Greetings from Gate B-7
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 10, 2009 
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Here we are at the Boog Powell International Airport outside of Baltimore waiting for a flight to Kansas City.
Today is the home opener for the Royals and they’re debuting a renovated Kauffman Stadium. So we’re expecting a bit of an issue getting into the park. But hopefully it won’t be too bad. The K is nothing fancy, but it’s a well-kept park and a nice place to watch a game. It’ll be interesting to see how the renovations have changed the place.
It’s a little weird this season as the Yankees will take part in four Opening Days. There was Opening Day in Baltimore on Monday, KC today, Tampa on Monday and Yankee Stadium next Thursday. But it’s not every day you get to see Gene Monahan and Steve Donohue introduced, so it’s all good.
The Yankees still haven’t revealed who will throw out the first pitch on Opening Day in the Bronx. I would think Lawrence Peter Berra and Edward Charles Ford will be involved somehow. How can you open the new Stadium without Yogi and the Chairman of the Board?
Anyway, they’re calling the flight. Check back later for the lineups from Kansas City.
Have a safe flight Pete. Thanks for the ongoing coverage.
How can you open the new Stadium without Yogi and the Chairman of the Board?
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My answer is that the OYS is for those memories and stars. This is the NYS, for new memories and new heroes.
My first choice would be Steinbrenner, but that won’t happen. Bronx Little Leaguers (call them “the future of baseball”) would be a nice move, but that’s not the Yankee way. So I’m stumped.
God love them, but Berra and Ford have been a part of so many of these events that it’s kind of anti-climatic at this point.
Ducking…
Pete, thanks again for all that you do. Do the famous LoHud victory dance before each game to ensure that we sweep out doz bums in KC !
Let me apologize in advance for the long post. A few days ago, Pete mentioned that David Letterman was holding a contest to enter items on a top ten list titled, “Top Features of the New Yankee Stadium.” At work I sometimes have time to burn, so on Wednesday I began compiling a list. I have written 34 entries, using every drop of creative juice that I have. While most entries are likely clunkers, I’d still like to know which entries-if any-should be submitted. If not one item prompts a chuckle, then at least I still have my day job! For those who read the list and offer feedback, I thank you in advance.
1. Dugout phone has A-Rod’s psychologist on speed dial.
2. George Steinbrenner’s office has kitchen used only for making calzones.
3. A-Rod’s locker includes telephone connected to crisis hotline.
4. Bathrooms include print toilet paper with Kevin Youkilis face.
5. Madam Tussaud sculptures of Derek Jeter’s ex-girlfriends displayed in Monument Park.
6. Vending machine in Yankee clubhouse sells ‘flaxseed oil’ and ‘rubbing balm’ for arthritis.
7. $2600 seats include free copy of Derek Jeter’s black book.
8. $2600 seats include VIP pass to Scores with A-Rod.
9. Stadium hot dogs look like hot dogs and not Octomom’s lips.
10. As thanks for $1 billion in tax-free bonds, Yankees first give-away is used sunflower seeds.
11. Water in away team’s clubhouse tainted with Ambien.
12. Old Yankee stadium ghosts replaced with ghosts from A-Rods past.
13. New 60 ft high scoreboard means A-Rod can adore himself from anywhere on field.
14. Vendors on the concourse have more junk on their books than AIG.
15. Gifts at souvenir shops better than the gifts foreign leaders received from President Obama.
16. The Bill Clinton suite includes dance poles, black lights and complimentary cigars.
17. Game day giveaways include taser guns to get out of the Bronx alive.
18. The Yankees get rid of Village People’s YMCA, but replace it with, ‘Peanut Butter Jelly Time.’
19. Mystique and aura at the New Yankee Stadium are A-Rod’s escorts.
20. Stadium seats are softer than Roger Clemens’ abscess.
21. Because of property scandal, new stadium has nickname “the house that Ruse built.”
22. Sign in dugout hallway now reads, “I want to thank my good agent for making me a millionaire,”- Alex Rodriguez.
23. The 138 ft. ‘big bat’ replaced by 138 ft. syringe.
24. Fans now meet at the big bat to sell organs for ticket money.
25. Aerial view of the new stadium is shaped like George Steinbrenner’s face.
26. Scoreboard counts down number of years and dollars left on A-Rods contract.
27. As per A-Rod’s request, Yankees replace Bob Sheppard with Madonna.
28. Yankees replace the ‘Voice of God’ Bob Sheppard with former American Idol, William Hung.
29. Hot sauce at Johnny Rockets was hot ointment used on Roger Clemens’ genitals.
30. During October, $2600 seats include sealed syringes to hurl at A-Rod.
31. Like the Hall of Fame, the Great Hall will never include Roger Clemens.
32. A-Rod’s locker is located away from team at the end of a Hall of Mirrors.
33. Spinning wheel in George Steinbrenner’s office helps him decide who to fire after a loss.
34. Roger Clemens erased from photos in stadium photo gallery and replaced with Quaker Cereal guy.
George should throw out the first ball.
Stephen,
I kind of agree with you. Maybe link the two, CC throw to Yogi, Whitey throw to Jeter.
We miss Paulie,
I think it would be good for George or Hal to be part of that.
Gman,
Thanks for that link. I submitted one.
You definitely got some keepers in your list. I think you should submit 33 or maybe 5. There are some good aRod ones but I’m sure there’s a ton of Arod entries.
As I have posted, if it’s not George or Sheppard, it should be Berra, although mentioning Ford is a good point.
G-man those are all really really bad.
I will be at the games today and tomorrow in KC. Pete is right, Kauffman is a beautiful place to watch a game. Really looking forward to seeing to Yankee victories.
Stephen – “ducking”…made me laugh. But your comments are nothing less than sacrilege.
G-man – Very nicely done. You must be exhausted.
Pete – I agree with the Ford – Berra battery for the first pitch at NYS. How many other teams have these kinds of icons available for such an event?
You have some good ones G-Man. I personally liked 5, 23, 24 and 27
Stephen
Players like Yogi and Whitey are what seperate the Yankees from most other teams. A big part of what makes the Yankees special is the history.
“A big part of what makes the Yankees special is the history.”
Big part? I’m not sure it isn’t the only part.
G Man those are hysterical. I have a feeling your favorite player is A-Rod. 1 2 5 8 10 19 27 33 are my favorite.
So I was listening to the Sterling home run calls last night and I started to think.
People rip the guy but really how can you dislike him? He LOVES the Yankees and so what if he can’t see that well anymore. The guy has heart.
So the Tex homerun call is classic. Not one but two sayings. “A Tex message to right field” and “You’re on the mark, Teixeira”. I mean, come on. Classic.
Then I heard Swisher’s HR call and realized he didn’t have any catch phrase associated with it. Maybe he hadn’t thought of one yet. Maybe he forgot Swisher was on the team. Who knows?
But while showering this morning, I came up with a few one-liners for him and emailed them to the radio station.
These are really cheesy but I think they fit Sterling well.
1) “Its an early Christmas present from St. Nick. A bomb to right field by Swisher, and the Yankees lead 3-1.”
2) “Nothing but net! A swish from Swisher…”
3)”Just in the Nick of time, its a homer from Swisher…”
I know, I know. Cheesy as hell.
Feel free to add any to this list if you can think of any.
‘People rip the guy but really how can you dislike him? He LOVES the Yankees and so what if he can’t see that well anymore. The guy has heart.”
Might have heart, but he stinks. His game calls frequently border on the fictional and you can’t be great at that job without at least a morsel of objectivity. Suzy stinks too.
Thank god for television.
A SWISHER SWEET!!!
Miggs…I love them all and I love John Sterling. Sometimes I’d rather listen to John and Susan than watch on TV..they always keep me on the edge of my seat…and you are right, both of them are die hard Yankee fans…gotta love it!
Steve B
Are you someone that is a “what have you done for me lately?”
How many teams would like to have the run the Yankees have had since 96?
The only thing at this point in his career that Sterling has is his HR calls. I enjoy the HR calls. They are the best part of his work. The rest of it is horrible.
As Steve B said, the game he announces rarely matches the game that is actually taking place.
Watch the game sometime while listening to the radio. You won’t believe how many mistakes he makes these days.
He “loves” the Yankees because he loves the paycheck. He doesn’t “love” the Yankees, per se.
Suzyn Waldman LOVES the Yankees. She may not be suited best for the analysts seat but, there is no doubting her love for the franchise. She also works her butt off to do the job. For that, I tip my cap to her. Sterling mails in his work. Suzyn does not.
Honestly, for such a great franchise, I can’t believe how bad their announcers are, both on radio and TV. Not a signature voice/analyst in the bunch.
That is one failure of the organization.
Nobody is ever going to place John Sterling or Michael Kay in the same catagory as Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, etc, in the pantheon of great Yankee Announcers.
I can’t listen to the games on the radio because it sounds like I’m listening to non-stop commercial tie-ins. Everything is sponsored by someone or something.
And I do realize it’s the Yankees’ and WCBS’s right to do so. They have to pay for the team/broacast somehow. Plus, it’s better then selling the naming rights to the stadium, I guess.
Sterling and Waldman are absolutely horrible.
How in the world did this pair end up in the broadcast booth of the mighty New York Yankees? They must have pictures of The Boss and Cashman naked together or something. Jeeeeesh.
Admittedly, I’m spoiled. I grew up listening to the great Ernie Harwell broadcast Tigers’ games. Ernie’s listeners always knew where the ball was.
If WCBS were my only choice, I simply wouldn’t listen. John Sterling is beyond laughably horrible. It’s like he’s singing the play-by-play…”Th-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e- pitch…” And the sophomoric nicknames and home run calls are just ridiculous. (Not to mention the home run calls which are NOT home runs. When he called one saying “It is high, it is far, it is gone! The Melkman delivers” and it was actually a fly out, it was the last straw for me.)
Suzyn Waldman’s voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. She has no credibility as a color – uh – person, because she obviously never played the game.
The Yankees’ loyalty to this pair is simply unbelievable.
Sorry. I know the world is way too negative these days, and I try to avoid being that way, but these two deserve the criticism.
In fairness to both John and Suzyn, listening to a game on the radio is just one segue into a commercial into another, which actually Sterling does well. I sure wish it didn’t have to be done – that inter-inning hawking would suffice. But, every frikkin’ pitch is a pitch.
Maine Yank:
No, I’m not. But 1996 thru 2003 is part of their history. Some of that history is part of this team, with Jeter and Mo being iconic, but they can’t throw out the first pitch.
What really makes the Yankees the historic franchise that it is the 4 decades of dominance from mid 20′s thru the mid 60′s. IMO, it makes a lot of sense to link that history from acrosss the street to what’s to come in the new place.
John Sterling- ” IT IS HIGH! IT IS FARRR! IT ISSSSSSSS caught at the track. ball game over. ____ win.”
G-Man…LOL! 1,4,23,26,27,33 are gold.
I would also love to see Steinbrenner throw out the first pitch but don’t see it happening. Even if he was healthy, I don’t think he would put himself in that position.
While I agree SJ, those are really big, big shoes to fill. Nobody can replace those goes. Plus, times have changed. Are there any up and coming announcers who are going to be in that class? I don’t see anymore Ernie Harwell’s, Jack Buck’s or Vin Scully’s coming along.
I don’t mind Sterling and Waldman. I don’t think Sterling is as bad as SJ44 says. I’ve heard a LOT worse from other teams’ announcers. Waldman is okay but her voice is awful and she says a lot of dumb stuff. She doesn’t really know the game that well and constantly states the obvious.
I hate Kay on YES but the rest of the announcers on there are ok. YES should fire Kay and just have Lorenz/Singleton be the play-by-play guys. They both do a good job IMO. Cone, Leiter (is he still announcing YES games?), O’neil, Flaherty are great. I wish Kaat was still around.
I also think YES should get rid of Kim Jones and put Michelle Beadle as the field reporter. She is way hotter than Kim and really that’s all that matters.
It is sad how fast, and how much George’s health has slipped. One can only wonder what would have happened in the past couple of years had it not gone so fast.
I think Kay have Sterling have distinctive voices and home run calls, the majority of the league you don’t hear any originality or a voice you can distinguish. You have a couple like the white sox “he gone” and Harry Kalas with the Phillies. Maybe Sterling’s analysis is not as great but I enjoy listening when I can’t watch on T.V.
Uhhhh… wait a minute…
I know about Boog’s BBQ, but– “Boog Powell International Airport”???
“I also think YES should get rid of Kim Jones and put Michelle Beadle as the field reporter. She is way hotter than Kim and really that’s all that matters.”
Qwerty -
You ARE kidding here, right?
Somebody chimed in yesterday with a Swish-Sterling HR call
“Nick nack a paddy wack the Yanks take the lead!”
Cute.
I knock Sterling-Waldman but in reality I guess they’re alright. John’s got some bad eyes and sometimes it’s frustrating as you really can’t trust him when he goes into his “It is high, It is far… ” schtick.
Waldman gets too gushy but sometimes I think she just doesn’t get the credit she deserves because she is a woman.
And as much as dislike YES and the Yankee powers to be, they do give women jobs in a male dominated profession and for that is commendable.
Ah, leave Jon and Soo-shine alone. At this popint, they are part of the architecture.
For my money, the folks I’d love to listen to/watch 162 times a year would Kaat and Singleton now that dear Bobby Murcer is gone. (Too bad that for various reasons, we won’t ever get that combo). I even like Flaherty desite the, shall we say, aridity of his work.
Speaking of Yankee broadcasters, I was watching the CenterStage episode with Bernie Williams the other night and correct me if I’m wrong, but did Mikey Kay coloring his hair and hitting the tanning salon? That hair looked a very unnatural shade to me
One can only wonder what would have happened in the past couple of years had it not gone so fast.
let’s see: in 2006, the Yankees trade Chien Ming Wang and Phil Hughes for Dontrelle Willis.
in 2007, Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson are traded for Eric Gagne
in 2008, Brett Gardner and Dellin Betances are traded for Jared Washburn and Jose Vidro
in 2009, Manny is signed instead of Teixeira.
sound about right?
No Doreen, I am quite serious. In addition to being hotter, Beadle is more interesting and not annoying which are also advantages she has on Jones.
Nothing against Michelle Beadle, but Kim Jones is the go-to girl, IMO. Keep Coney and O’Neill. Leiter? He gets on my nerves, it’s like he’s on way too much caffeine or something.
I really enjoy listening to Sterling. I think a lot of it has to do with how consistent he is. I agree that sometimes he is consistently bad, but sometimes it isn’t about good or bad. He is the devil we know. With all the insanity in the world, there is something comforting about the sameness that he brings to listening to Yankee baseball.
Yesterday was amusing when he called a slow roller that Jeter hit to third. Off the bat, Sterling called it a hit, only to have Jeter thrown out. “I really thought that he would have a hit on that one…”
And of course you have to love, it is high, it is far, it is caught.
I don’t care for Susan, but she does try hard.
On another note, I really hope that Swisher is in the lineup again today. You have to stick with the hot hand, and Swisher brings energy to the entire team.
Good read on how the Yanks were able to sign Teixeira:
“When I met with him, I was doing it more to get leverage on CC,” he said. “We weren’t playing possum on purpose. We were actually out of it.”
But Cashman left that meeting even more enamored of Teixeira. And once the Yankees got Sabathia and Burnett, followed by an apparent breakdown of negotiations between the Red Sox and Teixeira’s camp, Cashman sold the Steinbrenners on getting the first baseman.
Perhaps one argument that swayed them was these words from Cashman about the Red Sox: “I know you’re not interested, but they’re going to get this guy. He’s going to fall in their lap, and he’s so perfect for us.”
http://tinyurl.com/cpykkb
Murph, stop being wrong, it doesn’t suit you. Beadle is far superior.
Doreen and I are very protective of our Kim Jones
They should let Jeter throw out the first pitch. Who says it needs to be a retiree or other dignitary?
Qwerty -
If you tell me you’re judging them on what you like or dislike about their work, I can take you seriously. But when you talk about who’s “hotter,” you totally lose all credibility.
I actually think both of them do a good job at exactly what they’re doing now. I don’t see Beadle as an field reporter. And I think Kim Jones has grown into the job – she’s obviously more comfortable and her questions are better than they used to be. However, I’m of the general opinion that post-game interviews are superfluous and most of the questions asked are inane. It’s few and far between that you get a question that actually has some insight and even more rare when the player being questioned can answer with an equal amount of insight or at least fluidity of speech.
murphydog-
Watched the Bernie Centerstage in its entirety last night. I was really focused on Bernie, so I didn’t notice Kay all that much, but I’ll have to take a look in the rerun. In the broadcast yesterday, I thought his hair looked different, but I thought style not color.
“They should let Jeter throw out the first pitch. Who says it needs to be a retiree or other dignitary?”
because you can’t give it to Jeter over say, Mariano, can you? best to just avoid that trap.
Whitey to Yogi is a good idea.
then again, they could let Pavano do it. he’ll be in the stadium…
Sterling is terrible. he has a great voice for radio (Waldman is nails on a chalkboard) but, he is horrible at calling actual plays.
he is ALWAYS wrong. it’s not just on HR calls.
he is incapable of calling a play as it unfolds withouth making a mistake.
First pitch …?
I just want Mo to throw the last pitch.
Michael Kay is the pits.
Part of the field reporter’s job is to be visible in front of the cameras. Therefore I think looking good is part of being a good field reporter. And as I said earlier, Beadle isn’t annoying and asks more interesting questions which are both things that Jones doesn’t do.
“Nothing against Michelle Beadle, but Kim Jones is the go-to girl, IMO. Keep Coney and O’Neill. Leiter? He gets on my nerves, it’s like he’s on way too much caffeine or something.”
Agreed about Cone and O’Neill – they’re the best together. Now if we can only do something about that Michael Kay…
I actually like Ken Singleton a lot – I always pay attention to what he has to say because I respect his knowledge. He’s just a good listen. Coney is fun and I enjoy him – Leiter is fine. I really don’t have a real problem with the tv guys. I don’t listen to the radio all that much and I like Sterling personally, but he annoys the heck out of me with his “it’s a HR – oops, no it isn’t” calls. It’s like having the rug pulled out from under you, over and over again. I agree – he’s just not that good.
I grew up with White, Rizzuto and Messer and there just won’t ever be a combo that will ever top that. I actually barely remember Messer at this point – my fondest memories are of White and Scooter.
I think Al Leiter actually has interesting things to add to the conversation/insights…he speaks quickly – but he’s a local guy and we all speak too quickly
i feel like with O’Neill is on we get more of a food review/joking with the announcers and some baseball thrown in.
A buddy of mine once saw Michael Kay leaving from the old stadium and shouted “Hey Michael, SEE YA later” obviously mimicking his HR call. Kay stopped and stared at him for about 5 seconds and kept walking.
Qwerty:
My brother, you are more than entitled to your opinion. (I however stopped having the “who is hotter” argument about 25 years ago, about the same time I backed off the Mezcal).
At my advanced age Kim seems sincere and knowledgeable and a comfortable presence coming into my living room via TV. I am convinced that I could sit down and have a pitcher of beer and pizza with her and talk baseball for a long period of time before I remembered that she was an attractive young woman.
As for Kim’s level of intensity when asking questions, she’s covering the team for YES, and for alomost all 162 games. She’s going to go with the flow rather than try to nick someone with a dagger of a question. I get the feeling that Beadle is less a baseball person than a sports radio/TV personality in the making. Maybe that’s not fair to Michelle, but we’re talking preferences not absolutes.
Ever hear Kay talk about what he will and won’t eat? He’s never had a condiment of any kind…no ketchup, mustard, mayo…nothing.
I can’t even remember all the weird stuff he was saying. Very weird.
Must’ve been a spoiled kid.
White, Rizzuto and Messer– that was a great team.
Kim Jones– let’s get someone else, please. And I don’t find her attractive either.
Sterling– time for a change, someone above said it right– if you watch the TV and listen to the radio, you would be shocked. It’s a different game on the radio, and not an accurate one. I actually prefer to listen to the other teams’ road broadcasts on XM, and that’s shameful.
Suzyn– George loves her. I think he’s the only one. She’s impossible to listen to.
Leiter– very underrated. I didn’t like him at first, but he’s very knowledgeable.
Kay– I can live with him. Subpar, but not awful. He was actually better on radio.
Flaherty/O’Neill/Cone– all have potential. Coney should let out his inner demon occasionally
Lorenz– has a lot of potential too.
Singleton– THE BEST. Hated him as a ballplayer, LOVE him as an announcer. Also- I wish Kaat was back. The Kaat/Singleton pairing was the best ever.
Murcer- I wrote that just because I miss Bobby Ray.
Qwerty -
Both Michelle Beadle and Kim Jones are attractive women. Both look good on camera. Saying someone looks good on camera and saying someone is “hot” are two different things. You are not a woman, I assume, so perhaps this distinction is lost on you.
I’m going to be at all three games in KC. The Yankees are my religion so I must see them on Good Friday and Easter. I’ll keep an eye out for ya Pete!
I love how after a great game yesterday the comments are full of complaints about announcers/TV crews…you guys are never happy are you?
Kim Jones is not ugly, but “attractive” might be a stretch. i guess so. hot? not even close.
murph, doreen,
Don’t get so serious. I was really just joking about comparing the “hotness” levels between the two women. I prefer Beadle to Jones for all the aforementioned reasons but my comments are not serious in the least. I don’t really care who is the field reporter, its not a big deal. I’m just joking and being flippant.
Don’t take me so seriously, I certainly don’t.
John Sterling is the equivalent of Harry Cary as far as factual accounts of the plays. I personally don’t mind because it’s easier listening to him than it was Cary (any one of the three). Chicago has never been known for having great announcers either, other than the White Sox team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton. Nothing was worse than listening to Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Petit and Lou Boudreau. Santo today is terrible, but, he’s there for name value.
Qwerty –
The only thing I’ve ever seen Michelle Beadle on was the Yankee Road trip stuff. I liked her. And if the Yankees wanted to give her the Kim Jones job, I’d like to see what she does with it.
My gripe with you has everything to do with your use of the word “hot,” and my feeling that that is demeaning and irrelevant.
The Mets have never had much, either, other than Lindsey Nelson. Kiner is/was beyond brutal, and according to Hernandez, nobody has ever played better 1st base than him and his Mets were the best ever. And, is anybody more boring than Vin Skully or that idiotic combination in the Angels booth? There are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
Doreen,
Saying a woman is “hot” is a man’s statement, so maybe the lack of distinction is lost on you? Come on Doreen, lighten up.
(Kim Jones does not look good on camera.. yikes)
Kim Jones—let’s get someone else, please. And I don’t find her attractive either.
Do you find any Sterling attractive? I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with that…
John Sterling is the equivalent of Harry Cary as far as factual accounts of the plays. I personally don’t mind him because it’s easier listening to him than it was Cary (any one of the three). Chicago has never been known for having great announcers either, other than the White Sox team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton. Nothing was worse than listening to Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Petit and Lou Boudreau. Santo today is terrible, but, he’s there for name value.
Sterling is the equivalent of Harry Cary as far as factual accounts of the plays. I personally don’t mind because it’s easier listening to him than it was Cary (any one of the three). Chicago has never been known for having great announcers either, other than the White Sox team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton. Nothing was worse than listening to Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Petit and Lou Boudreau. Santo today is terrible, but, he’s there for name value.
The Mets have never had much, either, other than Lindsey Nelson. Kiner is/was beyond brutal, and according to Hernandez, nobody has ever played better 1st base than him and his Mets were the best ever. And, is anybody more boring than Vin Skully or that idiotic combination in the Angels booth? There are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
Sorry SteveB, it was right over the plate. I messed it up anyway.
best guy in the game is harold reynolds. i love that mlb networked picked him up. I just hope he still does the little league world series.
michael kay – is ok on tv. but i agree with steveb hes better on the radio. i actually think he has the best sports talk show.
john flaherty is the worst ever.
murcer was the best
our radio crew is embarrassing. its just a bad listen. i would rather listen to the away team even if its boston…
I heard thay Kay thing with the condiments. Sounds like he wet the bed a few years too long IMO.
Remember Kay & Sterling together on 880?
The Dream Team!
On Wikipedia it says Kay lives with Kim Jones? True? Can’t always trust Wiki.
John Sterling is the equivalent of Harry….Cary as far as factual accounts of the plays. I personally don’t mind because it’s easier listening to him than it was Cary (any one of the three). Chicago has never been known for having great announcers either, other than the White Sox team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton. Nothing was worse than listening to Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Petit and Lou Boudreau. Santo today is terrible, but, he’s there for name value.
The Mets have never had much, either, other than Lindsey Nelson. Kiner is/was beyond brutal, and according to Hernandez, nobody has ever played better 1st base than him and his Mets were the best ever. And, is anybody more boring than Vin Skully or that idiotic combination in the Angels booth? There are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
On Wikipedia it says Kay lives with Kim Jones? True? Can’t always trust Wiki.
If that’s true, I’m going to throw myself off the GWB. I don’t want to live in a world where that’s possible.
I think Kim Jones is very attractive.
Back to Kay…found this on the internet, attributed to Mark Feisand:
“While eating in the Mariners press dining room the other night, I found myself in a conversation with Michael Kay, who was sitting at the table without any dinner in front of him.
As I enjoyed a bowl of clam chowder, Michael mentioned that he had never had soup in his entire life (he thinks the slurping sound associated with it is grotesque). I found this amazing. He then told me he had never had any fish or seafood of any type, either.
As the conversation went on, he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type (though he lost a bet on his radio show and had to eat a packet of ketchup, which made him sick), jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee … it went on to include more things, but I can’t think of them at the moment.
I don’t know why this struck me as being so strange, but it did, so I thought I would share it with you. Just a little insight for you about the television voice of the Yankees.”
John Sterling is the equivalent of Harry Cary as far as factual accounts of the plays. I personally don’t mind because it’s easier listening to him than it was Cary (any one of the three). Chicago has never been known for having great announcers either, other than the White Sox team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton. Nothing was worse than listening to Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Petit and Lou Boudreau. Santo today is terrible, but, he’s there for name value.
The Mets have never had much, either, other than Lindsey Nelson. Kiner is/was beyond brutal, and according to Hernandez, nobody has ever played better 1st base than him and his Mets were the best ever. And, is anybody more boring than Vin Skulley or that idiotic combination in the Angels booth? There are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
As the conversation went on, he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type (though he lost a bet on his radio show and had to eat a packet of ketchup, which made him sick), jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee … it went on to include more things, but I can’t think of them at the moment.
You could add humble pie to that list.
Michael Kay is neurotic and annoying.
still best sports radio host out there. hes way better when he isnt muzzled by the yankees. name a better sports radio host
I enjoy Harrold Reynolds as well. I also enjoy Joe Morgan and Jon Miller on the Sunday night games, though Miller’s excitability can be a little unnerving at times, especially when David Ortiz gets a hit.
“On Wikipedia it says Kay lives with Kim Jones? True? Can’t always trust Wiki.”
their kids’ heads would be so big they would just be used for Macy’s Day Parade balloons
i dont like morgan. he is so biased towards the red sox it makes me sick.
“still best sports radio host out there. hes way better when he isnt muzzled by the yankees. name a better sports radio host”
that’s like naming the world’s tallest midget
Kay has never had coffee, wow, I can’t even function w/o coffee but I guess if you’ve never had it you don’t get the dependency
Qwerty -
I would lighten up, if I thought the “hotness” issue was a secondary or tertiary one – but unfortunately for a lot of men it is the primary issue with a female who works in sports. There are a lot of women our here who are both knowledgable and passionate about sports, and it is insulting to me, anyway, when they are summarily dismissed if they don’t meet the “eye candy” quotient. I understand that people on television need to be at least moderately attractive because it’s a visual medium.
Kim Jones, Michelle Beadle, Suzyn Waldman, Hazel whats-her-name, are all role models. Growing up, I loved baseball and one of my first aspirations was to get a job in that field, but I’m not a pioneer and so left that aside. That’s okay. It’s bad enough that women are usually assigned the “fluff” jobs. But it’s a step forward.
Now, I don’t blindly think that any women in that field is good. I wish someone would re-think Nancy Newman. All that women does is read a teleprompter, and not all that well at that.
Joe morgan is the worst color announcer in the business. Followed closely by Tim McCarver.
G-man, don’t think many of those will work. They aren’t simple enough for late night. The majority of the audience isn’t going to understand anything about flaxseed oil and ARod ghosts lol.
“And, is anybody more boring than Vin Skully or that idiotic combination in the Angels booth? There are no more “legendary voices of the game”.”
Here’s where you and I part company, as they say. Vin Scully is the absolute BEST. He’s one of the few guys who can tell an interesting story without interrupting the play-by-play. The man is a legend, and rightfully so.
Hudler and Physioc do the Angels game, and they make me want to hang myself whenever I’m forced to listen to them. I actually kept track of one game they called in the middle of the 2003 season – they referenced the 2002 world series in EVERY SINGLE INNING. And it was just a random game against the White Sox or something. I can’t stand those two. The best thing about them is that Hudler has pretty sincere respect for Steinbrenner… other than that, they stink.
Doreen, I completely agree – I think Waldman’s annoying, but she’s a pioneer. No other baseball team (as far as I know) has a female radio play-by-play person. That’s something to be proud of.
I used to tolerate Jon Miller, but too many years working for ESPN have turned him into someone I just don’t like. Joe Morgan is tremendously irritating. The biggest crime came during the 2004 alcs when ESPN radio aired their tv broadcast (I had a long west-coast commute at the time). I had no idea what was going on in the game. After 2 minutes of yapping, they’d mention that Bill Meuller or someone had hit a double off the wall, driving in a run. I couldn’t stand it.
Qwerty
April 10th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Michael Kay is neurotic and annoying.
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…which is the way of talk radio, but he brings that shrill neurosis to the play calling, which is the wrong context. Agreed. You just want him to shut up.
Qwerty:
10-4. I’m definitely not taking the opinion thing too seriously. I have a different opinion, but that’s all it is.
Networks are certainly more about the appearance of their female on-camera folks than their male counterparts. They really fuel the “hot or not” debate. You sure didn’t invent that one. Although I did notice that the MLB network seems to be going in the knowledegable versus centerfold type direction with their on-air female crew. It’s refreshing. I’m frankly sick of the NFL-style fake cans, perma tan and tons of plastic surgery. I actually enjoy looking at real people.
i dont get it? michael kays is AWESOME as a sports radio host. he just sucks at being a play by play guy. head to head with arrogent francessa who thinks everyone else is stupid, kay is hands down best in the biz.
Kim Jones attractiveness is 100% part of her job or any other sideline/pregame reporter for that matter. She is on camera talent. You don’t put people on camera that are unattractive.
This is not to say she doesn’t do her job well, I think she does. And I don’t see any reason she should be replaced.
It’s not exclusive for women either. There aren’t a lot of 5’6, 255 lbs, balding men with glasses who host Sportscenter.
curious
Good one!
I do like her, though. Nice looking, and seems very down to earth on her new blog.
I REALLY hope she’s not living with weirdo Kay.
Erin Andrews for the win. That is all.
i wonder why no other team has a woman radio or tv person….susan waldman hahaha what a embarressment. do you think anyone respects her opinions???
yea I agree with John. I doubt anyone respects her opinions!
Vin Scully is incredible. Does the Dodgers games all alone, and never stops. Never.
Ernie Harwell said once that he wished he was as good as Vin Scully. Wow.
Tune him in this weekend on the free MLB Extra Innings thing if you can. It’s really remakable.
Pretty sure that’s not Doreen. Come on guys, stop the nonsense.
Give Tim McCarver credit for two great WS calls:
1) “I think Wohlers is going to his slider too much. If you’re going to get beat, get beat with your best pitch, not your third best pitch”
2) (Unfortunately) “The problem with bringing the infield in against a guy like Rivera is that left-handed hitters tend to get a lot of broken-bat hits to…the shallow part of the outfield”
The 11:28 a.m. post is not me.
I’m out for the day – driving to LI to get my daughter.
(First time I’ve been “imitated.” Thrilling.
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You should be proud Doreen. You have now “made it”.
Wow we are now determining if someone is good or bad based on their attractiveness. Unreal.
First off Kim Jones at first I thought was not very good but you can absolutely see the progress she has made over the past few years and she has IMHO gotten quite good for what she does. She has knowledge and you can see as her comfort level has grown so has her good questions etc.
Suzyn Waldman I have no problem with her voice and if you can’t see how hard she works and how smart she is by what she does not only in the pre game but in her post game as well then you are missing something. The in game stuff is hard as JOhn really doesn’t give her much time to say anything.
The TV side is where I have the most issue. I grew up watching baseball with Harry Kalas and Richie Asburn so for me Kay and Kenny just do not cut it.
John in Ohio
April 10th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Vin Scully is incredible. Does the Dodgers games all alone, and never stops. Never.
Ernie Harwell said once that he wished he was as good as Vin Scully. Wow.
Tune him in this weekend on the free MLB Extra Innings thing if you can. It’s really remakable.
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I have listened to him. That’s why I remarked the way I did. He’s boring, in love with himself, and has a bad habit of attempting to talk down to people.
Sterling is the yankees answer to Harry Cary. Pretty loose with fact of the plays.
Chicago hasn’t had any announcers worth a damned since the team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton.
Face facts…there are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
I think Kenny Singleton is a great color announcer. He still thinks like a hitter and gives really great insight into that part of the game.
As for Sterling, my biggest problem with him is he doesn’t actually describe the game well. Just kind of leaves you with no idea what’s happening. “The ball is hit, Jeter dives, what a play by Jeter! Oh my goodness what a play. The Captain delivers…” You get the idea. No idea what he did.
John in Ohio
April 10th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Vin Scully is incredible. Does the Dodgers games all alone, and never stops. Never.
Ernie Harwell said once that he wished he was as good as Vin Scully. Wow.
Tune him in this weekend on the free MLB Extra Innings thing if you can. It’s really remakable.
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I have listened to him. That’s why I remarked the way I did. He’s boring, in love with himself, and has a bad habit of attempting to talk down to people.
Chicago hasn’t had any announcers worth a damned since the team of Bob Elson and Milo Hamilton.
Face facts…there are no more “legendary voices of the game”.
I’m with you on Erin Andrews…good looking girl who loves her some sports. It doesn’t hurt that she’s an admitted fan of my Hokies!
Testing Pete’s Kim Jones Rule so early in the season?
It is rumored that the Yankees have invited 30 special guests for the Stadium opener. I’m sure there will be lots of luminaries to choose from for the first pitch.
Apparently, I’m not allowed to mention any of the Yankee broadcast crews by name. I get nasty messages when I do.b
\Doreen: At least the imitator didn’t deign to make comments about your sex life…
In Austin
You have nailed it exactly. With great announcers you always know where the ball is, and how fast it’s going.
“Face facts…there are no more “legendary voices of the game”.”
Which makes me think… who out there likes Joe Buck? I’ve never met anyone who does. A friend of mine (and fellow NY Giants fan) queued up the Super Bowl on his DVR, and had me listen to Buck’s call of Tyree’s catch. What a disgrace that was. No excitement, no enthusiasm, no perspective on just how unbelievable a catch it was.
If he’s what networks think is a great announcer, then that medium is officially dead to me.
Doreen:
I bet you would have been a blast on radio and TV. You certainly more than hold your own in here
All of us, boys and girls, grow up sooner or later and learn that natural is best, and that personality is more important than looks, even, dare I say it, on TV. I really just can’t take the sight of another Pam Anderson wannabe trying to get me to take her seriously about anything. But then again, I’m no longer in that all important TV demographic that ends at age 49.
GB7,
I think Tom Hamilton with the Indians is a great play-by-play guy. Also, of course, Vin Skully is still announcing Dodger games.
“It’s not exclusive for women either. There aren’t a lot of 5’6, 255 lbs, balding men with glasses who host Sportscenter.”
Uh, besides Chris Berman?
They say Uecker does a good job in Milwaukee. I’ve never heard him call a game on radio, but he’s been doing Brewers’ games since 1971.
Uh Oh. Looks like you guys forgot the Kim Jones rules. No talking about her looks.
I’m glad I don’t have to listen to John & Suzyn on a regular basis. They’re decent enough, and Suzyn seems really vested in this team. She seems to be an insider. But her voice drives me nuts. And I get the impression, that they’re married. Talking about the mundane things that married couples talk about. They may as well be talking about carpet samples and paint chips.
I like Leiter. He seems to be quite knowledgeable about the game. And to boot, the Mets traded AJ for him. Can you guys imagine AJ on the Mets now? Crisis averted.
Kay is okay. In doses. As long as it’s not Hawk, Remy, or Buck Martinez, I’m good.
I know it’s contractual, but it’s really annoying how Kim Jones gets not only the first question, but the postgame that Pete posted, she had the first 6 questions. I don’t watch the YES feed, but I’m assuming it happens all the time.
Stay away from Subway, Pete. Plenty of great non-chain eateries in KC.
To give an example of announcers that are well liked, just watch a New Jersey Devils game with Doc Emerik and Chico Resch.
They’ve been doing Devils games together for ages, and ever since I’ve been watching, 10+ years, and it’s a wonderful experience just to listen to them…
hmm just testing as for some reason my earlier post didnt go through
i’m sure the other ladies will back me up – nobody on espn (or mlb network, for that matter), is exactly a dreamboat. most of them? kind of nast, actually.
The only one doing games that I’d tune in to listen to anymore if they were only explaining how to make a tunafish sandwich is Bob Uecker. Have zero use for Scully and the rest of them. Milo Hamilton is still good, but, sadly, he’s losing some of the flair.
BTW, I know they’re not married. Just meant that it seems like they are. So it’s good that they’re comfortable, but we want to hear about the games, players, preview of the upcoming games.
@nickswishers tweet just now (ahh do we really think caffine is something this guys needs more of lol
having my java, jumping in a cab and heading to the yard!
Patrick
Agreed on Tom Hamilton. He’s a throwback. Very excitable, but not in a bad way. The Indians have an outlet locally here, and I hear him often. I think there are some amuzing examples of his work on YouTube.
“Uh, besides Chris Berman?”
A. Not when he broke in.
B. Chris is at least 6’4″, the guy is very tall.
C. And since the NutraSystem Diet, he’s gone…back back back to being thin. Haven’t you seen the comercials?
Women sportscasters have it way too hard.
Either you’re not attractive enough OR you’re too attractive to be taken seriously.
Catch 22.
I’m fine with the YES guys, though a little more consistency would be nice. Why does it take so many color guys to get through the season? And why can’t they find a fill-ion PBP guy instead of Singelton who is like listening to paint dry?
As for radio, they could empty out Guantanamo by piping in those two… prisoners would kill themselveds to escape Sterling and Waldman.
As for the first pitch I don’t care much… but how about a line of Yankees legend from every decade? Not sure if anyone remains who played in the 40′s but we’d have Yogi (’50′s), Whitey (’60′s), Reggie (’70′s), Guidry/Mattingly (’80′s), Bernie (’90′s) and O’Neill (’00′s).
bodhisattva
April 10th, 2009 at 11:55 am
What I would really like to get feedback on from the blogger is this:
What do the Yankees intend to do, if anything, about Brett Gardner’s weakness on balls hit straight over his head? Now that they’ve made their choice, how do they keep fly outs on the warning track from continuing to turn into doubles? Do they bring in Mickey Rivers to tutor him? Can you ask the manager his thoughts? I would, but I have no access to him.
Thanks
“They say Uecker does a good job in Milwaukee. I’ve never heard him call a game on radio, but he’s been doing Brewers’ games since 1971.”
He was great in Major League though.
Who calls the games for KC on the radio? XM picks up the home crew so that’s who I’ll be listening to.
Of all the different crews I’ve heard I don’t think Sterling and Waldman are all that bad. Not sure if that’s saying more about them being great, or the industry in general being bad.
Eucker is a throwback to the Dizzy Dean/Pee Wee Reese style of broadcasting. People tune in to hear them talk and occassionally find out what’s going on in the game.
***Uecker*** is a throwback
Gardner appears to play a very shallow center field. Most pitchers will prefer to trade a few hits on balls to the wall for the hits saved on the shallow balls. I think that if the Yanks see Gardner not able to get to balls that he should have easily, they will simply have him play about 20-30 feet deeper. It could be a case of Gardner over-estimating his own speed and ability to go back on the ball.
hokiehill
April 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Who calls the games for KC on the radio? XM picks up the home crew so that’s who I’ll be listening to.
Denny Mathews and Bob Davis
thanks for the recognition, ohio.
vin — I agree that Vin Scully is the best. I feel like I am at the park with my grandfather when he’s on. The beautiful thing is he will stop talking and let the game tell the story.
Mark in Tampa
April 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Gardner appears to play a very shallow center field. Most pitchers will prefer to trade a few hits on balls to the wall for the hits saved on the shallow balls. I think that if the Yanks see Gardner not able to get to balls that he should have easily, they will simply have him play about 20-30 feet deeper. It could be a case of Gardner over-estimating his own speed and ability to go back on the ball.
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I think it’s definitely the latter, and that’ll be death in Yankee Stadium. As for playing further back, that is exactly what’s called for. He actually did play a little deeper yesterday, but still managed to get a bad break and surrender a double because of it.
I would like to hear Girardi address the “learning curve” needed to undergo for him to succeed.
Re: Gardner playing shallow CF…
He’ll get to all the balls he should get to by playing shallow, and if the ball is so well hit over his head, then that’s on the pitcher. When the rotation starts firing on all cylinders this year, there aren’t going to be too many balls hit 400 feet to dead centerfield.
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My boy Gardner has been looking pretty good, I thought. I liked when in that one inning where A.J. loaded the bases (at least I think this was the inning) Gardner got a ball off a hop and a runner on second stopped at third. Gardner has shown a good arm lately. Not pwerful like Melky’s, but accurate and quick to the draw. As I’ve mentioned, I’m not predicting greatness for Gardner, but I wouldn’t rule it out. By the way, how about the start from Robbie Cano! Tex seems like he’s heating up too.
What? No one is predicting we will sweep Kansas city?
Guess we all learned a valuable lesson from the Baltimore series.
I think the Yanks will take one out of 3 against the royals.
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It’s WAAAAAAAY too early for forecast updates for a game played in 6 days.
Several people on this very blog were predicting rainouts for both the exhibition opener against the Cubs and the regular season opener just 24 hours before both games were scheduled.
Needless to say, the forecasts were dead wrong.
We won’t know what the weather is going to be like next Thursday until next Thursday.
vin
April 10th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Re: Gardner playing shallow CF…
He’ll get to all the balls he should get to by playing shallow, and if the ball is so well hit over his head, then that’s on the pitcher. When the rotation starts firing on all cylinders this year, there aren’t going to be too many balls hit 400 feet to dead centerfield.
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That’s not very compelling, lol. And we’re talking about AL lineups with DHs, too.
About the fly balls turning into doubles-I’d guess he plays just a little further back. If he stays about in the middle, with is speed he’ll be able to go in on shallow bals and back on deep balls with eases as long as they’re not so far away as to be in another timezone, or at least another part of the ballpark, where Nady/Swisher or Damon should pick it up.
chris in NY-I could see us sweeping KC. I think we may lose today, but we’ll probably at least win two of three.
love the huge pair advertising bachelor parties on this page, interesting advertiser..ha
Sorry about my bad spelling.
I hope the offense beats up Ponson
tampayank-I’d just take two of three in our first series.
Oh, sorry, tampayank, thought Ponson was Boston…figured you were referring to our eventual first series vs. Boston. About Ponson, I agree. Ten run outburst would be nice.
Misread the word.
“Gardner got a ball off a hop and a runner on second stopped at third. Gardner has shown a good arm lately.”
I noticed that too. I believe I saw another baserunner hold up because of Gardner this year, but I don’t recall when. It’s interesting to watch the reaction of the baserunners when a guy like Melky, Gardner, or Sheffield fields the ball, versus a Damon or Bernie.
bodhisattva,
It isn’t very compelling, but that is the argument that is made. I think it works, so long as he’s not playing too shallow – which of course depends on the hitter.
“What? No one is predicting we will sweep Kansas city?
Guess we all learned a valuable lesson from the Baltimore series.”
I NEVER predict sweep. That is a death trap. Every time I see someone say that on a blog we lose the series.
Did Fatcessa comment on Burnnet fist pumping like Joba???
One thing works for the Yankees advantage. They have seen him before, have a good scouting report. We only suck against guys we haven’t seen before… and AJ + Halladay lol
RussW210-Uh oh. Does what I said constitute a prediction? I said I “could see us” sweeping KC.
OT – but does anyone know who will be pitching for the Indians on April 18th? I’m going to that game, and heard it is Pavano, but don’t want to get too excited yet.
Jeter’s Edge (Remove the dang net!)-I hate that nobody’s said anything about K-Rod petitioning God and Jesus every time he gets a save, but when Joba punches his fist, the sky is falling. I loved when Burnett punched his fist. We need that intensity. Oh, and Santana punched his fist too, but nobody mentioned it.
Doesn’t it seens like reality tends to turn out to be just the opposite of the optimistic predictions made on this site?
With that, I’ll go the way of george constanza here and say that Ponson will pitch like Halladay in this game.
Just saw the replay of the Cameron line drive off Martinez’s head.
Did anyone hear how he was doing?
Does anybody realize why games vs. the Indians are classified as “premium games” by the Yankees. It’s not because of opening day, because they mentioned specifically that opening day is a premium game. All games vs. the BoSox, Mets, Phillies, and Indians for some reason are premium games…can’t remember, maybe Rays too. Why? What’s compelling about watching the Indians?
Pat-
Last I heard he was in the hospital with a concussion but nothing more than that. I was watching it live on MLB Network and it was really bizarre as bad as I felt for the pitcher Cameron looked absolutely devastated
yeah I can’t stand K-ROD; I was rooting for him to blow that save against Cinci; I have a feeling his 2nd half of the year may suffer after having several back to back intense saves for Venezuela in the WBC, wasn’t that many games but he was thrown into some intense situations early, interesting how he does this year
“Why? What’s compelling about watching the Indians?”
Two words… Carl Pavano.
“I hope the offense beats up Ponson”
they will. remember 2 years ago when Ponson was with the Twins? they absolutely crushed him in the first inning.
Wow just watched it. That was scary! Carmeron was really shaken up.
KC will sweep.
What’s the level of hated shown towards Pavano next week when he is announced at the Stadium?
I say somewhere above 2003 Pedro and typical call to the pen for Kyle Farnsworth.
im going on the 18th – hope it’s pavano!
I hope swisher starts
I can’t wait to see Farnsworthless get bombed. I still can’t believe Cash signed him – I don’t think it was a Steinbrenner directed acquisition.
There were times last year when Farnsworth was one of the best guys in the Yankee pen. I don’t miss him, but it is unfair to say that he was flat out terrible.
You’re right, Chambliss. He had his moments, which made him all the more frustrating. Just when you think he’s turned the corner, he’d come in, walk a guy then give up a big home run.
HAHAHA, guy wants to know if it’s Girardis fault we don’t drive runners in.
Thanks gayle.
Very scary indeed. Cameron said he couldn’t stop shaking. That’s got to mess with a hitters head as much as a pitchers.
Pat–
Remember how shaken up Abreu was last year after he hit the pitcher?
Yeah becuase Joe is the one swinging the bat. I wonder if it was Joe’s fault Wang couldn’t get his sinker to work.
WFAN callers would agree to that im sure.
I don’t see how Swish is going to get a lot of playing time. It’s not like Matsui is going to be given a million days off; he’s had one – he might not get one for another few days. Same with Posada. Gardner has nothing to do with this because Swisher is not going to play CF…………Damon will get an occasional day off, but not enough to make a difference. Especially early in the season when guys are fresh, Nick will not be getting a ton of at bats; he’s going to have to be prepared to basically come off the bench cold.
Uecker was also great in Mr. Belvedere……lol
I don’t think he’ll be playing today, also. Nady is a fixture at this point in RF – they didn’t name him RF just to platoon him.
Ed – Mo is invulnerable
April 10th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
“I hope the offense beats up Ponson”
they will. remember 2 years ago when Ponson was with the Twins? they absolutely crushed him in the first inning.
Facing Ponson doesn’t necessarily scare me, but when the yankees face former players (pitchers especially) they seem to perform well against us.
pat
April 10th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Thanks gayle.
Very scary indeed. Cameron said he couldn’t stop shaking. That’s got to mess with a hitters head as much as a pitchers.
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It has a really devestating affect on some hitters. Gil McDougal was an exceptionally good hitter until the line drive to Herb Score’s face in 1957. He was never the same and he retired in 1960, saying that he lost all desire to play after that,but, he wasn’t able to support his family any other way.
Vin – to their credit, Morgan or Miller or whomever might be doing a TV broadcast go about their work assuming the viewer can see what’s going on. When the broadcast is then played on the radio there’s a chance they’re not taking that into account. If someone at ESPN decided to play a TV broadcast on the radio and never told the TV announcers they planned to (assuming that’s what happened with that radio broadcast you refer to) then that’s a mistake on the decision-making end.
All that’s aside from whether they’re annoying or not of course.
Caller bringing up Russo to Francesa
“Raissman is pro-dawg”.
I believe Pettite will pitch well. We need to give the bullpen a rest. He has to go at least seven inn.
Hey guys, sorry I’ve been awhile just had lunch. I actually think our offense has done pretty good. We averaged seven runs a game this series, and mosre importantlly we scored no less than five. If you score five runs, you’ll win if your starting pitcher shows up. The first two games our starter didn’t show up, so we lost.
If Swisher continues to produce, he’ll get more playing time. No doubt about that.
Maybe it will be at the expense of Nady.
“RussW210-Uh oh. Does what I said constitute a prediction? I said I “could see us” sweeping KC.”
No. You have to be absolutely certain.
KC is going to dominate us on every facet of the game. Ponson will go 7 innings giving up 1 run. And they will run on us all day. And Coco Crisp will un-fairy himself.
Swisher at the plate is a riot. The facial expressions, the nodding in agreement when a strike is called after a nice pitch – it’s all nuts. I love it. It’s about time the Yanks have fun again.
Fran: 3 games is too early to say Cano is hot.
But game 3 was a must win for the Yanks….which is it Mike???
I dont see why Swisher cant be rotated on a basis like this…
He sits/ph’s 3-4 games in a row.
Then, he gives Nady a breather a RF.
Then, he gives Matsui a breather at DH.
Then, gives Damon a breather in LF.
And maybe 10 games at 1B for Tex.
So basically, sits 3-4 games…then plays 3-4 games…in a row. This would be, roughly, 90-100 games played, with roughly 360-400 total ABs.
Not only is this feasible, I think it’s exactly what Girardi is going to do.
What is up with Francesca? A caller tries to say that we should be encouraged by Cano swinging so well (after admitting that it’s early) and Mike cuts him off and says that he could have stopped after “it’s early”. Is this guy a Yankee fan? I doubt it. I think he’s been very good about talking people off ledges because of two bad starts by Yankee pitchers – I agree absolutely with his not overreacting to good or bad starts. However, all the caller said was that we should be encouraged – he didn’t say Robby was going to win the batting title. It’s not like Cano has never hit either…….
Someone on another board got on Swisher for his post-game interview with Kim Jones – he says Nick just split before Kim could ask her final question (and she rolled her eyes). Now talk about overreacting
I’m warming toward Swisher. Originally didn’t like him, seemed like another Giambi (who I was tired of). But he’s producing, and that’s what counts. I still like Nady, but not to the point of blatant stupidity. I like Nady because I think he’ll do well, but if someone else does better, so be it. It’s a good problem to have. We have a bench guy who could end up a starter, whoever’s on the bench.
By the way, keep up the negativity. Don’t want to jinx this game. RussW210-Glad that I didn’t ruin the Yankees’ chances. I’ll be more careful from now on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS9OOPnQQTw
Cano is hot, and Swisher is getting hot. Yeah, I’m not going to hesitate from saying it, whatever that glorified blowhard says.
“All that’s aside from whether they’re annoying or not of course.”
No doubt – but I have to think they’d be aware that they are on radio. Even if they weren’t, I don’t like a tv crew to completely ignore calling the game. There’s a fine line between over-explaining what is visible on screen, and not directly referencing the action.
Francesa is really a Yankee fan. but he’s very pro Red Sox. I cut the radio off whenever he starts drooling over the Sawx Fenway Park or the city of Boston.
Sorry did I say Swisher is getting hot? He’s on my brain (not that it’s not true). I meant to say that Texeira’s getting hot. That would be a nice change this season, as long as he keeps it up later in the year.
I think Francesa is a fake Yankee fan. He says he’s a Yankee fan, but when they’re struggling he’s the first to bash them. I’d have no problem with this if he’d just admit to being a fan of no teams.
You can’t let past history decide who plays today against Ponson. Neither Nady nor Swisher have ever batted against Ponson.
Teixeiramvp
April 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I think Francesa is a fake Yankee fan. He says he’s a Yankee fan, but when they’re struggling he’s the first to bash them. I’d have no problem with this if he’d just admit to being a fan of no teams.
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He’s no different than 3/4ths of the posters on this board, than, is he?
GreenBeret7-Maybe not, but we have three hitters in Jeter, Damon, and Tex who are amazing vs. Ponson, I think Tex bats over 500 vs. him.
GB7
Good point.
GreenBeret7-I guess that’s true. Still, Francesa is a public voice.
At least he’s not like SNY, who so blatantly favor the Mets I want to barf.
Francesa’s job is to make people call up. The easiest way to do that is to “bash” the Yankees and play up the Red Sox.
If swish contributes as does Nady, how do you not bench Matsui? He could be a great big bat of the bench… Not so sure he’s an everyday player anymore
YES Network Tweet just now
Swisher gets the start in right field again today … batting 7th.
Tom in NJ-That’s true, but he’s so arrogant. If somebody disagrees with him, he acts as if what they said is totally idiotic and how is obviously superior intellect makes him always right. Blowhard.
“I don’t see how Swish is going to get a lot of playing time. It’s not like Matsui is going to be given a million days off; he’s had one – he might not get one for another few days. Same with Posada. Gardner has nothing to do with this because Swisher is not going to play CF…………Damon will get an occasional day off, but not enough to make a difference. Especially early in the season when guys are fresh, Nick will not be getting a ton of at bats; he’s going to have to be prepared to basically come off the bench cold.
Uecker was also great in Mr. Belvedere……lol
I don’t think he’ll be playing today, also. Nady is a fixture at this point in RF – they didn’t name him RF just to platoon him.”
Nady hasn’t been a fixture anywhere in his entire career. This is the 4th team he’s played on and he’s only 30 years old. Next year he will be playing for his 5th team.
He’s had 2 seasons where he’s played 124 games for 1 team. Besides that, he’s split time between 2 different teams. He’s as far from a fixture as it gets.
As far as CF goes, I think it makes a lot of sense to put Damon or Swisher in CF when Molina is catching, at least until A-Rod comes back. Having Ransom, Molina, and Gardner at the bottom of the order is a joke.
Lets say Damon has 20 days off throughout the year to stay fresh and plays 40 games in CF when Molina catches. That leaves 264 games for Nady and Swisher to split in the corner outfield spots. Even if they split those games down the middle, it’s around both of their career averages for games played in a season.
YESNetwork Swisher gets the start in right field again today … batting 7th.
AD-What if Matsui’s hitting well?
gayle- you beat me.
no.27-It depends on how Gardner is hitting at the time. If he’s hot, you don’t want to bench him.
Don’t just assume he’ll hit badly, or just assume he’ll hit well. Gardner is an unknown. And anyway, everybody goes through a hot streak.
***then*** is he?
Can’t believe I typed that. Annoys the Hell out of me when others do it.
Jennifer being as it seems like I am the only one working today, the city is dead, my phones are ringing like once eveyr 30 minutes my re-tweeting seems to be easily done today.
Nice went to the stadium at 12!! 4 hours before the game. wow
NickSwisher having my java, jumping in a cab and heading to the yard!about 2 hours ago from mobile web
GreenBeret7-LOL, I didn’t realize what you were talking about until I checked your previous posts. Don’t worry, we all do it.
gayle- I had to use a personal day to get it off.
I’ve heard from other people the city is dead.
Twitter could put Pete out of business.
Nice analysis of A.J.’s start:
http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/?p=2487
two-plane break…that’s no joke. I think I set a personal record in watching frame-by-frame in disbelief.
Great for me. Not so great for my wife.
Teixeiramvp
April 10th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
GreenBeret7-Maybe not, but we have three hitters in Jeter, Damon, and Tex who are amazing vs. Ponson, I think Tex bats over 500 vs. him.
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Not sure how he can hit .500 against Ponson if he’s never faced him. Swisher doesn’t hit KC pitching anyway, but, only .214 in KC, regardless of who’s pitching.
Girardi to be on with Francesa in a minute
I had class cancelled today. Then again, I go to a Catholic school…
Girardi on with Mike now…..
YES SWISHER STARTS!!!
Yay Nick – good job Joe!
GreenBeret7-Really? I heard Tex batted over 500 vs. Ponson. Perhaps I read he batted over 500 vs. the Royals?
I’ll have to research that.
Joe’s funny – yesterday he said AJ was great. With Mike just now, he said he was merely “pretty good”……..No big deal, of course, just interesting to juxtapose what he said last night with what he just said.
Betsy
April 10th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
What is up with Francesca? A caller tries to say that we should be encouraged by Cano swinging so well (after admitting that it’s early) and Mike cuts him off and says that he could have stopped after “it’s early”. Is this guy a Yankee fan? I doubt it. I think he’s been very good about talking people off ledges because of two bad starts by Yankee pitchers – I agree absolutely with his not overreacting to good or bad starts. However, all the caller said was that we should be encouraged – he didn’t say Robby was going to win the batting title. It’s not like Cano has never hit either…….
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I heard that. He never gives anyone credit for making a decent point, although I think the caller was just trying to stimulate discussion about Cano, since the point was an obvious one.
The caller, BTW, is a pretty smart guy, and Francessa usually lets him say something. Therefore, he should have given him a little more respect.
I think I’m right. I just went on Lane’s YES blog, and he says Tex is 8 for 15 vs. Ponson.
LOL, He agrees with Girardi about Cano on the same point the caller made. So much for even treatment for The Fan on The Fan.
“If swish contributes as does Nady, how do you not bench Matsui? He could be a great big bat of the bench… Not so sure he’s an everyday player anymore”
If you think that Nick Swisher or Xavier Nady is a better option at DH than Matsui then you don’t know anything about baseball. Matsui was amazing last year before he got hurt and has always been a great hitter for the Yankees.
Can someone please explain why benching Matsui for Nady or Swisher makes ANY sense? If Matsui needs a day off, that’s one thing. Otherwise, his bat is MUCH better than either of these guys.
Did he say anything else?
Teixeiramvp
April 10th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
GreenBeret7-Really? I heard Tex batted over 500 vs. Ponson. Perhaps I read he batted over 500 vs. the Royals?
I’ll have to research that.
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My screw-up. That was swisher that I was referring to. Teixeir’a hitting a meager .636 against Ponson. Sorry about that.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.....b_kcamlb_1
no. 27, I meant that Nady is a fixture for the Yankees in RF since they named him the starter. Of course, that was before I found out that Swish is in today – so good job, Joe.
Whooo Swish!
Have we got an actual line up?
I’ll admit, I was wrong about starting Nick today. Didn’t think he’d upset the apple cart quite so soon. Who sits today?
Cokey? Yuck. We have this invasive Coqui frog that came from somewhere in S. America. Makes a ruckus at night.
No just got info that Swish was batting 7th.
Matsui is hitting .400 with 2 homers against the portly palace protector, Sir Sidney of the real “Round Table”.
He’s just said CC has some history with his rib as an explanation for the heating pad. Hmmm…I can’t imagine it was bothering too much, or they would have yanked him.
My lineup if cano gets hot, until arod returns.
DJ
DAMON
CANO
TEX
Hitdeki
POSODA
Swisher
Ransom
Gardner.
Thanks, jennifer.
BTW, do you still have that text message # to get Yankee score updates?
Hardwired, thanks for the link; that was interesting reading. If AJ would throw his change a bit more often, he would be incredibly tough – it’s nice to have a backup plan in case his curve doesn’t curve.
Per Joe, CC had an OUTSTANDING pen session a couple of days ago – they just fixed a mechanical flaw and he’s fine.
If he hit the nail on the head, it’s a first.
And here’s Mike talking about Cano’s hot start…..lol
bodhisattva-According to the Yankees’ site, it wasn’t bothering him at all…it was preventative measure to stop an injury he got in 2005 from reoccurring. Nobody panic, nothing is wrong.
^^^No, if something were wrong, they would have taken him out. It’s something they apparently have to keep an eye on, though.
Betsy
April 10th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
And here’s Mike talking about Cano’s hot start…..lol
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For all his huffing and puffing, he’s your basic kiss butt.
1-8-7-7 Kars 4 Kid
Yeah, I’m not worried about C.C. though. He’s a big boy (understatement), he could take care of himself.
What’s with all the mechanical flaws? How come Posada can’t fix ‘em in the game?
mel- 69900 I never tried it so I don’t know if it works.
Swisher Sweets nothing but seats.
Oh wait mel, that number is to ask questions in the stadium.
Bodhi-He kisses…er, butt, when Girardi’s around, but when he’s gone, he’ll start trashing the team. Mike doesn’t have the guts to ask the Girardi the questions that are actually issues, instead of rosily discussing how wonderful Cano is doing.
jennifer,
Thanks. Too lazy to go dig out my purged phone bills.
Today’s lineups per YESnetwork.com:
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF
Andy Pettitte P
ROYALS
Coco Crisp CF
Mike Aviles SS
David DeJesus LF
Mark Teahen RF
Alex Gordon 3B
Billy Butler DH
Mike Jacobs 1B
Miguel Olivo C
Alberto Callaspo 2B
Sidney Ponson P
http://yes.mlblogs.com/archive.....lineu.html
There’s a difference between having a hot start and predicting a great year 3 games into the season. That was all Francessa said to the caller.
It’s like people saying Longoria is going to be a Hall of Famer. Tell me the player who got elected with 1 year of MLB playing time and I’ll book my hotel reservation now for Longoria’s induction.
Potential is not the same as accomplishment and fans get too excited sometimes to remember that.
lol. Maybe I will have to go dig it up.
“My lineup if cano gets hot, until arod returns.
DJ
DAMON
CANO
TEX
Hitdeki
POSODA
Swisher
Ransom
Gardner.”
I like that lineup, where would you put Cano once A-ROD is back if Cano continues to swing the bat well, I would go w/
DJ
DAMON
A-ROD
TEX
CANO
Hidetki
POSODA
Swisher
Gardner
can’t wait to consistently have this lineup(3-4 order is debatable), hopefully A-ROD stays healthy when he returns
TEIXEIRAMVP
- If he’s hitting well, and if he gets on base, if, if if…..
The Yanks just always look better to me when he is out of the lineup. He Creates a logjam imo… Im not hating on Matsui either, I’m just saying from what Ive seen, the yanks look like they have much more spunk and fire when he’s not in there.
It’s fun having a bunch of versatile players… look what happened to us all those years with one dimensional players…
or you could go
DJ
DAMON
POSADA
TEX
CANO
SWISHER
DEKI
RANSOM
GGBG
I know Francesa was kind of shying away from all the basketball style HR calls, but I like, “Swish! It’s good! and the Yankees take a…yada yada yada”. Still, Swisher sweets is going to win if only so the Yankees could pounce on the opportunity to advertise the product.
Thanks, Lori.
This series won’t be a walkover like people would like to believe. This is a good young team that can hit and it seems like they finally got their pitching reined in. Hopefully, it’ll all come together for them after we leave town.
Kay – Nady is better than Swisher. Swish is a nice burst of energy for the Yankees……lol
mel
http://web.yesnetwork.com/fan_.....alerts.jsp
AD-Well, baseball is a game of “ifs”. Nothing is ever guranteed. Matsui just hit a HR a couple days ago; if he’s hitting, it would be simply foolish to remove him from the lineup.
Kay says the Yankees were tense and “waiting to exhale” after the 2nd O’s game……he’s got to be exaggerating. Sheesh
A lot of people think that the Royals could win the AL Central.
I wonder if Pete was on the same flight.
bryanhochLanded in kc … Turbulent flight but we made it
Last One!
DJ
DAMON
TEX
AROD
CANO
POSADA
SWISHER or matsui
NADY
GGBG (melky)
I love the fact that we have so many switch hitters.
I’, still not impressed with the Royals.
I don’t count Farnsie and Ponson as improvements to the pitching staff (at least I’m pretty sure Farnsie’s a Royal now, right?).
Benny ( it’s Game time) Blanco -I like that last one, except I’m thinking it should be Nady or Swisher, not Matsui or Swisher.
m
April 10th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Thanks, Lori.
This series won’t be a walkover like people would like to believe. This is a good young team that can hit and it seems like they finally got their pitching reined in. Hopefully, it’ll all come together for them after we leave town.
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I’ve never understood that, either. Superiority is cumulative. You don’t say “We should crush so-and-so” about a given game or even a 3-game series. It’s not like it’s the NFL or something.
Too much depends on pitching that day & other indidual factors.
Underappreciated story yesterday-Pena’s first hit.
Good for him. Perhaps in several (hopefully a great many!) years, he will be our new SS.
Kay thinks AJ’s fist-pumping really energized the Yankees……..
Teixeiramvp :
Your right.
Teixeiramvp
April 10th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I know Francesa was kind of shying away from all the basketball style HR calls, but I like, “Swish! It’s good! and the Yankees take a…yada yada yada”. Still, Swisher sweets is going to win if only so the Yankees could pounce on the opportunity to advertise the product.
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There won’t be any ad tie-ins with tobacco on the radio or TV. It’s against the law.
Betsy-But Joba’s a bad influence on children watching the game…
‘A lot of people think that the Royals could win the AL Central.’
Added grit and a leader in Mike Jacobs, Soria who is the 2nd best CL in the AL IMO and a good BP w/ 3 good SP, yeah they could.
GreenBeret7-Then Francesa messed up. He kept talking about how the Yankees could tie thos advertisements in there.
GB7 – It’s not against the law on the radio. Remember all those “Punch” cigar commercials we had to listen to?
pat
April 10th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
There’s a difference between having a hot start and predicting a great year 3 games into the season. That was all Francessa said to the caller.
It’s like people saying Longoria is going to be a Hall of Famer. Tell me the player who got elected with 1 year of MLB playing time and I’ll book my hotel reservation now for Longoria’s induction.
Potential is not the same as accomplishment and fans get too excited sometimes to remember that.
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You have about as much chance of convincing people about that as I do about the difference between great and very good…..or a snowball’s chance in Hell.
I can not believe how many people on here can defend Sterling and Waldman. They are absolutely the most horrible announcers I have ever heard in ANY sport. Waldman’s voice makes me want to puncture my eardrums, and then if she’s on TV, I want to poke out my eyes. Sterling should stick to being the Yankeeography voice. He’s a horrible, horrible PBP guy. His homerun schticks are tired and old. I really miss Bobby Murcer and Phil Rizzuto. The YES guys are good. Kay isn’t too bad, but I really like Ken Singleton and Paulie. The Yanks really need to find a better radio team because at this point I won’t listen to Yankees games any longer.
Don’t forget the Mets fans trying to sell that Murphy would be a better player than Jeter…Riiiiiight.
By the way, I hate Sterling and Waldman.
Can this be one of the most parity we’ve had in quite sometime? I mean what teams in the A.L. do you see that are easy wins? Royals look like the most improved. Texas can bash with anyone. O’s look like a team that can hang. Mariners have the 1-2 punch if Beddard stays healthy. Who knows. Maybe 88 wins gets you the wildcard this year.
Time to use some high tech stuff in baseball. Do we all agree that Molina calls a better game than Jorge? I say steal the helmet communications from the nfl and have molina give Posada the pitch sequence. He would have a head set on with a catchers glove covering his mouth(avoid lip readers).
S.o.S.-I don’t buy it. A lot of thse teams look good now, but there’s always going to be teams that just don’t have it. The Mariners and Nationals immediately come to mind. And I’m still not impressed by KC.
S.o.S.-I don’t think Molina calls a better game. They both call good games, Molina just plays great defense.
YANKEE pitcher CC Sabathia consoled himself after his first abysmal game by spending $15 million on a six-bedroom house in Alpine, NJ, reports The Post’s Jennifer Gould Keil. That’s spare change for the 250-pound, 6-foot-7 ace, who signed a $161 million contract with the team in the off-season. The 12,000-square-foot mansion on 2 acres was on the market for less than two weeks. Sabathia, 28, paid all cash for his dream house, where he’ll live with wife, Amber, and their three kids.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04.....163748.htm
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I wanna move in with CC and family!
Pat/GB, that caller was not saying Cano was going to win a batting title this year. All he said was that we should be encouraged by Cano’s start thus far – I completely agree and we have discussed that on this blog for the 3 games. Mike completely overreacted.
S.A.–It’s a marathon, not a sprint-That article is BS. The Post is clearly trying to make it sound as if C.C. didn’t care that he let the Yankees’ down, and I just don’t beleive that. Come on guys, why do you have to be so unfair to these guys?
So I’m practically neighbors with CC! Cool!
Betsy-I agree. By the way, I do think Cano has a shot at a batting title this year.
” – If he’s hitting well, and if he gets on base, if, if if…..
The Yanks just always look better to me when he is out of the lineup. He Creates a logjam imo… Im not hating on Matsui either, I’m just saying from what Ive seen, the yanks look like they have much more spunk and fire when he’s not in there.
It’s fun having a bunch of versatile players… look what happened to us all those years with one dimensional players…”
The if he was hitting well was a response to you saying IF swish and nady are contributing. Throughout the season, every player is going to have stretches when they aren’t hitting well. That’s how baseball is. In the long run, Matsui is a much better hitter.
Spunk and fire. Thats the kind of things people use when they can’t use facts or stats. Like, I know A-Rod is a good player, but Brosius was a gritty player who knew how to win. What exactly do Swisher or Nady bring to the lineup at DH that Matsui doesn’t??
Cano has a chance at the MVP if he has an OBP % of .360 or higher, srsly he hit .342 w/ a lower OBP on yr. can one imagine what a Mannyfied patient Robi Cano does.
‘April 10th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I can not believe how many people on here can defend Sterling and Waldman. They are absolutely the most horrible announcers I have ever heard in ANY sport.’
Dude I can not stand them, it’s no wonder young kids if they listen to radio games are flicking to WFAN because w/o a doubt the worst announce team in baseball is Sterling/Waldman. HORRIFIC.
no.27-I agree about the Brosius comment. A-Rod doesn’t control the pitching, and neither did Brosius. A-Rod’s teams had bad pitching. Brosius’s had good pitching.
Cano has a chance at the MVP if he has an OBP % of .360 or higher, srsly he hit .342 w/ a lower OBP one yr. one can only imagine what a Mannyfied patient Robi Cano does. *
Steve M
April 10th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
GB7 – It’s not against the law on the radio. Remember all those “Punch” cigar commercials we had to listen to?
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There are no tv/radio ads for any tobacco products and haven’t for years.
nj23nut …”The Yanks really need to find a better radio team because at this point I won’t listen to Yankees games any longer.”
I guess they will still have a few million others tho’ ..
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Go Yankees 2009 !!!
Texmvp,
The Royals are much improved this year. If they can stay healthy, i believe they can play with anyone in the central and end up surprisingly in the top 3 seasons end. Good pitching Meche,Geinke. Good young hitters and Crispy makes the outfield better. Awesome closer.
if you believe Chris Rock, that makes CC the 5th black person in Alpine….
I’ll listen to Yankees’ game whoever our radio broadcasters are…Doesn’t mean I have to like it.
The best part about the hit for Pena was Jeter calling for them to throw the ball over for him to keep and then Damon pretending to throw the ball into the stands.
Would be hard for CC to “console” himself in his new home after his start when he was in Baltimore with the team. lol
Gotta love the Post. To paraphrase an old slogan from one of their competitors, “All the incorrect news that is fit to print”.
I don’t know why some of you get so upset with Francesa. He is what he is. An egomaniac who doesn’t know nearly as much about the Yankees as he has crowed about for years.
Ask him if he has ever heard of Mark Melancon and see what he says.
I’ll go one further….ask him if he ever heard of Ramiro Pena. He probably doesn’t even know he made the team.
He’s running solo for over 6 hours on a radio show, that he has mailed in for years. He’s out of the loop.
So, he makes up for it with generalizations, attitude, and BS and hope it flies on a day to day basis.
The only time its worth listening to him is when Girardi is on. Other than that, he’s a complete waste of time if you are jonesing for Yankee info. Mainly because, he doesn’t have any.
Unless of course, you believe, as he does, that Bernie should still be in CF! lol
S.o.S.-You’re allowed to have what’s become an apparently popular opinion, but I don’t consider Farnsie and Ponson “pitching help”.
In other news, the Giants better stay away from Ocho Cinco and get Braylon Edwards.
That show went down the tubes when Mad Dog left. He was the interesting one.
New thread. I’m switching.
Betsy
April 10th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Pat/GB, that caller was not saying Cano was going to win a batting title this year. All he said was that we should be encouraged by Cano’s start thus far – I completely agree and we have discussed that on this blog for the 3 games. Mike completely overreacted.
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I don’t know what Francessa said, because the only time I listen to sports gas bags is when I’m desperate for news. I’m not desperate, today. Cano does have the ability to win a batting title. He only needs the drive. Cano’s approach since the beginning of ST seems to have shown not only a different mechanical approach, but a different mental approach. I do believe his fielding and hitting are tied together, though. Right or wrong, he hasn’t shown the ability to seperate the two.
“A lot of times you run into players that are tremendously gifted, but that’s it,” Cashman said. “He’s like a David Cone. David Cone was a gifted athlete, but he was also smart at the same time. He got everything . . . and that’s the way Tex is.
“I remember telling ownership this is a guy that is the all-around, All-American- type boy that he is talented but he will never make a mistake with the media with a soundbite. He’ll always represent himself and the organization in the right way. If you could take them all like that, that’s the way you would want them.”
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that’s interesting… is that a subtle dig on Arod?