Yankees win again; appear unbeatable
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Mar 21, 2009 
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The Yankees beat the Tigers 4-3 today. They have now won nine straight and 11 of their last 12. At this rate, they will take a 190-game streak into the World Series.
The nine straight is the longest in spring training since the 2002 Yankees also won nine in a row. If it mattered, I’d try and look up when they last won 10 straight. But it doesn’t matter.
Joba Chamberlain said in the clubhouse that while he feels good and is happy with his arm strength and command of four pitches, he needs to stop nibbling.
“I have to throw to halves instead of thirds,” he said, referencing how much of the plate he should try and get with his pitches.
In other news …
· Mariano Rivera will take two days off. He said he feels great and wants only another five or six one-inning outings before Opening Day. “Every time out, I feel stronger,” he said.
· Girardi praised the work Phil Hughes did in camp. “He had a very good spring,” the manger said. “He attacked the strike zone. The thing is we ran out of innings for him here and we need to get him stretched out.”
· Francisco Cervelli was optioned to Double-A Trenton after the game.
Phil Hughes had a great camp.
I am dying to see the Venz bats (Abreu, Cabrera, Ordonez, Guillen etc.) against Dice-K and Yu Darvish in the finals.
According to The Times, Lackey wouldn’t specify the price range of his “category,” but Lackey hinted that he is looking at the seven-year, $161-million deal ($23 million a year) that CC Sabathia got from the New York Yankees as a comparison.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Thanks, Pete!
Glad to see Phil getting some props on his way to the minor league camp – he can feel good about the way he’s thrown the ball and the progress he’s made with the curve and change. If he can just keep that up, he’ll be fine.
Great news on Mo – it’s amazing that he pitched injured all of last year. Imagine how he’ll throw this year as he feels no pain? He’s just a remarkable athlete and my favorite Yankee……
no way lackey gets what CC got…thats lunacy
Everybody said Who Cares? when the Rays got off to a good spring start last year. They then rode that confidence and attitude all the way to the World Series. I’ll take a little pre season swagger any day of the week.
>According to The Times, Lackey wouldn’t specify the price range of his
>“category,” but Lackey hinted that he is looking at the seven-year,
>$161-million deal ($23 million a year) that CC Sabathia got from the
>New York Yankees as a comparison.
I’m doing a Jim from “The Office” right now.
>I’ll take a little pre season swagger any day of the week.
And we’re doing it without injuring the opposition. Classy, as always.
Memo to Lackey: If no team would even come close to giving Manny $25MM for 4 years, you won’t be getting $23MM for 7. But it’s always nice to dream.
Lackey’s career ERA is 3.81, which is the exact same as AJ Burnett’s.
They also have very similar stats (around 90 wins/210 games started each). They also are 1 yr apart in age (Lackey will be 31, Burnett is 32).
So shouldn’t Burnett’s contract be the benchmark for him, rather than CC’s?
“Veras is just not that good. I hope to hell he is traded asap. Albie is much better and who give a crap about out of options garbage.
Veras throws less strikes then Albie.
Veras whip last year after the All Star break was a very poor 1.75. Three good months does not give him a role imo”
completely agree. Albie impress me more.
Veras should have been moved this winter, while his value was/is high. He is ok. However, we have ++++ arms in the minors
What is Cervelli to the yankees, the 4th catcher? If posada,molina,and cash all get hurt? Or is sitting bench in AA backing up Romine or Montero, I’m not sure where those guys are
So Vinnie-
Three good months in MLB is worth less than 13 bad innings in the MLB and a good spring training?
I don’t know. I believe the 9 wins = a positve sign
basically, the product of very solid starting pitching
Mike Romine and Montero will be playing a majority of their seasons in High- A Tampa. Cervelli will be the starting catcher at AA and most likely our backup catcher in 2010 when Molina is gone.
That should say Mike- Romine and Montero…..
Okay thanks Casanova
What has Albaladejo ever done to impress you more than Veras?
Their stuff isin’t even close. Alby was mediocre at the ML level last year. And since they both moved to relievers full-time in 06 (both were starters for a while), Veras’ minor league numbers have been better as well.
I can understand if this argument was for Melancon/Robertson, but not Albaladejo.
Albaladejo is the new Chris Britton— a fringy middle reliever with no outpitch, who has good Spring Trainings and minor league numbers, and people clamor for him to make the team over guys with superior stuff and track records.
And like Britton, he will be used on the Scranton shuttle this year and eventually released when the better, younger arms come through the system in the next year.
The Albaladejo/Britton comparison is dead on.
Robertson, Veras, and Melancon all have considerable more upside. It’s not even close.
An interesting quote, too, from Mariano afterward, suggesting the Yanks have “no excuses” (his words) this season because management “was tremendous” (also his words) over the winter in shelling out nearly a quarter-bil on CC and AJ – and without asking for any AIG bailouts from the USA. (Clearly, that last part wasn’t from Mo).
“You always say, ‘We don’t have starters, we don’t have this, we don’t have that.’ You cannot put that into the starters (this season),” Rivera said. “Last year, we didn’t have starters. We came out and we brought two rookie s (Hughes and Kennedy), and unfortunately it didn’t work. We didn’t have starting pitching, and now we do.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/
Franco – 100% agree.
I wouldn’t get too crazy over the relief guys, the yankees have a ton of pitching depth if Veras and Ramirez make it and don’t cut it they still have Albie, Melancon, Robertson, Jackson, Claggett etc waiting in the wings. I have never seen the Yankees with this much good pitching depth I mean Phil Hughes is the 6th starter, on most teams he would be in the starting rotation and I know a lot of you will say lets see him prove it well he is only 22 and remember he has pitched good big games in the majors.
kiss of death headline?!?
So far this has been a superb spring. Lots of choices for the bullpen, agrred but Albaladejo over Veras doesn’t have a lot of merit in my eyes.
Need to get Jeter back in camp and put an end to Baby Doc Selig’s folly.
Does it make sense for both Romine and Montero to be in Tampa? don’t they need to show they can catch every day? Cervelli should be the every day catcher in Scranton.
86w183
March 21st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
So far this has been a superb spring. Lots of choices for the bullpen, agrred but Albaladejo over Veras doesn’t have a lot of merit in my eyes.
Need to get Jeter back in camp and put an end to Baby Doc Selig’s folly.
Does it make sense for both Romine and Montero to be in Tampa? don’t they need to show they can catch every day? Cervelli should be the every day catcher in Scranton.
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Yes, it makes sense. They both need to get special instruction from the Tampa based catching instructors. It makes zero sense to keep either one in Charleston and makes less sense to rush either one to Trenton. Neither one can catch 140 games, so when one catches, the other DH’s. They can also get in a little time at other positions to add versatility.
Cervelli’s hitting is far behind his defense and after his year at Trenton, PJ Pilittere deserved the promotion.
It comes down to who has the best outings for the rest of spring training. Four spots are assured with Mariano, Bruney, Coke, and Marte.
If Joe Girardi intends to go with a long reliever, it’s a battle between Aceves, Giese, Tomko and (?) Igawa.
The remaining two spots are between Robertson. Ramirez, and Veras. All bad outings the rest of the way hurt the cause.
Cervelli has played a grand total of 27 games above A ball. Throwing him in scranton would be a terrible idea. Kid’s still only 23 years old.
http://bombersbeat.mlblogs.com.....l#comments
“We always say, we don’t have starters,” Rivera said. “We don’t have this. We don’t have that. Last year we didn’t have starters – we came up with two rookies (Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy). Unfortunately it didn’t work. But we didn’t have an entire rotation. Now, we do.”
mariano speaking words of truth. World Series or bust. No excuses.
I stand corrected on catcher assignments
For sure. No excuses this year. MO telling it as it is– glad to see him laying down the law to the new guys and young guys, its world series or bust lol
Mo was angry at not making the playoffs this year – the problem with being the closer is that if the team doesn’t give him a lead to work with, there’s nothing he can do to help. I’m sure it was aggravating to him, sitting on the bench steaming while the team went into the tank last year…….
I thought for sure smart Yankees fans can see who Veras really is? I guess not so I will help all you Veras lovers out.
For god sakes he’s FARNSWORTH!!!
Betsy
March 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
“Mo was angry at not making the playoffs this year – the problem with being the closer is that if the team doesn’t give him a lead to work with, there’s nothing he can do to help. I’m sure it was aggravating to him, sitting on the bench steaming while the team went into the tank last year…….”
Betsy, even I am a Sox fan I certainly respect what Rivera has accomplished in his career.
I have a question. Do you think his impressive success is more due to his training and how he takes care of himself, or more due to his innate ability?
Folks in Boston are already worried about the health of Papelbon’s shoulder and I think it is obvious he will not have the durability or long term success that Mo has had.
dan l,
Girardi loves him, and thats really all that matters. He’s not going anywhere unless he bombs at the ML level this year.
Farnsworth was lights out for us last year. Not exactly the best example of ineptitude.
Girardi knows how to handle a pen, I think he’s proven that.
ray (sox fan)
March 21st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Betsy
March 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
“Mo was angry at not making the playoffs this year – the problem with being the closer is that if the team doesn’t give him a lead to work with, there’s nothing he can do to help. I’m sure it was aggravating to him, sitting on the bench steaming while the team went into the tank last year…….”
Betsy, even I am a Sox fan I certainly respect what Rivera has accomplished in his career.
I have a question. Do you think his impressive success is more due to his training and how he takes care of himself, or more due to his innate ability?
Folks in Boston are already worried about the health of Papelbon’s shoulder and I think it is obvious he will not have the durability or long term success that Mo has had.
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I think it’s a comnination of both things, Ray. He was one of the first to perfect the cutter, and, even now, after 13 years, nobody throws it better. He had an average fastball, and other than a flat slider, nothing else. He picked up that cutter and for whatever reason, picked up 5-6 MPH. He also keeps himself in great shape. He made a science out of learning and perfecting his mechanics. He’s got as close to a flawless deliverly as you can have. You almost never see his arm more than an inch or two different from pitch to pitch, year to year.
About 3 years ago, he started to work on a changeup. It was almost like a Trevor Hoffman changup, but, other than a few in ST (two in a row to Ryan Howard that made him look silly), I haven’t seen it in a game. They said he was playing with a knuckler. If he ever unvails those two pitches, the rest of the AL with sue for peace and unconditional surrender. He has that one near perfect pitch, and, I don’t think he wants to mess with anything in a game, unless the cutter stops cutting.
Correction: ***unveils*** those two pitches, the rest of the AL ***will*** sue for peace
For the whole year last year Farnsworth was 2-3 with an ERA of 4.48. Not a bad year but it would be a stretch to call those stats lights out in my opinion.
Not only Giradi loves him. Veras is a favorite of MO. Mo has been mentoring him for three years now.
He has a great arm. I think he will be an important part of our pen this year.
Thank you GB. Mo’s cutter certainly has certainly been the woe of many teams including my Sox.
Veras is a journey man pitcher and Girardi has to choose 2 of Robertson, Albaladejo, Ramirez and Veras. Out of the 4 Veras has the worst thrown strike percentage.
There is no way imo the both Bruney and Veras make the pen.
Girardi already said that Veras, Coke, and Ramirez will make the team if they do well in the Spring, based on the work they did last year.
Veras and Coke have had great Springs. Veras is out of options too. After the year he had last yr, you really think Cashman is just going to release him? Based on what?
ERA aside, Farnsworth was lights out for us before he was traded to Detroit.
His emergence is why Joba was moved to the pen so early. We felt we had a reliable enough bridge where we didn’t need him anymore.
He started off rough but had a very nice June/July. Who knows if it would have continued though
Veras has filthy stuff but he struggles to control it.
Give Albaladejo a break. When he’s been healthy, he’s looked really good with decent control and great movement on his pitches. I think he can be a solid middle reliever.
Bottom line – the Yankees have quite a bit of depth in the bullpen for the first time in a while. It doesn’t make sense to make any definitive statements about any of the guys right now (other than Mo, Marte, Bruney). The Yankees will have the luxury of playing the hot hand this season and for years to come.
Among all relief pitchers, Veras ranked 49th in walks.
His control isin’t great, but it’s not terrible. With his swing and miss stuff, you can live with it.
Farnsworth hasn’t been lights out since he pitched in Atlanta for a half season.
He was very good in stretches but “lights out” shouldn’t be thrown around so lightly.
so, if Veras can’t cut it, he will be replaces.
why waste time getting upset over the April bullpen? has any team EVER gone wire to wire with the same 7 relievers??
as for trading Veras this winter, give me a break. what do you think you’d get for a decent middle reliever?
you guys point out all these flaws in Veras but guess what: if a bunch of amateurs on the internet are aware of his flaws, SO ARE THE OTHER TEAMS’ FRONT OFFICES.
Veras is what he is, an OK middle reliever. the idea that the rest of the league was going to be fooled into giving up a great piece for him is laughable.
so let the yankees use him until he stops being useful.
the complaining on this site is endless.
GB7 heads up
Paint Your Wagon is on Turner Classic Movies at 10:00.
Albaladjeo pitched 13 innings last year, walked 6, had an ERA just under 4.
How people can say he is better than Veras is beyond me.
Even if you look at minor league numbers from 06 on (the year both of them transitioned from starters to relievers full-tume), Veras had the lower ERA in the minors over the past 3 years.
This is Albaladejo we’re talking about… not Mark Melancon. I don’t see why he is causing such a stir.
ray (sox fan)
March 21st, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Thank you GB. Mo’s cutter certainly has certainly been the woe of many teams including my Sox.
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No problem, Ray. How are you and the (Red Sox fan) family doing, tonight? Thawing out, yet? )chuckle, chortle).
Not sure how many games you seen Rivera pitch, but, close 100 too many, I’m sure. The players that usually give him the most trouble aren’t the big sluggers…it’s the ping hitters like Cora and Scutaro and Dejesus. Those are the guys that him home runs off of him. The sluggers, if they get a hit at all, it’s usually a broken bat looper over the infield. He’s been amazing for so long. Since 1996, his WORST ERA is 3.15. That boggles the mind.
As far as Paplebon goes, I’d really rather see him lust turn ineffective on his own. I hate seeing players do badly because of injuries. I’d rather have all 25 Red Sox players be healthy as horses, and just stink all year….for the next 10 years. I want no excuses from anyone. That’s how it should be. Red Sox stink because they are the Red Sox and the Yankees are great because they are the Yankees. ***I’m sure that you feel the same way, now that you are part of “The Dark Side”. LMAO***
Uncle Ellsworth
March 21st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
GB7 heads up
Paint Your Wagon is on Turner Classic Movies at 10:00.
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Thanks, Ellie. Believe it or not, I just had an Eastwood marathon….including “Where Eagles Dare, Kelly’s Heroes, The Dirty Harry series, The Outlaw Josie Wales and Pale Rider, and Paint Your Wagon”.
Uncle Ellsworth
March 21st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
GB7 heads up
Paint Your Wagon is on Turner Classic Movies at 10:00.
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Thanks for the heads up, Ellie. Love that movie. Eastwood and especially, Lee Marvin were great in the movie.
Anyone else liking ransom more and more each day? ive seen his swing and it looks solid.
GB
I’m going to give it another look. Maybe I’ll like it more this time.
It got late early for Venezuela.
“As far as Paplebon goes, I’d really rather see him lust”
Hey GB, the above phrase is an exact quote from your last post. Tell me, exactly how would you like to see Papelbon lust?
“Anyone else liking ransom more and more each day? ive seen his swing and it looks solid.”
Agree. He’ll do fine while A-Rod is out.
ray (sox fan)
March 21st, 2009 at 9:39 pm
“As far as Paplebon goes, I’d really rather see him lust”
Hey GB, the above phrase is an exact quote from your last post. Tell me, exactly how would you like to see Papelbon lust?
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It was supposed to be “Just”. I realize that the Red Sox secret agents from Red Sox Nation monitor your posts, so, I don’t want you to get sent to Fall River, Siberia. I realize that you can no longer admit to being a Yankee fan. Your dictator, Vladimir Remy will have you rubbed out.
Great job avoiding the question. They’ll never get me to turn you in.
Cabrera doesn’t deserve to be called a fielder. He’s absolutely brutal doing anything but swinging the bat. He makes Manny Ramirez and Jason Giambi look like Gold Glovers in comparison.
‘ “We always say, we don’t have starters,” Rivera said. “We don’t have this. We don’t have that. Last year we didn’t have starters – we came up with two rookies (Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy). Unfortunately it didn’t work. But we didn’t have an entire rotation. Now, we do.” ‘
That’s all I needed to hear. We are taking the whole ……g thing this season.
Why did Sojo leave Carlos Silva in so long in a do or die game?
I certainly don’t want to see anyone in the starting rotation go out with an injury, or run into some problems with their control, stamina, or mechanics. But it happens to someone on every team, every year, at least for a little while. When it happens to someone on the Yanks, I’m feeling good about giving Hughes a call-up. Will he be an instant ace on par with the Pedro of ’98? No. But I think he’ll step up well enough, and the critics who wanted to write him off at 21 (ya idiots) will see that he was better that they gave him credit for, and worth waiting for.
I would love to have M-Cabrera on my team. Closest thing to Manny we’ve seen or will ever see. Care free attitude, nothing phases him, and just hits. Hit for average, power, doubles, walks… an amazing pure hitter
Didn’t someone say that Cabrera deserved the gold glove over David Wright? LOL
‘Why did Sojo leave Carlos Silva in so long in a do or die game?’
loyalty
‘Didn’t someone say that Cabrera deserved the gold glove over David Wright? LOL’
Him and 5 others did. Meanwhile have you watched him at 3B ?
Jetes wishes he could go up the middle like that, Korea has a gazelle playing short tonight.
Korea is going to make it a short night for Venezuela
O’Brandon: who is AL?
Alex
ok. Arod with a new hip
Korea-Japan finals? Ugh
“Korea-Japan finals? Ugh”
hope not.
“Korea-Japan finals? Ugh”
if it were played in the Tokyo dome, would not mind tho
The US needs to bring thier A game vs Japan tomorrow.
Hi Ray
I think a lot of it must just be genetic with Mo – he’s a physical marvel, maybe a freak. The Yankees still don’t have an explanation for how he woke up one day with an extra 3/4 MPH on his fastball…..More miraculously, he’s done it all with on pitch – hitters know what’s coming and they still can’t hit it. He also has an incredibly fluid delivery……That said, he is the coolest customer I’ve ever seen in sports. He’ll fall asleep in the pen during the early innings, for instance – nothing bothers him. He doesn’t take his defeats with him to the mound the next day and he doesn’t get rattled. He takes care of himself very well and he knows his body as well as any player, but I feel that his incredible longevity in a very high-stress job is due to his mostly to his physical and mental gifts.
Boston Dave, I agree with you about Alabadejo. Obviously he doesn’t have many fans on this board, but I think he’s a good, solid pitcher and can definitely help this team.
LOL these spanish announcers I love them
I mean it’s 10 – 1 then Guillen hits a HR
A LO PROFUNDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO !!! DIGALE QUE NO A ESA PELOTA !
Dude it 10 – 2 now not 10-8
USA needs to win tomorrow
I wanted Japan vs. Venezuela so badly ha ha
Well Venezuela still has a small chance.
Albaladejo is solid, but there are too many better arms in front of him or upcoming.
Nice guy to have in Scranton for depth though. He can be like Britton and come up when we need a fresh arm and go back down often.
He isin’t going to leapfrog Melancon or Robertson.
Is that really the pest Scutaro striking out, high & away chasing…WTF ?
Hate to say it… but USA’s best team has David Wright at DH instead of Jeter, with Rollins at SS, and Longoria at 3rd.
Davey won’t do it tho
If that were a Yankees pitcher, its a 3-run HR or 2-run double
I’m SHOCKED that one of Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela isin’t in the finals
Albaledejo has a pretty small ML sample size, so it is hard to draw conclusions about him based on that; however, watching him pitch, he seems pretty average to me. He is solid and pretty consistant, he just doesn’t have amazing stuff. Veras has much better stuff in my opinion, but he isn’t as consistant with his control. It was pointed out that he was 40-somethingth in the league for walks, but control isn’t just about walks. Veras leaves a lot of pitches down the middle on a bad day, and if his slider isn’t breaking well then things get messy. Alba is a little more consistant, but isn’t as filthy as Veras.
Also, I have no problem with a Korea vs Japan WBC final if it means getting Jeter back in camp.
Is Chapman what Brein Taylor was supposed to be?
So lets say that both Tomko and Berroa make the team out of SPring. Neither of them is on the 40 mn roster. Alex will go on the DL which will clear a spot but that still leaves one more spot. IN looking at the 40 man on the Yankees website there is not much extra there the only ones I see that may make sense is Sanchez or Miranda. I guess if Giese doesnt make the team being he is out of options he would lose his spot on the 40 then we would be ok and would not have to make any moves.
Tricky situation.
‘Is Chapman what Brein Taylor was supposed to be?’
Yeh that’s what Yankees scout Bill Livesey said after watching him. He said the only thing is that Chapman has better control of his fastball then Brien did.
I’m not familar with Chapman, but I hope he has better control of his temper than Brien did………
Brandon,
You’re not the only one who like them spanish announcers……it was funny with Guillen’s meaningless hr.
Yeah, the roster situation is going to be very interesting.
We’re definitely going to need atleast 1 spot for the utility INF.
Tomko has run away with the long man job… but his lack of 40 man spot may not lan him the gig as long as Giese shows soe improvement in the home stretch here
Chapman = Daniel Cabrera
I’d rather use that money to get Mike Cameron
I’m saying right, that’s the equivalent of Yankees losing 14 – 0 and then Tex hits a HR in the 8th
Sterling: It is HIGHHHHHH, it is FARRRR, IT ISSSSSSSSS GONE ! Mark Teixeira, OHHHHHHHHH… TEX ME BABY !! and just like that the Indians lead 14 – 1
Livesy should have pulled Chapman and the Cuban A-Rod aside and told them they will set their families up for generations if they defect
Brandon
From what Rangers and Braves fan say… we should expect that often LOL
‘Livesy should have pulled Chapman and the Cuban A-Rod aside and told them they will set their families up for generations if they defect’
Would not be surprised if someone got the message to them, especially Chapman. The Cuban Arod doesn’t want to leave Cuba.
Betsy
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 am
I’m not familar with Chapman, but I hope he has better control of his temper than Brien did………
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Contrary to urban legend, Taylor was not in a bar fight. It was his brother, but Btien Taylor got invilved when it spilled into his cousin’s yard and Brien tried stopping it.
It’s doubtful that any scouts or anybody else got very close to the Cuban players. They had 24 hour guards on them.
Why are Cuban players so hesitant to defect?
Is it only because of Fidel? Or do they feel some kind of loyalty to Cuba and don’t want to ‘sell out’ to American baseball or something along those lines?
“Chapman = Daniel Cabrera
I’d rather use that money to get Mike Cameron”
Chapman = Daniel Cabrera
I’d rather use that money to get Mike Cameron”
lol.
you need to stop
GB, thanks for the info – it was so long ago, the details have slipped my mind.
“Is it only because of Fidel? Or do they feel some kind of loyalty to Cuba and don’t want to ‘sell out’ to American baseball or something along those lines?”
strite-fear, of what will happen to any family they leave behind, would be my guess.
‘Why are Cuban players so hesitant to defect?
Is it only because of Fidel? Or do they feel some kind of loyalty to Cuba and don’t want to ‘sell out’ to American baseball or something along those lines?’
All of the above plus we can’t protect thier families.
BETSEY
He takes care of himself very well and he knows his body as well as any player, but I feel that his incredible longevity in a very high-stress job is due to his mostly to his physical and mental gifts.
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All of the above. I’d say most of all, Rivera and that equanimity he has comes from Source. It’s not surprising Rivera has a flock of “followers”.
He has a lot more to teach than a cutter.
Who was it said baseball’s God’s game? You start at home and end at home. Rivera knows where he came from, who he is, and why he’s here. How many people can say that, I wonder?
Betsy
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 am
GB, thanks for the info – it was so long ago, the details have slipped my mind.
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Not a problem. Taylor works as a brick mason in Beaufort, SC and lives in the same house that he bought for his mom in 1991 and drives the same Mustang he bought then. Raises his 5 kids and says he has no regrets about trying to help his brother.
I LOVED CERVELLI IN THE WBC. Defensively that is, needs to get a little better with the bat though.
Brien Taylor lives on Brien Taylor Lane.