Please, Eric, hit another homer
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jul 21, 2009 
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So it seems that our little contest to come up with a John Sterling home run call for Eric Hinske has worked.
One of our readers, Manger, came up with “Hinske with your best shot.” I asked friend of the blog Suzyn Waldman to suggest it to John and he likes it.
So, frighteningly enough, John could well use it the next time Eric hits a homer.
Manger, whoever you are, take a bow. I’ll try and ask Eric what he thinks about it and report back.
That was my favorite too! Congratulations Manger, whoever you are.
Lets all hope we hear that homerun call soon
Pete,
When did Sterling say he liked it? Because I read that last night’s offering was pretty bland. “A Hinske Homer” or something like that.
Good job to manger.
from last thread…
m, I’ve got a feeling it’s one of those “kangaroo court” rules…
I get that Bayless is an idiot and his stupidity is not always linked to the Yankees, but I guarantee you others will take last night’s game and go in a negative direction with it. Just wait for Kay and Fatcesca later today…I bet the opine about poor offense and probably see the whole Bayless thing and back him up on it. Everyone will listen and everyone will complain, but because you’re listening those idiots don’t care
“A Hinske Homer” is what he used last night.
Wow. Thanks for the mention Pete! – I read this blog everyday. Pretty awesome.
Is there a site that you can go to hear all of sterlings calls after the fact? i was at the game last night, but it took us awhile to get to the car, and i missed that part of the postgame.
Maybe John went with “a Hinske homer” last night because he’s still practicing his delivery for “Hinske with your best shot”? He is an artist, after all, and no great artist reveals his newest work without laboring over it for a long time to perfect it. So perhaps Manger’s suggestion will debut the next time Hinske starts a game and inevitably goes deep.
I all – back from a 12-day vacation just in time…
Hope all is going well with you all.
did I miss anything interesting?
I’m proud of teh Mang. Nice work homie!!!
Hokiehill,
Ha! Hideki probably doesn’t want to be fined.
21YankeePride,
LoHud’s probably you’re best bet.
Rishi,
Welcome back.
Andrew and vinny b,
Thanks for the information on the SI ballpark. Going to see the SI Yankees in Brooklyn this weekend, but will definitely take in a game in SI before the season is out.
I’m not a big fan of Hinske with your best shot and I am a personal friend of Pat Benatar.
How would Sterling say it?
It is high it is far it is gone. Ahh Hinske with your best shot and the yankees lead 3-1. Doesn’t roll right to me JMO.
I’d take “Hinske hit it half way to Comiskey” over that as it rolls.
Rishi, hope you had a good vacation. Welcome back.
Thanks, Mel – trying to catch up on news/info – it actually took time to figure out who won the All-Star game. In this day and age you would think that would be easy!
Just want the Yankees to keep winning
wikipedia lists “Mr Beautiful” as his nickname…how about:
“It is HIGH. It is FAR. It is GONE! This Hinske Homer is a crushing blow from Mr Beautiful, and the Yankees now lead…”
John would say it as such:
“Swunng onnnn and THERE IT GOES TO RIGHT. IT IS HIGGGH… NNNIT IS FAAAAR… IT IS GAHHHHN!!!!! A LOOONG LINE DRIVE INTO THE SEATS IN RIGHT BY ERRRRIC HINSKE… HINSKE WITH YOUR BEST SHOT…FIRE AH-WAY ERIC! and the Yankees take a 2-1 lead.”
really? hinske’s nickname is mr. beautiful? i’m surprised it’s not “kevin james light” or something like that.
i dont get it. ‘hinske with your best shot’. can someone explain?
“Maybe John went with “a Hinske homer” last night because he’s still practicing his delivery for “Hinske with your best shot”? He is an artist, after all, and no great artist reveals his newest work without laboring over it for a long time to perfect it. So perhaps Manger’s suggestion will debut the next time Hinske starts a game and inevitably goes deep.”
It’s like Magnum…gotta tame the beast before you let it out of its cage.
Fran I used to go to more games when I was living on SI, back when Cano, the Melk, GGBG and the Wanger were Baby Bombers just getting their feet wet professionally. It’s the best part about the organization A) actually keeping more and more of their prospects these days and B) having a minor league squad playing in the city. You can say you saw current major leaguers way back when, without venturing to the far outreaches of Trenton and Scranton (which is impossible for those without a car and a desire to take NJ Transit for 3 hours to get to Trenton).
For years people complained the Yankees were “too corporate”.
For years, people complained they were “too mercenary”.
For years, people said the Yankees “had no farm system”.
Now? Its a fun group of guys who get along well, play very well together, have a good mix of vets and youth, and have some exciting kids in the farm.
What happens? People STILL complain about the Yankees.
Who cares what morons like Skip Bayless think? Who cares what whiny Red Sox or Yankee fans think?
Are you enjoying the games and this season so far? I sure am.
This is the most enjoyable team to watch since the Dynasty Years.
They never quit, find ways to win games AND have fun.
What more do some of you want?
If you are looking for universal love for the Yankees from members of the national media, especially anybody drawing an ESPN paycheck, it ain’t happening.
Only one team, the Boston Red Sox, gets that kind of treatment.
Frankly, that’s a good thing. I like it better when the national media whines about the Yankees. It means they are fearful of them.
A little wordplay on the 80′s Pat Benatar song “Hit me with your best shot”.
SJ -
I couldn’t agree more. The worst thing the rest of the national media could ever imagine would be the Yankees being back atop baseball. The more they complain and whine about us, means the closer we are to getting there.
but hinske doesnt rhyme that much with Hit me .. Its not like ‘a thrilla from godzilla’ or ‘dont u know, robbie cano’ ..
“Frankly, that’s a good thing. I like it better when the national media whines about the Yankees. It means they are fearful of them.”
Good point. As an example, the Rays announcers always used to cry about the umps and payrolls constantly in the games against the Yanks. But, last year, when they knew that the Rays were the better team, they were very fair in covering the Yanks. I knew then that the Yanks were in trouble. However, this year in the games against the Rays, their announcers are back to whining about the Yankees in every way possible. I take that as a very good sign.
I’m still partial to “badabinski it’s a homer from Hinske!” but I do like “Hinske with your best shot!”
I missed what Skip had to say – anyone recap? Thanks!
I assume he criticzed the Yankees for actually having fun playing the game…..with the pie thing?
Did anyone else see AJ’s interview on Mike’d up on Sunday with Bruce Beck? He was very good (natch), but he said something I really liked. Beck mentioned that he’d gotten some criticism for the pieing……that it’s not looked at as a Yankee thing. AJ responded that now it appears the pieing IS a Yankee thing……..LOL I loved that. He also made a point of saying that when he joined the team, he decided he was going to just be himself (even though it looked, from the other side, that these were a group of business-like players who maybe weren’t that much fun).
Nothing the Yankees ever do is good enough for anyone, so who cares what anyone says anyway?
People are really complaining about Skip Bayless? He is a joke, nobody takes him seriously. He says stuff like this to get a rise out of people. He has proven time and time again that he knows very little about sports, his only job is to come up with insane criticisms and draw ridiculous conclusions. Get over it guys, that’s just what he does.
Mike Francesca is like a Skip Bayless light. That’s how laughable Bayless is. You can’t take anything he says seriously, he basically trolls the entire sports world. Pretty good at it too.
“but hinske doesnt rhyme that much with Hit me .. Its not like ‘a thrilla from godzilla’ or ‘dont u know, robbie cano’ ..”
It doesn’t rhyme, but what does rhyme well with Hinske? I don’t really care for that call either, however, or any pre-meditated contrived HR calls, for that matter. Except mabe for: “An A-Bomb, from A-rod!!”
Sip Bayless would argue the that the sky wasn’t blue if his producers told him to.
He doesn’t matter.
it’s really just a lack of effort on the part of TV crews, especially for the visiting team…there are several easy “go to” topics which include the Yankees’ payroll (especially the amount of free agent money we spent this off-season), the new HR haven that is new Yankee stadium (which will be mentioned everytime a HR is hit whether it’s a “cheapie” or not), Girardi losing his job if we don’t make the playoffs, Jeter’s range/contract discussions (incredibly after every play he makes to his left) and on and on and on… listen to the MASN coverage tonight and I’d be willing to bet you’ll hear everyone of those topics touched on…they were last night and in the previous O’s series…
I was listening on the radio and Sterling mentioned that Waldman got the text from Peter and was going to use it next time. I believe it was after he homered though. It was funny that it came up. I assume others heard it as well, but he did mention it on the air just not the saying.
“Except mabe for: “An A-Bomb, from A-rod!!””
I can’t imagine the Japanese media loves that one…
Skip Bayless was also dead wrong in his “analysis”.
He said Derek Jeter wasn’t part of that postgame scrum and doesn’t participate in that stuff.
The only problem with that is that Jeter was indeed in the middle of that scrum and is usually one of the first guys out of the dugout mobbing his teammate after a win like that.
Not only was Bayless’s point senseless but it was wrong on facts, too.
Thanks for proving my point.
I’ve been to the new stadium a couple of times but I didnt drive. So I have a question about parking.
Can you still park in those lots that you had to walk under the bridges and then through the enclosed walkway where you came out near the bat?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
If tonight gets rained out, they should forget rescheduling it and only play it after the season ends IF the game is necessary to decide a division title or wild card.
SJ44, absolutely agree.
My husband, who is a very conservative sort in general, was watching the game last night and told me he though this team was just a special team. He’s not given to throwing accolades out indiscriminately and will definitely call a spade a spade. Between the two plays at the plate and Matsui’s walk-off, he said, you just have a feeling about this team.
You know, those dynasty teams DID celebrate. Maybe not with pies, but they seemed to enjoy their wins. And they all talk about what a close-knit group they were. Well, this version of the NY Yankees seems to enjoy each other, too. Comraderie takes different forms. Maybe those dynasty teams were not into pie, but to me they seem more similar to this team than not.
Who cares about Skip Bayless anyway?! The man has only one look for Christ’s sake. Doesn’t anyone notice this? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!
Boy SJ…the way you put it, you would think that you’re talking about the way the MSM treats the GOP.
As for this team…yes it has been the best TEAM since 2001-2002 and it sure beats last year.
Bayless’s act- and it is an act- always centers on 5 people- Alex, Tony Romo, Lebron, TO and Manny once he left the Sox.
A grown man who twists peoples name into stupid nicknames for attention is not to be taken seriously.
I think Pat Benatar whould be delighted with the new offering..it might add some new juice to her career! BTW, I loved that song and I love the new home run call devised by Manger…good job!
One thing that I noticed during last night’s 9th inning was that during the discussion it was never “CAN the Yanks get the walkoff?”, but “WHO will hit the walkoff?”. That is a huge change from the last few years
Not to be random, but has anyone read the NY Post today? I am a little turned off by the fact they published THREE pictures of Erin Andrews half naked. Isn’t that giving the pervert what he wanted? I don’t get it.
Hokiehill, love all the Zoolander references, you are on point this morning.
Can someone give me a scouting report on Mitre? What does he throw? Velo?
“those dynasty teams DID celebrate.”
At many a bar on the UES of NYC. Pies cause less hangovers.
Mark in Tampa
July 21st, 2009 at 10:58 am
“Frankly, that’s a good thing. I like it better when the national media whines about the Yankees. It means they are fearful of them.”
Good point. As an example, the Rays announcers always used to cry about the umps and payrolls constantly in the games against the Yanks. But, last year, when they knew that the Rays were the better team, they were very fair in covering the Yanks. I knew then that the Yanks were in trouble. However, this year in the games against the Rays, their announcers are back to whining about the Yankees in every way possible. I take that as a very good sign.
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DeWayne Staats is the single most irritating play by play announcer of all time, I think he’s even worse than Steve Physioc. I could only imagine how bad either of them would be with Suzyn Waldman doing color…
You, sir, are an enabler. Nice job by Manger, however.
Or a three person booth of Staats, Hawk Harrelson, and Suzyn Waldman!
“Hokiehill, love all the Zoolander references, you are on point this morning.”
You blew my cover…I had planned to continue this all afternoon.
I may be going to the NYS in the near future, and I’ll have my little boy with me. That means I need to travel with a knapsack of coloring books, assorted toys, and a juice box or two. Can anyone tell me what the policy is at the NYS regarding what you can bring into the place? I’d really appreciate it.
I can deal with Hawk, he’s an unabashed homer and can be fun. Waldman’s bs makes we want to drive off the road it is so annoying- ‘oh, John, he just missed hitting the ball on the fat part of the bat, if he just hit it 1/4 inch lower and swung a little earlier and was a little stronger he might have reached the seats down the left field line instead of the shortstop catching it’.
What a moron.
Hah sorry, although I don’t know, how many baseball-relevant quotes from that movie can you manage to come up with all afternoon? Even though your cover is blown, you can still try it–the gauntlet has been thrown down.
I can deal with Hawk, he’s an unabashed homer and can be fun.
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Strongly Disagree. Hawk is only fun when the Sox are getting shellacked because he sounds like someone killed his cat and says about 5 words an inning.
John’s call last night was awful..it took him 10 minutes to do his “thrilla from godzilla”, “a sayonora blast”..by the time he got to the ball game over….yankees win… he had lost all the momentum.
hey guys, ive been outta the loop for a while – why is everyone mad at Skip Bayless now? let me guess, he spoke? thats usually enough…
I always dislike it when the games are on my9 because I have to watch the other teams broadcast.
The one plus to the Baltimore announcers is listing to Jim Palmer. He is unbiased and knowegable about the players on the opposing team. Thorne is not a good listen though.
“Hah sorry, although I don’t know, how many baseball-relevant quotes from that movie can you manage to come up with all afternoon? Even though your cover is blown, you can still try it–the gauntlet has been thrown down.”
I’ll manage to sprinkle a few more in there…future warning, if I start making no sense you all know why…although that won’t be far from normal I imagine
Among Yankee opponents, the broadcast duo of Thorne and Palmer might be about as good as it gets.
I can’t think of a better one than that.
Haha I came up with “Hinske with your best shot” within about 10 minutes of hearing that we traded for him. When I read Pete’s post about suggesting HR calls for the guy, it was a no-brainer for me.
Bad Scooter: Aceves is a sinker ball pitcher. They say his fastball ranges from 90-39. I saw him pitching in Syracuse last week and he hit 92 on their gun. Overall, his repertoire is a FB, somewhat decent change, and a curveball.
Among Yankee opponents, the broadcast duo of Thorne and Palmer might be about as good as it gets.
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NESN is the best. Other good broadcasts include the Rangers,
Add a slider to that list also. Forgot the 4th pitch, sorry.
ditmars1929
July 21st, 2009 at 11:23 am
I may be going to the NYS in the near future, and I’ll have my little boy with me. That means I need to travel with a knapsack of coloring books, assorted toys, and a juice box or two. Can anyone tell me what the policy is at the NYS regarding what you can bring into the place? I’d really appreciate it.
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I only went once so far but here was my experience-
1) An old lady completely searched my purse. I have a rather large one and she seemed fascinated that I had a cell phone and a blackberry and an eye glass case
2) Same old lady frisked me
3) I was carrying a plastic bag with a hoodie and a raincoat. The same old lady completely searched that bag
4) They did not make me ditch my plastic bag for a Yankee Stadium clear one
I am not sure why I was so interrogated by the old lady, but no one else appeared to have the same scrutiny
Jonathon Niese = Jeremy Bleich
Fernando Martinez = Austin Romine
Bobby Pharnell = Mark Melancon
Ruben Tejada = EL Nino
Please man….. if anything the Mets are morons for not doing that deal, the Yankees would never get such a deal.
“Among Yankee opponents, the broadcast duo of Thorne and Palmer might be about as good as it gets.”
I may have to disagree with that after last night. I’m thankful I get to watch the games on MASN down here and they are generally ok, but if Thorne mentions the HR haven that is Yankee Stadium one more time I may have to kill him…especially after the type of homers that were hit last night…
Ya know, Bayless is just another ESPN automaton spouting the same anti-Yankee drivel that’s been prevalent since they put Bill Simmons on the payroll and decide tabloid sports journalism was more important than just reporting the news. If this was ANY other MLB club, the report would have been about what a great group of guys they were and how sometimes chemistry is more important than talent when it comes to winning championships. The problem for the rest of ESPN and MLB is that in spite of the way the season started and the having lost all 8 games to the Sux so far the Yanks are sitting right there tied with Boston for the division lead and the fact that the last 4 games have been won by outstanding pitching. The fact is the Yankees have the talent and if they get the chemistry thing down, Bayless and the 4 letter folks know this season will likely lead to the number Girardi wears on his back. The sad thing is, the fact that we are talking about Bayless’ comments means he did his job as a reported
Erica – always OPPC
“I am not sure why I was so interrogated by the old lady, but no one else appeared to have the same scrutiny”
Damon must have put out an APB to be on the look out…
Jerkface
July 21st, 2009 at 11:30 am
Among Yankee opponents, the broadcast duo of Thorne and Palmer might be about as good as it gets.
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NESN is the best. Other good broadcasts include the Rangers,
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Have you heard them with Eck? He is just plain awful. A RS fan told me she wrote to NESN to complain about him.
If the Yankees got the 2 best pitchers in baseball for what the Mets gave up/could give up, there would be an investigation.
this alleged Doc trade to the Mets makes no sense for anyone. Why would Halladay agree to a trade to the Mets when he wants to win this year? He has a no trade clause, if he’s going anywhere it’s to a team with a chance to win this year and next before he gets a big free agent contract. The only teams in the NL that make sense for him are the Phillies, Cards, and Giants (they play in a pitcher friendly park, he could win 25 games there).
“The sad thing is, the fact that we are talking about Bayless’ comments means he did his job as a reporter”
replace “reporter” with “entertainer” and you’re right on…as someone mentioned earlier, it’s the same thing with Francesca…people love to listen to and get mad at people…
Hokiehill
July 21st, 2009 at 11:33 am
Erica – always OPPC
“I am not sure why I was so interrogated by the old lady, but no one else appeared to have the same scrutiny”
Damon must have put out an APB to be on the look out…
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Awww- I would never hurt Johnny. In fact, last season I had seats a few rows up right in left field. I was sitting right by him (unplanned, I swear- he was still out CF when i bought them). Everytime Johnny took the field I yelled, “I Love You Johnny” at the top of my lungs. The people in front of me really appreciated it
Thank you, Erica. And it’s well known on this board that you’re a somewhat shady character, so it’s no wonder the old lady shook you down.
Anyone else regarding what you can bring into NYS?
Thanks.
“If the Yankees got the 2 best pitchers in baseball for what the Mets gave up/could give up, there would be an investigation.”
Exactly.
MG he might accept it to be paired w/ Johan for the next 5 yrs. in a weak NL. He said he wants to win, no one said it has to be now. If your the Mets you do that deal and don’t give a damn what Doc wants. Last thing Doc is going to do is blackball a NY team.
Thorne does tend to buy into the prevailing myths and general rhetoric-the homer haven, Joba as a starter last year was a panic move by Hanks S, etc. Palmer is very good, though.
Other worsts-Rex Hudler, Blyleven and whoever with the Twins, although with the way the Yanks beat them, it isn’t so bad. Tigers guys aren’t bad; JF was right, IMO, NESN are good, at least when Remy is there.
ditmars -
We definitely were not searched as thoroughly as Erica was. We brought in a tote bag with umbrellas and various “just in case” items for my daughter with no problem. They searched our bags, but nothing more than what we’ve become accustomed to when going to any theme park.
Bayless hasn’t been a reporter for 10 years.
“Thorne does tend to buy into the prevailing myths and general rhetoric-the homer haven, Joba as a starter last year was a panic move by Hanks S, etc. Palmer is very good, though.
Other worsts-Rex Hudler, Blyleven and whoever with the Twins, although with the way the Yanks beat them, it isn’t so bad. Tigers guys aren’t bad; JF was right, IMO, NESN are good, at least when Remy is there.”
One thing’s for sure, the MASN crew beats the pants off of most ESPN offerings…
“The only teams in the NL that make sense for him are the Phillies, Cards, and Giants (they play in a pitcher friendly park, he could win 25 games there).”
Personally those are my 3 top teams that would get him.
1. Phillies
2. Giants (they won’t let the Dodgers get him)
3. Cards
and then there is the Brewers.
ESPN would shut down if the Yankees dealt for Halladay + Rios. I’ve been thinking if the Yankees did pull the trigger, do they still go ahead and sign Aroldis Chapman + Rafael Soriano as free agents after 2009? I’m even intrigued by Brandon Inge as a third baseman/catcher in a rotation with Posada at catcher, Arod at 3b and DH.
Halladay is better than Schilling was when the Sox acquired him – and YOUNGER.
Rios is a gold glover.
Inge is a gold glover.
can’t have all of ‘em
ditmars1929
July 21st, 2009 at 11:39 am
Thank you, Erica. And it’s well known on this board that you’re a somewhat shady character, so it’s no wonder the old lady shook you down.
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This is true. I think the old lady was frightened by the rain coat with the bright butterflies on it. That must have yelled “terrorist”
I only went once so far but here was my experience-
1) An old lady completely searched my purse. I have a rather large one and she seemed fascinated that I had a cell phone and a blackberry and an eye glass case
2) Same old lady frisked me
3) I was carrying a plastic bag with a hoodie and a raincoat. The same old lady completely searched that bag
4) They did not make me ditch my plastic bag for a Yankee Stadium clear one
I am not sure why I was so interrogated by the old lady, but no one else appeared to have the same scrutiny
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I forgot to mention, the old lady also made me remove my hat to check I was not hiding weapons
I know I missed the boat, but what about:
Hinske takes one outske!
“mmm It is high… it is far… it is Gahhhn. Oh Eric Hinske, go get a drink-ske, you’ve just given the Yankees a four to two lead.”
I love the way this team finds ways to win. Sometimes its the pitching, sometimes the defense, sometimes the offense. YES did a great job showing AJ lurking w/ the whipped cream.
I get tired of the home run count, as if the Yankees only hit HR at YS. At least they have slacked off on reporting the number of empty seats.
I was listening to WCBS 880 last night waiting to hear a call when Hinske sent that rocket into space, but nothing….one call came to mind as I was driving though, is it too late?
For those of you who remember Soda Popinski from Punch Out:
“Another knockout for Soda Pop-HINSKE”
“ESPN would shut down if the Yankees dealt for Halladay + Rios. I’ve been thinking if the Yankees did pull the trigger, do they still go ahead and sign Aroldis Chapman + Rafael Soriano as free agents after 2009? I’m even intrigued by Brandon Inge as a third baseman/catcher in a rotation with Posada at catcher, Arod at 3b and DH. ”
My god what part of that’s not going to happen don’t you understand ? Doc is going to the NL. The Yankees aren’t taking stupid longterm contracts just for that reason, the freed up $$$ is going to Chapman maybe even Rafi Soriano. Toronto isn’t dealing Doc in the division.
Erica, the under-the-hat “search” has been standard operating procedure at the Stadium for a while now. So, too, has been their insistence on having you take out your cell phone and open it/make sure it is on, I assume so they can know that your cell phone is clearly not some kind of detonating device or something? I think they might have backed off the cell phone searches this year, but they were definitely doing that the last few years in the old stadium.
The pies are definetely AJ’s thing, he was talking about it during spring training as a matter of fact. It’s great to see him put his own stamp on the team. It’s original from a Yankees stand-point.
“I assume so they can know that your cell phone is clearly not some kind of detonating device or something?” Could be looking for the cell phone flask! those are a staple at many college games…
Kate,
The funny thing is even with the empty seats the Yankees still lead the league in attendance. Sterling actually made a great point about the empty seats on one of the broadcasts the other day. He said that there is so much to do at the new stadium that at any given time a lot of people are out of their seats at concessions, souvenir shopping, etc. so while the seats may be empty there’s a good chance a ticket was sold for it. As for the home run bashing, let ‘em bash, if they want home run limits let ‘em go broadcast church league softball.
The pies may be AJ’s thing but now a lot of other teams are copying him…not sure they all use whipped cream tho
Thanks, Doreen and Erica.
I don’t mind being searched at all. I just don’t want a situation where they won’t let me in without confiscating my kid’s knapsack. They started doing that after 9/11 and it was terribly inconvenient. One jacka** security guy wouldn’t let my wife in with her knapsack. So we went to Vega Alta, a great bar on Gerard, and left it with the bartender, who held it for us until after the game.
And yes, Erica, butterfly raincoats are sooooo threatening.
Upstate Kate-
No one is copying the pies, there are plenty of teams who have done pies prior to the Yankees doing it this year. It has been going on in baseball for quite a while more like the Yankees never had anyone doing it BEFORE.
Separate issue – I know the capacity at the new stadium is 51 or 52K but it seems like almost every game recently is announced at 46K and the place looks pretty sold out. yes the legends seats are empty but those seats have already been sold. So my question is are there still seats the team is not selling making 46K pretty much a sellout.
“The pies may be AJ’s thing but now a lot of other teams are copying him…not sure they all use whipped cream tho”
I think teams have been doing shaving cream in the face for some time now…
On WFAN a little while ago Joe Benigno was trying to come up with a homerun call for Sterling to use for Hinske. He obviously does not read the blog!
As a Yankee fan living in this area, I am cursed by the O’s broadcasters. Sometimes it’s like their not even weatching the game!
Last night, Thorne called a pitch up and in – when it was low and away. Okay, a goof. But then about a second later, he says, “Pettite comes inside again!”
And don’t get me started on Palmer. The guy’s ego is so huge that in his opinion, nobody (with the possible exception of Moose) has been a great pitcher. Last trip through, he questioned whether Mariano deserved to be in the HOF because relief pitchers shopuldn’t be there.
Can someone upload the audio of him saying it?
I still wanted to hear John Sterling say, “It’s a HinskeDinger!”
“Hinske with your best shot” is too many words for Sterling or Waltman to memorize.