Baldelli bids a classy farewell to the Rays
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jan 22, 2009 
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The Yankees have six outfielders at the moment — Melky Cabrera, Johnny Damon, Brett Gardner, Hideki Matsui, Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher — so they never really considered singing Rocco Baldelli.
Nobody knows for sure how much Baldelli will be able to play for the Red Sox given his history with injury and illness.
But one thing we know for sure is that Rocco is one classy dude. My buddy Marc Topkin of the St. Pete Times notes in his blog that Baldelli took out an ad in their paper thanking Rays fans. Hopefully they both read it.
Marc also points out that the Rays will be giving away cowbells to fans at the April 15 game against the Yankees. Fantastic.
Hey, if anyone would like to take a shot at this, I’d appreciate it. It’s something I’ve been wondering about for awhile now.
Stolen Base totals used to be in the 90s, high 80s……even 70s. Nowadays, it seems like the league leader tops out at 40 or 50…..Has the art of the stolen base been lost? It’s a curious thing, given that it’s not that complicated (not saying it’s easy, just that if you are smart, fast and quick (the latter two are not the same). In fact, it’s pretty straightforward. Are pitchers just getting that much better at holding runners on?
I asked this question on another board and someone responded that perhaps things might change now with the decline of PED usage. Players won’t be as bulky and they might be more athletic. This same poster also suggested that perhaps managers are more concerned with SB % and not the amount of stolen bases. If this is the case, I can only conclude that they are afraid of short-circuiting potential big innings with the heavy hitters coming up (particularly in the AL). Back in the 80′s and early 90′s, MLB hadn’t yet experienced the offensive explosion (HRs mostly), so teams were more willing to take chances in order to score. Are there any speedsters like Henderson, Vince Coleman and Willie Wilson anymore? It seems not. Even leadoff types are bulkier than their predecessors…..
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Yeah, Johnny Damon did the same exact thing in his inaugural season with the Yankees, but he still got booed in his first game at Fenway Park.
Always liked and rooted on Roc….. Classy move for sure
“Rays will be giving away cowbells”
Oh great! If you can’t beat’em, deafen ‘em.
I say the Yankees hand out Cap Guns for a game against the Rays
Pete,
How can you consider matsui an outfielder the yankees have when he cant even play the outfield. I think matsui is officially no longer an OF and just a DH considering I have heard he probably could not or would not play the OF if the yanks needed him to.
This brought to mind pavano’s comment about how around the yankees he always had to pick himself up and brush himself off. I guess thats the difference between genuinely good people and genuine shmucks. baldelli barely played and probably knew some of the fans were aagitated by the many, many injuries they had to sit through waiting and hoping for him to get better only to realize there was just more disappointment on the other end – so he decided it would be a kind gesture to do something nice for the fans before leaving which Im sure worked to help mend the relationship with the fans and franchise. Pavano on the other hand with a similar if not worse injury history decides to knock his teammates and the organization further damaging the already marred relationship pavano had with the yankee fans and franchise.
From Heyman:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
12. Yankees. Even after spending $423.5 million on Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Teixeira, they’re always a threat to spend, especially if they can find a taker for Nady, or even better, Swisher (who has $21 million to go). One person said it’s “less than 50-50” that they take back Andy Pettitte. But where else is he going to go?
*** I don’t get Heyman here. He doesn’t seem to get that the Yankees LOVE Swisher. I have heard it from Kay and from other people. Sure, if they get blown away they’d do it, but I really don’t see Cash trading the guy……and if he works out, $21 million for 3 years is pretty darn good value
I’m sorry, here’s the link again:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
Im developing a headache thinking about cowbells.
I hope that the Expatriate Yankee fans around the Tampa area show up en masse and render the cowbells useless
It isn’t that the PEDs have made players bulkier, it is that PEDs have made the 3-run homer that much more likely, and managers would rather not take a chance on giving away outs. Also, moneyball touts this same philosophy of not giving away outs on the basepaths. That said, I think that the late 70s, early 80s saw an unusual amount of uncommonly fast players who could also play the game well. Jose Reyes and Carl Crawford are about the only players I can think of who compare speed and ability wise with the 80s basestealers. Also, as the homerun became more important, scouts looked more for power than speed. As PEDs disappear(maybe), we may see a renewed emphasis on the stolen base in the next 5 years or so.
I always loved that the Yanks dont resort to giving out cowbells, thundersticks, or rally towels to their fans to liven things up at the Stadium. We create our own homefield advantage without it.
Pete, are ya saying that the Rays doubled their fan base with all that success last season?
Frank -
I hate to rain on your parade, but, at least via telecast. the Yankees fans are among the quietest fans going. That is, until the Yankees are in the MIDDLE of rally.
Never – almost never, at least – do I hear Yankee fans making noise to actually try to get the team going.
Tom,
I been to a Rays game this past summer. It’s more ANNOYING in person than hearing it on tv. I couldn’t stand it. I joked with my friend, how could he stand the bells when he goes to the game every week, while I couldn’t stand one game.
C’mon Pete, that was low — they easily added a half-dozen more fans on the pennant run.
2 times do i hear a lot of noise at yankee stadium – during a rally and when some obnxious group starts booing arod as loudly as they can.
“Sheets is very much in the Yankees plans”
-Bob Klapisch on Yankees Hot Stove
Frank -
That is not to say that I would advocate any of those noisemakers – those are just annoying!
More cowbell.
Hurray for Bob Klapisch
Betsy-
Thanks for the link. Jon Heyman thinks Freddy Garcia would be a steal for any team getting him.
If the Yankees are still willing to give Pettitte 10M, but he won’t sign, are there two pitchers out there that we could get for a combined 10M? Remember the next free agent only cost us a 4th round draft pick.
Sheets@ guaranteed 5-6M + incentives plus Juan Cruz@ 4M??
Wolf@ 7M one year plus Garcia@ 1M guaranteed + incentives?
Most on this site don’t seem ready to rely on Aceves/Hughes/Johnson/Coke/Kennedy as the #4 starter.
Any thoughts on Juan Cruz as a starter? He was 2 years ago, but has been a dynamic reliever the last two years.
Unless we have a deal that fills our immediate needs, we should keep Swisher and Nady.
the only thing that can rival the annoying level of those cowbells is the thunder sticks that have found their way into far too many stadiums, thank god they’ve never made it into yankee stadium.
Mark, that makes a lot of sense. I have no problem with the HR, but I would like the SB to make something of a comeback.
Very classy of Baldelli – should have mentioned this before.
Tom, that’s interesting – did Klapisch provide any more details? At this point, I would seriously consider Sheets with the expectation only that he could pitch for half a year (hopefully more) and the hope that Phil would be ready to take his place if that were the case.
Dude, guess the Rays watch a little too much SNL…the “need more cowbell” is not meant to be taken literally….
I wonder if the small print on the back of the baseball tickets absolve the teams of any responsibility for hearing loss? I know it does for being struck by a bat or ball.
In fact, Andruw Jones, after catching a routine flyball, in a kind gesture tossed the ball into the stands, striking a Braves fan in the face, breaking her nose. She lost/dropped her lawsuit against the Braves after the attorney pointed out the fine print!!
If the Yankees sign Sheets, the Brewers owner will be livid as they’ll get a 2nd and a 4th? round pick!!
YankeeTrader,
I adore Phil Hughes as a potential stud, but I really feel that he needs at least 1/2 year in AAA for seasoning. In his short career, he’s been rushed and hurt. His talent is obvious as is his makeup – it’s not a matter of not having faith in him. I just want to do what’s best for Phil long term – for his sake and because that would be best for the Yankees as well.
I’m not familar at all with Cruz except that he’s a reliever.
Wolf – most consider him an NL guy.
I’m hoping that Cash is in his usual stealth mode…
Betsy, he did say that if Freddy García does not sign with the Yankees, Sheets would be where the Yankees would turn.
Where is our letter from the Big G?
Making the Brewers even more angry remains the best reason for taking a flyer on Sheets.
“Where is our letter from the Big G?”
good question. hmm….
Betsy,
I was thinking about this too the other day. More teams are concerned with ‘giving outs away’ than ever before. SB’s decreases your chances of scoring a run because of the probability of an out. Especially after sabermetrics were properly given a name. Mangers have also adapted to this style of play given PED’s (can see your point) and many sabermetricians employed by organizations. It’s just not seen as effectively using your team’s resources(outs and hitters) to win games. That’s what I think.
As for Rocco, it is a classy thing and he seems like a decent guy. But now that he is employed by the Red Sox…many players do the same thing after performing in one city for an extended period of time. He is not doing anything different than anybody else.
YankeeTrader: No, but there is a part that absolves a team from responsibility due to Acts of G-d.
Armaggedeon? Can’t sue the Yankees.
You know, Jennifer, you have a point about the Big G. Though, he’s probably not the type to do the letter in the paper thing.
NY Yankees fans embraced him fully, for the most part, after his apology. He never really had a difficult time here. People loved him. Of course, what’s not to love, but seriously, the fans could have turned on him, but they appreciated his relative candor and supported him through thick and thin. Not to mention the mustache campaign last season.
I guess we have to settle for his openness with the press throughout his time here, and his general good nature.
We in NY do not get letters.
Exactly my point Doreen. We stood behind the big g through thick and thin.
Rebecca-
YankeeTrader: “No, but there is a part that absolves a team from responsibility due to Acts of G-d.
Armaggedeon? Can’t sue the Yankees.”
I guess that means if I go to a Rays home game, and suffer acute hearing and permanent loss, I have to get the names of all ringing those damn cowbells, and try to sue them collectively!!! LMAO
I got a fever, and the cure is more cowbell!
Actually, I’m pretty sure the Big G did write a letter showing his appreciation for his fans. There’s a picture of him signing it:
http://tinyurl.com/ar4j4o
Nick, you’re such a boob.
“Actually, I’m pretty sure the Big G did write a letter showing his appreciation for his fans. There’s a picture of him signing it:
http://tinyurl.com/ar4j4o”
Perfect!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Wyhdh87GQ
Some grooming tips from the Giambino.
Betsy, I am no expert on older baseball, i am but 22 years old, but i have seen some clips and i think pitchers delivery especially with runners on base have changed to deter baserunners from stealing. I just love watching those old clips of players stealing home haha
“Sheets is very much in the Yankees plans”
Well YAHOO!!!!! It that happens, I will have gotten my favorite triumverate” CC, AJ and Sheets! (OH MY!)
And if it is true I would say we are one step closer to achieving what I think would be best for the Yankees – sending Pettitte packing.
Time will tell!
Hey Roger, thanks for the favor.
Bill Werber passes away..at 100 years old. RIP
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Betsy,
I liked your post about hughes – i am in complete agreement with you. However, even in stealth mode, I dont think cash can find a quality pitcher that will guarantee us 200 innings. No matter who we sign after this point, there will certainly be some amount of risk involved.
As a lifelong Yankee fan, I looked forward to seeing the team every single game played since the Rays existence in ’98 at Tropicana Field until last year when I left the 1st game played in May in the 6th inning because of those dumb-assed cowbells and will NOT be going back.
Even Low A minor league teams would be hard pressed to use silly cowbells for a sales promotion.
It’s far worse being there than what’s heard on TV and this will be the 3rd year of them.
No thanks, I’ll save my sanity for exhibition games at Steinbrenner Field or when coming to NYC.
Trisha,
You want to send pettitte packing? I didnt know that. I think he would be worth an extra few mil but if it is between pettitte for 12 mil or sheets for 6 or even 8 mil, im taking sheets.
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As Rocco is a product of RI you could say that we Rhodyites know him as well as anyone. He possesses all of the qualities you’d want in a son, a brother, a significant other. In other words, he’s someone you’d be proud to claim as your own. And a super ballplayer to boot.
What a beautiful goodbye to Tampa.
Jamal, I don’t think you’ll see Rocco getting booed in Tampa for many reasons, but one is certainly that Rocco didn’t choose another team over Tampa; another team chose him.
dave, I am always good with whatever the Yankees do, but in terms of what I would like to see happen I decided last season that I would like to see the Yankees part ways with Pettitte. I believe he has seen his better days. Others don’t think so, so be it.
Sign Sheets… a stud when healthy
Torre’s Terrors:
Dayum, that’s so sad.
ummm…… when in the world did all this bloggers jump back onto the sheets train? Today? I just realized i read at least four or five posts today advocating for the yanks signing sheets. Where were all of you when i was fighting with the mobs in here about the yanks getting him and taking a ton of cr@& for it. I swear the band0wagon must have come back in here in the past couple of hours.
Trisha,
What if the yanks re-signed him tomorrow? wOULD YOU disapprove or jump on board?
Trader, I have to wonder whether the current situation is more like the Yankees have either lowered their offer to Pettitte or removed it altogether.
“I don’t think you’ll see Rocco getting booed in Tampa for many reasons, but one is certainly that Rocco didn’t choose another team over Tampa; another team chose him.”
That’s true of Johnny Damon too. The Sox weren’t willing to pay.
dave – if you read my tagline since CC was signed, then you know I wanted Sheets (CC and AJ and Sheets, OH MY!)
“What if the yanks re-signed him tomorrow? wOULD YOU disapprove or jump on board?”
The minute the Yankees make a deal, I’m on board. Doesn’t matter who it is. The Yankees are my team and I will always root for the pinstripes; and ultimately I trust the Yankees judgment over anything I could come up with.
darkmoon, that’s why I mentioned it as one of the reasons. We all know that all it takes for Sox fans to boo is for one of their former players to wear pinstripes.
Hey the Yankees are environmentally friendly.
Belongings will be moved in orange plastic crates-reusable, so as to be environmentally friendly, team spokesman Jason Latimer said Thursday.
Trisha -
i knew you wanted sheets but there was about three or four of us in here for the last couple of weeks and nobody else wanted anything to do with him. Now, when the yanks sign him and he gets injured everybody will remember how hard i pushed for him but if the yanks dont sign him and he does great everyone will say “well, no other team wanted him either.” Which is the same BS people use for defending the signing of pavano. But at least we have not flip flopped, we have stayed strong even in the face of oppression unlike many, many others out there except me, you, giantthinker, pat M and a few others.
I wish we still had daniel mccutchen – i think that guy may be half decent.
I’m tempted to bring everyone I know to that game in Tampa, just to create a cow-bell-less section.
Trisha,
Maybe you should read Pete Caldera’s latest piece on Pettitte before you close the door on him:
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http://njmg.typepad.com/yankee.....field.html
Andy Pettitte is still in play, and Freddy Garcia is very much on the Yankees’ radar – though it would appear he might have a better opportunity to be a starter with the Mets. As for Ben Sheets, the Yankees like him, but right now they would probably only take him on a one-year deal with a deep discount — say, something in the $7 million range guaranteed.
According to a source with knowledge of such things, the door is still not closed on Pettitte, and there has been some dialogue lately — though there’s been no movement off the club’s $10.5 million stance (or Pettitte’s stance, for that matter). But the fact that they are still talking provides some hope that a deal could get done.
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I’ve said many times on this board that they will eventually work something out with Pettitte. It makes too much sense for both sides and he still is the guy they want most.
now now, dave, PAT M is a strong advocate for the re-signing of Andy Pettitte and he is clearly on the record in predicting that this will still happen. He has not ruled out Sheets as one of several backup plans, but he’s no strong Sheets advocate.
And comparing the Sheets situation now with that of Pavano before he was signed is superficial even using perfect hindsight.
It’s been awhile with no response, Dave must be working up one of his masterpieces…
Though I will say, Dave – that a healthy Ben Sheets would be my first option too.
But therein lies the rub… is he or will he be healthy enough to contribute.
(it sure would be nice seeing him in the rotation in August, September, and October!)
trisha – New York Yankees – 2009 World Series Champions
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:02 pm
“darkmoon, that’s why I mentioned it as one of the reasons. We all know that all it takes for Sox fans to boo is for one of their former players to wear pinstripes.”
Let’s be fair about this. BOTH Sox fans and Yankee fans have ably demonstrated that they are very capable of lustily booing both present players on their respective teams and former players no matter what uniform they wear.
There have been times that Arod has been booed unmercifully right in Yankee stadium.
No more cowbells!
Screw Sheets and screw Garcia. I want Pettitte.
Safe to say Andrea is leaning toward Pettite.
I am not one of those guys, I don’t want sheets, i will take garcia. The best option is petitte of course giving Hughes,Kennedy,Coke more time to develop in AAA and be good backups when anyone gets hurt. The question is if they get Garcia and Petitte do they move Joba back to the pen, uh-oh here we go again.
I said it before and I’ll say it again: Pettitte and the Yanks come to terms before the Super Bowl.
If Sheets and Dr. James Andrews come to terms first, that prediction is subject to review.
In Dave’s absence I have crafted a worthy Dave response.
So, everyone has finally listened to me!
I have been telling you for weeks the importance of Ben.
Gee, How many words do I have to type to tell you that!
Nowadays, pitching is the most important thing.
Some here think we should sign Manny, but it’s pitching!
How can you not see this? Pitching! Pitching! Pitching!
Every baseball expert will tell you the same thing.
Each inning is precious. We need Ben. He’s the read deal.
This fantastic signing will only cost a 4th round pick.
Seriously – this is a no -brainer. SIGN SHEETS !!
Of course, if you want the abridged message, just read the first letter of each sentence.
Re: Sheets
Dave,
To answer your question as to why everyone is suddenly so pro-Sheets.
When you were fought for him early on, fans were choosing between Sheets and Burnett.
Now we’re comparing Sheets with a malcontent who doesn’t seem to realize that he’s not the same pitcher anymore.
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Very well done, DT. I’m worried that there’s a dave tsunami approaching, so I’m temporarily retreating to higher ground. Good luck, all.
Garcia a Met
http://www.nydailynews.com/blo.....-mets.html
Pettitte is still my number one choice as well, (not for more than $12MM) but I so enjoyed Dave’s post about standing up for Sheets in the face of oppression, it was almost enough to make me want to change sides, at least in theory. I could almost hear the Bob Marley or Rage Against the Machine playing in the background as I read it…I’m a sucker for that stuff…but really, Andy is still the best option.
And I bet all of you guys bashing him now will change your tune in a hurry if he does come back and he’s pitching 7 innings of 1 run ball in late August after a 3-game losing streak like it’s nothing….which it is, to him.
I think he has acted kind of messed up in all this too, but remember we dont know the whole story, and I’m certainly not ready to burn bridges with a guy I’ve adored for 13 years, just yet.
LMAO DT!!!
Is Garcia to the Mets a major league deal? I know I could just click the link but comp. is slow and I’m lazy…
It’s a minor league deal for Garcia BBB
Are there any wristbands or lapel pins I can buy anywhere to show my support for Dave during this time of oppression?
8-9 mil if he reaches incentives.
“Yanks continue to hold firm in this market, they stand a reasonable chance of luring Pettitte back on their terms – provided he has no better options.”
No matter how this ends, you can be sure that pettitte will come out of this looking badly and it is really only a matter of how badly. The hgh situation is still fresh in the minds of everyone ,as are the words said by pettitte only weeks into the off season that he only wants to pitch in the new stadium for NY and pitching next season has nothing to do with the money.
Well, he cant take what he did back and he certainly cant take his foolish little false truths back so essentially, he will come out of this looking like a dishonest, greedy player which is not the worst thing in the world for most players but pettitte seemed to have worked particularly hard to build and to maintain an air of honesty and morality. Even when he left for houston, most, if not all yankee fans blamed the yankee organization rather than pettitte believing that they did not respect him enough or in other words offer him the right price. Even in the face of the PEDs scandal and testifying in court, pettitte gave off the distinct impression that he was the poor victim in it all using it only for an injury to help return to the team and then, coming forward about it because he could no longer bear the weight of this burden even though almost all of that was surely false.
And now, he says with no good reason that he wants to play in NY and signing has nothing to do with the money. There was no good reason for him to say this – no one cared to know and nothing would have happened to him if he had said nothing at all before entering free agency. But he chose to say those words. And now, it is beyond abundantly clear that Pettitte has made everything about this solely about the money and nothing more.
While fans would have understood if he just said for the right money he would come back, he decided he would rather pretend it was not about the money and then, try to make it seem like it had nothing to do with money. But it was not so easy this time for pettitte to pretend one thing and truly believe another and now, everyone knows that he would probably not come back to NY for a couple of extra mil in dollars and cents from another team and all evidence points to the idea that he has little interest in pitching inside of the new yankee stadium.
Exactly as it says above, pettitte will likely come back simply because there are no better offers on the table. Of course, there is no hometown discount because he only wants to pitch in NY or so he claims, no just taking the 10 mil because of the widespread support the organization and fanbase gave him last year and no just taking the yanks initial offer because the yanks have already given him a lot including close to 100 million dollars and he realizes he is on the decline and just wants to finish up his career in NY. None of that for good ol’ Andy Pettitte because he, like Manny and others is only about the money and whoever offers him the most of it. Except unlike manny, he did not have the common courtesy of just telling us it was about the money or at the very least not telling us anything at all rather than lie.
I hope all this was worth it for andy because in the end, it will appear as if he slunked back to NY and unhappily took the measly old 10 mil dollars (in the face of economic turmoil) just because no other team was willing to pay him anymore. Im sorry but no one feels bad for you Andy for getting 10 mil after a career worst season to pitch in the only place you claim you want to pitch. i am purposely being harsh just because enough has been said on the other side of the story and andy has been put in the good light far too many times even undeservingly. This time there is no shielding himself from the greedy, self-serving, dishonest person that he is acting like right now. I have no problem with the greed or the self-serving nature or even using hgh after i heard bu the dishonesty for absolutely no reason whatsoever besides trying to make himself look better is absolutely ridiculous.
Giuseppe, and if the Yankees sign Pettitte they do. Because I’ve closed the door on him certainly doesn’t mean they have. I don’t have any idea how this is all going to end. I hope I never have to see him in pinstripes again. Ever.
But if doesn’t go that way, I’ll cheer him on as much as I do every other Yankee. Once a decision is made by the Yankees, I hop on board. I am a Yankee fan first and foremost.
whammo. there it was.
DT,
IM HERE IM HERE!
Bret,
Im talking as close as yesterday no one seemed to be for signing sheets except me and a few others. I dunno what changed in the last day or two …
I think Dave is sick of preaching on deaf ears the importance of Ben.
He has temporarily put the keyboard aside and headed to the local bar.
I could say in a couple of hours he’ll be Three Sheets to the wind – but that would just be a cheap zinger.
Oy, according to MLBTR, Mets are signing Garcia and Ricketts is buying Cubs.
Guys I know you will enjoy this long one because it is written in a sarcastic and very harsh way in a time when few seem to be on andy’s side. Although those few are very vocal.
The Cubs have Ricketts?
DT,
Your wrong because I am still here but you are right because i am sick and tired of talking about ben sheets. iT WAS GETTING OLD ALREADY, WHAT? as steve summers would say
Huh?
You’re right DT, he is three Sheets to the wind after all.
“few seem to be on andy’s side”
or maybe many of us are on Andy’s side but we don’t feel the need to post about it over and over and over and over again.
BBB,
I just read your post about pettitte. How ironic that it came only minutes before my bashing began. I was only really half serious though. iF THAT HELPS…
“Oy, according to MLBTR, Mets are signing Garcia and Ricketts is buying Cubs.”
well that’s that for Garcia. Anyone else want to try and guess who would the Yanks go after now?
Nick you are starting to know me too well i think. What a prediction? Brilliant stuff,
dave
verbose – using or containing too many words; “long-winded (or windy) speakers”; “verbose and ineffective instructional methods”; “newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”; “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”
long-winded, wordy, tedious, windy
What am i posting about over and over? I stopped the sheets posts.
and comparing the Sheets situation now with that of Pavano before he was signed is superficial even using perfect hindsight.”
Nick,
Your right. It was wrong of me to compare the pavano situation to the sheets situation. From now on, I will reserve that right for AJ Burnett. Ha! Just kidding, just kidding.
Re: Pettitte
I agree with Dave. Pettitte baited the Yankees by saying that he only wants to pitch in NY. His comments were meant to turn fans against management if his demands were not met. He wanted the organization to look like the bad guys who ignored his so-called devotion to the city and fans. Pettitte is no different than his buddy Roger Clemens. It’s all about the money.
But the Yankees were smart this time. Cashman flew out to see Pettitte in Texas which made it appear like the Yankees were reaching out to Pettitte and making their best attempt to convince him to return.
Pettitte probably thinks it was a lowball offer and feels insulted. But he will never admit that because then we all realize that it’s all about the money and probably was the first time around.
The big difference now is that his buddy Clemens isn’t claiming retirement, costing us two high draft picks and spinning the wheels of his obnoxious hummer in Monument park.
I do thank Roger for saving his worst clunker of a season for the very end and returning to NY for, what was it, 20+ million dollars?
They can both get lost.
What is with these football players? Is it contagious?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/.....id=3853456
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....=100%2C000
LOL, I guess ESPN is that bored.
Pete … do you have a smaller font for Dave’s posts?
(sorry dave)
Guys,
I only slept for about two hours last night. I am getting a little out of it so take whatever i wrote with a grain of salt (which im sure you already do when it comes to the long ones). I was only half serious with the pettitte post – i obviously like pettitte a lot. I am just tired of him always appearing like he did the right thing no matter what – leaving the yanks to go to the stros, hg, etc. You know what i mean? It always appears from the media and/or fan perspective that pettitte was doing whatever he thought was right at the time and can do no wrong. I did not think that was the case with these off season shananigans.
ed thanks I feel great after reading that!!
Grain of salt? I needed a whole salt mine for that last one.
ray (sox fan)
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:29 pm
There have been times that Arod has been booed unmercifully right in Yankee stadium.
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Good evening, ray and the (sox fan) family. Hope all is well with you and that you have chopped plenty of wood to warm the cockles of your hearts towards Yankee fans and to keep your toes warm..
The truth of the matter is there have been a few times when he wasn’t booed by Yankee fans. Those times pale in comparison to the number of times when he was booed.
I tried to solicit ideas last night for what I should have Mussina sign this weekend. I’ll take a crack at it again. I have 1/2 dozen bb already signed, and about that in photos. Now I considered asking him to sign a bb with the inscription 20 wins 2008. (what does anyone think of that?) My second item I am going to have him sign the Thank You letter than was in the Daily News thanking Mike for his career with the Yankees.
Any other ideas? Maybe a Yankee Magazine? I already have the On the black book signed.
I didn’t read that post because I didn’t want to turn into a pillar of salt.
I kid, I kid.
dave, I would like to think that people are having fun with you. You have as much right to post here as anybody else and if you want to write posts that are five pages long that is your right also. You have the right to feel the way you do and have whatever opinion you hold. As far as I can see you have always been a respectful poster.
If people are not interested in reading your posts they can skip them. Please don’t apologize to anybody for what you write or how long your posts are. Obviously people read the stuff or they wouldn’t be responding.
Just my opinion.
jennifer,
How about taking a tattoo pen and having him sign a body part?
ANSKY! You know you love it. Come on now – admit it!
Jennifer
How about the crossword puzzle that he’s sure to have close at hand.
Rays fans, please. They drew about 20 heads a night up until LAST YEAR, and then it didn’t start to fill until the end. What a waste money and newspaper ink.
“Are there any wristbands or lapel pins I can buy anywhere to show my support for Dave during this time of oppression?”
Pitt’s younger bro: Solidarity, man! *pumps fist in air *
There must be a photo of Moose and Pavano together – if not Photo Shop always works. I’d hand that to him as a joke just to see that squinty eyed – scrunchy nose face he used to make.
m-
good idea. Like this? http://www.metstoday.com/wp-co.....ograph.jpg
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Pete … do you have a smaller font for Dave’s posts?
(sorry dave)
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Perhaps he could type with the new, invisible font that’s been installed on here.
anyway, I’m not going to lose any sleep over Garcia, especially remembering how bad he was in his brief stint in Philly, where i last saw him pitch, but I do kinda wonder if all it was going to take was a minor league deal, why didnt the Yankees offer him one? Maybe the Mets offered way more money, or the Yanks were not as interested as was reported?
or, I guess there’s always the possibility that with all other things being equal, he just chose the Mets over the Yanks. …..nah!
anyway, the only thing I’m bummed about is missing out on the Freddy Sez jokes, boooo!
“Are there any wristbands or lapel pins I can buy anywhere to show my support for Dave during this time of oppression?”
No, but in the back of the room there are many Pro-Dave SIGN up SHEETS.
Thanks trisha. I know most people NOT ALL but most of the bloggers here are just having fun with me and thats fine. I dont mind. Its when people start saying i dont know anything or become personally offensive that I start to mind but other than that, i understand that its all in good fun.I would prefer people read the posts because it takes much shorter time to read it than to write it and im not putting the effort in for no reason but if they really mind, i agree it shouldnt be a problem to skip it.
I just write these posts to get my thoughts out and off my chest but also to spark a solid convo in here and usually it works when things are lagging a bit or when i really have something long to say. obviously.
“verbose – using or containing too many words; “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes””
Tarheel: You mean Pettitte’s agents are reading Dave’s posts? Aha, THAT explains it…
The sign up sheets should say on them: Stop the Oppression of Dave in Lohud blog: SIGN UP SHEETS!
dave-2 hours of sleep? Why?
Maybe try and get some sleep now?
Jennifer: I’d go with the crossword puzzle idea. In fact, I always thought that if I ever met Moose, hopefully I would have one at hand for him to sign (I’m addicted, too)
BBB
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 pm
“verbose – using or containing too many words; “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes””
Tarheel: You mean Pettitte’s agents are reading Dave’s posts? Aha, THAT explains it…
Just messin with ya Dave!
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Actually, they remind me of Casey Stengel’s 40 minute response to congress’ single question during the anti-trust hearings in 1958. If you haven’t read that, it’s a must read.
BBB,
iS IT a fact that garcia is signing with the mets? I guess we dont know the actual terms of the deal yet if it is.
“The sign up sheets should say on them: Stop the Oppression of Dave in Lohud blog: SIGN UP SHEETS!”
I found a small plastic batting helmet.
The last time I tried to skip over one of those long posts, it ended up like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....&NR=1
today on yankees hot stove they said that if the mets sign garcia it might push the yanks to sign sheets
GB – a filibuster right?
SA,
I had a meeting with cash and then, a meeting with sheets agent to work out the terms of the upcoming deal. Then, i met with pettitte to offer him one last chance and tell him where he went wrong this off season. Finally, i meant with jaun cruz’s agent and a deal is looking imminent. It was a very busy night as Im sure you could imagine!
What would a deal for Garcia with the Mets have to do with the Yankees signing Sheets? I don’t follow that. One guy is a rehab case who will either get one year or a minor league deal with a out. The other guy started the All-Star game last year and probably can command two or three years at much more money.
yankeefan91 – you just made my day!
Sheets,Mulder or Glavine are guys i would look at for a 1yr deal
Pettitte is still our there,but would prefer the yanks moved on from there
GB, Mantle’s was priceless:
“My views are just about the same as Casey’s.”
“The sign up sheets should say on them: Stop the Oppression of ANDY PETITE in Lohud blog: DONT SIGN UP SHEETS!”
(smiley face)
pete abraham – you just ruined my day!
Dave:
The internet called, they’re running out of space.
My man, I love the passion. But you’re killing the peeps with the long posts. Nobody reads long blocks of text like that, trust me.
You need to try paragraphs or breaking up your thoughts into several posts. Trust me, I do this for a living.
S.A.-Brian “The Ninja” Cashman: Showing free agents lots of love January 22nd, 2009 at 9:35 pm
dave-2 hours of sleep? Why?
Maybe try and get some sleep now?
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THAT’S IT! He goes to bed and thrashes around in there cold and unable to sleep when a voice calls to him… “you need SHEETS! get SHEETS!” I can see the confusion.
SA,
I had a meeting with cash and then, a meeting with sheets agent to work out the terms of the upcoming deal. Then, i met with pettitte to offer him one last chance and tell him where he went wrong this off season. Finally, i meant with jaun cruz’s agent and a deal is looking imminent. It was a very busy night as Im sure you could imagine!
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Well well well…
Aren’t you a busy little bee dave!
boof three guys that were injured. great!
Come on pete, I have had far worse days than this. It was one long post- thats it and i broke it up into 7 or 8 paragraphs. I tried once to send it as a bunch of comments but it is very hard to post one thought with a series of comments because they get broken up by other ppls text. I will try to work on condensing my thoughts into more manageable lengths though. I am trying however – i no longer post one block of text. I break everything up into paragraphs hitting the enter key as many times as i can. Now, i will try working on condensing
I tried to skip that long post, but it ended up like this:
http://tinyurl.com/bjm4xx
SA
Yea it was nuts. I actually just studied until five thirty in the morning – physiology. It was a thrilling experience that every one should try at least once in their lives.
Jennifer
what players havent been injured.
Dave, my advice to you would be: read more Hemingway.
then, i woke up for class at eight. That was not nearly as exciting as studying alone in the wee hours. I wish some of you guys were up sometimes so i can post but i guess that is the reason i stay up that late – so i can avoid distractions.
“Come on pete, I have had far worse days than this”
Dave it’s only 9:49 you have plenty of time left.
ring ring internet line 2
Hemingway? to learn physiology?
tarheel,
I actually have to leave and study – i dont have all night here tonight unfortunately so im glad i got all my thoughts out when i did.
I just figured Pete was paying Dave by the word.
When in doubt, treat your post like Western Union telegrams.
The Yankees should (stop)
sign Ben Sheets. (stop)
Must Go. (stop)
Need sleep (stop)
Pete or anyone else who might know:
Can someone explain how signing bonuses work?
For example, CC gets a $9 million signing bonus and then 14 million for ‘09.
Why not a $15 million signing bonus and an $8 million salary for ‘09?
ARod got a $10 million signing bonus. Why not give him a $30 million bonus and make those annuals look smaller?
Wouldn’t that make the payroll LOOK slimmer, even though it’s actually not?
Dave
I wish I still had the attention span to conjure up a rant of notorious proportions at will, but alas I am humbly unable. Until recently I would have enthusiastically been up to the challenge of a friendly rivalry steeped in immense verbosity, with perhaps a humorous smattering of acerbic obtuseness. With a baby daughter on the way very soon, however, at least half my cerebral cortex will soon be consumed with mensa-level conversations involving an ever-evolving nexus of nursery rhymes in both Japanese and English, Hello Kitty, a hopefully very short if not non-existant Barney phase (shudder at the thought) and eventually Sponge Bob Square Pants before the inevitable onslaught of vomitous boy bands.
Keep up the good work my friend, you are my hero.
Sponge Bob, I learned through a couple nephews, is actually kinda funny.
Nick – what the heck happened? The long post knocked you on your @$$?
Tom
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:43 pm
GB, Mantle’s was priceless:
“My views are just about the same as Casey’s.”
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I’ve read the whole thing and every bit of it’s priceless. Somewhere out there is the entire session on tape, but, I’ve only seen bits of it. Everytime I read or hear it, I have tears rolling down my cheeks. That first question they asked Stengel about the farm system and how many players were under control was just a start.
Casey speaks for 5 minutes without drawing a breath and at the end, the congressman tell’s Csey, “Mr. Stengel, I don’t think you understood the question.” Stengel answered that it was ok, because he didn’t think Congress would understand his answer anyway. If anyone has the full tape, watch it and pass it on.
You’re right about Mantle, though. Classic answer. Ford said that Mantle was rolling on the floor during Casey’s speech and never understood a word.
Yes, you will learn the biochemical functions of people when reading The Sun also Rises. The people in that book drink, alot.
Seriously, Hemingway was able to say alot buy using a minimal amount of words.
dave
I will say you have been better.
Ansky,
Before I even read your last line i was going to tell you, the spongebob phase is actually something you should be contently anticipating – he is extremely funny for both kids, teens and adults alike. i REALLY enjoyed the show when i used to teach and watch it with my class during indoor recess and such. quite amusing..
Take it from Yogi…
You can observe a lot just by watching.
“Pete … do you have a smaller font for Dave’s posts?”
or perhaps switch him to a white font
Righto on Sponge Bob, Dave … I’ve occasionally wondered if the whole series is available in a box set of DVDs, actually.
Tom, here’s the written version of the hearings.
http://www.baseball-almanac.co.....mony.shtml
Tom,
Im confused – i should read hemingway to learn how to write more succinctly or to learn some physiology. Either way, I really dont have time to read for fun – if i am going to read,it has to either be this blog or my stacks of medical school literature – the days of leisurely reading for please are gone and wont be back for some time. Tom, maybe you could just start writing your posts in the form of hemingway quotes huh?
Tarheel,
Thanks – surprisingly, I have actually been trying.
Here a little bit of Casey before congress.
http://www.history.com/video.d.....1628332711
You’ll need to save up for the complete works of Barney on DVD that your daughter will be demanding first though, Ansky.
Another Poem…
Baldelli, classy indeed. Even the biggest
Red Sox hater must admit that fact.
If class was a stat, Baldelli would be
Number one. Truly it is sad, that he
Goes against us as sworn enemy this year.
But in the spirit of class, best of luck.
Always will we respect Rocco’s class.
Class eminated by another one too, Jeff
Kent, the classiest second baseman of our era
No more will Jeff roam the infield, but
One day maybe he’ll roam Cooperstown with
Mantle, Koufax, Ripken and the other greats.
Always remember though, the Yankees are class
Always have been, always will be. Here’s to
Seeing that class bring back a ring this year.
And, somewhere in Japan there’s actually a Hello Kitty world, which is sort of like a mini indoor Disneyland type place which is dedicated entirely to their silent diva of cuteness. I may have no choice but to attend on one future trip to see the grandparents in Japan.
ANSKY,
Are you part Japanese?
dave January 22nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Tom,
Im confused – i should read hemingway to learn how to write more succinctly or to learn some physiology. Either way, I really dont have time to read for fun – if i am going to read,it has to either be this blog or my stacks of medical school literature – the days of leisurely reading for please are gone and wont be back for some time.
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Med School literature or baseball blogs…
Med School literature or baseball blogs…
decisions – decisions.
nothing personal Dave but I’ll probably be keeping my current doctor.
but good luck!!!!!!!!
BBB,
I think its quite possible that Garcia signed up with the mets over the yanks even if everything else was equal just with the prospect of getting more playing time by having a much better chance of starting every five days. It could be the case ….
I think I’ll approach the Barney thing just like I’ll approach the Yanks/Red Sox rivalry. My brother is a Sox fan and his sons are too, and clearly brainwashed against the Yanks by their old man. Maybe my wife and I can steer her clear of Barney. Maybe she knows of a less idiotic diversion from Japan. Jeeezus I hope so.
Anyone see this in today’s paper? It’s just the cutest thing.
Where will Mrs. Wang give birth? If she does it in Taiwan, Hello Kitty will be there to soothe her…since Chien Ming will be kicking some MLB ass stateside.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/o.....htm?csp=34
m (mel?) I’m totally American but my wife is Japanese.
well, there’s always Pokeman!
Brad Pitt,
Geez – you totally misinterpreted that. It is not that I have a choice of one or the other. I meant i am on the blog for leisure reading time and read the literature when i am working. Obviously, no matter how many posts i read, i still have to finish reading all the notes, texts , etc. I am pretty sure you were joking but i did not want you to get the wrong impression. Going here is a ton of work and by the time a doctor is a doctor – they have spent the better part of their life studying on a consistent basis.
There is no more Pokemon. One of my nephews already collected all the cards on the planet.
And with that – i must heed my own advice and pull out a book. Talk to y’all lata, Save me some space on the internet because pete says we are running out – so dont write too much without me.
GB, thanks for that. It was classic.
ANSKY,
Yes, it’s me, m(el).
Trust me when I say that you’re daughter will be totemo kawaii. That’s a good mix, except in my case.
Dave, maybe Pete will save a few gigs for your next post.
Ciao …
You’re half of both, mel?
was just joshin’ with ya Dave.
ANSKY,
Yes. Japanese mother, gaijin father. My kids are 3/4 Japanese.
Glad you shortened your name by the way … I was having a hard time remembering how to spell it.
Like Minetkieviwowiczkzowhatevertheheck.
One of my favorite parts of the ’58 anti-trust hearings with Stengel.
“Senator Langer: Mr. Chairman, my final question. This is the Antimonopoly Committee that is sitting here.
Mr. Stengel: Yes, sir.
Senator Langer: I want to know whether you intend to keep on monopolizing the world’s championship in New York City.
Mr. Stengel: Well, I will tell you, I got a little concerned yesterday in the first three innings when I say the three players I had gotten rid of and I said when I lost nine what am I going to do and when I had a couple of my players. I thought so great of that did not do so good up to the sixth inning I was more confused but I finally had to go and call on a young man in Baltimore that we don’t own and the Yankees don’t own him, and he is going pretty good, and I would actually have to tell you that I think we are more the Greta Garbo type now from success.
We are being hated I mean, from the the ownership and all, we are being hated. Every sport that gets too great or one individual, but if we made 27¢ and it pays to have a winner at home why would you not have a good winner in your own park if you were an owner. That is the result of baseball. An owner gets most of the money at home and it is up to him and his staff to do better or they ought to be discharged.”
m- That is scary!!!
Have you been to Kyoto, Mel?
Yea, dont write too much tonight AnSKY because i need some of that space to write my posts later on…
dave-
I love your passion too, but I NEVER read your long posts.
The internet might have enough room for the next one, dave … the rest of us already have to scavenger for all the room we can find.
dave January 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
SA
Yea it was nuts. I actually just studied until five thirty in the morning – physiology. It was a thrilling experience that every one should try at least once in their lives.
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Physiology? Yikes
Don’t study too hard. Make sure you get some sleep
This is what i found so far on garcia:
“Freddy Garcia is a Met. The righthander agreed to a minor-league deal with the Mets tonight, the Daily News has learned. It’s believed he can earn as much as $8 million to $9 million if he makes the team and reaches all of his incentives.”
So its clearly on a minor league deal – doesnt say guaranteed money but not much i would assume under a mil. But a ton in incentives. Seems like a deal the yanks were in on but garcia chose the mets because he was all but guaranteed starts if he is healthy. Im sure the yanks wanted to sign him and then, continue to look for another starter having Garcia as cheap depth so they could not guarantee him starts like the mets. This is all assumptions on my part but it definitely fits.
jennifer,
What is scary? That I’m half Japanese or that Plaxico’s backup done got hisself shot up or the Hello Kitty maternity ward?
Any Asian female would love that ward. My LDR room had morning glory decals around the room. The only problem is that morning glories are poisonous. I always wondered why they decorated the birthing rooms with that.
You’re quite welcome, Tom. I have some books on the Yanks that have quotes from Stengel to the reporters and they are as crystal clear as his day at the Senate.
GB
Thanks. I really enjoyed reading that.
ANSKY,
1986.
Buddy –
Thanks buddy! Its fine. Im going to try to work on condensing now that I have figured out how to make them reader friendly with a lot of paragraphs.
SA,
Thanks but medical school is all about studying hard. I will get some sleep though that I can guarantee you.
86? Too long ago … my wife worked in the theater there about 5 years ago.
mel- The hello kitty maternity ward.
Tarheelyank
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
GB
Thanks. I really enjoyed reading that.
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You’re welcome, Tar. Stengel, for the most part was a national treasure, but, he could also be extrmely cruel towards players, and, as it tuned out, especially to Mantle. Mantle’s team mates could never uderstand how Stengel could shread Mantle in the clubhouse, but, build him up in the papers.
Hank Bauer and Whitey Ford both thought that was a lot of the reason Mantle drank as much as he did. Stengel was no dummy, and he knew that Mantle was really insecure and self conscience, and used that against him to play when he shouldn’t be. Stengel was always thought of as a clown, and Mantle was his legacy to baseball.
Heh.
I was born in 86.
Wow, interesting collection of posts this evening. I usually can follow along with the discussion by using the quick skim method after not hitting refresh for a few hours but tonight is pretty random.
Hello Kitty is delivering Wang’s baby?
m
A certain team (and you know who I am talking about) is about to defeat the Orlando Magic in Orlando.
Couldn’t help myself.
ray (sox fan)
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
m
A certain team (and you know who I am talking about) is about to defeat the Orlando Magic in Orlando.
Couldn’t help myself.
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Holy crap, Ray….you mean that the Boston Clippers are finally going o win a game?
I was at SU in 86, Rebecca
“Holy crap, Ray….you mean that the Boston Clippers are finally going o win a game?”
I don’t know how, or when, or where, but you will pay for that comment GB!
ray (sox fan)
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
“Holy crap, Ray….you mean that the Boston Clippers are finally going o win a game?”
I don’t know how, or when, or where, but you will pay for that comment GB!
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Sorry, Ray, but, the ball was just sitting on a tee, and I was forced to swing at it.
Pat … as Pete occasionally mentions at the beginning of the guest blogger posts, January is usually a slow month in the baseball world. Ergo, we spiral into talking about Sponge Bob and such, but at least we have the time to catch up on (most of) Dave’s posts.
Pat
your right it’s been pretty random. Did you read that the internet called dave.
ANSKY: seriously?
Dang. D’ja like it?
Beware the exploding golf ball trick, GB!
Just now I remembered someone pulling the exploding golf ball trick during a company golf outing at the Japanese company I worked for in the early 90′s. Victim was one of the uptight managers at the company. A few of us literally fell on the ground laughing and couldn’t get up. He wanted to laugh (or kill someone) but couldn’t bring himself to do either. Talk about priceless.
Pete, I don’t see how Sheets get 2 or 3 years – he’s just too much of an injury risk. I think he’s going to have to suck it up and take a 1 year deal – if he proves to be healthy, he can make a lot of $$$ next year.
I hate losing a player to the Mets, but the Mets must have given Freddy a much better offer than the Yankees – the Mets really need pitching. I wonder if Bob Klapisch is right and that the Yankees like Sheets – Graziano’s blog is interesting. Sheets is probably going to have to suck it up and take a 1 year deal. If he’s healthy, he can become a FA next year and make a lot of $$$
Rebecca .. yeah it was a fun swell time when I wasn’t chained to a drafting table in the architecture school. Except for that time late one night junior year with one of the sophomore girls in the next design studio.
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Beware the exploding golf ball trick, GB!
Just now I remembered someone pulling the exploding golf ball trick during a company golf outing at the Japanese company I worked for in the early 90’s. Victim was one of the uptight managers at the company. A few of us literally fell on the ground laughing and couldn’t get up. He wanted to laugh (or kill someone) but couldn’t bring himself to do either. Talk about priceless.
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LMAO. I can picture that now.
Those Boston fans are sneaky and vicious. I’m going to hire the kid down the street that I can’t stand to go out and check my mail box each day, now.
That was easily one of the funniest moments in my life, GB. The only guy who knew it was coming was the guy who planted the ball.
“I’m going to hire the kid down the street that I can’t stand to go out and check my mail box each day, now.”
His name is not dave is it?
Be careful if the kid is a Boston fan by the way, GB. You could get more mail handed to you than was actually in your mailbox.
Tarheelyank
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
“I’m going to hire the kid down the street that I can’t stand to go out and check my mail box each day, now.”
His name is not dave is it?
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Hey….thanks for the idea, Tar. I like the way you think.
“Did you read that the internet called dave.”
What did it call him?
Listening to the Hot Stove show while answering emails and checking in here. Did Klapisch really just say on Hot Stove that the Yankees wouldn’t consider signing Andrew Jones because they don’t have the money in their budget to feed him? Very cold.
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:54 pm
That was easily one of the funniest moments in my life, GB. The only guy who knew it was coming was the guy who planted the ball.
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Something tells me that guy didn’t get a Christmas bonus that year. That’s great stuff. I spent 36 years in the military and we didn’t see much future in pulling practical jokes on our boses. Everybody else was fair game, though.
Trisha,
The Andy and Roger show is so old and tiresome. I understand Bernie Madoff respects Andy.
ANSKY: Was it one of the IED VPA girls?
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Be careful if the kid is a Boston fan by the way, GB. You could get more mail handed to you than was actually in your mailbox.
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I figure I’d be safe from Dave’s letters. My mail box isn’t that big.
Tantron
You a golf fan. I have golf ball I want to send you.
The manager never found out who did it, GB … maybe that’s why the guy kept his plan from everyone. I didn’t find out who it was for weeks after that.
Personally, the Yankee Stadium atmosphere is pathetic. People don’t make any noise, and it really is like being in a Cathedral — because you’re forced to be quiet.
Not to mention that most fans leave in the 6th or 7th with the team trailing, even if the Yanks are only down 1 or 2. With your lineup you could score 10 in 1 out!!!
Ridiculous… the fans that actually bother to pay for games at Yankee Stadium are comprised of two groups only: Obnoxious sideshows that want to taunt and boo at any opportunity and yell at any road fan ballsy enough to enter; and fans like corporate supporters in European football (soccer) — they only go because they (or their company) paid a zillion dollars for the tickets and they better use them.
Phillies — 2008 & 2009 World Series Champs!
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:03 pm
The manager never found out who did it, GB … maybe that’s why the guy kept his plan from everyone. I didn’t find out who it was for weeks after that.
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God…that’s TFF. i have tears flooding my keyboard.
Mike, this thread has spiraled so far off topic … how can you bring baseball into it now?
Mike
oy
one world championship in how many years and now we gotta listen to this?
there is still an echoing boo hovering over your city from so any years of fan appreciation for their teams.
The Phillies hit a milestone that speaks of futility and longevity when they became the first pro sports franchise with 10,000 losses.
did somebody say something.
Better we’re paying attention to the game and booing bad players (I’m still booing at David Bell) than leaving in the 6th inning.
Actually, GB, it was someone the manager really trusted and never would have suspected. He was one of the Americans (of course) in the legal department. One of the Japanese guys would NEVER have pulled that stunt. And who would’ve thought a lawyer too…
fair enough. so you’re a nine-inning booer?
Mike
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Personally, the Yankee Stadium atmosphere is pathetic. People don’t make any noise, and it really is like being in a Cathedral—because you’re forced to be quiet.
Not to mention that most fans leave in the 6th or 7th with the team trailing, even if the Yanks are only down 1 or 2. With your lineup you could score 10 in 1 out!!!
Ridiculous… the fans that actually bother to pay for games at Yankee Stadium are comprised of two groups only: Obnoxious sideshows that want to taunt and boo at any opportunity and yell at any road fan ballsy enough to enter; and fans like corporate supporters in European football (soccer)—they only go because they (or their company) paid a zillion dollars for the tickets and they better use them.
Phillies—2008 & 2009 World Series Champs!
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Hey….ESPN just announced that Santa Claus is in Philadelphia right now. Better hurry down to Independence Hall.
GB I assume that in the military, the whole platoon would have done push ups non-stop until someone ‘fessed up? 24,253 … 24,254 …
Clearly Mike has never _actually_ been to the Bronx.
or do the Philadelphia fans have boo starters, then turn to their middle relief booers when the starters get a little hoarse, and then close it out with the really loud obnoxious booers at the end?
no denying it, they do lead the league in booing.
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Actually, GB, it was someone the manager really trusted and never would have suspected. He was one of the Americans (of course) in the legal department. One of the Japanese guys would NEVER have pulled that stunt. And who would’ve thought a lawyer too…
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I can see a lawyer with a sense of humor. They’d have to pull some of the stunts they do in the court rooms.
You’re right though. Had to be an american, though. Makes you wonder if Matsui isn’t actually all American. Great sense of humor.
ANSKY
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
GB I assume that in the military, the whole platoon would have done push ups non-stop until someone ‘fessed up? 24,253 … 24,254 …
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Nah….every unit had this brick wall and lots of ammo.
Since this got way off topic, Philly fans stink btw. The Yankees fans are great. Let me try this again, if we want to start to organize a group meet at the new stadium and then in Scranton or Trenton. YOu guys can email me, just go to my site Yanks and More and contact me through there please.
Philly fans used to throw batteries at Mike Schmidt. They’re a classy bunch.
Again, the fans that go to the game are the only Yankees fans I was referencing. The fans that can only go to a couple games that are located in, say, central CT or central Jersey (a mythical place which doesn’t really exist) are FAR more passionate than anything I’ve ever seen at Yankee Stadium in my 10 trips there.
Does anyone know when PinstripesPlus has it’s free preview period?
Rocco is the definition of a classy dude. When I was attending Bryant College, I had the pleasure to meet Rocco at the local bar. My friends and I were sitting and saw him walk in. Not many people knew who he was outside of the local’s in the bar. As soon as he sat down, he announced that everyone’s next round was on him. At this point I believe he was rehabbing from his incident with the frisbee toss. I was able to get in a few words with him and we talked about Lou Pinella for a little while. He was just a very genuine, down to earth guy. With Rocco getting the chance to play for his favorite team is the ultimate dream come true. I wish him nothing but the best of luck.
I’ve gotten to know Rocco just a little bit. Enough to be on a first name basis anyway. He is a or seems to be a really nice dude. Not at all hung up on himself talkative and very upfront and friendly.
I truly wish the best for the guy even in a sux uni. Though if he wants he can have off days against the yankees, I will suggest that if I happen to run into him again. I thinky everyone should hope he completely rebounds, I dislike uni’s not so much players, sure most are the same.
Gitter done Rocco.
“Marc also points out that the Rays will be giving away cowbells to fans at the April 15 game against the Yankees. Fantastic.”
Which is why God invented the mute button.
“Baldelli took out an ad in their paper thanking Rays fans. Hopefully they both read it.”
Way to report on a classy move by staying classy. Smug prick.
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