Comments on: New Stadium, same old greed http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/ A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:32:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Your Worst Nightmare http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-1882740 Your Worst Nightmare Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:40:32 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-1882740 :frown: :frown:

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]]> By: Frankie speaking . . . http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599603 Frankie speaking . . . Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:10:57 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599603 The most irritating thing is to see Rudee Julie Annie sitting in a box next to the Yankee dugout. The same guy that wanted to see Boston win the WS in 2007. TURNCOAT ! . . . Phony ! The most irritating thing is to see Rudee Julie Annie sitting in a box next to the Yankee dugout.
The same guy that wanted to see Boston win the WS in 2007.

TURNCOAT ! . . . Phony !

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599533 GreenBeret7 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:23:07 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599533 PAT M November 30th, 2008 at 11:11 pm Yeah Steve Carlton whiffed me on three pitches….I had never seen anything quite like that before…Ball just kept coming in on me and then the bottom would fall out….As for Guidry, our paths crossed breifly in 71 in the Florida instructional league…I ran a flat 10 in the hundred out of HS…He was faster and he could dunk a basketball…. ----------------------------------------------------------- Evening, Pat. Yeah, everyone always said that NYY's best center fielder during that time was Guidry. He even played center field in a major league game. Faster than Rivers and could hit. Reminds me of Mantle having foot races with Pedro Ramos back in the late 50s and early 60s. Mantle said that Ramos could always keep up with him until the last 5-6 steps. Ramos was another great hitting pitcher. PAT M
November 30th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Yeah Steve Carlton whiffed me on three pitches….I had never seen anything quite like that before…Ball just kept coming in on me and then the bottom would fall out….As for Guidry, our paths crossed breifly in 71 in the Florida instructional league…I ran a flat 10 in the hundred out of HS…He was faster and he could dunk a basketball….

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Evening, Pat. Yeah, everyone always said that NYY’s best center fielder during that time was Guidry. He even played center field in a major league game. Faster than Rivers and could hit. Reminds me of Mantle having foot races with Pedro Ramos back in the late 50s and early 60s. Mantle said that Ramos could always keep up with him until the last 5-6 steps. Ramos was another great hitting pitcher.

]]> By: PAT M http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599531 PAT M Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:18:20 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599531 I did see something similar to Carlton's slider, but it was whiffle ball at half the speed..... I did see something similar to Carlton’s slider, but it was whiffle ball at half the speed…..

]]> By: PAT M http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599529 PAT M Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:11:59 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599529 Yeah Steve Carlton whiffed me on three pitches....I had never seen anything quite like that before...Ball just kept coming in on me and then the bottom would fall out....As for Guidry, our paths crossed breifly in 71 in the Florida instructional league...I ran a flat 10 in the hundred out of HS...He was faster and he could dunk a basketball.... Yeah Steve Carlton whiffed me on three pitches….I had never seen anything quite like that before…Ball just kept coming in on me and then the bottom would fall out….As for Guidry, our paths crossed breifly in 71 in the Florida instructional league…I ran a flat 10 in the hundred out of HS…He was faster and he could dunk a basketball….

]]> By: Buck Foston http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599525 Buck Foston Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:03:09 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599525 Drive 4-5, thanks for your well-wishes and good luck with your seat relocation. The tier season ticket holders I know have been happy with their reloc...not sure how it'll shake out for the partials. Drive 4-5, thanks for your well-wishes and good luck with your seat relocation. The tier season ticket holders I know have been happy with their reloc…not sure how it’ll shake out for the partials.

]]> By: GreenBeret7 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/11/30/new-stadium-same-old-greed/comment-page-2/#comment-599522 GreenBeret7 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:56:45 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/?p=5086#comment-599522 CB, exactly. Carlton's and Guidry's sliders were the equivilant of Koufax' unbelievable curveball. It broke like Blyleven's but came in at the high 80's and low 90s. When it was working during the last 6 years of his career (and that was about 99% of the time), hitters had zero chance. Eventually, most hitters will hit the fastball, regardless of how hard it is. Throw something that has a wrinkle in it, and the hitter is dead. Koufax always said it was his curve and not the fastball that was his strikeout pitch. CB, exactly. Carlton’s and Guidry’s sliders were the equivilant of Koufax’ unbelievable curveball. It broke like Blyleven’s but came in at the high 80′s and low 90s. When it was working during the last 6 years of his career (and that was about 99% of the time), hitters had zero chance. Eventually, most hitters will hit the fastball, regardless of how hard it is. Throw something that has a wrinkle in it, and the hitter is dead. Koufax always said it was his curve and not the fastball that was his strikeout pitch.

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