Longtime trainer will miss start of camp
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Feb 13, 2010 
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Head trainer Gene Monahan, who has been a presence in the Yankees organization for decades, has reportedly fallen ill and will miss the opening of spring training.
There’s no official word from the Yankees on Monahan’s status and it’s unclear how long he’ll be away from the team. It’s believed that this will be the first spring training in 48 years that Monahan will miss. Assistant trainer Steve Donahue will fill in and the Yankees may add another trainer to the major-league staff to assist Donahue.
Every baseball reporter has a story about the time they got sick or the time they stabbed themselves with a pen or the time they got a bloody nose in the clubhouse, and Monahan is a great guy who was always there with a band-aid or a Tylenol. Here’s hoping he gets well quickly and is back with the Yankees soon.
I have no memory of Gene not being the Yankee trainer. Feel better, Good Sir!
Here’s to a speedy recovery for Mr. Monahan!
I really don’t get why we need to make adjustments to this new reply button. Going on the blog, posting and responding should be fun – nice and easy; it shouldn’t be work. As someone said in the previous thread, it’s not that hard to just address someone by name; the old system worked fine.
Get well Gene. Players will miss his calming influence in the dugout through thick and thin.
Same for me. And I’m 50!
Get well soon, Gene Monahan!
Get well soon Gene!
“Every baseball reporter has a story about the time they got sick or the time they stabbed themselves with a pen”
that can’t be good. the pen is mightier than the sword.
In the press box that’s known as Harry Caray, to the outside world – Harakiri.
Hope it’s not serious and that he bounces back soon.
Get well soon Gene!
It’s clear that neither Damon or Boras have an understanding of today’s marketplace. Today, it isn’t return on principal but the return OF principal.
Damon isn’t savvy on financial matters but his agent is also his advisor in such things. Where was Boras with the Stanford Financial fiasco ?
http://www.associatedcontent.c.....fects.html
Is that noted softie Phil Hughes in the picture with Monahan?
Speedy recovery to you Monahan.
Glad to see a player , Felipe Lopez, fired Boras. Damon should have done the same, maybe he’d still be with the Yankees. Instead Boras was busy milking the Cardinals dry for Matt Holliday, while Damon watched as his market dried up!
It is. And it’s good to know that Gene and Phil won’t be walking off the mound together in the very near future.
Nick-why yes it is
Alan
Bernie Williams, another Boras client, was also made to return money from the Sandford’s pyramid scheme too by the feds.
I refuse to hit the reply button in protest!!
Edit:
That should be: at least Gene and Phil won’t be walking off the mound together in the very near future.
Mature
How do you know it was not Damon who turned down that 2/14 offer? Boras works for Damon, not the other way around.
And why are you glad? Sports are the only industry in which people get upset when employees (the players) get as much money as they can from their employers (the owners). Boras is the best in baseball at getting money from the uber rich owners.
Here’s a particulary painful Monahan montage:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5_Sz.....onahan.JPG
Johnny Damon !
And here is Monahan with Torre and Guidry taking a look at fan favorite Darrell Rasner:
http://tinyurl.com/ybzdmdb
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The only thing I like about the reply button is that it is much easier to edit your posts.
get well soon Gene.
Isn’t Gene the one who inscribes the important baseballs, like someone’s first HR, 1000 hit etc
The reply button is great, I read this blog all the time, (but have never posted before) with the reply button I can read people’s comments about the Yanks, without having to read your personal conversations.
lets go yankees says:
February 13th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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The most intelligent reply that you’ve ever made.
So I see you are joining the protest?
2010 New York Yankees:
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson LF
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner CF
CC Sabathia
AJ Burnett
Javier Vazquez
Andy Pettitte
Phil Hughes
David Robertson
Mariano Rivera
what happened to Joba?
let’s go yankees; lighten up, buddy.
I’m not light?
Go back and read your comments so far today. More belligerent than light.
That is odd you feel that way. They seem quite cheery to me.
Carry on then.
I don’t join anything. I’m a trend setter, not a camp follower.
Odd coming from someone who served in the military
Thanks. I am glad we resolved that issue.
Good grief.
The resolution seems to be that you reject the premise of some friendly advice.
Since the question is subjective, perhaps you might engage in a little self-reflection if you think there is a wide gap between the intent of your comments and their reception.
Or just forget I ever said anything. Whatever!
48 years?? Wouldn’t that make him in his 70s? He does not look even close to 70 in that picture.
Did they change the TOS? We have to use the Reply function?
Get well soon Geno.
I hope he has a speedy recovery.
Ditto at 63
Eat it.
Congratulations to Roger if you’re out there.
And Good Morning.
A-Rod cuts ribbon at Boys & Girls Clubs – http://fwix.com/article/32_08e6f97806
The shot of the bug spray and the midges is particularly painful. I don’t think Gene had a class on entomology when he learned his craft.
Seriously, I wish Gene a speedy recovery and hope he is back soon. I can’t remember a time when he wasn’t there on the bench.
Finally someone who GETS IT.
Did one of Roger’s home countries win a gold?
I think he safe keeps them when one is hit–after the player is teased that the ball was accidentally tossed!
Alex looks very nice in his suit
almost thought Sven wouldn’t win it. The Korean dude was pretty good lol. That’s #1 for Sven Kramer.
yes, congrats Roger, just as you called it!
No way. They will have to pry the non-use of the Reply function from my cold, dead fingers. Except this time.
Joba/Hughes should start in AAA and get called up when injury strikes.
I don’t want his progress to slow.
Sven Kramer won the 5,000 meter speed skating as was expected.
yes, Sven Kramer, the Dutch speed skater, won the gold
KRAMER!Our Dutch HERO!He will win 2 more.Mark my words!And yes that cute blonde is our prinses.Wowsa!
Roger, are you rooting for the Hong Kong team too?
And are you referring to Princess Maxima?
http://tippinthescales.files.w.....rlands.jpg
I was typing ‘dutch princess’ into google and it thought I was saying ‘dutch prostitutes’.
nick
Have some respect!You’re talking about our Prinses!
pat says:
February 13th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
A-Rod cuts ribbon at Boys & Girls Clubs – http://fwix.com/article/32_08e6f97806
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I still believe that we’ll see Rodriguez and Granderson team up with the Boys and Girls Clubs in Chicago, NY and in Florida (Tampa or Miami) and open joint ventures or TV spots.
Not only do you ignore the reply function, but you copy & paste. You naughty boy!
I think she’s quite lovely, Roger. Blame google!
I do slightly prefer Princess Letizia of Spain:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/fem.....-Lady.html
“Not only do you ignore the reply function, but you copy & paste.”
Different keystrokes for different folks.
There’s a fat-finger joke in there somewhere, but I’ll take it easy on GB7.
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Ouch. I remember that story. Rasner threw a couple of fastballs and felt OK, and then he tried a curve that produced a bone snap and a scream everybody in the ballpark could hear.
I remember calling Rasner the next day from the visiting dugout at Shea Stadium for an interview that, it turned out, that he’d have no recollection of doing. He picked up the phone while still under anesthesia.
“I hope I didn’t say anything stupid,” he said. (He didn’t.)
Get well soon Gene!