Yankees ready to talk it over
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- February
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Today is Really Long Meeting Day.
The Yankees will have their first full-squad workout today. But the first order of business today will be a lengthy meeting in the clubhouse for all of the players in camp.
The list of speakers:
GM Brian Cashman: We will probably give some sort of interview and talk about what the Yankees can do.
Trainer Gene Monahan: The long-time trainer and NASCAR fan will tell the players about what to do if they get hurt, even in the slightest.
Traveling Secretary Ben Tuliebitz: He’ll lay out the 411 on tickets, travel, who to call if you get arrested, wake up up in a sorority house, etc.
Media Relations Director Jason Zillo: He’ll implore the boys to be nice to the reporters. Half the team will go to get coffee at this point.
Assistant GM Jean Afterman: She will discuss legal and contractual issues.
Manager Joe Girardi: He’ll go last and probably talk the longest. Girardi says he has been thinking about what to say since he got hired. The basic theme: Stay healthy and win.
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Peter Abraham
“Stay healthy and win.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Pete, a lot of talk about Gimabi and Damon coming back in better shape. Anyone roll into camp out of shape yet?
“stay healthy and win?” please dont tell me it took him all winter to come up with that. Im pretty sure G. Washington came up with that one at valley forge.
So basically you won’t have anything to report until lunch time.
Joe will probably talk for an hour.
Pete:
Is Jason Zillo a real hard-ass?
He’ll lay out the 411 on tickets, travel, who to call if you get arrested, wake up up in a sorority house, etc.
Priceless information
What I wouldn’t give to sit in on that meeting.
Something interesting that I’m not sure that many caught at Andy’s press conference. Zilo made a comment, that it was coming to a close soon, as Andy is filled up on water. Andy said I’m okay, Zilo said NO.
He wanted to get Andy off the stage.
So will Pavano be taking notes when Monahan is speaking?
He’ll probably take loads of notes, than have his hand hurt from writing so much, get up and go see Geno.
Amen– What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall in the clubhouse for this. Do players refer to the traveling sec as ‘Costanza’, per se? Can you imagine a Seinfeld episode where Jeter has to call George Costanza for help escaping a NYU sorority house with throngs of media outside? Brilliant!
Love the inside info Pete, thanks… Let me ask you this– Was that list that Newsday puiblished last week about rules true? I know its old info, but didn’t hear much about it.
Also, From The Previous Post… agree on Cash, and Farns… but disagree on Hideki… I’m not a professional talent evaluator, but I like what Hi-decki brings to the team. How many wins that translates into– no idea. But I like having him as he’s been a Red Sox killer over the years.
Also– noticed a lot of Yankees blogs on the side, but Newsday’s feline is missing (Kat). Any reason for this? Not that her blog holds a candle to yours. She never offers up anything new or original. Its always AP stories cut and pasted in… IMHO.
In other words… you rock Pete. Now wish me luck in winning Phil Hughes fleece tonight ! Its cold where I live.
i would like to wake up in a sorority house
PS- Anyone looking for a good laugh? I went trolling on Shilling’s blog last night. Among my topics of discussion: “long Live Dan Shaughnessy’ (obv not, but it got Curt followers up in arms) and “New York Yankees will win it all in 08″ (obv.)
Then, I called him garbage, a three ring circus, washed up, and a host of other things. I’m surprised he didn’t erase the posts!
“Andy said I’m okay, Zilo said NO.”
That’s Zillo’s job, listening, sensing when it’s coming full circle and killing it before it degrades into complete nonsense and repetition.
Phil’s latest contest is CRAZY. 827 entries already.
Does anyone know if the players parking lot is #14? I am going on the tour Saturday and want to make sure I drive to the right spot. Also for those who have been around YS recently are there any roads closed? or can I take exit 6 to RIver to 159, to lot 14? Or is there an easier way.
Pete, let me just say that I love your humor! Most of your posts have some kind of obvious or not so obvious funny remarks in them, it just makes it so much more fun reading your blog! It’s the best out there in my opinion.
So thanks, good job and keep it up forever
Please drop me an e-mail for my bank details…
I wonder if Girardi will have some special drills to help Melky perfect his head first slide into firstbase
They did this on MythBusters, I can’t recall what they said though, if it made you faster or slowed you down.
Jennifer I can undoubtedly say that sliding definitely slows you down. Which is why you never see sprinters sliding when they get close to the finish line. Well that and the fact that they run on asphault, but you get the picture.
IIRC, when you can run thru the base sliding slows you down. As opposed to when you go to second or third. Going to second or third, you have to slow yourself down, but sliding in is quicker.
Don’t quote me on this though.
When does George Costanza speak? Pete, please post the audio.
why should the players be nice to reporters? the NY beat reporters often take things out of context, make mountains out of molehills, and confuse editorializing w/reporting - Bill Madden’s Sunday column being a classic example. And then often the writer does everything right, but some distorted headline gets slapped on it - which isn’t the writer’s fault, but you can’t expect a player to make that distinction when his words are twisted by a paper.
if i were a player, i would just stick to giving short Bull Durham-style answers when required, and ignore them otherwise.
which stinks for a fan. but after seeing the NY media in action all my life, i understand why players often don’t respect them, and mostly just give the Bull Durham answers.
Phil should rub in Gene’s face that he got to sit in the pits of Nascar.
What? No speech from the Assistant to the Traveling Secretary?
Sounds like a boring morning.
Zillo is a good guy who does a good job, Ricky. He’s not a hard-ass at all.