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46 Responses to “Here it comes … and a big swing a miss”

1. Phil February 22nd, 2008 at 9:19 am

   Joba Rules, indeed!

2. Whatevered February 22nd, 2008 at 9:20 am

   Is Joba’s throw as hard as last year or did it come down with his pounds. Just kidding I guess he’ll have to play catch with a catcher.

3. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 am

   Pete you stink!!

   The players don’t actually get to choose who they face do they?

4. Chris February 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 am

   As I stare out of my office window…I see 4 inches of snow so far…I envy you, Pete…I really do…

5. 2008 Yankees February 22nd, 2008 at 9:25 am

   I’m sure Joba will be throwing to the younger kids. You never know when another Kevin Youkilis accident will happen…lol

6. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 9:33 am

   Chris you and me both, except I don’t have a window in my office, I have to check it out in someone elses office. What a mess it was getting into the city today. I am dreading how many hours it will take to get home.

7. Chris February 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 am

   I can’t imagine going into the city today, Jen. Here in Middletown we’re supposed to get 6-10 inches…if there were some way to harness the heat of Joba’s fastball and turn that into some sort of snow melting device…

8. Joe from Long Island February 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 am

   Yup, 4-5 inches of snow on the ground, and more to come, followed by freezing rain. Good thing I’m home today.

   Rub it in, Pete.

   On another, more positive note, that trip to Scranton, in Pete’s previous post, sounds interesting. It could make a trip to see the in-laws more palatable.

9. Wolf In Pinstripes February 22nd, 2008 at 9:46 am

   No snow here – just a layer of ice that means you have to skate anwhere…whether you want to or not.

10. DMan February 22nd, 2008 at 9:46 am

    Snowing nice and steady here in Boston today.. Glad I remembered to park in the parking garage..

11. Chris February 22nd, 2008 at 9:48 am

    Here is comes?

    I does write grammar good.

    

    You must be having a real good time down there Pete.

12. Y's Guy February 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am

    philly’s a mess, we’ve got about 3″ now the roads are a nightmare. philly doesnt do snow all that well

13. saucY February 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Jennifer: Hang a poster of a window ~!

14. saucY February 22nd, 2008 at 10:01 am

    only 1″ when i came in (around 8:45) upstate…

15. raymagnetic â„¢ February 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am

    “Sunny and 71 here in Tampa, headed to the 80s. Stay warm in the Northeast.”

    This is just mean!

16. tony February 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am

    PETE PLEASE CONFIRM THE STORY ABOUT MOLINA….IF TRUE IT”S HORRIBLE NEWS

17. raymagnetic â„¢ February 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 am

    Tony,

    What news?

18. Interesting February 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 am

    Peter,

    If you’re reading, there is some rumor online about Jose Molina being killed in a car crash. Is this true?

19. raymagnetic â„¢ February 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 am

    Where’s this rumor at?

20. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:25 am

    saucY
    We’ve been joking about that for a while.

21. saucY February 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 am

    and from what i’ve heard, you can just put up a blank piece of white paper today

22. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Where did you see this rumor? Please post a link.

23. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:27 am

    is this what you are referring to?

    http://kob.com/article/stories.....ml?cat=500

24. DMan February 22nd, 2008 at 10:29 am

    I can’t find any news on that Molina story.. No ‘breaking’ news site has anything that I can find..

25. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:30 am

    saucy too funny!!!

26. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Anyone get any tickets? I got 2 to the second to last game of the season, and 2 to a sox game. Than I got locked out.

27. pat February 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am

    I called my brother who is at Legends and Molina is on the field right now.

28. Patrick February 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 am

    Pete, just for that I hope you get sunburn!

29. NYY Stadium Insider Ross February 22nd, 2008 at 10:38 am

    I don’t think the new trim Giambi will be scared to face Joba. Now if he grows back the stache, he will be unstoppable.

30. Wolf In Pinstripes February 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 am

    The Molina rumor appears to have been started by a confirmed troll at NYYFans.com. Sad what some people will resort to for attention.

    Thanks for the update on Molina being on the field, pat.

31. raymagnetic â„¢ February 22nd, 2008 at 10:42 am

    I hate rumors.

32. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Some idiot started a rumor on nyyfans.com What a jerk that person is!

33. tony February 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am

    some idiot on NYYFANS posted the Molina died in a car accident.

34. Kat February 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Jennifer, I tried to get opening day tix – but no luck. I got tix to the april 17th game vs. red sox and then got locked out. Totally ruined my day.

35. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 am

    This is one of the pitfalls of the internet, any idiot can say anything and is spreads like wildfire.

    Thank god he is okay.

36. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Does anyone know what the limit on presale tickets is.

37. Bronx Born February 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Can anyone down in the Tampa area tell me the procedure for visiting spring training workouts? I live in Clearwater. Thanks.

38. Peter Abraham February 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am

    What is wrong with people? Molina is fine.

39. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 am

    Pete, some people are jerks plain and simple, they will get theres one day.

40. BBB February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Wow, whoever started that rumor about Molina is absolute scum! Thank goodness it’s not true, hopefully Jose will just have a good laugh at whatever idiot has THAT much time on their hands and sweats him THAT bad.

    Anyway, as I stare out my window at a blanket of snow, thanks for the Tampa weather report Pete! :\ hmmph…but I got a snowday up here, nothing like kicking back in sweats on a weekday and doing nothing productive whatsoever (unless you count catching up on Yankee news!)

    I think everybody should have to face Joba! I mean, what better barometer for skill is there?! Except facing Mo, that is.

41. MikeEff - Shelley at First February 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am

    jennifer:
    i tried to buy some single tickets, but you have to put in a code to be able to buy them. i do have a holiday pack, but i’m not any kind of season ticket holder.
    the site let you buy a ticket w/o putting in a code?

42. Kat February 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am

    Mike, no, you either need to be a season ticket holder or a partial plan holder. But don’t worry, it was almost impossible to get tickets – you didn’t miss out on much.

43. jennifer- Hip Hip Jorge February 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Kat, I think you might be able to buy packs, he should call the stadium and ask.

44. MikeEff - Shelley at First February 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am

    thanks guys!

45. OldYanksFan February 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    “Everyone’s in better shape this year: Abreu, Damon, Giambi, Joba, Bruney.”
    ——————————————————-
    Isn’t it interesting that the guy…
    who makes, by far, the most money,
    who is ALREADY in the HOF,
    who is often called ‘the best player’ in the game,
    who could take it easy and still be one of the top players…

    chooses instead to work like a dog, both during the season and during the off-season.
    Who is usually first in and last out for games.
    Who constantly says he has a lot of things still to do.

    There are haters who will judge him because his foot is in his mouth, and create a ton of other reasons…
    But to me, ARod epitomizes everything you could want in a baseball player.
    I hope one day soon, ARod gets the respect he deserves, from both the media and the fans.

46. Sean Serritella - YankeesDaily February 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    80 degrees? What the? It’s 32 here!