A few notes and links on this Veterans Day
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Nov 11, 2011 
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I believe it was Erik Boland who pointed it out this morning, and it’s perfectly true: Joe Girardi always seems especially excited for any sort of pregame ceremony honoring the military. Watch the dugout one night when the Yankees have some sort of military ceremony, Girardi’s always front and center.
“I think, for me, it was the impact our visit to Washington D.C. had on me,” Girardi said this morning, referring to the team’s 2010 visit to Walter Reed hospital. “You really got a true sense of the sacrifices that these young men and women have made because of the what we saw in the hospital and the injuries and the rehab that these men and women have to overcome just to have somewhat of a normal life again.
“You realize how lucky we are to live in this country, how lucky it feels to be a father of three and a husband and how safe I feel about my family walking around every day in this country. Not every place is like that, and I believe it’s because of their service.”
This morning, Girardi helped pack care packages to be shipped to military men and women overseas, and of course I’m wishing a happy Veterans Day to everyone, especially one of my oldest friends, Zac, who’s currently stationed in Iraq.
A few other notes and links from today.
• Didn’t find out about this until today, and I’ll post another mention of it tomorrow morning: Jesus Montero will be meeting fans and signing autographs at Last Licks in Scarsdale on Saturday. He’ll be there from noon until 2 p.m.
• Wilson Ramos has been found alive in Venezuela.
• Obviously Jonathan Papelbon is the big baseball story of the day. With the Red Sox closer agreeing to a deal with the Phillies, old friend Pete Abraham mentioned that the free agent market is flooded with possible alternatives for Boston, and he mentioned three in-house candidates for the job, including former Yankees long man Alfredo Aceves.
• Apparently the Marlins are ready to spend this winter. They’re moving into a new stadium next season — opening it with two games against the Yankees — and today they reportedly made significant offers to both Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes.
• Looks like utility infielder Jamey Carroll is going to the Twins. Probably no spot for him with the Yankees anyway, especially not on a two-year deal, but he’s a nice player. Don’t really know him, but I’ve always liked him for some reason.
Associated Press photo from Yankee Stadium this morning
Trade Jesus for Gio.
Great news on Ramos.
Blake
There is a lot of talent there. It doesn’t bother me one bit that they didn’t play that great. Pretty much everything they did wrong ( offensive boards, etc)is easily correctable. FT shooting and maybe Marshall’s jumper are a couple of areas that need improvement. You thinking about the going to the Asheville game?
tar
you play bball?
UCONN will crush UNC this year. Roscoe Smith would absolutely smother Barnes and UCONN’s bigs would be impossible to avoid in the paint.
No contest.
Mick
I was pretty good at HORSE. Haha I was terrible at Bball. Had a lot enthusiasm for D, but couldn’t shoot to save my life.
all i could do was shoot…so much so that giving it up wasn’t what i was there for.
Bret
stick to trade proposal’s at least you’re good at that….Oh wait
Damn, marlins make offers to pujols, reyes and buerle??
but will the marlins draw?
Bret,
I’m thinking Kentucky is the team to beat this year, completely stacked. UCONN bigs did nothing tonight outside of Olander and maybe defensively Roscoe. I’m waiting till we see real competition because if Shabazz gets in foul trouble and Lamb’s shot isn’t on, where does the offense come from? Boatright also needs to get cleared to see a real evaluation.
Jackson,
Drummond got into foul trouble early. He’s just a freshman so that’s to be expected.
I think 2 questions need to be answered for UCONN to repeat
1)Can Napier lead and distribute the ball and not fall prey to his score-first mentality?
2)Can Drummond mature in time for the Tourney?
Drummond made two bad fouls and a quick 3rd in the 2nd. He had a bad game but he has to show more bball IQ. Anthony Davis had 23 and 11 for Kentucky.
Once Boatright comes back, I’m only worried about Bazz as a good decision making PG. He’s looking to dish this year.
I have faith in Shabazz mainly because I listened to him talk about his role this year without Walker and he just seemed to be very clear early on that he has to be a playmaker. Ray Allen encouraged him to get the ball to his bigs. Kemba tutored him for a whole year. I have faith Kemba had a strong influence over Shabazz. He’s so lightening fast and so skilled. I think he’s going to end the season as the unsung hero playing in the shadow of Lamb. He’ll be one of the most underrated bbplayers in the country. I think he’s a winner and he’s been surrounded by awesome teachers that he respects. Dude’s a baller. If teams have to double team him Lamb is gonna rake. If they double Lamb, Napier can be real dangerous around the basket. Nobody can outrebound this UCONN team either.
My hope is that Drummond’s learning curve is off the charts.
Tar,
first game of the year and playing outside had to affect both teams somewhat…..the UNCA game is sold out I’m pretty sure.
Bret,
whatever makes you feel better bud
So glad to hear about Ramos….terrific news.
Marlins Make Offers to Pujols, Reyes, Buehrle
By Mark Polishuk [November 11 at 9:51pm CST]
9:51pm: Loria confirmed the club made the offers, reports Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Marlins president David Samson, however, said the team had no official comment. When asked if the club could afford all three players, Samson said “It’s a problem we never suspected could happen. That’s the true answer.”
so they made offers to 3 players without even thinking about whether they could afford it if they all said yes……sounds smart.
Agreed on Drummond, athletically the kid is off the charts.
Columbia didn’t outrebound us, but guess what the total was? 43 Conn – 41 Col
Shabazz is a great on the ball defender, probably the best all around PG in the BE also, but without a backup in Boatright, he has to play conservatively to avoid foul trouble.
why would Sadistic want to go out in public unless he wants to get shot?
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He was spotted in Dick’s a couple of days ago in full Penn State garb.
Good news about Ramos.
Apologies for continuing the PSU talk but I know it’s not going to go away and you owe it to yourself to watch at least one of the 2 videos I’m going to link.
I heard John Ritchie on ESPN this morning and his emotions and conflict about the situation was heart breaking.
For those who don’t know who Ritchie is, he’s a 37 year old Stanford graduate, former professional football player who grew up in Central PA and who has known Sandusky since he was 14 years old.
Here’s the video of him on First Take this morning
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7219531
John Ritchie on OTL this afternoon.
A little more detailed than the First Take interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f.....bwn_b9KzcE
Josh Beckett implicated in steroid supplier scandal.
http://tinyurl.com/7hq7d9h
Please stop peddling your crappy BleacherReport article.
So did they find the people who kidnapped Ramos. OR did they just find Ramos by himself?
Can’t really tell in the article.
Good links pat.
Speaking of bleacherreport this twitter is hilarious in it’s simplicity: 43 Willamette L. Rev. 31
Fack. Sorry. Definitely did not mean to post that.
@veryfakeBR is what I was talking about.
Thanks for nothing, UCLA.
When will I learn not to trust those humps…
Word is, Jerry Sandusky went shopping on Wednesday.
At Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Two workers at the store told me Friday that it was true – but said they weren’t in the store at the time and didn’t see him personally. Four other workers stiffly declined comment. Nobody refuted the story.
pat -
Thanks for those links. I am glad Richie decided to speak.
Even after richie spoke,he said something in the back of his mind was saying,i hope sandusky didn’t see this & isn’t mad at me.
It shows how complex this is.
Also when paterno heard about the incident that mcqueary witnessed,paterno did not know the boys name,what he looked like.
If anybody knew about sandusky & covered it up,they should be burned.
But let’s not burn everybody associated with sandusky til we know the truth.
Interesting thing that i keep hearing is that there were rumors.
You hear that from everybody.
I just think that unless people step forward & complain,the predators are very good at hiding this.
Villa
Glad to provide them. It annoys me when people who don’t have all the facts think they know all the answers.
Ritchie- an articulate, intelligent adult- by his ambivalence shows this is a way more complicated situation than some are making it out to be.
Good Morning.
Interesting that Montero is still here in the States.
Perhaps he works out with A-Rod this winter as was supposed ?
Is there anyone the Marlins are not trying to sign this OS ?
pat -
Ditto.
Word has it, Jerry Sandusky used the bathroom on Friday.
MTU,
Yet to be seen how serious they are though…..I think they’ll get somebody (maybe Reyes) but I would guess they are getting their name in every rumor primarily to drum up interest for that new ballpark.
ROY awards on Monday: my guesses….Kimbrel and Hellickson. Nova had a great season and its nice to have someone in contention though.
Annibal sanchez,i believe cancelled his trip to venezuela over the kidnapping.
It is like pirates capturing ships in certain regions.
A lot of times the police aren’t even contacted because of the fear induced by the kidnappers.
A certain code if you will.
Money is given in a lot or most cases,so as long as that happens,it will continue.
Once a player reaches a certain financial status,they & their families are at risk.
Contrary to popular belief, Jerry Sandusky ate lunch on Tuesday.
Blake-
Probably right about the Marlins. Good luck with the nutcase at the helm.
Nova was right there. How about a Nova/Hughes tandem for next year ?
Trumbo ? Hellickson was a favorite.
MTU
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One of the best rookie classes in recent memory.
Ron-
I believe they sell more privately-owned armored cars in Mexico than anywhere else in the World. Kidnappings for ransom are a way of life in some of these places.
Pathetic isn’t it ?
Blake-
2013 might turn out to be one of the better FA classes in recent memory.
If we’re lucky.
Did someone pay Ramos’s ransom….or did they just let him go?
Oh i just heard he was rescued.
New thread —>