed Whitson, Danny Tartabul, Roberto Kelly, Luis Polonia (I think he's in jail), Kevin Mass, Brien Taylor (ha ha), Tony Fernandez ... I mean, this list is endless, considering who they actually got to show up.
Also, Jorge Posada is cold cold cold ...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
It's Bernie
Now musician Bernie Williams is out there. With a real guitar.
Why does the baseball player have the guitar and the musician have the bat-hybrid thingy?
Also, where the F is Paul O'Neill on drums?
We live in a strange world.
Why does the baseball player have the guitar and the musician have the bat-hybrid thingy?
Also, where the F is Paul O'Neill on drums?
We live in a strange world.
Weird little instrument
John Fogerty is playing a guitar shaped like a bat.
Or maybe a bat turned into a guitar. Either way, it's scaring me.
Oh yeah, it's OPENING DAY at the new Yankee Stadium. It's impressive, but it still sucks.
Or maybe a bat turned into a guitar. Either way, it's scaring me.
Oh yeah, it's OPENING DAY at the new Yankee Stadium. It's impressive, but it still sucks.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Not so close
It's amazing how fast, and easy to watch, a well-pitched game is, even when Yankees starter AJ Burnett looked as if he were unraveling in the seventh inning after throwing six no-hit innings.
Winning is nice, too.
Brett Gardner is going to be huge for the Yankees if he can keep that slashing swing. Base running is such an important thing, and something the Yankees haven't done well, with few exceptions, in years.
Winning is nice, too.
Brett Gardner is going to be huge for the Yankees if he can keep that slashing swing. Base running is such an important thing, and something the Yankees haven't done well, with few exceptions, in years.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
It's early?
Here's what I've seen of the Yankees in the past week.
Joe Girardi makes inexplicable pitching changes and allows Phil Coke to choke up a slim lead with two outs in the eighth to the hapless Royals, turning a sweep into ... well, a not sweep.
Pat Burrell hits a solo bomb of Edwar Ramirez to give the Rays a 12-2 lead in an eventual 15-5 victory.
The guys on EEI said the season was only 4 percent complete and despite how horrible the Yanks and Red Sox have been, they'll be in the hunt when it's the dust settles.
I think I've become a horrible Yankees fan. Or maybe a typical one, I'm not sure.
I'm OK with losing if it isn't embarassing. What the Yankees are now, is embarassing, clueless ... apparent ace Nick Swisher is a breathe a life into an otherwise bloated, dare I say it, corpse of a team. But watching this parade of horrible relievers and baffling moves by Joe Girardi is slowly driving me insane. I shouldn't yell at a TV. I shouldn't. It's unhealthy, to say the least. And I like my TV. And I want it to like me.
Sure, the Yanks twitch every so often, but maybe it's time to let this body die and be reborn.
Maybe it's become evident that imported players cannot succeed as home-grown players can. Or maybe the Yanks just hit on something and now that something is done. Sadly, if that's the case, it was by their own hand.
I'm looking at you Carl Pavano, Jason Giambi, Raul Mondesi, Randy Johnson ...
Joe Girardi makes inexplicable pitching changes and allows Phil Coke to choke up a slim lead with two outs in the eighth to the hapless Royals, turning a sweep into ... well, a not sweep.
Pat Burrell hits a solo bomb of Edwar Ramirez to give the Rays a 12-2 lead in an eventual 15-5 victory.
The guys on EEI said the season was only 4 percent complete and despite how horrible the Yanks and Red Sox have been, they'll be in the hunt when it's the dust settles.
I think I've become a horrible Yankees fan. Or maybe a typical one, I'm not sure.
I'm OK with losing if it isn't embarassing. What the Yankees are now, is embarassing, clueless ... apparent ace Nick Swisher is a breathe a life into an otherwise bloated, dare I say it, corpse of a team. But watching this parade of horrible relievers and baffling moves by Joe Girardi is slowly driving me insane. I shouldn't yell at a TV. I shouldn't. It's unhealthy, to say the least. And I like my TV. And I want it to like me.
Sure, the Yanks twitch every so often, but maybe it's time to let this body die and be reborn.
Maybe it's become evident that imported players cannot succeed as home-grown players can. Or maybe the Yanks just hit on something and now that something is done. Sadly, if that's the case, it was by their own hand.
I'm looking at you Carl Pavano, Jason Giambi, Raul Mondesi, Randy Johnson ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
No time for blog, Dr. Jones
Spring Training Yankees had me excited for Opening Day, but for some reason, the Orioles always, always give me that “so me on the doll where he touched you” discomfort.
No matter what the Yankees do, the O’s give them fits, and you just expect something stupid/bad to happen.
To that end, I present exhibits A and B:
C.C. Sabathia can’t throw a fastball for a strike. Two wild pitches in the first inning?
Mark Teixeira was lustily booed, which was pretty funny, especially with the Imperial March music in the background. What wasn’t funny was the weak grounders and pops he offered for Yankees fans.
Obviously, they’re pressing. They’ll say they aren’t ...
Exhibit C: Johnny Damon playing a double into a home run.
I understand baseball is 162 games. But for a moment, I felt this was 2008, and these Yankees were that bumbling group of underachievers.
When Nick Swisher doubled to lead-off the eighth and Brett Gardner moved him along, I thought “this is the kind of baseball we need.” Then Jeter rolled out to short and Damon ... you know, at that point, I was playing Gears of War 2, so I’m not sure what happened.
Obviously, I’m in mid-season form.
OK, so, it’s a long season ... the Yankees have good pitching. A solid lineup, speed, a pretty good bench.
Deep breath ... they’ll win 90. I just hope that’s good enough.
No matter what the Yankees do, the O’s give them fits, and you just expect something stupid/bad to happen.
To that end, I present exhibits A and B:
C.C. Sabathia can’t throw a fastball for a strike. Two wild pitches in the first inning?
Mark Teixeira was lustily booed, which was pretty funny, especially with the Imperial March music in the background. What wasn’t funny was the weak grounders and pops he offered for Yankees fans.
Obviously, they’re pressing. They’ll say they aren’t ...
Exhibit C: Johnny Damon playing a double into a home run.
I understand baseball is 162 games. But for a moment, I felt this was 2008, and these Yankees were that bumbling group of underachievers.
When Nick Swisher doubled to lead-off the eighth and Brett Gardner moved him along, I thought “this is the kind of baseball we need.” Then Jeter rolled out to short and Damon ... you know, at that point, I was playing Gears of War 2, so I’m not sure what happened.
Obviously, I’m in mid-season form.
OK, so, it’s a long season ... the Yankees have good pitching. A solid lineup, speed, a pretty good bench.
Deep breath ... they’ll win 90. I just hope that’s good enough.
Friday, March 20, 2009
REEEE REEEEE REEEEE REEEEEE REEE ...
You know when your alarm goes off, and you know you should get up, but you hit snooze ... and a few minutes go by ... and you alarm goes off and you KNOW you should get up, but you hit snooze ... and a few minutes go by ...
That's how I've felt about this blog. I know I should be writing, but I simply can't muster the interest in pre-season baseball.
What little I've seen has been encouraging, though (except for continued subpar play-by-play work). I saw AJ Burnett groove a first-pitch fastball to some 13-year-old on the Jays last night that was promptly converted into a triple. Burnett keep tossing fastballs, he obviously wanted to work on that pitch, and struck out Aaron Hill, the second batter. The next batter reached and then Burnett got a groundball double play. Inning over, runner stranded.
Sure, it's preseason, but with those Yankees, that runner scores, maybe on a grounder to the right side. Maybe on a passed ball. But that runner becomes a deficit, and the Yankees are behind. AGAIN.
I saw CC Sabathia pitch a few innings, too. He's wearing his hat straight, which is nice. But his pants look more suited to a WWI general than a major leaguer. Maybe that'll get sorted out. Either way, he K'd 7 in 4 innings, 1 walk, 1 hit.
Hmmm ...
Mo Rivera is just frightening. Seriously, he IS pitching machine sent from the future. How can a human maintain that level of consistency? Same warm up, same wind up, same pitch, for a decade-plus.
Obviously health will dictate how these Yankees do, but maybe this pitching staff can deliver on the promise $200 milion has made. Sprinkle in some runs and solid defense, for the love of god, play defense, and my grandmother will survive this season.
That's how I've felt about this blog. I know I should be writing, but I simply can't muster the interest in pre-season baseball.
What little I've seen has been encouraging, though (except for continued subpar play-by-play work). I saw AJ Burnett groove a first-pitch fastball to some 13-year-old on the Jays last night that was promptly converted into a triple. Burnett keep tossing fastballs, he obviously wanted to work on that pitch, and struck out Aaron Hill, the second batter. The next batter reached and then Burnett got a groundball double play. Inning over, runner stranded.
Sure, it's preseason, but with those Yankees, that runner scores, maybe on a grounder to the right side. Maybe on a passed ball. But that runner becomes a deficit, and the Yankees are behind. AGAIN.
I saw CC Sabathia pitch a few innings, too. He's wearing his hat straight, which is nice. But his pants look more suited to a WWI general than a major leaguer. Maybe that'll get sorted out. Either way, he K'd 7 in 4 innings, 1 walk, 1 hit.
Hmmm ...
Mo Rivera is just frightening. Seriously, he IS pitching machine sent from the future. How can a human maintain that level of consistency? Same warm up, same wind up, same pitch, for a decade-plus.
Obviously health will dictate how these Yankees do, but maybe this pitching staff can deliver on the promise $200 milion has made. Sprinkle in some runs and solid defense, for the love of god, play defense, and my grandmother will survive this season.
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