A moment in time
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Feb 10, 2010 
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First, a quick story… I’ve only been to Europe once, but that was in 1998 when the World Cup was in France, and I happened to be at the top of the Eiffel Tower when a half dozen members of the U.S. soccer team showed up. I actually have a picture of myself with Cobi Jones standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower two or three days before he played in the World Cup. Completely random, and completely cool.
Of the many things I loved about Dan’s guest post this morning, there was this line: “the Yankees have captured my imagination ever since I first heard the thwack of a ball fired from Andy Pettitte’s left paw into Jim Leyritz’s waiting glove.”
Context is a great thing.
For a lot of fans who started following the Yankees in 1996, imagination might have been captured by young Derek Jeter bursting onto the scene, but Dan started following the team in the World Series. The first pitch he ever saw came from Pettitte in Game 1, and four days later Pettitte pitched one of the defining games of his career.
My picture with Cobi Jones would be pretty cool regardless of context, but the fact it was taken at the top of the Eiffel Tower before the World Cup makes it one of my favorites. Referencing Pettitte would make sense for any Yankees fan, but for a fan who was just beginning to follow the game when Pettitte went 8.1 scoreless against the Braves, the reference carries a little more weight.
Chad – thanks mate, far too kind still, and yes, I should have used some cor blimey guvnors, and at least one example of rhyming slang. Rhyming slang really is an English (East London, to be precise) treasure, I think I might start posting more often just so I can throw it in there.
You’re dead right about the context – I remember being SO nervous watching Coney’s huge game three, and then staying up until about 4am for the extra innings game (game 5?). All this for a sport I’d never seen or even thought about before that week.
It’s no wonder I was hooked after that introduction…
Chad Jennings
February 10th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
New post.
Also, to quote Dan in the comments: “there was a wealth of ‘cor blimeys’ and ‘how’s your fathers’ in there, but Chad has edited them out!”
Trust me when I tell you, Dan’s kidding. If I get a chance to use “cor blimey” on the blog, I’m doing it!
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I still would have been impressed if he managed to get “knickers” in there
Btw- Did anyone else get the Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” song in their head when they saw the subject of this blog post???
Just wondering
Dan – on a very snowy day in NY, looking at how much I’ll to shovel/snowblow thru, you’re post put a smile on my face.
Dano
February 10th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Chad – thanks mate, far too kind still, and yes, I should have used some cor blimey guvnors, and at least one example of rhyming slang. Rhyming slang really is an English (East London, to be precise) treasure, I think I might start posting more often just so I can throw it in there.
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Please do!!! I love all of those British expressions
Bronx Jeers
February 10th, 2010 at 10:53 am
A friend I work with was checking out the blog just yesterday and was commenting to me about some of the posters and the “personalities” that become apparent from reading their respective posts.
He thought that you might be the girl from “Fever Pitch” that yells to Johnny how he’s got “… the sweetest buns in the league”
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So what else did you and your friend say about me???
Wow – Andy’s line looks very “Wang’s prime-esque” on that night: 3 BB, 4K, and 17 ground ball outs! We all remember just how hard Andy used to throw but this line shows you just how important movement really is. Does everyone remember his hard breaking stuff as much as we do his 96mph heater?
SI_JonHeyman #dodgers exec billy mueller is with ned colletti and logan white in phoenix watching #wang throw.
about 1 hour ago from web
I would think all things ($$) being equal, Wang would prefer LA to DC.
geez, I hope the season comes soon because these blog entries are getting a bit silly.
Dano,
Great entry. I’m having the exact same experience, except in reverse. And with Liverpool.
So I guess today we agree to disagree.
Any post about Andy is ok by me
I rewatched that WS game on YES recently. 13 years later I was still in total awe 
There were a lot of smiley faces in my post, sorry lol. Im a little delusional at work today. Its snowing pretty hard now, I’m hoping to sneak out of here soon
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but I love the fact that you are taking the time to discuss each guest post. You all are doing an amazing job here and I just want to say thanks.
Joe – thank you! Most kind of you.
William – nobody’s perfect! Seriously though, whatever your team, if it’s real to you and you’re true to it, then it’s totally valid.
The whole team thing is interesting to me. Arsenal was never a choice, I’m a 3rd generation fan, with dad, brother, uncles, cousins and a grandpa who first went to a game in 1920! That’s that.
But when you’re not immersed in a culture, how do you make your choice? What made you choose Liverpool? I’m willing to bet it certainly wasn’t the Scouse accent…
Hi all!
Just came in from shoveling my driveway. No small feat. But I did the whole thing, including the bottom where the plow had come through. I’ll tell ya, it’s good feeling having done it. Only took about an hour an a half. Heavy slushy stuff, too!
Hubby’s safely in Tarrytown. He gave me the quick lesson on how to run the snow blower, but I opted not to use it, since the snow was so slushy. That, plus it’s been giving us a bit of a hard time, and I figured I’d save it for the bigger snowfall, if it does indeed come.
It’s always amazing to see that there are Yankees fans worldwide. Five years ago we were in Paris and went into a small tavern owned by Canadians (!) and they had a big screen tv in the back with a baseball game on. It was 4th of July weekend and Bernie Williams was at bat at the Stadium. It felt both weird and wonderful to be in Paris watching a Yankees game before dinner!
Fever Pitch: I saw it on a airplane. I don’t recommend that. I agree that most of the movie was cute (I like Drew Barrymore, don’t like Jimmy Fallon), but I was so agitated as the movie moved toward the end. You knew how it was going to end, so it was awful. And yet I couldn’t turn it off. I just couldn’t. My husband thought I was crazy – both for watching it at all, and for not turning it off. I thought I could handle it. It was, after all, a couple of years after the fact. I couldn’t handle it. But I couldn’t walk away!
Last night I saw the tail end of Yankeeography 2009 season on YES. Loved it. Bittersweet, though, with Matsui, Damon, Melky & Coke. What an incredible season it was!!!! 103 wins. And the WS Champs!!!! I’m going to continue to focus on that feeling and forget all the pseudocontroversy with respect to 2010. It was amazing.
Man, I don’t miss the snow…..Off to get my laps in, any word from GB ?????
Any chance we are in stealth mode and going to go for Wang?
Erica – always OPPC – Wishes Damon would fire Boras and COME HOME!
February 10th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Btw- Did anyone else get the Whitney Houston “One Moment In Time” song in their head when they saw the subject of this blog post???
Just wondering
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No, but after reading your post I did. lol
Vincent
February 10th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but I love the fact that you are taking the time to discuss each guest post. You all are doing an amazing job here and I just want to say thanks.
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I don’t comment much here anymore, but I read everyday and I want to echo Vincent’s thanks.
You guys are doing an awesome job since taking over the blog. Pete was the creator and deserves the credit for getting it going, but it has gotten SO much better since you guys took over. It is definitly a much more pleasant and informative blog now. Gone is all Pete’s snarkiness and what I perceived as too much arrogance for my liking.
Keep up the great work and looking forward to your first full season here.
“But when you’re not immersed in a culture, how do you make your choice? What made you choose Liverpool? I’m willing to bet it certainly wasn’t the Scouse accent…”
Glad you asked. I started watching EPL shortly after Euro 08 and since I liked football, but didn’t like quality of play in States, so I went to most available (and best) league, EPL.
I watched but didn’t have routing interest, which in sports, is critical. Man U was out (too obvious) but I still wanted to tie to quality team that would spend.
Did some reading, loved Steven Gerrard back story (local guy, who could’ve left for more $). And I also felt pull due to Hillsborough disaster, and the way fans responded and ‘you’ll never walk alone’ gives me the chills.
Now, totally hooked. That’s how Pennsylvania guy becomes Liverpool fan.
He thought that you might be the girl from “Fever Pitch” that yells to Johnny how he’s got “… the sweetest buns in the league”
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So what else did you and your friend say about me???
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Well the conversation didn’t go too much further than that but I will tell you a funny thing related to that “sweetest buns” line from “Fever Pitch.
Guys sometimes speak in code especially when it comes to women and we used to work with this one gal who happened to be blessed with some sweet buns of her own.
So anyway whenever she was in the vicinity and one of us wanted to alert the other to her presence we would just say “Johnny Damon at 12 o clock” or something to that effect.
Juvenile huh?
Doreen – I’m impressed. But, with the forecast for more snow, you might have to do it all over again. Just be careful. I don’t know about you, but I’m not as young as I used to be. Thank goodness for Advil. And snowblowers.
Erin-
My beloved TV Guide has just informed me that on Tuesday 2/16, on Sesame Street, Super Grover will be coming to the aid of Sarah Jessica Parker!
Doreen,
You’re going to be sore in the morning. Don’t know if you’ll be feeling very good about mastering the driveway at that point!
Joe from LI -
Right now it’s not even snowing here in Central NJ. I figure once it starts, it’s not going to be until morning that I get to clearing whatever falls, so the recovery time is good. And I’m planning on using the snowblower for that.
I’m not as young as I used to be, either, but thankfully, I feel fine.
Bronx Jeers
February 10th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Well the conversation didn’t go too much further than that but I will tell you a funny thing related to that “sweetest buns” line from “Fever Pitch.
Guys sometimes speak in code especially when it comes to women and we used to work with this one gal who happened to be blessed with some sweet buns of her own.
So anyway whenever she was in the vicinity and one of us wanted to alert the other to her presence we would just say “Johnny Damon at 12 o clock” or something to that effect.
Juvenile huh?
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Its actually kind of clever.
No worse than my work friend who is very short and once came in wearing a long white sweater dress with a giant black belt that did not flatter her at all. She looked like Frosty the Snowman. So now we kind of call her FTS and she has no clue.
So yours is like that, except mine is rather mean.
m -
Problem is, I had no choice. Hubby’s away until Friday afternoon. All my neighbors’ sons are younger than 10. At least I’m not a stranger to exercise, so that helps.
But it’s not really winter unless my husband gets to miss one snowfall.
Doreen-
I need your guidance. My family as asked me to bake for Sunday. However, I am going to Atlantic City Saturday and all baked good will need to be made Friday night.
Any suggestions for something relatively simple that will stay awesome for a day and a half?
Doreen – Ain’t it Just “Grand”?
February 10th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
m -
Problem is, I had no choice. Hubby’s away until Friday afternoon. All my neighbors’ sons are younger than 10. At least I’m not a stranger to exercise, so that helps.
But it’s not really winter unless my husband gets to miss one snowfall.
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Its reasons like this why I live in a building with a super and pay extra a month for my indoor spot!
Doreen
Pay a kid in the neighborhood. Your muscles will thank you.
that is true about snowblowers and advil except when you have the only one in the neighborhood- i have become very popular. I am in the DC area and the local governments have no clue how to deal with snow so just about everything has been shut since Mon.
“pat February 10th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
SI_JonHeyman #dodgers exec billy mueller is with ned colletti and logan white in phoenix watching #wang throw.
about 1 hour ago from web
I would think all things ($$) being equal, Wang would prefer LA to DC.”
I was hoping the Yanks would still sign him for insurance but I think LA would be a great place for him if he can stay healthy
Ledger_Yankees RT @MarkZuckerman: CMW/agent wanted firm offer from Dodgers today. They balked. Could be only matter of time before deal done with #Nats
if I were Wang I would take less to go to LA lol but that’s just me….better chance at postseason/championship, better weather, organization, etc
ha looks like Pete Abe jumped the gun
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....kee-23653/
Erica
What kind of recipe are you looking for?
I’ve got a really good one for a sour cream and nut coffee cake that keeps well if you want that.
He very well may end up with the Nats, but seems pretty clear Wang used his boy Pete to try and pressure LA.
Why else would he tell PEte that he was going to sign with the Nats the night before he was scheduled to workout for LA?
Too funny.
pat
February 10th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Erica
What kind of recipe are you looking for?
I’ve got a really good one for a sour cream and nut coffee cake that keeps well if you want that.
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I enjoy anything with chocolate. I have some peanut butter cookie recipies I was considering, but I am worried about how cookies would keep. They should be fine right?
AbeFail.
Erica – always OPPC – Wishes Damon would fire Boras and COME HOME!
February 10th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Erin-
My beloved TV Guide has just informed me that on Tuesday 2/16, on Sesame Street, Super Grover will be coming to the aid of Sarah Jessica Parker!
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I just saw that last night-I was going to tell you today!! I can’t wait
Nice post Dano!
I was born in England actually, up near Wigan, but root for Man United. Glad to have you on board old chap!
Saint
Erica
For a day or 2 most cookies are fine if you plastic wrap them.
Lots of the cookies I make freeze well either already made or just the dough so they can be baked off fresh in less than an hour. I don’t know if that is an option with the recipe you have but might be something to consider too.
Re: Wang – I don’t know how a guy coming off his second shoulder surgery, not to mention the complications that followed after his foot surgery, wanting a firm offer from the Dodgers witha time limit. Don’t get it. Love Wang. But, he’s not really in the driver’s seat here.
pat -
I realized all the neighbors’ sons are either under 10 or away at college!
Erica -
Bake a batch of cupcakes and freeze them. Take them out the morning you need them and frost them right before you go. If you make your own frosting, usually that will keep in the fridge till you need it.
(Same with a regular cake. Bake the layers, freeze them, and then frost the cake before leave home.)
Cookies – you can bake and freeze them baked or make the batter, form into balls and freeze, then bake off the morning you’ll need them. Or, since it’s just a day, make the batter and refrigerate, bake them the morning you need them.
Almost anything you bake can be frozen and defrosted. Just wrap it well.
Were you thinking of anything in particular?
pat
February 10th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Ledger_Yankees RT @MarkZuckerman: CMW/agent wanted firm offer from Dodgers today. They balked. Could be only matter of time before deal done with #Nats
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I think that’s why we saw those leaks about him being close to signing…the Dodgers have been his #1 choice all along, but apparently Nero/Wang couldn’t coax enough out of them. Between rehabilitating his injury and adjusting to the unfamiliarity of the Nationals organization, I don’t think this will be a comfortable year for Wang. I hope he overcomes all of that though.
Just going back a few threads –
Would it shock anyone if the Yankees decided to deal Juan Miranda this spring for a minor leaguer or two?
Miranda isn’t going to make the ML squad, that much we’re sure of, and as Chad pointed out, there’s not much left for Juan to prove at AAA – I could see a team with a weak first base situation (Mets) reaching out for him in exchange for an outfielder or pitcher. It would allow the Yankees to open up a spot on the 40 man roster and also allow them to move players like Jorge and Laird up a level since right now everyone is kinda locked in place.
Erica -
Brownies freeze well, too.
And with brownies, you can cut them into heart shapes (since Sunday is Valentine’s Day).
In fact, here’s my list of guys currently on the 40 who could be dealt this spring:
Juan Miranda
Edwar Ramirez
Jonathan Albaladejo
Kevin Russo
Alfredo Aceves
Greg Golson
New Game folks!
Is this statement:
“IT IS LIKELY THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THE PERIL THAT EXISTS IN VENTURING OUT IN SUCH STORMS”
from “To Build a Fire” by Jack London or a “LOCAL WEATHER ALERT” from Weather.com?
Pat & Doreen-
I won’t be home that morning to use my oven. My plan was to run in, drop off my stuff and grab whatever I made and run out.
If I bake cookies and put them in some sort of tupperware would I be good?
Tom in NJ
February 10th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
New Game folks!
Is this statement:
“IT IS LIKELY THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THE PERIL THAT EXISTS IN VENTURING OUT IN SUCH STORMS”
from “To Build a Fire” by Jack London or a “LOCAL WEATHER ALERT” from Weather.com?
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Local weather alert?????
Tom in NJ
February 10th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
New Game folks!
Is this statement:
“IT IS LIKELY THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THE PERIL THAT EXISTS IN VENTURING OUT IN SUCH STORMS”
from “To Build a Fire” by Jack London or a “LOCAL WEATHER ALERT” from Weather.com
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I’m going to go with “Local Weather Alert”
Erica -
Yes. I bake Christmas cookies and store them in tupperware or tins and they’re fine for about a week. After that, they’re still good (depending on the type of cookie), but not AS good.
If you want to bake brownies, then freeze them, by the time you drop them off, they’ll be defrosted and yummy.
Tom -
Definitely Local Weather Alert.
Local Weather Alert is correct.
I don’t think they’ll be dealing Joba, Hughes, Aceves, or Gardner any time soon.
Chad, I was at that world cup (watching England) and know Cobi from Coventry, Roy Wegerle too. I was the Sports scientist for them at the time. Good guys too
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.....id=7118543
Andy Petitte vs the Braves 96
And right after that bit, it mentions that life-threatening conditions are possible. And that driving will be hazardous at best.
12:37pm: Heyman now tweets that the Dodgers have “pulled out of the Wang derby.”
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Sorry, but, gotta laugh at some of the headlines this could make.
Howdy, ya’ll.
“Juan Miranda
Edwar Ramirez
Jonathan Albaladejo
Kevin Russo
Alfredo Aceves
Greg Golson”
Sure, but they aren’t worth very much, if anything.
GB, how goes it?
GreenBeret7
February 10th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Sorry, but, gotta laugh at some of the headlines this could make.
Howdy, ya’ll.
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Hi GB! How are you?
That was a fun game. Let’s play again.
Who said the following:
“I’m afraid it’s too late for them. If they go outside, the storm will kill them. At this point, their best chance is to stay inside. Try to ride it out. Pray.”
A. The Dennis Quaid character in “The Day After Tomorrow” while speaking to The President of the U.S.
B. Mayor Bloomberg, speaking about the residents of New York City.
New post.
Aceves isn’t going anywhere. The Yankees love his versatility, he’s cost controlled, and is an important member of the pitching staff.
Golson is AAA filler and has no real market.
Albie and Edwar have a better chance to be released than dealt. Especially if they need 40 man roster space. Neither guy can bring much back in return.
Russo has no trade market. He’s a guy they will keep in AAA and he may end up with the big club at some point during the year. He has the best possibility of developing into a true utility type of player for the Yankees. I would think that’s valuable to them since they are currently light with players like that in the system. Especially at the upper levels.
Miranda? I think its more likely he plays first in Scranton and becomes a chip at the trading deadline.
When you look at the non-roster invitees, its pretty clear guys like Gorecki, Winfree, etc are guys they are looking to fill roles in Scranton.
If they show something in the spring, they put it in their memory banks and use it either on the trade market or the big club if there are injuries.
Aceves isn’t that good. I doubt any team would offer much for him.
Bronx Jeers
February 10th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
That was a fun game. Let’s play again.
Who said the following:
“I’m afraid it’s too late for them. If they go outside, the storm will kill them. At this point, their best chance is to stay inside. Try to ride it out. Pray.”
A. The Dennis Quaid character in “The Day After Tomorrow” while speaking to The President of the U.S.
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I know this one!!!!! A
But at this point B wouldn’t surprise me either
Hey, Tom. It’s been a long day, but, today is finally over. I return tomorrow for the results. No real word, yet. I don’t hang around doctors very much, so interpreting grunts and hmmmms are beyond me.
Chip,
I agree with all of the names but Aceves. 2 reasons.
1. He is too valuable as a longman. Who would take his place?
2. I know someone that knows someone that is cousins with him. How am i going to get hooked up if hes playing for the pirates?
Chip
February 10th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
In fact, here’s my list of guys currently on the 40 who could be dealt this spring:
Juan Miranda
Edwar Ramirez
Jonathan Albaladejo
Kevin Russo
Alfredo Aceves
Greg Golson
I agree with most of your list. I would be to add Logan and remove Aceves. If Thames beats out Hoffmann for the 5th outfielder position then Thames takes Hoffmann’s position on the 40 man roster. It would also not surprise me to see Mitre traded (especially if he shows reasonably well in ST). I think Gaudin stays as a long guy and emergency starter.
Part of me wants that believe that Mayor Bloomberg really said that.
Does that make me a bad person?
GreenBeret7 February 10th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
12:37pm: Heyman now tweets that the Dodgers have “pulled out of the Wang derby.”
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Sorry, but, gotta laugh at some of the headlines this could make.
Howdy, ya’ll.
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Speaking of…how was your “Wang derby”? Did nurse Karloff do the old “Turn and Cough” on you?
fyi -
Braves make one-year offer to Damon
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....8;c_id=mlb
William – good story, and you could have picked a far less deserving recipient of your support. The Mickey Mousers are one of ‘the Big 3′, and although they’re a big rival, I’ve a lot of respect for them.
We’re on opposing sides right now (tonight)! Huge game for us, big game for me.
Saint – thanks my man! Funnily enough Pete Abe was born in NW England I seem to remember him telling me.
UKYank – seriously, sports science at Cov? Nice one. Didn’t Roy Wegerle become a pro golfer? What was Oggy like?
Its just not logical to say a swingman guy, who was 10-1 with a 3.54 ERA is not good.
That’s just not accurete.
You can crunch all the stats you want and can’t come to that as a logical conclusion.
No, he isn’t an all star and doesn’t have a trade market that would bring back an A List prospect or anything of the sort.
However, every staff of a contending team would love to have a guy like Aceves in its bullpen.
Especially in the AL, he serves a nice role on the days starters get shelled or the key guys in the bullpen are a bit gassed from overuse in a given week.
Erin
February 10th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
GreenBeret7
February 10th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Sorry, but, gotta laugh at some of the headlines this could make.
Howdy, ya’ll.
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Hi GB! How are you?
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Hello, Erin. Doing pretty well, today. Thank you for asking. How is your day going. I haven’t caught up on the reading, yet, so I don’t know what the latest on Bert, Ernie and Oscar are, so you can fill me in.
I’m a bit tired from the tests and Nurse Borissa Karloff chasing me around. Not sure why I should need a sponge bath just to gets some tests. She has some strange ideas. I tried being very nice to her today by telling her about this guy that wants to meet her. I gave her Randy’s name and E-mail address. She’s thrilled beyond words. They’ll make a great couple.
GB7,
How the nurse treat you? I immagine her looking like this
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c…..yn-decker/
Am i off or did i nail it. You lucky OLD dog.
S.o.S., I have a secret video of her. Do you think Randy will like her?
http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=26105
GB,
Im not sure. I think being the ex catcher that Randy is, she might have to through a rigorous tryout and show him a live arm to seal the deal. If not, she is certainly in Igawas radar.
Cheers mate,
Greetings from a portuguese diehard Yankee/Sporting(Lisbon)Portugal.
I totally understand and share an apparently strange passion for football(soccer in US) and baseball.
Besides ESPN America this year I will give MLBTV a go.
What´s your call on that Yankee Universe?
Go Yanks bring on 28th