Mark Newman recognized for distinguished service
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Nov 20, 2010 
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This is a few days old, but I never got around to posting it during the GM meetings. I’ve gotten to know Mark Newman over the years, and I was happy to see him chosen for this kind of award. The Yankees have really built themselves a strong minor league system, and Newman deserves a lot of that credit.
Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award
Mark Newman, New York Yankees Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations
The Bender Award is presented to someone with distinguished service who has been instrumental in player development. Newman recently completed his 11th season of overseeing the drafting and acquisition of prospects for the Yankees. Entering the 2010 season, more than half of the players on the club’s 40-man roster were either drafted or signed as non-drafted free agents.
“There are some exceptional people that are in this industry that do great work,” Newman remarked. “I always assume some other people deserve recognition. I am certainly honored by it, but surprised.”
“Mark Newman’s résumé is virtually unparalleled in player development,” Minor League Baseball President Pat O’Conner said. “The success of the Yankees farm system is often overshadowed by their storied success at the Major League level. You cannot overlook the long list of league championships and Major League players produced under Mark Newman’s watch with the Yankees. Mark epitomizes the characteristics of Chief Bender in producing players and a winning atmosphere for the organization.”
Newman has been with the Yankees for 22 years. He joined the organization in 1989 as Coordinator of Instruction, responsible for supervising all Minor League managers and coaches and planning Major and Minor League spring training.
He was promoted to Director of Player Development and Scouting in 1996 and then to Vice President of Player Development and Scouting a year later.
Oakland Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman received the award last year. Minnesota Twins Senior Director of Minor League Operations Jim Rantz was honored as the first Bender Award recipient in 2008.
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randy,
In 2008 Zambrano went on the DL with a minor shoulder strain.
-”The Chicago Cubs star pitcher stormed off after being told the news, and a loud banging was heard in the shower area in the clubhouse at Wrigley Field moments later.”
-”The test, in which dye is injected into the troubled area to provide a more detailed look, revealed no major structural damage.”
-”There’s nothing wrong,” Zambrano said. “We just have to be careful, take some time, give it a rest, come back stronger.”
-”Hendry and the Cubs’ medical staff decided “Big Z” would benefit physically and mentally from a two-week rest.”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.c…..tes22.html
In 2009 Zambrano went on the DL twice.
-First was when he strained his hamstring trying to beat out a bunt for a hit.
-Second, was from a back strain. He had suffered from a bulging disc in his back for years and it was thought at the time that “is believed first to have suffered spasms after swinging at a pitch against the Marlins and again after he took batting practice Friday in Coors Field.”
-Zambrano is known to take “vicious swings” during batting practice.
-He was also supposed to be exercises regularly for his bulging disc, but “My problem is I’ve been lazy.”
2010
-Well we all know what happened this year. Unless Roths is a psychiatrist there was not much he could do.
Ryan Dempster, who has really been the best pitcher on the Cubs staff, has thrown 206.2, 200, and 215 innings the past three years.
The current 40-man roster :
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....p?c_id=nyy
Obviously Jeter and Rivera will be added. Hopefully Pettitte, Lee, and Feliciano will also. Marte will be on the 60-day DL.
Can’t figure what role Mitre will have.
If Aceves is healthy, he competes with Mosely for the long relief role.
Can’t figure if Steve Garrison will battle it out for a LH relief spot or go to AAA.
Reegie Corona if healthy, stays at AAA.
What are they thinking about in Hollywood, besides their next line of coke? How can you even conceive of redoing a classic like “True Grit” and replacing John Wayne with Jeff Bridges? Talk about money grubbing idiots without a clue. some things should be left as is/ I swear that if they could con somebody, they’d try repainting “The Mona Lisa” and try passing it off as original.
GB-
“The Real Mona Lisa: It May Not Be Hanging in the Louvre:
http://www.associatedcontent.c.....tml?cat=38
Yeah, well that may not be the “Real Hollywood”. They haven’t had an original thought in almost 40 years. I don’t consider using computer animation as original.
The new True Grit is true to the novel while the original film had some significant changes from the source material. After some apprehension when first told of this remake, I’m now actually looking forward to this film due those changes that stays true to the novel.
Also, Wizard of Oz remake is coming, but the remake will follow the 1939 film script so it offers nothing new except an updated cast. I hope this fails just like what happen to the Psycho remake which followed the original script to a T.
By the way, the original True Grit is coming out on Blu-ray disc next month which is one good thing this remake has done for fans of the original film and John Wayne.
how in hades was jim leyritz acquitted of dui manslaughter??
Classics don’t need remakes. They only screw things up. GWTW, Casablana, etc. need to be left as is.
No problem…another reason to boycott movies.
GB7,
You do realize that some of those classic films were remakes too.
As George Steinbrenner used to say on occasion, ” Owning the New Yrok Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa ….. there’s only one of them. “
** York **
I’m well aware of classic remakes…remakes where you could actually still use your imagination to visualize.
I don’t need it s[elled out in graphic detali. Nothing beats classic music, books and movies. You can keep the garbage churned out today.
***Spelled out***
GB7,
What film was the last one you’ve seen in a movie theater?
Oh geez, they’re remaking the Wizard of Oz? I won’t be making a pilgrimage to see that one………is nothing sacred?
I never see movies anymore, but I want to see the King’s Speech
A big reason they remake movies is so they can take advantage of greater special effects………..they remade Helter Skelter (granted, a tv movie) – which seemed stupid to me at the time and still seems stupid. They remade Brian’s Song – although no special effects there. That was so unnecessary – nothing will ever top the original. The SE in WoZ are just fine and kids all over the world love it; what’s the point?
“The Great Raid”. They’ll have a Hell of a time improving on that. It was shipped over to Iraq.
Can’t wait for the new “It Is A Wonderful Life” to come out Christmas 2012 with Jimmy Fallon as George Bailey .
Ruby has been drinking again…….Somebody tell his live-in mother.
The Wiz will be a box office failure as there isn’t enough curiosity amongst today’s boomers to go out and see it again.
Today’s kids could care less about this genre.