Robinson Cano in this week’s Sports Illustrated
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jun 22, 2010 
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This week’s Sports Illustrated features a Tom Verducci story on the emergence of Robinson Cano, who Verducci calls one of the greatest slugging second basemen since Rogers Hornsby.
“My dad stayed up from seven until two in the morning just to do my contract,” Cano told SI. “Teams just wanted to give me like 20 [thousand dollars], and my dad was like, ‘Come on.’ That was the one thing about my dad. He would say, ‘I know your talent. I know you. I’ve been in this game a long time. I’m not going to give you away for free.’”
The June 28 issue hits newsstands tomorrow and will be waiting in my mailbox when I get home.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....nson.cano/
Verducci and Posnanski are the two best baseball writers out there. Posnanski is hands down the best columnist working today
Tom- FWIW, thats the article thats in the magazine
er, that should read “Thats not the article thats in the magazine”
I’m just glad Cano is not gracing the cover of SI
Cano deserves all the recognition he has received to date in 2010.
Hey Doris! We’re only 1.5 games away from the 3rd place you predicted, lol! Im sure the Yanks will get back on track, though.
I know, Doris. It’s a teaser.
I hit submit too soon.
Must buy this issue. And I’m thrilled it’s not the cover story.
Robbie Cano whadya know!!!
CR9- I am unquestionably winning that bet
It was completely ludicrous to expect Chan Ho to pitch a second inning the night before a crucial South Korea World Cup match.
I want to ask what Girardi was thinking, but I doubt he was thinking at all.
Erin June 22nd, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Must buy this issue. And I?m thrilled it?s not the cover story.
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LOL.. I have to admit, that made me breathe a sigh of relief too.
I don’t want someone to have to send Robbie bubble wrap too
Hey Doris from Rego Park, I used to hear you on FAN all the time, didn’t you die?
First, SJ44 – Congratulations to Tony, to you and your family. Great news.
Second – I guess I’m buying yet another copy of SI!
I think you’re a little overconfident, Doris, given the Sock have to visit Denver and San Francisco — you think they’re so hot right now they just roll through the NL West?
Congrats to SJ and his family on Tony’s accomplishments! And oh my god, Nigeria just missed a tap in from 3 feet away to tie the game.
Betsy,
This is a repeat from the last thread. I was looking for your post. As you can see, you were sorely missed by many. I had asked Fran where you were and told her to give you my email address, but as I do so often, it was at the end of a thread. I missed you lots.
Phil is doing well and I hope the downtime doesn’t mess up his timing.
Welcome back.
Nick- I think the Yankees are a better team than both the sox and rays. I also think they will find themselves in 3rd place when I wake up on July 1st (ill be in London, BTW)
SJ44,
Delighted to hear the good news about your nephew.
Sweet- I’ve always asked myself when he was finally going to get an article in their.
Question though…article or cover story? If it’s a cover story I’m framing it, but at the same time I’d be skeptical. Not because of the SI you know what, but for my own superstitions.
SJ44-
The Futures game gets nationally televised right?
It will be pretty cool to be able to watch your nephew and see him play
think they?re so hot right now they just roll through the NL West?
I think the Sox have evolved into a great team, but they’re facing the best the NL has to offer over the next few days with re: to pitching talent. If they’re going to win, or even go .500 in the next week, the onus is going to be on their own staff to keep them close.
I think we could see some really well pitched games in the next week or so with these AL East and NL west matchups.
That being said, the Red Sox are fully capable of pounding out ten runs against anyone in baseball on any given day – just as the Yanks are, and we all know these big “pitching matchups” hardly ever work out like they’re supposed to. haha.
Is there anyone who watches this guy day in and day out who can honestly say that his hitting is his most important contribution to the Yankees? He didn’t become a integral contributor to the team until last year when his fielding went from serviceable to beyond words. I don’t care what a 2b or SS hits if they can’t field they are a liability to the team.
We’re talking July 1 EDT, no GMT shenanigans.
I think the Yanks are the better team too, but the most important factor for the next 9 or so days could be the schedule.
I haven’t looked beyond this weekend, but the Rays are home vs. the Padres and the D’Backs, pretty cushy. Yanks in ‘Zona and then LA. Sox going to Denver and SF. Of the three, I think the Sox have the toughest two opponents by far. But they’re also playing the best. Could be a tight one ’til July.
Nick- I think the Yankees are a better team than both the sox and rays. I also think they will find themselves in 3rd place when I wake up on July 1st
I agree with you, with re: to talent and better team, but they’re not playing the games on paper, and the Yankee players need to put this first half crap behind them. A-Rod and Tex have to hit to keep pace with Boston, and without them doing just that, I do think the Sox are on par with anyone in baseball. With A-Rod and Tex simply doing what their baseball card says they can, I don’t think it’s a level field at all.
The game threads are horrible and often disgusting…I love reading them though in retrospect but only for comic relief. I do appreciate SJ the real, Betsy, Erica, and Green Beret among others but they all seem to have the good sense to avoid the game thread romper room ruckus….I don’t like a tex popup or a CC struggle more than the next guy but we won a world championship last year and if I remember those guys helped some…Of course last year the game thread cognoscente were blasting Cano for only being able to hit with nobody on and for lacking the gritty clutchness of Pedroia………
Erica, for you:
KenDavidoff Johnny Damon is out early today at Citi Field, taking fungoes in leftfield. #Tigers-#Mets
Cano 4 MVP!
the sox have evolved into a great team? i’m sorry, who have they played?
wait til after this nearly month long road trip to talk about their game-changing evolution.
Sox only have 9 home games in July. That will be the telling story for them, because if they fall 8 back in that run (which I don’t think will happen), they won’t have time to make up ground.
Their July is rediculous, and the only real hope they have is that Ellsbury and Beckett come back strong and carry them a little bit. In reality, they can win series very easily if Beckett is on and Lester and Buchholz continue.
It’s going to be a really, really interesting rest of the summer with re: to baseball, Nick.
As an aside, I’ve been reading for quite some time now, and not commenting much, but I find most of your posts hilarious.
GGBG (50 SB’s for me!) June 22nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Cano 4 MVP!
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Yes!!!!
Thank you, Aaron. Right now, Doris and I are just talking about the standings at the dawn of July 1st; we have a sort-of bet.
Could someone please tell me who Colin Curtis is replacing. I missed that info last night.
Irreverent – they’ve done exactly what they’ve had to do, regardless of how much you’d like to discount that. They can’t play the Diamondbacks and Orioles every day. In fact, I’d almost guess that they can’t make their own schedule to please you.
And, it’s easy to say “we’ll see who they are” – yes, it’ll be hard on them, but a month away from home normally means another month at it.
The Sox are a good team, and if you feel it’s okay to discount them, fine.
I look at the schedule though, and they’ve played the same teams as NY? How is that telling at all?
SAS June 22nd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Could someone please tell me who Colin Curtis is replacing. I missed that info last night.
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Poor Chad Moeller
Erin June 22nd, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Erica, for you:
KenDavidoff Johnny Damon is out early today at Citi Field, taking fungoes in leftfield. #Tigers-#Mets
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I didn’t know Johnny was in town!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I should go to the Mets game. Tickets are usually cheap and available
SAS June 22nd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Could someone please tell me who Colin Curtis is replacing. I missed that info last night.
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Chad Moeller
aaron- they had the home part of their schedule already, thats why they are going on the road now. they also got fat over the last month feasting on oakland, KC, baltimore, cleveland, arizona, and they caught TB in the worst stretch of pitching they’ve displayed all season.
forgive me if i don’t buy into the hype. it’s still the same crap roster, they are just playing over their heads so recent memory looks fuzzy.
Erica, Erin,
Thank you both.
i?m sorry, who have they played?
Here Ya go (since I’m assuming you’re incapable of looking it up)
The last two months for Boston
Baltimore, Angels, NY, Toronto, Detroit, NY, Minny, Philly, Tampa, KC, Oak, Baltimore, Cleveland, Philly, Arizona, Dodgers, and now Colorado.
In that time, they’re the best team (win%) in baseball, and closed the gap on NY and Tampa who had just as easy, if not easier, schedules.
Care to look up our own schedule before you ask who they’ve played?
I don’t like them as much as anyone, but they’ve played good baseball.
Irreverant –
Good teams beat bad teams. It’s how it’s played. You do realize that the Yankees played the same EXACT teams, right?
Listen, I agree with you, they’re not as good as they look now, but they also cannot be slept on in any way. They can beat up anyone in baseball just as NY can. If you don’t believe it, look at some of the pitchers they’ve chased before five over that span – including some of our own.
aaron – i did look up the schedule, and i stand by my statement. they are been very, very fortunate over the last month. they will be lucky to keep that up. the yankees and tampa have been playing fairly poor baseball lately, and have just now allowed the sox to catch up.
SAS We are thinking of buying a winter place in Phoenix. Any tips or help you can give would be appreciated.
Thanks, Comet
Erin no doubt at this point Cano is the MVP.
Chase Utley couldn’t hold Cano’s jock.
Alright South Korea!
The Yukejang’s on me.
Comet,
I answered you yesterday at length. We are relative newcomers to the area, but an question you have I would be delighted to help you out in any way. The Phoenix area is enormous. We love it out there.
*any
JS Park is on to the last 16!
SAS I missed your answer yesterday. Any idea what thread it was on?
Thanks,
Comet
Cano’s on HGH
So your logic is that Boston has been very fortunate instead of beating the teams that they should beat, based on what you consider to be a bad lineup? Am I reading that correctly? You think that because they’ve played the same teams as Tampa and us, but were fortunate to win those games?
I have news for you, Boston and NY have FEASTED on the NL and bad teams over the past four years. On any given series, each can destroy any team in baseball – and quickly. It’s not fortunate or luck – they’ve gotten great pitching (remember hughes and burnett in April?) and thus, winning.
Yes, they’ll come back to earth, but they’re not gonna fall off of it.
I sound like a darn sox fan, so lets stop this. I guess we will see what this race looks like a month from now.
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
A-Rod 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson CF
GGBG LF
Pettitte P
Thank you Doreen
I’m one of those people who doesn’t care what the Red Sox are doing. Still way too early to be scoreboard watching. Things don’t really start getting interesting until after the All Star Break, and more specifically, not until the trade deadline.
The Yanks have always been a better second half team than the Red Sox. I don’t expect this season to be any different, especially when you consider how inconsistent the Yankee offense has been and the likelihood that they will improve themselves at the deadline.
The Red Sox are still a good ball club. But the Yanks are still better. That goes for the Rays, too.
Agreed. Too early to worry about the Red Sox or Rays. Both good teams, but the trade deadline is usually a nice date to set to look at standings with joy or concern. Yankees have played difficult schedule so far, played many road games, and havent nearly played their best, and still best record in league.
Comet June 22nd, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Erin no doubt at this point Cano is the MVP.
Well, that’s really an insightful post. That’s why they don’t announce it till the end of the season.
YankeesWFAN RT @YankeesPR: Yankees AA catcher Austin Romine named to U.S. roster for XM All-Star Futures Game @AllStarGame
Comet,
Comet,
I am not sure, but I know it was before the game.
I said we were in Scottsdale. The market out there is bad so you should be able to find a place you like in most price ranges. It is a wonderful, relaxed way to live. People from all over the country who are exceedingly friendly because they were new once upon a time themselves.
December and January are quite cool. Temps at night are very cool. Last winter was rainy, but still the sun shines most of the time. Spring in the desert is magnificent.
The cost of living is definitely less than the NY area if that is where you live.
Giuseppe Franco…
I was just having this converstion with a guy at work, who insisted, this was the year that things are backwards. The Yankees started so hot, which they never do, and the Sox almost always have a great start.
But, regardless of that, I agree with you. The Sox are a good team, and are going to be there in the end. I don’t believe Tampa is better, though. At all. That pitching is suspect after Price and Garza (to me anyhow).
Like I said a minute ago – it’s going to be a very interesting summer. We both know that the NY and Boston are going to make moves, and we also know that Tampa wont. It’ll be interesting to see which direction they all go at the deadline. My favorite time of the year, hands down.
SJ….You must be flying into Orange County’s John Wayne Airport ??? Costa Mesa has some real nice Hotels and Motor Inns……South Coast Plaza Mall has every high end store to meet any shopping desire…….Send me your itinerary, I’m working out my business trips around the All-Star event……Just knew Tony would make this trip….
SS Jeter
CF Granderson
1B Teixeira
3B Rodriguez
2B Cano
RF Swisher
LF Gardner
C Cervelli
P Pettitte
Thanks!
Doreen,
As the saying goes try, try, try again…lol
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Teixera 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Gardner LF
Pettite P
Doreen,
Forgot to say: Thanks a million
Gardner LF
Swisher RF
Teixera 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Granderson CF
Cervelli C
Pena SS
Pettite P
aaron – i’m saying that they should have won the games they won, just like they did, but their schedule has been very fortunate so far with more home games. For a team that historically plays much better at home to have played a majority of their home games already (they played 42 home games already, you only get 81) they will be hard pressed to keep that up over the rest of the season (something like 51 road games left, but i think i missed one somewhere).
just, calm down man. you are trying really really hard to make me look stupid. just, calm down.
My rough counts up to today:
April – 13 home, 10 road
May – 16 home, 13 road
June – 12 home, 7 road
Total – 41 home, 30 road
The rest of their schedule:
june – 2 home, 6 road
july – 9 home, 16 road
august – 14 home, 14 road
sept – 12 home, 15 road
oct – 3 home
total – 40 home, 51 road
For a team that is roughly .700 winning % at home, and barely .500 on the road, that would not excite me at all.
Thanks SAS we are looking in Scottsdale and Chandler. We are from Ontario, Canada.
Thanks again, Comet
Doreen,
Thanks for doing GTLU.
Jetes SS
Swish RF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Robbie 2B
Po C
Grandy CF
Gardy LF
Andy P
It’s great to see Robbie getting the praise he deserves.
While he was being written off as another short-term Yankee, many believed he’d be here long-term.
If Cano wins MVP, it’ll show that a players willingness to learn, change, and work hard do pay off. Hopefully, it’ll lay to rest the label of a Cano being a lazy player.
Doreen
This GTLU is rigged. Everyone knows who the #9 hitter is.
GTLU
Jeter SS
Swishie RF
Tex 1B
ABomb 3B
MVP 2B
Jorge C
MR. GRANDERSON CF
GrittyGullyGardy LF
Pettite SP & WP
Maine Yankee -
…and the #3, #4, and #5, too!
SAS
I think I saw you ask if the field was grass at Chase field. From what I remember they were mowing it when we were eating at Fridays one day.
MaineYankee June 22nd, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Doreen
This GTLU is rigged. Everyone knows who the #9 hitter is.
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Unless Girardi invokes his inner Tony LaRussa
(Also, maybe I will actually win one)
Not if LaRussa was the manager
Hi Doreen,
Here is my line-up
Derek SS
Granderson CF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Robbie 2B
Swisher RF
Cisco C
Gardner LF
Andy P
Thanks
Of course we know Joe likes to mess everyone up so it may not be that easy.
Fran-I’m very glad to see my lineup is similiar to yours! The only thing I might have goofed on was that I have Cervelli and Gardner switched. But still-I feel better that my thought process was along the same lines as yours.
Fran-
Very interesting indeed….
No Pena?
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
C Jorge Posada
CF Curtis Granderson
LF Brett Gardner
SP Andy Pettite
Gardner LF
Jeter SS
Cano 2B
Alex 3B
Swisher RF
Posada C
Tex 1B
Granderson CF
Pettitte P
New game:
Guess Which Day The French Get Eliminated From The World Cup.
I’ll go first. I guess: today.
Comet,
There are loads of Canadians too. We like Scottsdale because it is really a city on its own.
Maine Yankee,
I noticed that last night. They grow grass well out there. I miss my vacations to Maine though
Leaving work now.
I’ll be back tonight probably around 8ish.
Bye for now!!!!
Nick in SF June 22nd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
New game:
Guess Which Day The French Get Eliminated From The World Cup.
I’ll go first. I guess: today.
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The day that they beat Ireland and the soccer gods turned against them.
SAS
We grow grass better here.
I was out there in Aug. It wasn’t fit to live out there that time of year.
I thought I died and went the wrong way.
Pat M,
Sent you an email with my itinerary.
SAS
Where did you vacation?
As I said to Erica yesterday, never copy me unless you want to lose. I know I am wrong today, but I do think Cervelli will catch and I tried to do the Lefty/Righty bit. If I got it right…Pizza for everyone…the online type of course.
Maine Yankee,
On Lake Sebago.
SJ, congrats on your nephew, very exciting news.
Nick-
Like eliminated by the French secret police???
Thanks Doreen for doing GTLU
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
A-Rod 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson CF
Gardner LF
Pettitte SP And winner!
with a day off between the series, wouldn’t it make the most sense for posada to catch the first and last games of each? then he catches every other day.
SAS
I can see why you like it there.
Lots of nice lakes all through this area.
Verducci is an idiot. As much as I like Cano and live the way he plays, it’s a little early to call him the greatest slugging 2nd baseman since Hornsby. When he has multiple 100 RBI seasons, multiple 30 homer seasons and .300 seasons, then, he’ll be there. Has Verducci ever heard of Ryne Sandberg, Joe Morgan and Jeff Kent?
Not quite like that, Yankee Trader, but I do fear for the safety of the North Korean players and their families.
Thanks Nick and everybody. Really appreciate it.
Maine Yankee,
I adore Maine and wish we could go, but 2 houses stretches us far enough. I can’t have it all. I miss it though.
Nick in SF,
The North Koreans were sequestered from everyone and everything. What a sad way to live.
jete ss
swish rf
tex 1b
al 3b
rob 2b
grandy cf
cervy c
gardy lf
andy p
This was probably already discussed, but walk machine Brian Bruney was released today from the Brewers AAA team after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings.
Any interest?
SAS
Waterfront property has gotten quite expensive here now. Also many of them aren’t cottages now either.
Sj44 is related to romine?
SAS June 22nd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Maine Yankee,
I adore Maine and wish we could go, but 2 houses stretches us far enough. I can?t have it all. I miss it though.
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You can always come and visit. It would help stimulate the economy.
SJ-
I’m very happy for you, your family and of course for Tony. What wonderful news. That is going to be an exhilarating experience. Something Tony will likely remember for the rest of his life. Congratulations to you all – and also the Pirates for making such an astute selection at the top of the draft.
Young players often talk about how difficult it can be to really feel like you belong. Making the futures game is one of the steps that can only help that process.
And outside of the experience itself, this is a great prognostic sign. Tony’s going to play in the bigs and looks to have a long, successful career in front of him.
Again – my warmest congratulations.
Might find these rankings of the top 50 2nd baseman interesting.
http://www.thebaseballpage.com.....ngs/2B.php
No, he’s not.
I’d like to say I’m happy for myself and I stand above all of you.
Thanks
SJ44
It must be very satisfying for Tony to see all the hard work paying off now. Hopefully he won’t progress so fast I don’t get a chance to see him in Portland next year when Altoona comes to play.
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Granderson CF
Gardner LF
Pettitte P
GLove, I know this is late, but I’m just back on the computer now. I get what you are saying about Joba, but I think it also illustrates the difference between the two young men. Joba is exuberant, but somewhat immature;in the meantime, Phil doesn’t find this funny at all. He’s saying the right things and I’m sure he believes them, but you know he’s not happy; he wants to pitch. Remember when he refused to shake Girardi’s hand after being pulled prematurely from the game in Texas last year? I sometimes have to be slapped down a bit when I start making jokes because sometimes I go a bit too far – not meaning to hurt anyone of course, but sometimes I do just need to be reminded to calm down. I’m not sure if Joba took anything away from Phil’s “rebuff”, but one thing he might is that not everything is funny and that there are times when he would be better off not doing/saying something like that.
Something tells me that we will never hear from those North Korean players who lost 7-0 against Portugal…
Yankee Trader,
To me it is so hard to compare players of different generations. I didn’t even see Bobby Richardson’s name. Now I may have missed it.
Erica, SAS – thanks so much! I needed a break, to be honest. Some of what was said to me was correct, but not everything and I really didn’t think I’d be posting again here. Frankly, the only reason I did was because I wanted to clear up any misconception people might have had regarding the trolling. I find that sort of thing to be pathetic, lol – doesn’t this person have a life outside the blog? If he’s such a fan, why not spend it hanging out with other Philly fans? Oh well – how can you use logic where none applies? My brain would explode if I tried to understand trolls, lol.
Maine Yankee – one thing that I was sure of was that I didn’t think anyone really believed that was me. Now that that’s out of the way, either we ignore that idiot or he takes over the place.
Ooh, I can’t wait to read this article. I don’t always love Verducci, but he’s an excellent writer and will do Robby justice.
SJ44
Congrats to Tony.
Will the game be on TV?
SJ44 (King of the blog) June 22nd, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I’d like to say I’m happy for myself and I stand above all of you.
Thanks
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The imposter post of the day. All the worst luck to you.
Betsy,
I don’t think Phil meant to insult Joba by rebuffing the high five. I just think Phil thought it was dumb to high five him in front of the media over this.
Joba doing that in front of the media and interrupting Phil’s interview is what I found most curious.
He could have just walked past the pack and ignored it, but clearly he’s paying attention to what’s going on with Phil.
I hope that’s because he’s trying to figure out how he can get himself into that spot next season.
He does seem silly and silly is fine, but this was a serious moment for Phil learning he was going to be skipped and shelved for awhile and I can’t believe he really agrees with it.
Verducci’s article about pitch counts/innings is changing the course of baseball. I realize that the data was being used before Verducci wrote about it, but he brought it to light in a big way and teams seem to be adhering to it.
I hope Phil takes his break, gets some rest and comes back ready to pounce.
As for Joba, I think he should really be watching what Phil did last year and pay less attention to this year.
Last year Phil improved his mechanics, made his fastball better and worked on his other pitches to be ready for what he’s accomplished this season.
Joba should be out there trying to find out why he loses his mechanics and how he can stop that and become more consistent and reliable.
SAS, I’m not sure how Phil will pitch in that first game back, but he’s got the right attitude. It’s the same attitude he took to the pen last year. He certainly preferred to start, but he was going to make the best of it. Here, he’s obviously chomping at the bit to pitch, but instead of looking at the extra days off as a punishment (which it’s not), he’s looking at it as a benefit. Even if he struggles against Seattle, he’ll be back on turn…….of course, then he’ll be off of turn after the AS break, so that might bear watching.
The following people have submitted lineups for today’s GTLU. If you submitted a lineup, but don’t see your name, please let me know. Thank you.
Unknown
Erica
Erin
SAS
Comet
Ed H.
champ809
Fran (the original)
RayVT
Lenny
Yankee Trader
mick
CT23
# Yankee Trader June 22nd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Might find these rankings of the top 50 2nd baseman interesting.
http://www.thebaseballpage.com…..ngs/2B.php
I have to go with Hornsby number 1. Hes the only man to bat .400 and hit 40 bombs. 2nd all time in batting average. Only player in national league history to win the triple crown twice. Highest batting average for a righty.
GL, oh absolutely not – I didn’t mean to imply that Phil was trying to insult Joba and I agree that’s exactly what he meant (that it was dumb thing to do just then).
Yes, he could have ignored Phil – but that’s not Joba; I think he likes the media attention, he likes the cameras being on him. I hope he realizes that he can get all the attention he wants for high fiving someone, but that’s fleeting. Phil is the rage (if you will) because he’s worked hard and he’s in the process of becoming exactly what the Yankees hoped he would be. In other words, he’s getting attention for the right reasons. A part of me is gratified because after Joba came up while Phil was hurt in 2007, Phil became the forgotten prospect. He was suddenly an overhyped bust who paled in comparison to Joba. Now fortunately he’s stayed healthy and he’s a perfect example of why you have to have patience with kids, particularly kids with his talent level. Joba might learn from Phil; if he’s read anything that Phil has said about his career, then he knows how he almost completely lost his confidence in 2008 and wondered if he’d ever make it. Phil has emerged as a young stud thanks to his hard work and ability; Joba could still become that to, but he has to have more going on than just the thunder in his arm. He needs to have the smarts and the desire and the competitiveness; if he doesn’t, lots of pitchers, even with less talent, will pass him by.
I didn’t really care for the comment and high 5 gesture from Joba towards Hughes…comes off as an excuse for his performance to me…not a huge deal obviously but can’t really blame Phil for reacting the way he did. I think its just another example of the maturity gap between the two.
Betsy,
Hope you enjoyed your self-imposed sabbatical from the Lohud blog.
I know many posters here very much enjoyed your absence.
The piling on of Joba is more immature than Joba himself. Leave the kid alone.
Hey Betsy! Glad to see your back! I was just reading through some other threads and saw some people saying you were being accused of being the troll of a certain team from pennsy that will remain nameless. Just wanted to let you know that this was brought up only in a post by me which I believe began with “hows this for a ridiculous conspiracy theory”..it was just a joke, but sometimes people read quickly and may have thought it was really possible. Sorry for the confusion! If anyone told you this was actually a serious topic of discussion, they misunderstood lol No one really thought you were trolling
and you weren’t accused of such behavior by anyone on the blog.
Glad to see youre back though!
Hi Shame! Thanks and no problem – no need to apologize
They have an off-day after the Dodgers series too, so they could have skipped him then. if they wanted rather than this Friday. He would still have been slated to start 3 times, except he would have faced the Dodgers instead of the Mariners. They should have let him pitch in his hometown.
SJ , I received your e-mail & we’re on ……Friday night maybe ????
Sorry but Joba has not been good so fans are not going to lay off. And they shouldn’t lay off until he starts to take his craft seriously.
Betsy, what we have here is a battle of wits between those with wit vs those that are witless.
Witless will win if they engage those of wit, unless they are given a proper smackdown as Guiseppe Franco gave one yesterday. Impostering , being a form of witlessness, is usually done by the youth seeking attention. Perhaps they are unloved and seek approval here. Unfortunately they seem to get it as they keep coming back. Unfortunately people are driven away by this nonsense and what’s left is a lack of conversation. This is where the witless strive, having the board to themselves. Their excuse is: this is the internet, don’t expect honesty here. That’s why it irks me to see honest people being fooled by imposters.
Lol, I just saw some people mentioned it to you as if it was considered a real possibility and wanted to make sure you’re thought of more highly than that.
Jeremy
Yanks are the ones who are keeping him up here despite his subpar efforts. It seems everyone else goes down when they are not performing, yet Joba gets unlimited opportunities. They are enabling him to limit himself by basically guaranteeing him a roster spot. If he doesn’t have to work for it, why should he?
mick
I’m not sure they want the blog to themselves as much as to disrupt it for others. They add nothing so if all the good posters left they would probably go somewhere else and do the same.
# Rick June 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 pm
They have an off-day after the Dodgers series too, so they could have skipped him then. if they wanted rather than this Friday. He would still have been slated to start 3 times, except he would have faced the Dodgers instead of the Mariners. They should have let him pitch in his hometown.
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I heard Phil is going on Tues, which would have been Javy’s turn. He also could be missing his turn vs the Dodgers to keep him away from batting and running the bases. Anyway, Joe will make it up to him with a possible ASG start before his home crowd fans.
# MaineYankee June 22nd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
mick
I’m not sure they want the blog to themselves as much as to disrupt it for others. They add nothing so if all the good posters left they would probably go somewhere else and do the same.
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I swear there are times when there are 3-4 of them left and it could be one person doing all of them. Either that or they are all imposters. Don’t like to see good people talking to an imposter who knowingly fools them.
CB and everybody, thanks. The selection has done wonders for his confidence.
Pat M,
Recieved your email. Friday could definitely work.
Another brilliant 6 inning 1 hit shutout from Betances today in first game of DH.
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