Hu’s on first? No, he’s the shortstop
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So I get to the ballpark this morning and I ended up in an Abbott and Costello routine with Chien-Ming Wang.
Here’s how it went:
Wang: “The Dodgers have a player from Taiwan at shortstop.”
Me: “Oh yeah? Who’s that?”
Wang: “Hu.”
Me: “Right, that’s what I asked, who?”
Wang: “Hu.”
Me: “I’m asking you. Who is it?”
Wang (laughing): “His name is Hu.”
It turns out that the player is Chin-Lung Hu, who Wang knows from his Little League days in Taiwan. It was pretty funny for a few seconds. Bobby Abreu, who overheard the whole thing, was cracking up.
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they’re laughing which means they dont care about losing.
ur joking right, pete
x23:
Nope, totally true. Wang was cracking up.
Pete,
That’s funny, but I’m rolling my eyes at you because you’re so culturally challenged.
I wonder if CMW knew the Abbott and Costello joke. Then he’d really be laughing.
Pete, please tell me Wang knows about Abbott and Costello? Or at least you told him?
anti-mussina, are you also anti-fun? Just curious…
To all of us out there upset with the Yankees slow start. Look on the bright side – we could be DET.
I get the Feeling that Bobby laughs at alot of things. He always seems to be having fun out there. And as for CMW this only adds to my theory that CMW is one cool dude. I see him in the dugout on his off days and he seems like a cool kat. And to the person who tried to collate my main man Pete’s story and the Yankees not caring i hope your not serious cause that is sad.Thanks for the story Pete this are the type of things i love to hear.
Awesome story Pete!!!
Bring back Doug.
Yes, please please please bring back Dougie Mientkiewicz. I really liked his glove, and I thought he was a cool guy too.
Aw. That’s cute
haha
Unfortunately, Mr. Cashman has already nixed a Doug Mientkiewicz for Phil Hughes trade.
I just found this – I thought it was a laugh: http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/pirates_gm_unable_to_trade
Yes I agree. I thought they should have kept him. Too early to get worried, but when will the Yankees realize defense is important. They essesiatly lost these two games because of defense at first and left.
Which is why it’s a good thing we get Melky back tomorrow.
That’s pretty much priceless, Pete.
I love your blog. Love it!
Very true, thank God Melky’s back tomorrow. Does anyone think Matsui will be traded at some point this year?
“Very true, thank God Melky’s back tomorrow. Does anyone think Matsui will be traded at some point this year?”
I hope not. I’m one of those who believes in Matsui. I think that in the end, he’s going to be a big help to us. No, not in LF, but at the plate. I’d rather have Matsui as DH than Giambi.
I’m not sure who you can trade Matsui for at this point; isn’t he a free agent after this year, anyway?
He can still help us with his bat.
Memphis just defeated UCLA.
Rebecca:
Matsui and Damon are signed through 2009 at $13M per season.
on a sidenote- giambi should be the poster boy for steroids and not bonds…look how often his body breaks down and is on the dl
Stan: Ok, wasn’t sure if it was this year or next.
Chicken Littles out there:
Yes, Yanks are now on pace for 65 wins. And had one of these games gone the other way, we’d be on pace for 97 wins. Let’s keep the sample size in mind.
Oh, and very good story, Pete!
As a long time Canadian subscriber to MLB.Com I am puzzled where the Condensed Games went!! They were the main reason I subscribed, and they have been there for years. Where are they?!!!!
Does anyone know what’s going on?
Thanks.
hey Monkey Breath,
their offense is still as anemic as last postseason. And that’s a reason to be despondent. They won’t get far this year.
That’s pretty funny.
I love these inside looks into the clubhouse! That would have been awfully funny to watch.
CL
April 5th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
hey Monkey Breath,
their offense is still as anemic as last postseason. And that’s a reason to be despondent. They won’t get far this year.
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Flaz: You can’t get the condensed game until 6 AM the day after. I think it has to do with them re-airing the game but I’m not sure.
CMW pitching in 1999-
http://blog.roodo.com/msun/archives/5790435.html
I have been reading and enjoying this blog for a couple of months. It is a lifeline for a Yankee fan marooned in a city full of Yankee haters and Red Sox Nationites. Are there any other Yank fans reading/posting who reside in SF?
After reading today’s game posts thread then the following threads I found two posters that were absolutely annoying, I mean annoying to the point you’d think they were trolls but they are actually Yankee fans, again my advice is understand the first 20 games is a feeling out process w/ a ball club in a new season so let them develope under this regime, don’t whine and bitch after 5 games.
Oh and what the hell is everyone’s issue w/ Robi Cano ? he’s 24 he’s now the 6th hitter let him develope, today our SP wasn’t good, Tampa’s was better and shut up about Kevin Long ! why does he have a job ? go ask Carlos Pena who fixed his swing to become comeback player of the year, or go ask Robi and Bobby who fixed thier swings after a poor start last season or Alex’s approach. Lastly there are 2 posters here that continue to beat the Johan Santana subject to death, again we chose we’d rather not END OF STORY.
It would be curious if upon Melky’s return, the Yanks go on a 10 game winning streak
I think the issue of the past 2 days is the absence of Joe Girardi, I don’t care what team you are your not gonna play as sharp w/ your top manager, that you can sense. The good thing is we could have been 0 – 5 but manage to stay respectable at 2 – 3 and gutted out 2 games because of the SP, the BP is better than last season, the offense will come on that I’m not worried about.
Anyone watching this second semifinal on tv?
Kansas is ripping UNC apart. They’ve had 3 picks on NC’s last 3 possessions.
I’m really enjoying this.
Hansbrough has that “What’s going on?” look. Oops. He always has that look. Did you ever notice that he hikes his pants up, only to keep pulling them down?
Anyone freaking about the result of the first 5 games shouldn’t be allowed to watch baseball anymore.
David, but what about the masochists?
I meant to say w/o the top manager you can’t expect a team to play sharp and better that Melky has served his susp. games already.
Alan Horne had a very good showing in his AAA debut, Patterson is throwing a change up now so 2nd half he’ll have another weapon when he’s called.
oh yeah RHP Jairo Heredia 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1.82 ERA
the Braves announcer was gushing about him, as dominating a Class A debut he has ever seen from a 18 yr. old SP.
It sucks to lose, but to think about it, Boston already lost two games to Toronto.
Ya, these 5 games are a pretty good indication of how the season will go. Looks like the Rays will win the division once again. Naturally, the Orioles will finish 2nd and the Red Sox will finish 2nd to last. That sounds about right. Oh, and it’s nice to see the Royals will once again be taking home the AL Central crown.
Brandon and David,
I understand that some of the posts found on this site annoy you. However, this is a free country and you can’t tell people what to say or feel. I see a lot of posts on here that annoy me as well. Do you know what I do with those posts? I ignore them. I don’t write posts telling people how to manage their feelings, stress or paranoia.
Did I want the Yankees to go 162-0? Absolutely! Does the fact that they are starting off slowly make me sick to my stomach? Most definitely. Am I going to post about that on this blog? Already have. Do you have to like it? Not in the least. But what you can’t do is tell me that I can’t or shouldn’t watch baseball anymore or post my feelings. I’ve been a Yankee fan since I’ve been in the womb and I’m not going to stop following, cheering, stressing or crying over my team because you say so.
David,
I don’t know that they’re freaking out about the record. They’re just using it as an opportunity to talk about what could’ve been. What trades weren’t made, what free agent (1) we shouldn’t have signed, what reliever didn’t make the club.
Don’t forget the Tigers being on track for 0-162!
nice find, klem!
CMW pitching bottom of the 9th in a 17 -10 game…guess he was a middle reliever over there, hence using only a 4seamer and slider in his repertoire. His slider looked good, but this was his pre-sinker days, eh?
well i hate anyday that we lose.. puts a damper on it, but lets be honest the Yankees are going to score runs, we’re going to win games…. April 14th I’ll be in Tampa and actually get to see them
OT: Memphis is awesome, Kansas is destroying UNC, the announcer declared the game over with 7:30 left in the first half
Wiping the floor with NC. 4-12. 6 minutes left.
40-12
Saw this on the yesnetwork message board
http://yesnetwork.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=yesnetwork&tid=41701
Right Now…
The Yanks are playing poorly. Hawkins and Farnsworth stink. The offense is pretty much ice-cold. Kennedy is a concern until he gets going.
The Yanks are playing poorly. They are 2-3, in last place in the American League East, 1 1/2 games out of first.
Right Now…
Alfonso Soriano is hitting .059, David Ortiz is hitting .111, Matt Holliday is hitting .071, Mark Texiera is hitting .105, same as Placido Polanco, Eric Byrnes is hitting .125, Jose Vidro is hitting .133.
The following players have combined for 0 HRs on the season: Troy Tulowitzski and Matt Kemp and Ian Kinsler and Hanley Ramirez and Aaron Rowand and Mike Cuddyer and Vlad Guerrero and Garrett Anderson and Hunter Pence and Alfonso Soriano and Mike Lowell and Carlos Beltran and Troy Glaus and Geoff Jenkins and Magglio Ordonez and Paul Konerko and Miguel Tejada and Jose Guillen and Andruw Jones and Carlos Delgado and Ivan Rodriguez and Corey Hart and Delmon Young and Prince Fielder and and Nick Swisher and Austin Kearns and Alex Rios and Adam Dunn and Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey, Jr.
The following players don’t even have a single RBI: Travis Buck, Troy Tulowitzski, Felix Pie, Daric Barton, Swisher, Holliday, Jorge Cantu, J.J. Hardy, Adam LaRoche, Jhonny Peralta, Garrett Atkins, Jason Bay, Julio Lugo, Lowell, Polanco, Orlando Cabrera, and Ordonez.
The follwing starting pitchers all have ERA of 6.00 or higher: Pedro Martinez and C. C. Sabathia and both Ted Lilly AND Gil Meche and Javier Vazquez and Paul Byrd and Justin Verlander and Ian Snell and now John Maine, and Bonderman and Oswalt are over 5.00.
The following “good” relievers all have ERA of 6.00 or over: Damaso Marte, Tom Gordon, Brandon Lyon, Eric Gagne, Luis Vizcaino, Al Reyes, Matt Capps, Trevor Hoffman, Huston Street, Bobby Howry, Kevin Gregg and Jose Valverde.
Right Now…
The Royals and the Rays lead their divisions. The Orioles and the White Sox are over .500. The Tigers are 0-5. The Red Sox are in 4th. The Phillies are in 4th. The Braves are tied for 4th-5th. The Cubs are in 5th. The Cards are 4-1, and tied for 1st. The defending NL Champ Rockies are 1-3 and in 4th place.
The Yanks are playing poorly. They are 2-3, in last place in the American League East, 1 1/2 games out of first.
Right Now…
…means almost nothing.
You know, this is why I like baseball:
In basketball (and hockey and football) you play against a clock, so even if UNC decides to put something together they might not have enough time to physically do it.
With baseball on the other hand, it ain’t over till out 27 is made.
Laura here’s the thing w/ posters like Fleas and Anti-Muss they take annoying to the next level, I bet Johan would go more than 5 IP, bet you rather have Johan , Santana would look good in a Yankee uni right about now, then the stupidity… when they quote rumors from George King, from Joel Shermman and tell it to us as facts to back up thier arguements…that’s more Fleas style I choose to ignore it at times but it can piss people off from posting here.
Here on this blog if your going to listen to posters those 2 would be the last I would want to listen to. We have respectable posters like CB,whozat,SJ44… and then we have the whiners like Fleas and Anti-Mussina (all is done, season over, they suck, why is this guy here, why is Santana here) you see where I’m getting at.
OFFTOPIC..Memphis kicked as* tonight now I have to burn my bracket because they knocked out my pick to win it all.
Jennifer – I agree with all of that except the part where you put Gagne under “good” relievers lol
Please note I am nowhere as good as Dr Acula but below is the link to my 2008 Yankee Season photos. As I have said earlier I am going to document the last season in the stadium so there are some photos I would normally have no interest in taking ie Michael Kay but if you are going to document then you need to do it all. These will be taken from my seats in the Bleachers (ie opening day) as well as my regular seats in LF.
Enjoy
yankeesseason2008.shutterfly.com
amen Jennifer amen, I mean Brett Gardner hit a HR today and Eric Duncan stoled a base
Jen, whoever wrote that post needs a sportswriting (or at least a blogwriting) gig like yesterday!
Wow Laura, update the meds. Please.
Brandon,
Jairo’s line was actually 4 3 2 2 2 7….still pretty damn good though.
brandon why do you keep using “stoled” ?? trying to be funny?
This UNC/Kansas game is insane
I wish I could take credit for it. I linked who actually wrote it, it was someone on the yes message board.
oops wrong address
http://yankeesseason2008.shutterfly.com
jennifer
from the previous post about the calendars….yes i did buy two already…..
I agree, Jen. That YES post was nice for perspective.
Come to think of it: if the “sky has fallen” crowd is in a Fantasy league, I’d like to offer them some trades.
I can give Cueto for Sabathia and Aaron Hill for Cano…
Hey, anyone have a great landscape shot of Rivera jogging onto the field for a 9th inning? Love to use that for my pc wallpaper
Yazman: Last year someone tried to offer me AJ Burnett for Canò.
I politely declined.
How is it 10 already? I’ve not even gotten two pages written, though I’ve managed to jump from 42 to 46. Apparently, if you figure out which paragraphs to extend it’ll help up your page count.
Brandon – “Laura here’s the thing w/ posters like Fleas and Anti-Muss they take annoying to the next level…”
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Brandon, very nicely said. These 2 represent some unknown species who call themselves Yankee fans. I gues by definition, we can’t call them ‘Trolls’, although they do fit much of the criteria.
So… how about ‘Troglidites’
Just ignor the Troglidites.
How about that?
There… I feel better.
Yazman,
What? You don’t want to use Joba’s twirling fist pump?
OYF,
Reverse trolls, like reverse racism.
are you guys going to cry when cashman isn’t resigned? i’ll be celebrating.
Gayle – Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.
gayle you still here? which lot did you park in today? I am going tomorrow and think i’m going to park in 13.
Brandon – “Laura here’s the thing w/ posters like Fleas and Anti-Muss they take annoying to the next level…â€
Ok, I gotcha.
Mel, I do love Joba’s fist pump! But Joba has a lot of great seasons and a few championships to go before approaching Mo (my favorite). But I’ll sure root for him to get there!
My gawd Kansas is gonna choke this game away.
They are up by 6 points now
let’s take a look at some of cashman’s failures…
-Pavano – cashman was tricked by theo into signing this guy. Lives on the DL.
-Igawa – failed to get dice-k so yankees PR tried to build him up as “big game pitcher” … not quite. Now a full time AAA pitcher.
-Farnsworth – 100 mph meatballs + cant locate
-Hawkins – wanted to save money so he picked up this scrub. He didn’t have a problem forking 28 million for a 45 yr old roger clemens last year though.
-Not trading for Santana – best pitcher in baseball goes to rival mets.
tips for idiot cashman:
+trade for texeira
+sign barry bonds and bat him behind a-rod
+start chamberlain
+bring up gardner & horne
-get rid of matsui
-get rid of mussina
-get rid of farnsworth
-bench damon
**URGENT** – fire hitting coach kevin long – hes gone under the radar long enough.
the lineup will be:
melky CF
jeter SS
abreu RF
arod 3B
bonds DH
texeira 1B
posada C
cano 2B
gardner LF
wang, pettitte, hughes, chamberlain, kennedy
bullpen- bruney, traber, patterson, albadlwdjeo, horne, ohlendorf, rivera
“Mel, I do love Joba’s fist pump! But Joba has a lot of great seasons and a few championships to go before approaching Mo (my favorite). But I’ll sure root for him to get there!”
could you imagine this scene in a Game 1 or 2 for 7 innings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRxkDDn79k
Jennifer I dont know the number is is the main parking lot off of river ave
you come like i do from Northern Jersey take gw bridge
do not take deegan taken harlem river drive/fdr exit
take exit at 155 street (the first one)
make sure you take 155th street
go to top of hill first light make a left
take mccombs dam bridge across the river
go straight until 161st street nmake a right so you will be between the new and old stadium
at traffie light make a right going down river ave
then the main lot I use is on the right not sure of the cross street it is like 4 floors lol
Jennifer looks like the lot I park in is #8 (based on the map on the yankees web site)
Are you driving thru harlem at all? I come over the gw too. I am leaving 11ish probably before.
Bonds would never survive in NY, the fans would revolt.
Or, at least, they should. Never mind that Bonds can’t play in the field any more and we’ve got a great DH option in Shelley Duncan (so far, anyway), but he is not a guy you want on your team, or, more specifically, in your clubhouse.
You forget the trade Cashman made for David Justice that got us hardware in 2000. Or Clemens for Wells that got us 1999. Or NOT trading for Gagnè last year.
The point is, Cashman, like any GM, is human and makes his share of mistakes.
But really, you sound like you’d rather have Steve Phillips or Omar Minaya or Dan Duquette in the GM chair.
Do you have any idea what it would take to get Teixeira? If the Yankees can get Teixeira for a steal, then go for it, but the Braves are not exactly an easy team to fleece. And besides, you still have the rest of Giambi’s contract to eat up as well.
I hope the best for Gardner, really, I do, but what has he shown besides speed and some good ST at bats? If he comes up this summer and makes a splash, so be it, but I’ll take Melky in center.
And, oh-by-the-way, A-Rod, among others, credits Kevin Long for his success last year.
uhoh listen to Rebecca sounding like the female CB
Ok Anti Mussina you have now totally lost your marbles and glad to say you have nothing and no power wih this team whatsoever.
Bonds here – let me say if they sign him I will give away my season tickets that would be the wrong move in every way shape or form. He is a cancer to any locker room. He could not deal with the New York media and the fans would be all over him you think they gave it bad to Arod??
Texiera – Why should we trade for him now when we can have him as a free agent next year. The Braes going to give him away for free?? I dont think so they will want one of the big three for sure.
Kevin Long is considered one of the best hitting coaches in the game after 5 games you want to fire him why dont you fire all the coaches at this point since no one has done thier job to your satisfaction. Did you think they should fire Long when they were hitting the pants off the ball in thesecond half of last year. Or when Arod had amonster year and he attributed a lot of it to the work he did with Kevin Long?
Jennifer no driving through Harlem you literally are on 155th street for all of 1 block maybe
Jennifer: gayle is completley right. Saves at LEAST a half hour off the drive time.
Brandon: I’m confused. Is that good or bad? Mind, I like CB’s posts.
it’s very good Rebecca he’s one of the smartest posters on this site
to those who got the calendar today or will get one tomorrow:
am I blind or is there no caption? I saw the pictures of Babe Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle…and pix of the old and current stadiums. But which game/year are the pictures for august, september, jan and feb?
And you had no trouble entering or leaving the lot? What time did you get there?
Sorry for being a pest and asking so many questions. I just have heard parking has been bad.
ripping my bracket as we speak
UNC lost some steam. They could not come back
So I guess it’s gonna be Memphis vs. Kansas
Were you in the garage?
Brandon: Ah. I feel much better now. But CB knows a helluva lot more than I do.
Jennifer: If you’re worried about parking, the best option really is to take the train in. You’re in North Jersey, right? Bergen County? I forget what town you said you were in but if you can drive to the train station on Ridgewood train station (no meters or permits needed on weekends), hop the next outbound, switch at Seacaucus to the next train going to NY Penn (outbound track 2, always, and they come roughly every 10 minutes or so), and then from NY Penn take the subway (or if you have $$$$$$, grab a taxi). The entire train, including time for the switch, takes about an hour and you don’t have to worry about parking. Or gas money. And the Subway stops right there at the stadium so you do n’t have to walk far if it’s freezing cold or whatnot.
bonds going to ny will make him public enemy #1 and take a lot of the pressure off arod (something jeter refuses to do). He will also back up a-rod like a true teammate unlike derek choker.
kevin long arod kevin long arod, blah blah blah. how come i only hear compliments from arod? if he’s so good to arod he should become his personal trainer. he doesn’t do anything for damon, cano, jeter, giambi, matsui, etc. i bet they dont even consult him for help because they have no respect for a nobody like kevin long. who is he anyway? tino should be the hitting coach.
(I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that entire thing in one breath, my apologies)
Jennifer I usually get there about 30 min before gates open at the latest so if the game is 1 then gtes open at 11 I get there no later than 1030am. No problems getting in anf parking and fining a spot.
Leaving that is a different story. Opening Day rainout it took me 2 hours to get home and 1 hour of that was getting out of the lot but I think a lot of that had to do with everyone leaving at the same time.
When I went Wednesday night left after 5 no problem and no traffic. Today left after 8 again no problem.
Again when leaving the lot the trick is to not go on the Deegan make a left out of the lot then take a right onto River Ave you will see a sign that says alternate route to Harlem river Drive/GW Bridge I think it is either the first or second right you cross the 145street Bridge then follow the signs that say Alt Harlem River Drive/GW Bridge you miss all the problems that are the Deegan
Rebecca i’ve been debating about taking the train. But it would be like 1 1/2 hours getting there and likely more going home. I’d rather be in my own car.
gayle I think I know which way you are talking now. I got stuck going that way once, cause they closed the street that goes by the Bronx Terminal market. You’re right it saved a ton of time! Plus I’ll have tom tom with me, he won’t stear me wrong, at least I hope not!
Rebecca I agree with you if there is one thing the Yankees and MTA and NJ Transit need to do when they open the new stadium is look at some other public transportation for those of us coming from Jersey. They are dealing with the COnnecticut and Westchester COunty people but have totally forgotten about us when it comes to public transporation for there not to even be a NJ transit bus that goes to the STadium is a disgrace. They tell everyone not to dirve but give you no options but to take multiple buses, trains and subways to get there. Makes no sense.
What the hell is this anti-Mussina creature? Is it just tired of taking space in it’s mothers basement?
“True teammate” and “Bonds” should not be used in the same sentence. Really, do you know anything about this guy?
Also, it’s not technically Derek Jeter’s job to back up A-Rod–because the guy that hits in the two spot will always hit before the clean up man unless you’ve decided to scramble the batting order.
Yes, Jeter’s in decline. Yes, he can’t make some of the plays he used to be able to, but that doesn’t mean he is not important. The amount of times he has come through in the clutch far, far exceeds those that he hasn’t. He’s not the most talented Yankee, sure, but he’s, by all accounts, one heck of a teammate.
I mean, do you remember the 2004-2006 seasons at all? There’s a reason we collapsed, and a reason we couldn’t get past the first round, and unlike 2007 it had nothing to do with the 11th plague.
A-Rod is not the only one that has spoken in defense of Kevin Long. I think Melky and Canò have as well, though I might be mistaken.
However, when A-Rod had 54 home runs last year, and lead the league in RBI, while maintaining a +.310 average, his words as regards hitting carry a heck of a lot of weight.
Oh, also, last year:
Runs scored per game: 5.98 (1st in AL)
Team average: .290 (1st in AL)
Hits: 1656 (1st in AL)
HR: 201 (1st in AL)
RBI: 929 (1st in AL)
Walks: 637 (3rd in AL)
So forgive me for liking this Long guy, but offenses don’t just spontaneously appear.
(Can you guys tell I bought Baseball Prospectus last night and I’m addicted?)
gayle You are 100% right. They run a ferry from Weehaken but it takes almost 1 1/2 hours to get to the stadium! Plus they want you there like 30 minutes before departure, and you only get there 30 minutes before the game! So pregame drinks are out!
You can take a bus into disgusting PA (I see that place enough during the week, don’t need to see it on weekends), than take the subway up.
All in all, any options for us poor souls from Jersey would take at least 1 1/2 hours. (more if you miss your bus or train!, since they don’t run regularly on weekends!
Rebecca did you really buy the book
jennifer: Why do you think I want to get into Fordham so badly?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Is it called Fredrick Douglas BLVD? (the exit that is)
Jennifer I live up the road from the Ferry and did it once a few years ago and that was enough for me. I actually used to take the Ferry into work every day but afer 9-11 that was the end of that for me. Everyone realized what a great thing it was they jacked up the rices for the monthly pass and the price for monthly parking. I now park 2 blocks away from my office and it is cheaper then the ferry and ferry parking would be.
Oops link didn’t work! Why am I not surprised!
Brandon: Yep. For 20% off at Wegman’s, I couldn’t resist. It’d be totally like me to read it cover-to-cover, too, and I will, after I get my thesis done. (It’s due on the 15th and I’m up to 46/80 and I don’t even have next weekend to work on it, stupidYankeeRedSoxgameonmybirthday and all)
Rebecca – you forgot to add that the Yanks, who normally only give out 1 year contracts to coaches, gave Kevin Long a 3 year contract because they think so highly of him.
“could you imagine this scene in a Game 1 or 2 for 7 innings”
Brandon, if you mean Joba pitching that effectively as a starter in the playoffs, then yes, I absolutely can.
And if for any reason Phil, Ian and Joba have more troubles than anticipated this year and we don’t make the playoffs, I sure hope we have proper patience. We’ll be seeing some great October fist pumping before long.
Yeah, lucid post, Rebecca, but what has everyone been saying about not feeding the trolls?
Peter, your anecdote is comedy gold. I love the image of Abreu snickering nearby. Not only is it a cool “insider’s glimpse,” but it also tells me that the clubhouse is significantly looser and more relaxed than a lot of folks on this board (thank goodness).
Now it should work
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=40.830169&lon=-73.933397&mag=2
I’m as patient as they come especially w/ young talent I wouldn’t mind waiting.
I got to admit Joba Chamberlain starting game 1 or 2 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium, he starts K’ing people the energy in that place can knock the wind out of the road team.
Fran: My bad, forgot about that!
what the hell the Marlins sign Wes Helms for ?
Jennifer the exit off Harlm River Drive you mean?? It is called 155th street/8th avenue
Reminds me of Dude Where’s My Car…
(OT) Rebecca,
My 1st cousin, a huge Yankees fan, got into both Columbia and Cornell for grad school many years back. But only Cornell gave her a big scholarship.
She wrote The Boss outlining the Yanks’ superior winning % when she attended Yankee Stadium, showing him that a small investment in scholarship $ for her would mean a lot of wins for the Yanks.
Sadly, she ended up at Cornell.
But maybe George would have more sympathy for a purist who bleeds pinstripes online? Just a thought.
Thanks Gayle!!
Brandon: I thought Wes Helms played football?
Yazman: LMAO! Scholarship money’s not an issue for me (my parents are very generous people and I worship at their altar), but my inability to understand/speak/read Latin and/or French will keep me from the medieval studies program at Columbia (trust me, I looked).
Also, I haven’t been to nearly enough Yankee games to even have a chance.
Hmm, guess I was wrong on Helms, but it’s such a football name, you know?
I think that the Yanks tried to sign Helms last year as a free agent for the backup infielder spot. He decided that NY was not for him and went to Philly. And how did that work out?
Brandon, I 100% agree with you about what Joba could bring to the post-season as a starter! Phil too actually.
Ah, my fraudulent and overrated Memphis Tigers are one victory away from our first national championship. It feels so great to prove the naysayers wrong.
Yazman I picture the same thing for Philip Hughes IDK what his entrance music is but I know Joba Chamberlain comes out to “shout at the devil” anyway to pitch the 6 or 7 innings it’s going to be an electric atmosphere w/ either of them on the mound.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080406/ap_on_en_mo/obit_heston;_ylt=ArumfBVCCCkTxp._9HdK9tys0NUE
Charlton Heston dead.
You may remember him as Moses. Or the guy with guns.
I’ve added many new pics to the new Stadium photo page since opening day, check them out: http://tinyurl.com/27o5wt
jennifer –
Here’s another stat I noticed today that I know you’ll personally like hearing:
Mike Mussina’s ERA is lower than all but one of the Detroit Tigers’ starting rotation. The exception? Kenny Rogers. Not Verlander, not Dontrelle, not Bonderman. Kenny Rogers.
If I didn’t make a wrong memory, this joke really happened in Dodgers’ clubhouse a few years ago during spring training
But the leading men is another Taiwanese pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo and a pitcher I forget
And I think Wang knew this before Because we have a very famous cross talk(or Chinese stand-up comedy, I’m not sure) which is translate from the Abbott and Costello in Taiwan
I’m happy Melky is coming back
Ps. please forgive my poor English. I never good at English writing
Anne–It’s good enough =)
Welcome to the blog.
Okay guys, I’m off for the night. Catch you all tomorrow hope the game has a better outcome.
Did CMW know about Abbott and Costello?
No, maybe not.
But I think he knows the joke”Who is on first?”
That was famous in Taiwan,too.
wang is humer ha ha ha!
I find it funny how down people are getting over a 2-3 record…..a win today is back at .500
Cmon people, as much as I like to win….2008 is merely a practice season for 2009 in my eyes…..Giambi, Mussina, Pavano, Pettitte, Abreu all come off the books this November. The Innings Limits next year will be next to nonexistent for Hughes, Joba & Kennedy….Mark Texeira will be a FA 1st basemen….so no need to trade for him now.
2008 is a filler for me. 2009 is when we start to see the true next generation of the NY Yankees….and it will continue into 2010 when Damon and Matsui are gone. (Pending they arent traded this year)
My buddy and I made the same jokes about Chin-Lung Hu on Tuesday, since we were at Dodger Stadium watching LA take on the Giants. I do think it’s funny that Wang brought it up, though.
I was cracking up as well…^^
Hu hit a winning hit today for Torre’s Dodger =D