I’m sure FO will never make that mistake. The way he threw Zimmer to the ground AND the fact that he NEVER apologized should be enough reason to not offer him a contract. Besides, he’s done. Nothing left on that arm.

I think I would prefer to give Carl Pavano another 40 million dollars multi year deal than having that piece of sh*t in pinstripes.

Sam (San Jose, CA): Is a Hughes for Votto trade fair? Who wins?

Keith Law: No, I’d much rather have Hughes.

Its from sept 25 of this year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat.....t_id=22667

“He’s not an ace for me, more of a three/four guy,” another scout told me as we were discussing Hughes after his second start at the AFL. Based on what I saw, I had to concur; however, considering he made just 14 starts this season due to injury and is still just 22, I can give him a little benefit of the doubt. He’s been hitting 88-91 mph on the gun, touching 92 once, with good sink. His low-70s curve remains an out pitch, as it’s a plus offering with nice depth. However, he’s tucked his slider into his back pocket, and he’s not using his below-average change much down here, probably because he can get by with just fastball/curve and is working more on command and control. Hughes has touched 95-96 in the past with his four-seamer, and it’s possible there is some more velocity down the road, but I’m not counting on it.”

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....grey_jason

but it won’t be. This is WFAN. The same network which employed/provided shelter to Mike Russo for many years.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....546.column

Until I can get Francesa or Mark Chernoff to confirm it, it doesn’t count, but the buzz around the station is that Benigno is the favorite in a sweepstakes that likely will conclude within a week or so.

No further guest co-hosts are scheduled after Ron Darling today, and barring a late entrant from outside the station, the choice will come from those who already have been paired with Mike.

I didn’t mind Damon coming over too much, because although he was “The Caveman” in Boston, he’s always been a quality guy on and off the field. Especially with the Wounded Warrior project. Manny & Pedro, are and were great players, just not quality individuals from what I’ve seen. And definitely not Yankee material. But we can only hope for the best for our team next season.

“Somewhat fair point. Zimmer was in the wrong. Pedro could have artfully dodged him perhaps.”
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What… DODGE Zimmer? Is Pedro a bullfighter? I have rocks in my yard that weigh 250 lbs. They might be over a million years old, but man…. they really hurt if they roll into you. Have YOU ever had 250 lbs of decaying fat traveling 10 mph coming diretly at you?

As a Sox hater, it’s just fun to paint Pedro a villian over the ‘Zimmer Incident’. But Pedro was obviously not trying to hurt Zim. Imagine a big fat guy charging Joba. You want Joba to risk his career by trying to tap dance out of the way?

And if Pedro was a Yankee and terrorizing batters, we would be cheering him on. When I was a kid (127 BC), all good pitchers pitched inside… MUCH, MUCH more then pitchers do now, or pedro did. If Jeter, they way he hangs over the plate, faced Gibson, Koufax, Kaat or a host of other ‘old timers’, he would have had 19 broken bones by his 3rd year. Look where Killebrew, Mantle and other sluggers stood in the box. Nobody back then crowded the plate like many players do today. Of course, they didn’t have body armour back then.

Pedro is one of the top 5 pitchers in history. He didn’t have the logevity of Roger and others, but he was better. He pitched on a lower mound then the early greats, and his career exactly overlapped the steroid decade.

I respect the dude. Not only a great pitcher, but very smart, a fierce competitor and a team player.