Send a kid to a game
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Feb 25, 2011 
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Hi everyone, Chad here. Sam’s covering for me this weekend while I’m in a wedding back home in Missouri.
With games starting tomorrow, I just wanted to jump on the blog to post a reminder about an idea that started last spring when a reader named Mike Lawrence donated some extra Yankees spring training tickets to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa.
After Mike gave away two of his tickets, he heard back from BBBS.
Scott and I really appreciate the generosity of the individual donating those tickets. Scott loves sports but I don’t think he knew how packed that game was going to be until we got there. I think that was the spring training game of the year.
Seems like a great idea to me. If you have tickets, I hope you’re able to make it to the game. But if you can’t get to the stadium one day, you might as well use those tickets to send a kid to a game. Feel free to contact Mike or just contact BBBS directly.
Triple, I never did play the pen and pencil version. It’s a multi players game online. I find it challenging and fun. The graphic is top notch. But the.. it is kind of nerdy. heh, to each’s own.
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Not sure who exaclty wrote it but this came from a starting pitching guide that looks at all MLB teams major and minor league systems. Jason Collete,John Halpin,Tim Heaney,Zach Sanders and Mike Siano contributed to the guide
Manuel Banuelos (20, AA) ? An elite prospect, Banuelos has a slight frame at 5?10/155, but he packs a helluva punch with a 91-94 fastball that can touch as high as 96 with sink. Supplements the heat with a low-80s changeup that moves and a tight curveball that flashes plus, but is easily the least consistent of his offerings right now. I came away very impressed with him at the Rising Stars game during Arizona Fall League. He has #2 potential and is a must-draft across all formats with a minor league component. His curveball is ahead of Dellin Betances? changeup so I give him the slight edge overall as of now.
Dellin Betances (23, AA) ? This 6?8 behemoth rates just ahead of Banuelos at most outlets, but I?m taking a stand on Banuelos having seen him up close. That doesn?t mean I?m down on Betances by any stretch, though. With two plus pitches of his own, Betances starts out with a mid-90s fastball that just whips off of his large frame on a downward plane making it tough to square up in the clips I saw and follows it up with a ridiculously tight curve that, like the fastball, bears down on hitters thank to his size. His changeup is the missing piece of the puzzle at this point and without it, he can?t achieve his #2 starter potential. However, even without it he has a future as a dominant late innings reliever. Definitely a top tier minor league pick.
Andrew Brackman (25, AA) ? The third of the Killer B?s, Brackman is even taller than Betances at 6?10. He has a power curveball and mid-90s fastball combo that could succeed out of a major league bullpen right now, but his future is as a starter right now so the Yankees will continue to refine his changeup. If he gets it, his heavy curve and fastball combined with even a fringe changeup gives him #2 potential. Reports on him question the makeup a bit suggesting he could be one of those all-world talents who never quite delivers on the promise of his skills.
Brett Marshall (21, A+) ? Underrated at some outlets, Marshall has significant talent, but may get overlooked a bit because of his 6?0 frame and checkered injury history (TJ Surgery survivor). He has a plus two-seamer that sits low-90s touching 94, 95 with excellent movement. His changeup also dips and dives helping contribute to his above average groundball rate. The final piece to the puzzle would be adding consistency to his slider that he loses control of at times. Still at other times, it looks like a plus pitch giving him in three in all. Worth a pick now.
Adam Warren (23, AA) ? A cut below the three B?s, Warren is a hard-throwing righty with a four pitch repertoire in theory, though his breaking stuff is lagging well behind his fastball and changeup. He accumulates missed bats and groundballs with the low-to-mid 90s fastball thanks to above average control and plenty of movement on the pitch. His ultimate fate will be decided by the progression of his secondary pitches. The changeup is definitely passable right now, but neither the slider nor the curveball can be counted in with any level of consistency. Developing either breaking pitch to average or better could take Warren to ceiling as high as a #3. Otherwise, he has a definite future in the bullpen.
Jose Ramirez (21, A) ? Looked sharp in his first full season displaying a refined changeup, especially for a 20-year old. It sits 80-83 in contrast to his low-90s fastball that can reach 94-95 at times. He doesn?t get a ton of groundballs, but elevating him is tough as evidenced by his 0.2 HR/9 (just 3 in 115 IP). I?m a sucker for good changeups and if he can get his curveball working consistently, he has #3 starter upside.
Bryan Mitchell (20, A-) ? A raw, but talented high school product, Mitchell features a low-to-mid 90s fastball and power curveball, but lacks dominant command of either right now. He flashes a fringy changeup that needs more work than the command of his plus pitches, but at 20 with just one pro year under his belt, there is plenty of time. Worth speculating on if you can wait three years for the payoff.
Shaffer Hall (23, A+) ? Seems to be a fringe prospect as I couldn?t find a ton on him, but the stats were nice in his full season debut split even across A and High-A as he displayed impeccable control (1.4 BB/9) of his heavy arsenal (1.5 GO/AO ratio). He went nearly seven innings per start at A-Charleston before moving to High-A Tampa where his results weren?t as good, but the skills (namely his strikeout, walk and groundball rates) all improved. A deep sleeper.
What a great idea
Cashmoney,
I’ll def give it a lookie loo. Thanks
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yankeefeminista February 25th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
I agree about Betances change. I have seen it in 3 games and it is a nasty swing and miss pitch. Maybe that is an old scouting report?
yankeefeminista February 25th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Banuelos charts higher than expected for his size and stuff because he’s a lefty, IMO.
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The recently added velocity on the FB doesn’t hurt, especially for a lefty. The kid can pitch and has great command (the bump this year was him harnessing the new velo on FB, which he struggle with at first after coming back from the appendectomy.)
Sam, the Yankees have a program at NYS in place too where you can offer your tickets to charity through them. I think Boys and Girls Club. Contact them for info.
“Erica that’s right. The second and third films were abysmal….”
You ain’t kiddin’. Took Walton Goggins six years of the Shield to get the stink of Major League: Back to the Minors off of him. Careers of Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen and Ted McGinley? Not sure they ever recovered.
His changeup is the missing piece of the puzzle at this point and without it, he can?t achieve his #2 starter potential. However, even without it he has a future as a dominant late innings reliever. Definitely a top tier minor league pick.
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This is offbase. Dellin’s change is only missing from the viewpoint of hitters, who whiff on it. He commands it well and it just disappears on them. There’s no problem at all with his change, which he had the luxury of really going after when he was rehabbing. His only problem when I saw him was overthrowing the ball. He’s got 3 nasty pitches ready to go.
Major League 3 vs Jaws the Revenge is the ultimate grudge match for worst movie ever.
Corbin Bernsen’s character Roger Dorn has been written out of the new script. He’s not happy about that. (needs work)
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Major League 3 vs Jaws the Revenge is the ultimate grudge match for worst movie ever.
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SI_JonHeyman Selig to make major announcement tomorrow. Expected to be the hiring of joe torre as exec VP
Of course that made me bawl. How about just donating some tickets? If any Yankee posters have a little extra dough and would like to make some kids happy, why not just buy a few tickets and donate them to the organization? I know not everyone has the wherewithal but isn’t it a beautiful thought? You know how much we love this team and how we would thrill to be at a game? Just imagine what it would do for some kid whose lot in life isn’t a really great one.
I’m going to set up some kind of challenge. I’m going to donate two tickets to Big Brothers Big Sister of Tampa. I challenge other Yankee posters to do the same, go one down, or go up as many as you want. (I don’t know if that’s how you set up a challenge, but consider donating a ticket or two to that worthy cause.)
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# LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
yf…from what you’ve seen, is his velocity sustainable over a season, with his size? Or is he just gassing it all out? Can he keep that velocity up over a career? IMO he charts highly because he may be as good as many lefty relievers out there right now, like you say, he has the command and stuff. Size does matter, and exceptions prove rules. I’m trying to manage my own expectations, here – I don’t know how long he lasts throwing that hard, his mechanics better be flawless.
Hopefully he makes the club out of the pen and proves his ranking. Yanks have a stockpile of ML-ready lefties, because they are valuable and rare.
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Major League 3 vs Jaws the Revenge is the ultimate grudge match for worst movie ever.
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It’s right up there. The original made about $50 million and I think ML3 only about $3 million.
West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Corbin Bernsen?s character Roger Dorn has been written out of the new script. He?s not happy about that. (needs work)
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He’s on Psych.
I love Psych
“Major League 3 vs Jaws the Revenge is the ultimate grudge match for worst movie ever”
Not as long as “Dude, Where’s My Car?” continues to exist.
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
I love Psych
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Me too.
“Not as long as “Dude, Where’s My Car?” continues to exist.”
that’s bad but Jaws the revenge is on the made for TV SyFy level bad…..however it was supposed to be a real movie and therefore doesn’t get points for being in the “so bad its actually funny and awesome” category.
BTW I’m a Jennings fan from when he covered SWB and he would always tell you who was on their up or down, or out. Just to introduce myself, looks like you guys have a nice little community here.
Bernson has done other things recently too, but his career is certainly not on fire. A feature with Sheen would be very desirable for him right now; publicity and all.
SI_JonHeyman
1. Torre hiring expected to be for EVP, baseball operations, overseeing on-field activity for #MLB less than a minute ago via Mobile Web
2. Selig to make major announcement tomorrow. Expected to be the hiring of joe torre as exec VP
First order of business….mandatory delays for Midge attacks.
SyFy is the home of bad (hilarious) movies… I am greatly entertained by how bad they are… pretty much all mystery theater 3000 materials.
Count me in on Psych too. My favorite character is Gus.
Pittsburgh is going to be a force in the baseball if today is any indication. Now, if the can just line up 162 games against junior colleges, they’ll win, wire to wire.
3rd inning, 10-1 lead over Mantee-Sarasota.
Battlefield Earth. Ugggh!!!
blake, i believe midges were making love that night in their ephemeral existences… Joba got in their way.
LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
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# LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
yf…from what you’ve seen, is his velocity sustainable over a season, with his size? Or is he just gassing it all out? Can he keep that velocity up over a career? IMO he charts highly because he may be as good as many lefty relievers out there right now, like you say, he has the command and stuff. Size does matter, and exceptions prove rules. I’m trying to manage my own expectations, here – I don’t know how long he lasts throwing that hard, his mechanics better be flawless.
Hopefully he makes the club out of the pen and proves his ranking. Yanks have a stockpile of ML-ready lefties, because they are valuable and rare.
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He has very sound mechanics and it is not like he is suddenly overthrowing. He worked on getting stronger while he was out. He is still young and growing, and he has added strength, so I don’t think the bump up in velocity is that surprising, even though it wasn’t anticipated. He is short, but he is stout and strong with a solid core. I would guess it is sustainable based on his effortlessness and good mechanics. However, we will find out.
LibertyBoy
Welcome.
SyFy is awesome….I have seen the Giant Octopus, Giant Shark, Giant Spider, Giant Lizard, and Giant Tiger movies….all were excellent.
***Manatee-Sarasota***
Hmmm. Then there’s always the question of ticket availability. I’ve checked three games so far and found only single seats available. (I’m trying weekends thinking that the kids can’t go during the week.)
Fran-Gus rocks.
Nothing beats Ed Wood movies for being the best of bad.
JackCurryYES Curtis Granderson going old school with the Public Enemy T Shirt. Gotta love it
Well it was a nice idea. I do believe you get extra points in Heaven for trying.
“No man is an island,
Entire of itself.”
Blake –
I love the concept of ML cast vs sharks…
Could look something like htis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMwmqp3GLMc
Trisha, I do this with some of my season tickets in the Bronx. Another option: People can always buy or offer up some of their season tickets and donate them through the Yankees to the NY Boys and Girls Club.
It’s bizaro hip to like Ed Wood. Without a doubt the worst filmmaker ever.
Bojo,
I love that movie
yankfem, I’ll look into that too. I don’t have season tickets but maybe I could buy a bunch of individual tickets and send them through. There but for the grace of God etc. etc. etc.
Good lady, yf!
Blake–
One of the best ever (at least for the man makes brainy sharks who turn on mankind genre)!
Would love to see that scene used ina lot of movies…no one would be expecting it…just pop out like the Kool Aid guy on Family Guy!
It’s actually appropriate the discussion is about bad movies since the Razzies are announced tomorrow.
pat – thanks.
yf – I’m going to go out on a limb and say that he’s being promoted, by promoted I mean in the sales sense, for prospective traders. Felt the same way about AJax a year ago but I know, I can’t prove that here
. Yanks have Feliciano, Logan, and Marte (injured but not yet untradeable with a little cash to grease a deal) on the 40-man. All three are ML-ready, Marte is the only LOOGY per se but still, a lefty is a lefty is a lefty. That’s a lot of arm on the left side of the rubber out of the ‘pen. Something’s gotta give.
Would have been great ending to Gone With The Wind
Rhett: “Frankly Scarlett, I don’t give a damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Scarlett: “Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!”
“One of the best ever (at least for the man makes brainy sharks who turn on mankind genre)!”
There was one other where a man was crossed with a shark….it could walk though and come on land…..I think it had the Craig Nelson in it, can’t remember the name of the movie though.
Razzies – Look out Jennifer Aniston. “The Bounty Hunter,” “The Switch”. Vomit.
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
“One of the best ever (at least for the man makes brainy sharks who turn on mankind genre)!”
There was one other where a man was crossed with a shark….it could walk though and come on land…..I think it had the Craig Nelson in it, can’t remember the name of the movie though.
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Was it about lawyers?
Boston Legal perhaps?
WCYF-I actually kind of liked The Switch.
The Bounty Hunter was awful though.
J. Alfred Prufrock February 25th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
His changeup is the missing piece of the puzzle at this point and without it, he can?t achieve his #2 starter potential. However, even without it he has a future as a dominant late innings reliever. Definitely a top tier minor league pick.
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This is offbase. Dellin’s change is only missing from the viewpoint of hitters, who whiff on it. He commands it well and it just disappears on them. There’s no problem at all with his change, which he had the luxury of really going after when he was rehabbing. His only problem when I saw him was overthrowing the ball. He’s got 3 nasty pitches ready to go.
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Yep, his change as I said above is not just plus but swing and miss. He just needs to continue to repeat his mechanics. Hopefully, he picks up where he left off last year in Trenton. Of anyone I have seen since Hughes (C.Garcia was in that mix), Betances has the absolute best stuff. No contest.
I liked “The Switch” but then I like anything with Racheal in it…..
All Razzie worthy:
Gerard Butler “The Bounty Hunter”
Nicolas Cage “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
Ashton Kutcher, “The Killers,” and “Valentine’s Day”
Robert Pattinson, “Remember Me,” “The Twilight Saga – Eclipse”
Nice up-to-date article on Banuelos…155 pounds…Really? Guess they didn’t read the press clippings at fall leagues where he had gained up to 195 lbs.
Remember me was a really good movie. I thought Pattinson was really good in that film.
Erin, not a good year for Jennifer. She’s cleaning up though. If you can put a house on the market for $42 million you’re doing ok.
West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Razzies – Look out Jennifer Aniston. “The Bounty Hunter,” “The Switch”. Vomit.
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For years I went to see Jennifer Aniston movies in the theater.
Then I realized, I just couldn’t put myself through that anymore
Being Rachel Green can only take you so far.
“Being Rachel Green can only take you so far.”
blasphemy…..what if someone said that about Johnny
West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
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Ashton Kutcher, ?The Killers,? and ?Valentine?s Day?
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Don’t get me started on Killers. I’m still kicking myself that I actually saw that in the theater.
Blake–Did you ever see the alternate ending to tha film?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....&NR=1
Erica – she’s a good actress that’s what’s so perplexing. She needs to play a down and out crack addict or something dramatic like Charlize Theron did in Monster.
Is it me or is anyone else having trouble following the conversations today?
Yep, his change as I said above is not just plus but swing and miss. He just needs to continue to repeat his mechanics. Hopefully, he picks up where he left off last year in Trenton. Of anyone I have seen since Hughes (C.Garcia was in that mix), Betances has the absolute best stuff. No contest.
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yankfem – sometimes I think that because of his size and power that Betances is pretty misunderstood. He’s big with great stuff but he also has a feel for pitching. There’s this idea he some raw-boned kid with no pitchability & that’s completely wrong. The great thing too is that he has the stuff to get away with going off the rail and that he seems to have become sensitive to his own derailment and can put himself back on track.
Jennifer Aniston has been in some good movies. Office Space, Friends With Money and The Good Girl spring to mind.
And for my guilty pleasure picks I’ll take Picture Perfect and Just Go With It
LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
pat – thanks.
yf – I’m going to go out on a limb and say that he’s being promoted, by promoted I mean in the sales sense, for prospective traders. Felt the same way about AJax a year ago but I know, I can’t prove that here . Yanks have Feliciano, Logan, and Marte (injured but not yet untradeable with a little cash to grease a deal) on the 40-man. All three are ML-ready, Marte is the only LOOGY per se but still, a lefty is a lefty is a lefty. That’s a lot of arm on the left side of the rubber out of the ‘pen. Something’s gotta give.
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Banuelos projects as a starter. I can’t see our trading someone with that kind of value. Can you clarify as per the lefties in the pen and how that affects ManBan? I am unsure what you are saying here, but I see Manny continuing to start with a late stint out of the pen, but no way at this point are we are projecting him as a reliever long-term.
Also none of our lefty pitching prospects are anywhere near ManBan in talent or projectability at this point. Who are you referring to in our minor leagues, RE: previous remark about the myriad lefty pitching ‘specs we have? Bleich can’t compare with Banuelos, and there is nobody else at AA or higher.
Bojo,
No, that’s awesome!
I thought Rumor has it, Bruce Almighty, and obviously Marley and Me were pretty good.
Aniston was in “She’s the One”…. Good movie with Ed Burns.
Doreen
It’s not you.
J. Alfred Prufrock February 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Yep, his change as I said above is not just plus but swing and miss. He just needs to continue to repeat his mechanics. Hopefully, he picks up where he left off last year in Trenton. Of anyone I have seen since Hughes (C.Garcia was in that mix), Betances has the absolute best stuff. No contest.
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yankfem – sometimes I think that because of his size and power that Betances is pretty misunderstood. He’s big with great stuff but he also has a feel for pitching. There’s this idea he some raw-boned kid with no pitchability & that’s completely wrong. The great thing too is that he has the stuff to get away with going off the rail and that he seems to have become sensitive to his own derailment and can put himself back on track.
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Prufrock, bottomline, I think the current Betances isn’t the one that scouting report was referring to. It was the Betances before or coming back from the surgery. So, couldn’t agree more, and I think everyone is catching on to how good he is, vs. you, me, and the next prospect nerd, saying, “No, you don’t understand, this guy is a front-end of rotation pitcher.” But there is progress, few are putting him in trades anymore as that faceless 4th player, because now everyone seems to know who he is . So, let’s just hope he keeps repeating and delivering, which is what I expect he’ll do.
West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Erica – she’s a good actress that’s what’s so perplexing. She needs to play a down and out crack addict or something dramatic like Charlize Theron did in Monster.
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Perhaps a new agent is a good starting point
Erin February 25th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Jennifer Aniston has been in some good movies. Office Space, Friends With Money and The Good Girl spring to mind.
And for my guilty pleasure picks I’ll take Picture Perfect and Just Go With It
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Friends With Money was NOT a good movie.
I did like Office Space and the Good Girl and She’s the One. Can I consider “He’s Just Not that Into You” a guilty pleasure?
I Like Inge February 25th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Aniston was in ?She?s the One??. Good movie with Ed Burns.
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Yes!!! I knew I was forgetting one. I love that movie.
Cameron is in that one too.
Doreen February 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Is it me or is anyone else having trouble following the conversations today?
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Whats wrong with 80s video games segwaying into bad movies and then Jennifer Aniston?
trisha – true pinstriped blue February 25th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
yankfem, I’ll look into that too. I don’t have season tickets but maybe I could buy a bunch of individual tickets and send them through. There but for the grace of God etc. etc. etc.
Good lady, yf!
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Right back at you, Trisha. And you should come down for a game, yourself.
Erica in NY February 25th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Friends With Money was NOT a good movie.
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It WAS a good movie.
We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
Erin February 25th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
I Like Inge February 25th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Aniston was in ?She?s the One??. Good movie with Ed Burns.
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Yes!!! I knew I was forgetting one. I love that movie.
Cameron is in that one too.
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She was practically a baby in that movie.
Hard to believe the Mask was over 15 years ago
Anniston has rwo new films coming out this year she’s a machine. Typical fare for her.
“Wanderlust” with Paul Rudd and Alan Alda.
“Horrible Bosses” with Jason Bateman.
Erin February 25th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Erica in NY February 25th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Friends With Money was NOT a good movie.
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It WAS a good movie.
We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
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Ugh. Fine. But only cause I like you
Oh, and yes Erica you can have He’s Just Not That Into You as your guilty pleasure Aniston movie.
West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Anniston has rwo new films coming out this year she’s a machine. Typical fare for her.
“Wanderlust” with Paul Rudd and Alan Alda.
“Horrible Bosses” with Jason Bateman.
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You can sign me up right now for “Horrible Bosses”. You have me at the title.
And I had my first celebrity crush on Jason Bateman. I still love him
OK, sadly I’m off to lunch so I’ll miss the rest of this discussion.
Have fun.
yf – To clarify, the Yanks have more major-league-ready (by that I include guys with ML exp.) lefties than they have had in recent memory. Maybe in 10 years? Can anyone remember when they had this many veteran lefties suited up plus a hot lefty prospect going into spring? I’m saying something has to give, Yanks have lefties stockpiled like catchers. You can only give lockers out to a limited number at a time. That said, I don’t see a 155-lb young lefty meaningfully projected as an impact starter for the NY Yankees. True, stranger things have happened and I’ll be the first to admit wrongness.
Agree on all Betances points, BTW. Kid has a smooth, on-top delivery and you can see focus in his face.
Jennifer Anniston is box office gold no matter how bad the movie it seems. “The Bounty Hunter” was absolute garbage and it made $130 million worldwide.
Banuelos isn’t 155 anymore….he was listed at 195 recently and seeing him throw a pen the other day he looks much closer to that number than 155, he’s filled out.
Doreen February 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Is it me or is anyone else having trouble following the conversations today?
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It’s not you.
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Banuelos isn’t 155 anymore….he was listed at 195 recently and seeing him throw a pen the other day he looks much closer to that number than 155, he’s filled out.
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The kid may be short, but these days he is a little bull, actually.
ESPN always gets bad Yankee news right, it’s Brackman’s groin:
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-.....report.com
Hats off to Carig at the Star Ledger for the scoop?
No way is he 195 lbs, I’ll hedge to 175 lbs. The video:
http://www.bronxbrasstacks.com.....s-bullpen/
Blake, never saw ML 3, but Jaws the Revenge is HILARIOUSLY bad. The acting is ludicrously bad (and I LOVE Michael Cain) – except for the shark.
yankeefeminista February 25th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Doreen February 25th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Is it me or is anyone else having trouble following the conversations today?
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It’s not you.
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Clearly some of you don’t watch enough tv/movies
^^^I meant, indeed, hats off to Carig for the scoop [period, end of story].
Brackman. Not smart.
“He said he had felt the discomfort in his groin throughout camp, but had kept it from Yankees officials until Thursday.”
new thread
I’d bet he’s closer to 195 than he is 155….even if its 180
yankeefeminista February 25th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
blake February 25th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Banuelos isn’t 155 anymore….he was listed at 195 recently and seeing him throw a pen the other day he looks much closer to that number than 155, he’s filled out.
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The kid may be short, but these days he is a little bull, actually.
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yea he’s no waif.& he ain’t being traded. Agree on Dellin.Hope they let us know when he’s throwing soon.
Nice that ESPN mentions that Girardi lauded Brackman’s fewer “moving parts”…haven’t heard that anywhere….?
Betsy February 25th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Blake, never saw ML 3, but Jaws the Revenge is HILARIOUSLY bad. The acting is ludicrously bad (and I LOVE Michael Cain) – except for the shark.
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I agree and Michael Caine is one of my all-time favorite actors. The original movie “Sleuth” with Sir Lawrence Olivier is one of my top five movies of all times. He’s brilliant in it.
LibertyBoy February 25th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
yf – To clarify, the Yanks have more major-league-ready (by that I include guys with ML exp.) lefties than they have had in recent memory. Maybe in 10 years? Can anyone remember when they had this many veteran lefties suited up plus a hot lefty prospect going into spring? I’m saying something has to give, Yanks have lefties stockpiled like catchers. You can only give lockers out to a limited number at a time. That said, I don’t see a 155-lb young lefty meaningfully projected as an impact starter for the NY Yankees. True, stranger things have happened and I’ll be the first to admit wrongness.
Agree on all Betances points, BTW. Kid has a smooth, on-top delivery and you can see focus in his face.
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I am confused. Which lefties prospect SP’s are you referring to?
*lefty*
# West Coast Yankee Fan February 25th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Jennifer Anniston is box office gold no matter how bad the movie it seems. “The Bounty Hunter” was absolute garbage and it made $130 million worldwide.
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130 million worldwide and I think it cost about 40 million to make. Who knew she was that popular.
The Yanks will be less two lefties by mid-year, and Banuelos is a starter like Joba is a starter and we’ll come back and revisit this thread in the season and you’re not getting rid of me. hahahahahaha
WC, I never saw that – I may need to rent it. What’s it about? One movie I like that I don’t think anyone has ever seen is Shock to the System…..Caine was good in that. I also feel guilty about liking Blame it on Rio – trashy movie, but I watch it whenever it’s on, lol
Everyone is forgetting the classic, genetically altered super killer Sharktopus – the SyFy staple
Chad, thanks again for posting this. The folks at the Big Brothers/Sisters of Tampa are great folks. We met a few last year when going to the games. A little background on the idea…
I’ve been fortunate enough to take my son (9) for the last few years to Tampa for a few days/games over his school break. He’s a huge Yankee/baseball fan and loves the trip. We discussed buying tickets for the games and I explained that not all folks are lucky enough to do this. We discussed purchasing extra tickets for the games and reached out the BBBS of Tampa. We’ve done that for the past few years now. This year we will not make it down as his break falls late, but we’ve sent along tickets to two games. Baseball is an incredible game and giving kids the chance to see it up close is a true gift. Tickets are relatively inexpensive and you are doing a wonderful thing.
Quick story – last year we sat next to the Big/Little that went to the game. We were near the bullpen and managed to get Mike Harkey (BP coach) to sign a hat and ball for him. Jermaine was on beyond excited. Truly reminds you that baseball is a kid’s game.
So, if you are able, please make the donation. You can buy on Ticketmaster and send the tickets via electronically. Stubhub has that option as well. Good luck and thank you for doing a great thing.
Trish, Great idea on the challenge.
- Mike Lawrence
yf, I never said lefty “starters”, you did, and I clarified “MLB-ready” as meaning “any guy who can pitch in the MLB”, that includes Logan, Feliciano, Marte (like I said, he’s injured, but that may or may not affect tradeability b/c he’s a vet lefty with firm LOOGY creds), and yes, I am including Manny B in that. They could probably put him on the mound right now in the Bronx for an inning and he wouldn’t embarass them.
By my count, then, four ML-ready lefties in camp. Is that still not clear?
And when I say “Manny is a starter like Joba is a starter” I mean, HE A I N ‘ T a starter. And when I say he A I N ‘ T a starter, I mean he may get starts, but when the good Lord takes him from this earth, the tombstone will read, “Here Lies Manny Banuelos, An Excellent Lefty Reliever”.
That wasn’t Sharktopus, that was Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, lol. Classic – a shark leaping into the air to snatch a 747, lol……..even chomping down on the Golden Gate Bridge, lol