Comments on: Yankees ready to talk it over

By: Peter Abraham

Peter Abraham — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:28:33 +0000

Zillo is a good guy who does a good job, Ricky. He’s not a hard-ass at all.

By: bigjf

bigjf — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:54:49 +0000

What? No speech from the Assistant to the Traveling Secretary?

Sounds like a boring morning.

By: jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge

jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:49:27 +0000

Phil should rub in Gene’s face that he got to sit in the pits of Nascar.

By: george

george — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:32:46 +0000

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.

By: Whitey Fraud

Whitey Fraud — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:18 +0000

When does George Costanza speak? Pete, please post the audio.

By: jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge

jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:56:40 +0000

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.

By: raymagnetic ™

raymagnetic ™ — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:52:13 +0000

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.

By: jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge

jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:47:47 +0000

They did this on MythBusters, I can’t recall what they said though, if it made you faster or slowed you down.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:36:23 +0000

I wonder if Girardi will have some special drills to help Melky perfect his head first slide into firstbase

By: mko

mko — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:33:37 +0000

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

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