Ralph Houk passes away
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 22, 2010 
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Ralph Houk, the Yankees first manager under George Steinbrenner and the winner of two World Series titles, died yesterday at the age of 90. He was a little-used catcher for the Yankees in the late 40s and early 50s, but he won the World Series in 1961 and 1962, his first two seasons as manager. He was the team’s manager in 1973 when Steinbrenner bought the team, but he left for Detroit the next season.
Meanwhile, of course, Steinbrenner tributes continue to roll in.
This week, the text answer service KGB asked its readers whether Steinbrenner deserved to be in the Hall of Fame: 83 percent said yes.
Also, THIS TV, the free broadcast movie network, will honor The Boss on Saturday. The programming begins at 7 p.m. ET with “The Pride of the Yankees,” followed by four back-to-back episodes of the 1960 television series “Home Run Derby,” with Mickey Mantle.
I have no idea if I get that channel, but it is apparently carried in New York.
Will there be a Ralph Houk patch too?
Doubt it Nick.
Nick in SF July 22nd, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I can see you?re having a tough day at work, Erica.
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This has not been one of my better days.
The fact that it took me an hour to get out of my neighborhood this morning thanks to an oil spill didn’t exactly start things off right.
Seriously, after an hour of sitting in my car I was still within a mile and a half of my apartment. I was seriously considering just parking and walking home
m, I do not watch Jersey Shore and I am not familiar with the Monty Python problem.
Erica, sorry you had a bad morning, but no reason to take it out on poor Sergio Mitre.
Tyler July 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
1. Jeter SS
2. Swisher RF
3. Tex 1B
4. Arod 3B
5. Cano 2B
6. Posada C
7. Granderson CF
8. Thames DH
9. Gardner LF
Thanks Doreen!
Fangraphs.com has been running a series on what each team in the league should be doing to improve at the trade deadline. They did it in reverse of the standings, so obviously the Yankee’s article was written last, but that day is today.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs.....should-do/
Nick in SF July 22nd, 2010 at 1:32 pm
m, I do not watch Jersey Shore and I am not familiar with the Monty Python problem.
Erica, sorry you had a bad morning, but no reason to take it out on poor Sergio Mitre.
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Trust me, that has not been the brunt of my wrath this morning & afternoon
And i am not taking it out on him. I was honoring his name.
Sad to see that the oil spill has made it all the way to suburban NJ/NYC. Damn BP
Did I say Python? Monty Hall.
What a sad week for the Yankees. I didn’t realize it, but Houk was 90 years old. That’s a long time to live.
It’s always the islands that get hit the hardest, Tyler, especially the long ones.
Tyler July 22nd, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Sad to see that the oil spill has made it all the way to suburban NJ/NYC. Damn BP
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LOL. Not quite
The trouble all started at about 6am when a giant truck hit a tree branch and the front of the truck ruptured, spilling oil eveywhere.
There were cops and helicopters and gas masks.
I was so stuck trying to get through it, that I had a lovely conversation with the woman in the car behind me as we just turned our cars off.
The road also still remains closed.
“Will there be a Ralph Houk patch too?”
A black armband maybe? Too many patches and they are going to start looking like Nascar cars.
Nick in SF July 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 pm
It’s always the islands that get hit the hardest, Tyler, especially the long ones.
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lol i see that. i just hope that no more little sea turtles are hurt
m, yes, El Pollo Loco DOES still exist
I am familiar from my days in SD, now living in Virginia Beach and lo and behold, we have one here. Crazy Chicken!! Yummmm.
Erica in NY July 22nd, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Tyler July 22nd, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Sad to see that the oil spill has made it all the way to suburban NJ/NYC. Damn BP
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LOL. Not quite
The trouble all started at about 6am when a giant truck hit a tree branch and the front of the truck ruptured, spilling oil eveywhere.
There were cops and helicopters and gas masks.
I was so stuck trying to get through it, that I had a lovely conversation with the woman in the car behind me as we just turned our cars off.
The road also still remains closed.
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That is so much less exciting than if the BP spill made it onto the mainland. My sympathy towards your day just went down exponentially
Nick and Tyler-
Just keep making fun of me and my local oil spill…….
The Major was highly respected throughout the baseball community.
One smudge on his record (my opinion) is that he didn?t stand up to Tigers GM Jim Campbell in regard to the overuse and exploitation of Mark Fidrych in 1976.
29 starts (30 if you count the All Star game), 250 innings, and 24 complete games for a high-ceiling 21 year-old would NEVER happen today.
They spent three hours cleaning oil off some auto mechanics in Freeport and Bayshore until they realized it wasn’t from the spill.
Tim Lincecum all blurry!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....818647662/
nick – do you see a lot of giants games? what’s up with lincecums delivery? he doesn’t seem to be getting as low on his follow through as he used to
Didn’t Houk die last night?
Anyway anyone read that Nolan Ryan said that the Rangers may not be able to sign Josh Hamilton at the end of the year when his contract ends. Hmm how about a trade of Joba, Grandy and 2 minor league arms for good ole Joshy boy. And the yankees will help their finances even further in december when they sign Cliff Lee.
Hammy in left, gardy in center, swishy in right – thats an all star OF!!
That’s 3 hours of actual work time. And like 10 hours of breaks according to the 20 minutes work, 40 minutes rest rule. And Erica thought she had it rough sitting in traffic. These guys bust their butts everyday for this country. And dump the remaining contents in Staten Island…
Nick in SF July 22nd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
They spent three hours cleaning oil off some auto mechanics in Freeport and Bayshore until they realized it wasn?t from the spill.
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Did you get my e-mail?
One of my friends was telling me that Lincecum as he was bringing the ball over the top in his delivery actually had it slip out of his hands and fly straight up in the air. I didn’t see it but his delivery must be a little messed up right now because i never have seen him do anything close to that. I know he’s had the same delivery since he was like 10 and I love how it is old school but I hope he gets it figured out again.
Nick,
The problem is that you choose one of 3 possible doors (for a prize). One of the 2 that you didn’t choose is revealed and is empty. The question is, given the choice, should you switch your original choice to the third door?
sab July 22nd, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Didn?t Houk die last night?
Anyway anyone read that Nolan Ryan said that the Rangers may not be able to sign Josh Hamilton at the end of the year when his contract ends. Hmm how about a trade of Joba, Grandy and 2 minor league arms for good ole Joshy boy. And the yankees will help their finances even further in december when they sign Cliff Lee.
Hammy in left, gardy in center, swishy in right ? thats an all star OF!!
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The Rangers won’t trade Hamilton at the deadline. They traded for Cliff Lee so they could make a run this year.
But if we are going to fanticize…. I would keep GGBG in left and DH Hamilton
Hamilton as a free agent would be interesting. He’s probably right in the middle of his prime (it’s hard to remember that he is almost 30 since he got such a late start) and has been injury prone. But when he is going well, there really is nobody better in the game. He’s having a monster year.
You can’t go wrong with Gary cooper portraying Lou Gehrig although I’m not too sure how that honors George.
But if you haven’t seen it, you should. My favorite scene is when Lou’s mother finds out that Lou is playing for the Yanks from the newspaper. Apparently Lou and his father were trying to keep that a secret as Lou’s mom thought he was still a student at Columbia. Imagine that.
And Babe Ruth does a cameo.
Consensus…
“While Montero struggled during the first half of the season, scouts never wavered on him, as reports still turned in the 20-year-old as a potential number three hitter on a championship team. Now batting [.420/.531/.740] in 14 July games, he’s suddenly looking like one in the numbers as well.”
In my opinion you don’t package a potential # 3 hitter on a Championship team for an EIG albeit Soria is more than an EIG and I can see how the Yanks feel that having him in house would give them Mo’s replacement as I feel at most Mo pitches 2 more years(2012) and Soria is under team control til 2014…
Package Romine if you feel you absolutely have to have him..
The Royals are stocked with pitchers and corner infielders what they lack is the C and Of’ers in their system. Problem is they are very high on Gardner and you probably don’t want to trade him off your ML roster until after the season if you deem him movable…
agreed erica – but the difference between cliff lee and whomever they dropped out of the starting rotation has got to be humongous versus the difference between hamilton and grandy – plus the rangers have more than enough hitting even with the hamilton/grandy downgrade..just my opinion..
I’ve been to three Giants games so far this season, Irreverent D., and I watch a lot more.
As you can see here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....818025351/
… The Freak’s follow-through does seem a little higher than it did during his dominant Cy Young seasons, but it’s something he and Righetti are working on.
(I have no idea)
i like how you found a quote for this conversation…
Bronx Jeers July 22nd, 2010 at 1:55 pm
You can’t go wrong with Gary cooper portraying Lou Gehrig although I’m not too sure how that honors George.
But if you haven’t seen it, you should. My favorite scene is when Lou’s mother finds out that Lou is playing for the Yanks from the newspaper. Apparently Lou and his father were trying to keep that a secret as Lou’s mom thought he was still a student at Columbia. Imagine that.
And Babe Ruth does a cameo.
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It’s amazing how much things have changed. Now teams fly their high profile and tough sign players out to the stadium and give them a locker and a whole big welcome. A guy like Gehrig was able to keep his signing secret from his own mother in the same city for a while lol. Just a totally different world witht he media back then.
I would love to have been able to watch guys like Gehrig, Ruth, even Mantle, and DiMaggio and see how they played the game. They are absolutely legendary figures whose names have transcended time.
Erica – I agree, they’re not trading Hamilton, not after trading Smoak in order to get Lee. That would make no sense.
Let’s see what the FA market is in the off season. Right now, it’s Lee, then we’ll see. Remember, it always comes down to pitching. The Yanks will take care of that first, then look at everything else.
I got to go.
champ-
plenty of scouts actually did sour on montero which was ridiculous imo. he’s finally above thta .800 ops plateu and looking great especially for a 20 year old in AAA. i think his defense will be fine in the end. probably won’t win any gold gloves but neither has posada and he’s worked out great for the yanks.
Yes, Erica, I got your email, though I haven’t read all the articles.
m, I don’t think enough information is given in the question to make an informed decision.
If there is no more information (the chosen door has not yet been opened), then I don’t see how switching or not switching makes any difference.
GTLU:
Jeter – SS
Swish – RF
Tex – 1b
Alex – DH
Cano – 2b
Posada – C
Thames – LF
Gardner – CF
Pena – 3b
Tyler July 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
It?s amazing how much things have changed. Now teams fly their high profile and tough sign players out to the stadium and give them a locker and a whole big welcome. A guy like Gehrig was able to keep his signing secret from his own mother in the same city for a while lol. Just a totally different world witht he media back then.
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Are you saying Lou Gehrig wouldn’t have gone the ESPN Prime Time special route?
They spent three hours cleaning oil off some auto mechanics in Freeport and Bayshore until they realized it wasn’t from the spill.
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See in the old days I would quickly change my screen name to Joey Buttafuoco and post something like “It wasn’t me!” but no more.
Blog security has its price.
The bp oil spill is exciting?
That disaster is worse than a lot of people realize.
A shame that our planet is being destroyed.
There was a devastating oil spill in china also.
New thread
Yankees to wear black arm bands
And BB67 no one is implying the BP spill is anything less than a tragedy. They were mocking my complaints of traffic this morning due to a gas spill on a much lesser scale. Calm down
The terrorists have won, Bronx Jeers.
For all you Minor-League-a-holics just a heads up.
2 of our better young pitching prospects are going tonite.
Warren is pitching for Trenton.
Betances is throwing for Tampa.
And of course, there is always the amazing Mr. Montero at SWB.
Nick,
Statisticians will say you should always switch because you’ll have a 2/3 probability that the last door is the correct one.
You, Monty Hall, some Berkeley guy, and myself say the probability is still the same.
“Monty Hall wrote and expressed that he was not “a student of statistics problems” but “the big hole in your argument is that once the first box is seen to be emprty, the contestant cannot exchange his box.” He continues to say, “Oh and incedentally, after one [box] is seen to be empty, his chances are no longer 50/50 but remain what they were in the first place, one out of three. It just seems to the contestant that one box having been eliminated, he stands a better chance. Not so.” I could not have said it better myself.”
http://www.montyhallproblem.com/as.html