Williams: “I just want to come back here”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Mar 19, 2012 
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When Mason Williams went to first base to pinch run for Mark Teixeira last night, Joe Girardi gave the 20-year-old center fielder the green light. Williams was in a big league spring training game for the first time, and he wasted little time. He took off for second base and was thrown out by Matt Wieters.
“(Girardi) said sometimes first-timers are scared out there or whatever,” Williams said. “But I felt comfortable. I thought I had a good enough jump, but I guess not.”
Williams was candid after the game, and he seemed relatively comfortable surrounded by a crowd of roughly a dozen reporters for the first time. It’s part of what the Yankees like about him, a humble confidence that makes Williams more than a talented young athlete.
“I definitely talked to a lot of players on the team, picked their head,” Williams said. “When I was on the bench, just watching the game, see how they play and see what goes on in the dugout, hopefully learn from it. … It makes me more hungry, and the adrenalin doesn’t stop here. It keeps going if I play tomorrow in a spring training game with the other guys across the street. I just want to come back here. I want to play as hard as I can and hopefully make an impact.”
After being thrown out, Williams stayed aggressive. In his first at-bat of big league camp, he swung at the first pitch and singled to left field. He had family in the stands, and they made plenty of noise. Williams got to first base and tried to play it cool, only later admitting that he was smiling on the inside.
“I was here watching people, picking brains,” he said. “It all starts there.”
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MTU,
No fee….though Im not sure there is a “no tourist season ” anymore.
Is Williams considered the Yankees top prospect ?
“Let’s go for a hike in the Smoky’s.
A Lohud bonding exercise.”
blake and mtu-
we should stay away from high places and deep water though
Kinda doubt Mason has run across any catcher that throws like Wieters so far…..he may not have developed into “Mauer with power” at the plate…..but he’s a beast defensively.
I agree that it was good to see Mason be aggressive….he’s an exciting kid….
Blake-
I’ve kinda heard that.
A friend is from Dalonaga, Ga.
He said it can be a real zoo. Shame.
Maybe we’ll just have to stay out this way then.
Just to clarify, I still like Nova, and his comments seem out of character, but his comments were out of line. Maybe it’s a second language thing, but it’s pretty far from saying I just threw two bad pitches. However I don’t put too much weight on a couple of bad innings in spring training and am not saying he should be moved down in the pecking order yet.
“Is Williams considered the Yankees top prospect ?”
Most everyone considers Banuelos the top guy….but apparently a lot of Yankee people think Mason might be their best….the “experts” might agree in a year or two.
“I agree that it was good to see Mason be aggressive….he’s an exciting kid….”
blake-
i’m really looking forward to the next wave of kids to come along. maybe mason williams is the next new yankee to be coming along. he does seem to have a bit of charisma to him. people are noticing him.
MTU,
Its not bad once you get off the beaten path…..its just the beaten paths are very beaten.
Randy,
I agree…..they have a pretty exciting group if position players in the lower levels….we just have to hope they process into an exciting group in the upper levels AND that the big league club can fend off age long enough for them to get ready….Montero was a bit of a hedge between the two…
If Mason performs again in A ball this year he may jump into some top 25s for 2013.
Blake-
Gotcha.
Zion is a little like that during Tourist season.
Not quite as bad I expect.
Nothin ruins a wilderness experience more than a hoard of noisy Tourists.
Solitude is a big part of the enjoyment.
Randy-
I have been to the White Mtns. many times when I lived back East.
Never been to Maine but it looks worthy of exploration.
Lot’s of wilderness. Few Humanoids. Plenty of wildlife.
That’s what ya’ want.
“i’ve gotta disagree with randy (there’s a shocker!) about the orioles. i think they are going to be horrible this year and i expect buck to be out on his kiester again before it ends”
ysguy-
i also saw that ricky peterson has been added as pitching coordinator for the whole system. i’m not sre what that means or even if the poistion exists with the yankees. the way it sounded it wasn’t just minor league pitching coordinator but for the whole system.
unless buck and ricky’s testosterone levels are over the hill, i expect those two to do some serious base building.
Oh.
And plenty of deeeeeeeelicious Lobstah.
When the good Lord was busy inventing food for Man the 2nd thing he put out there, after the apple, was Lobster with melted butter.
P.S. the 3rd thing was NY style Pizza.
“The Yankees have traditionally been one of the biggest spenders on the international market, but last year they only spent approximately $2.93M on players according to Ben Balder. That ranks 11th out of the 30 teams. The Rangers were by far the biggest spenders last year at $12.83M, with most of it going to two outfielders: Nomar Mazara ($4.95M) and Ronald Guzman ($3.45M). Those are the first and third largest bonuses in history. The Yankees top signing was Dominican third baseman Miguel Andujar at $750k.”
http://www.riveraveblues.com
Blah
blake-
one of the joys of a yankee fan is seeing a new kid emerge on the scene like williams.
i remember the excitement of a tresh or a murcer or a munson. i think the excitement pettitte created in coming back shows it’s not just the laundry but a balance between rooting for the laundry and rooting for the individual player that drives most fans.
a lot of yankee fans had developed a rooting interest in montero. they have none in pineda at this point. that’s what created the backlash with montero .
sometimes the team has to make trades or they don’t get a tino or nettles or randolph or chambliss, but they have to have kids that come up from the system to really drive fan interest and push the tradition.
no team needs more base-building than the orioles, who just seem to be adrift. buck and peterson should be there for a long time to build a foundation for the franchise. but it seems to me like management has no clue and is just grasping for straws then losing interest and starting over again and again and i think that it may end with buck being thrown out or walking away in frustration.
The Yanks knew the rules were changing yet Texas spent 4x as much internationally last year….unless they were saving it for Soler…which doesn’t seem to be the case….then that kinda sucks.
MTU
Lot’s of wilderness. Few Humanoids. Plenty of wildlife.
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If you want that you’d want to avoid the coast.
Nothing but a tourist trap pretty much the whole lenght.
Also you might avoid randy.
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Blake-
Soler isn’t off the board just yet.
Maine-
yup.
That’s what I’d want. To avoid the Tourists.
Bringing Randy along would be a smart move because he’d challenge the bears and pumas, and then I could go on my merry way while they had something to eat.
The interior of your State looks like a great place to explore.
As we say out here “Miles and Miles of Miles and Miles”.
Does Maine have it’s own beer brand like Texas has “Lonestar” ?
Randy,
Im excited about Pineda but I know what you mean….
Blake-
Well then you’ll be happy then because Pineda is on ESPN tomorrrow.
Blake-
I hope he fits on my big screen.
“If you want that you’d want to avoid the coast.
Nothing but a tourist trap pretty much the whole lenght.
Also you might avoid randy. ”
mtu-
maine yankee is a farmer.
he lives real close to my father’s side of the family who are dairy farmers and loggers at heart. my mom’s side are ocean people as in lobstermen fisherman and sea captain types. the farmers and the ocean people are two separate peoples. they don’t necessarily like each other.
the tourists are an invading army to add spice to the mix.
one thing i like about maine is that it’s the kind of place where if the power grid shuts down a whole bunch of people just keep on going there. it’s kind of off the grid in teh sense of having back up systems still in place.
MTU March 19th, 2012 at 9:32 am
Does Maine have it’s own beer brand like Texas has “Lonestar” ?
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I don’t know.
I think so but not a drinker so not familiar with it.
Yawwwwwwn… morning all. Nothing like a Monday to make you appreciate every other day of the week.
“Im excited about Pineda but I know what you mean….”
blake -
i’d be more excited about pineda if he didn’t keep reminding me of losing montero.
too bad they couldn’t have gotten him by trading someone else.
Seems doubtful they’ll sign Soler based on their new philosophy about their budget
randy
he lives real close to my father’s side of the family who are dairy farmers and loggers at heart. my mom’s side are ocean people as in lobstermen fisherman and sea captain types. the farmers and the ocean people are two separate peoples. they don’t necessarily like each other.
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Fairly accurate description.
The only thing is I do have some affinity for the coast.
My wife’s from the coast and I do enjoy sea food.
Randy-
Thanks for cultural Anthropology lesson.
As far as the off-the-grid thing goes I think that’s kind of cool.
An Independent, self-sufficent type spirit is good IMO.
There are pockets of that still left in America.
The Mormons have a long tradition in that regard.
It comes from having been harrassed and persecuted by the mainstream.
They dealt with it by flipping ‘em the bird and learning to take care of themselves.
It continues to this day (Not so much the flip off but the independence).
It’s something I admire.
Too many people looking for Big Bro’ to take care of them these days IMO.
maine-
You drink.
Milk.
As far as the off-the-grid thing goes I think that’s kind of cool.
An Independent, self-sufficent type spirit is good IMO.
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It’d be extremely beneficial in the event of a zombie-apocalypse.
Shame-
Isn’t that what a lot of the Human Race is ?
randy
the tourists are an invading army to add spice to the mix
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What they really add to the mix is greenbacks.
I guess it’s okay if they swarm the coast.
Means less of them inland.
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“Too many people looking for Big Bro’ to take care of them these days IMO.”
when the whole connecticut power grid went down form one unusual fall snowstorm for over a week last fall, i knew it’s time to be thinking of back up plans.
the whole system is fragile now. people assume things will work. that electric power will always be there. not necessarily.
Maine-
Just take away the paved surfaces and walmarts and replace them with a line of Killer bee hives.
That should do it.
Have them mail in the Greenbacks.
randy-
It goes way beyond just the power grid.
MTU – That’s just how it feels on a Monday morning lol.
MTU
An Independent, self-sufficent type spirit is good IMO.
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We can have a snow storm of upwards of 2ft and we just are out in force with our 4×4′s.
Lots of people heating with wood too.
Gardens and a few critters for the freezer in the fall.
Maine-
Sounds like an easier form of Alaska.
ESPNNewYork
BREAKING: Mets owners settle Madoff lawsuit for $162 million. http://es.pn/xtMp8m
Shame-
I remember the Monday Morning Blues.
maine yankee
my parents and sisters live in a ct town that was like a thrird world country for a week just because the power was off for a week last fall. it’s on the interstate and the regional mall is there. i git there three days after the storm and there were still wires all over the road, no police or lights at major intersections. just very surreal.
we evacuated them to maine to my sisters condo where power came back on pretty quick. that’s how i got into going back up there more. one of the things mane has going for it is it’s behind the times in a good way. that is , it’s much more independent than other areas of the northeast.
Morning LoHudders
“too bad they couldn’t have gotten him by trading someone else.”
Yea don’t think they coukd have…Jack Z targeted Montero specifically…..now could they have traded other guys for another pitcher…..maybe I have no idea.
MTU,
I know…should be a home game too right so maybe an accurate gun….should see an uptick in velo from the big guy.
Blake-
It will be nice to watch him on the big screen.
Especially with the sound off.
“Especially with the sound off.”
Lol…maybe Kay wont be on there.
Top of the Mornin’ Erin.
(I know. A few days late.)
mtu -
the biggest problem i see with maine is there is a very scary creature up there you have to watch out for.
it’s way scarier than the bears.
it’s the red necked die hard yellow belly red sox fan.
way worse than shame’s zombies too.
although it’s hard to tell the difference between the two
I read some months ago it wasn’t clear that Soler would be available before the July signing date. I don’t know if that is true, and the current delay may be with the State Department but I could see Comrade Selig stalling so that he doesn’t get a huge bonus.
Randy-
Turn Karloff loose on ‘em.
randy
When the power goes out for an extended time that’s where the wood stove comes in handy.
You can always keep warm and have a hot meal.
I prefer to be independent.
Stayed in Nashua with friends once in a big appt. complex.
In the morning I look out the window and realized they were totally dependent.
Lets just say it was good to go home.
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part of the wilpon’s settlement agreement is that they don’t have to pay the money for 3 years. so met’s fans agony is likely to go on much longer than expected.
My zombie name would be Shame Braiiiiiiiiinnnnnnssss.
Mac-
When I mentioned Soler earlier I was just trying to raise Blake’s spirits.
He’s frustrated that the Yankees did not take advantage of this last opportunity to grab some more International talent w/o complications.
“Turn Karloff loose on ‘em.”
mtu-
that would be risky because she might look good to the die hard red necked yellow belly red sox fan up there.
if they mate, they’d have to nuke the whole place like in that movie “outbreak” to save the world as we know it.
MTU-no worries. Only 2 days late. I think McDonalds is still serving Shamrock Shakes, so it’s all good.
The monkey from the movie “Outbreak” creeped me out when I was a kid. ….Then again, so did Dustin Hoffman.
Randy-
I never thought of that. Quite a risk then.
You’d know the indigenous species way better than me.
The issue with Soler continues to be the type of deal….if its a major league deal then i cant see the Yanks putting that money on the payroll unless they like him so much that they can see him as a big league option by 2014.
blake-
Would getting DePaula into the US satisfy your craving ?
it’s the red necked die hard yellow belly red sox fan.
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They may look like zombies after watching the product on the field.
If you ever watch the RS on tv or listen on the radio it’s evident that 04 didn’t get rid of the Yankee demons.
The radio broadcast has the RS outdoing the Yankees in some way or other. I rarely hear the Yankee broadcast making reference to the RS.
When the Yankees play the RS I only get the RS feed. If you think ESPN is bad try putting up with those guys.
If the Yanks thought that Soler could be their starting Rfer by 2014 then it could be a huge bargain to sign him….but I don’t know how they evaluate him and if he didn’t work out then it coukd wind up being wasted payroll…..and something they really dint have room for given the budget.
Maine-
I think I’d rather have my fingernails pulled off one by one.
That must really suck.
A whole crew of Gammons clones.
Now that is scary.
MTU,
That’d be nice….it would be nicer if he were a position player though
Blake-
I tried to cheer you up but you’ve resisted.
Blake-
Gold can be used to buy just about anything.
MTU,
Im cheerful
ill be more cheerful if Kendall Marshall’s wrist is ok 
Blake-
I do not know who Kendall Marshall is.
Sorry.
Blake
no worries, the ‘Cuse is going to win it all anyway
maine yankee-
having ma. plates on my car throws off the red necked die hard yellow belly red sox fan.
being conflicted slows them down from bothering me. they don’t like mass people, but they like the red sox.
for some of them that’s really confusing.
their big decision is what body part to scratch while they’re “thinking”.
“Then again, so did Dustin Hoffman.”
i think dustin hoffman peaked in the “graduate”.
randy
they don’t like mass people, but they like the red sox.
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I don’t like either.
Randy-
hoffman did a lot more than peek in the Graduate.
Randy-
Perhaps if you laid down some Skunk scent and traps.
Would that attract The RNYB sux fan ?
Randy-
Just send ‘em out this way.
We’ll convince them that there’s plenty of water in the Desert and then send them on a hike.
That should be easy since they’re so quick.
I have 2 sisters who live in MA and are sox/pats fans. Also a mom who lives in FL and is a Rays fan. It makes for interesting family get togethers
To say Hoffman “peaked” with “The Graduate” is cinema ignorance. “Midnight Cowboy”, and Hoffman’s, “I’m walkin’ here” line are easily his high point. Just like in baseball, you actually gotta see a “player” perform. The spread sheets, numbers, and opinions of other critics count for Nothing.
kate-
Well we know who the brains in your Family is.
mtu-
i’m not sure what attracts the RNYB red sox fan , but i know what repels them:
YANKEE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Randy-
They’ve been stung 27 times then. Soon to be 28.
That had to hurt (not that I care).
pat March 19th, 2012 at 9:53 am
ESPNNewYork
BREAKING: Mets owners settle Madoff lawsuit for $162 million. http://es.pn/xtMp8m
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Figures lol
MTU
You should see the glares I get when I wear my Yankee hat around here.
Most of my sons friends know that I’m their father because you don’t see many Yankee hats here.
Just curious.
If toilets flush in the opposite direction in Australia do breaking pitches break opposite there too ?
That could get pretty confusing.
“To say Hoffman “peaked” with “The Graduate” is cinema ignorance.”
see, now that’s inflammatory.
how hard is it to say “i disagree, hoffman peaked in ” midnight cowboy”.
then we have a discussion. or not.
but things stay civil.
there’s no where to go when someone starts off like the above.
Coming back in here after a few days away and i find myself singing “let’s do the time warp again!”
I accept your admission of error.
Maine-
Is that all part of your “independence” thing ?
I can feel the “daggers” all the way out here.
Just carry some beer and chicken wings with you.
That should calm ‘em down.
randy
If you go to Portland to see Trenton play you’ll see plenty of Yankee gear.
More fun if Trenton is winning.
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zack britton was scratched by the o’s from making his first ST start because of continuing shoulder stiffness (which goes back to last season. britton was expected to make the O’s starting rotation but now it is likely he won’t be available for opening day.
step right up brian matusz! (1-9, 10.69 era 2.11 whip last year)
Matusz sounds like a wine from Portugal I used to drink in college.
The wine was very good by the way.
Came in a funny shaped bottle.
Randy,
I agree with you that one can disagree without calling the other person an idiot or an ignoramus because they have a different opinion. Imagine that in person. People are braver when they are anonymous.
I also must say you have broadened your posting topics.
Mac-
Randy is many-faceted.
re: Dustin Hoffman…how about All the president’s Men, Lenny, Marathon Man and Kramer Vs. Kramer? For my money Midnight Cowboy was his best work though.
MTU,
tarheels point guard…..let’s put it this way….losing him would be a much bigger deal to UNC than losing Cano would be for the Yankees..
Blake-
Sorry to say, I don’t like basketball.
No wonder I don’t know who he is.
Good luck though.
randy the blog moderator.
Who’d ever thought.
The Yanks have a few in house candidates who could be knocking on the OF doors come 2014…
2yrs from now Mason Williams will be the 4th or 5th best position prospect in the system behind
Sanchez C
Ravel Santana OF
Dante Bichette 3B
and possibly Greg Bird C/1B
Mason Williams OF
Slade Heathcott OF
Miguel Andujar 3B
Tyler Austin 1B/3B
Angelo Gumbs 2B
Jake Cave RF
Abe Almonte OF ( sleeper for RF in 2014 )
“Kramer vs Kramer” was too syrupy for me. And in spite of the critical praise it received, “All The President’s Men” is a slow “procedural”. I do prefer Redford’s body of work, over that of Hoffman’s, and wish “The Candidate” was shown Far more often.
Lets not forget Hoffman’s amzing performance in Tootsie.
Is it Dustin Hoffman day on the LoHud?
My favorites of his: The Graduate, All the President’s Men and Stranger Than Fiction
Guilty Pleasure Hoffman flick: Hook
My kids always loved “Hook”. It was on non-stop around our house for a year.
Oh, and of Tootsie of course. Duh.
I liked Hoffman in “Little Big Man”, and “Straw Dogs’.
Midnight Cowboy was my fave though.
hoffman was doing “Luck” on hbo i think. i watched the first episode and didn’t think much of it, now i hear it’s been cancelled at least partly because of 3 horses being killed in the production.
considering his early success and his many many high profile roles, hoffman has really been very disappointing, imo.
Erin March 19th, 2012 at 11:10 am
Is it Dustin Hoffman day on the LoHud?
My favorites of his: The Graduate, All the President’s Men and Stranger Than Fiction
Guilty Pleasure Hoffman flick: Hook
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I’m looking for my marbles.
It’s just like Woody Allen.
IMO his best stuff was his earliest stuff.
When he stuck to Comedy.
When he thought he was a real director is when he started goin’ off the rails IMO.
OTOH. Clint Eastwood seems to be getting better and better.
Costner was good when he stuck to Western themes.
ubaldo jiminez is having a terrible spring and word is that his velocity is way down. a scout at yesterday’s game said he was at 89-90 with maybe one pitch at 92. his command has been terrible, too.
costner’s a stiff, but that made him perfect for the crash davis role in bull durham, imo.
Y’s-
maybe in general but I thought he was great in “dances with Wolves”, and more recently “open range”.
i have to disagree somewhat about woody, i thought “broadway danny rose” from 1984 was his best, much richer than his early slapsticky stuff. also “crime and punishment” was one of his best imo.
Y’s-
That’s what makes the world go round.
I agree on Costner and the Westerns, but the female viewers would probably disagree. To me, “Open Range” is the best Western in the last 30+ years, and I did Not forget Eastwood’s “Unforgiven”.
“Randy is many-faceted”
I’m like a virus ,
I mutate
Or to put it another way , inspired by Pineda , I’m working on my change up
Rainman.
“i think dustin hoffman peaked in the “graduate”.”
One word: Hook.
Death of a Salesman.
DB-
Have you seen “Last of the Dogmen” with Tom Berenger ?
If not, check it out. I think you’ll like it if you like Westerns.
Did not get much notice but a really good movie IMO.
Woody’s Midnight in Paris was a fabulous film IMO.
so glad we didn’t give up Montero for Ubaldo!
fbb opinions about pineda are all over the place. he’s rated by rotographs as the 22nd best pitcher in all mlb which would put him in the top 100 players, but then in the xmsirius fbb draft over the weekend, he want #177 (16th round). thats a huge variation even for a young pitcher.
“Rainman” was great.
Teriffic acting job.
mike, i forgot about that one. i havent seen it yet but one of my friends was raving about it a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah, have to agree with Rainman as a great acting job. Death of a Salesman right up there with it IMHO.
“Rainman.” – Yes.
“Death of a Salesman.” – Yes.
Hook: Little known fact for you Hook fans out there… do you guys remember when a lone pirate dared to doubt Captain Hook and was placed in the ‘boo box’? If anyone on here can name that pirate you’ll win a prize (my undying love).
Check it out Ys, you won’t be disappointed…I thought his “Match Point” from 05 was a bit underrated too.
The O’s are at least 3yrs away and still have alot of work to do to upgrade their talent base…time for their young pitching to get it’s sealegs and get going while they procure more talent on the player position side. All they have are Wieters @ C and Machado @ SS and maybe Reimold in LF as far as building blocks….They should be looking to move Adam Jones and Markakis on any kind of strong start to the season to get their rebuild kicked off..
Allen just won an Oscar but I can’t really argue that his work in the late 70′s wasn’t his best.
Hoffman is still a very relevant actor. Just as much as others from his “class” like De Niro and Pacino.
Shame,
Glenn Close.
Agree with “Rainman”. Different role for Cruise in that flick also.
Hoffman is still a very relevant actor. Just as much as others from his “class” like De Niro and Pacino.
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Love De Niro and Pacino but can’t for the life of me consider either one ‘relevant’ without thinking of Gigli.
stuckey – You’ve earned plus points!!
Makes sense that Rosy would think of “Rainman” considering where she’s from.
New thread ——>
Field of Dreams for Costner.
Tootsie-Dustin
Seeing Costner on the streets of Newark a few weeks ago was… neat.
Marathon Man.
“Is it safe?”
randy l. March 19th, 2012 at 9:09 am
“I agree that it was good to see Mason be aggressive….he’s an exciting kid….”
blake-
i’m really looking forward to the next wave of kids to come along. maybe mason williams is the next new yankee to be coming along. he does seem to have a bit of charisma to him. people are noticing him.
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That’s a good word for him. He’s got a world of talent and he’s got game, only thing he doesn’t have to date, it seems, is power, but as a lefty who can hit line drives, he’ll get on friendly terms with the RF fence. He’s the kind of kid the opposing manager always waxes poetic about. I remember reading, after an SI postseason game, what the losing manager said: “Williams – he beat us,” and enumerated the ways. I’ve heard other quotes where opposing managers gush over the kid; he may have some Jeter in him.
When I saw him (the one and only time) in Brooklyn in the Hughes rehab start, he really did it all that day. What surprised me was his arm, which isn’t talked about but he launched a throw from CF that was eye popping – an he’s just a string bean.
I like the noise that he may start in Tampa. Who knows? At the rate he’s climbing the ladder, he may wind up in my back yard for 2013
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i’m still going with ” the graduate” because none of the other movies inspired me as a 18 year old to drive home from the movies with the top down in february , sell my 64 corvette that had about 400 horsepower and buy a VW bus that i headed to california in a few months later.
it was an odd time. one unusual thing was i lost my driver’s license for five years right before i left for california for eating a fake drivers license a friend who worked at the dmv got for me. the authorities were not amused at my slight of hand .luckily i got a california license before i had to send my ct one in. limited computers back then.
the other interesting thing was camping out at resurrection city in washington on the way to cal after martin luther king was killed.of course i was so naive, i thought it was just a lot of black people having a get together.i remember drinking whisky with them sitting around a campfire next surround by white plywood “tents”. they didn’t ask me and my friend what we were doing. i’m sure they were assuming we couldn’t be that stupid.
wrong
so if it wasn’t for dustin hoffman in the graduate i would have never got to do that. so on a subjective basis, i’m going with the graduate as his best movie.
Mason reminds me of Jeter when he came up.
randy as forrest gump…
mick, I see it. He’s got a certain innocence, boyishness, earnestness, but also an unflappable confidence (this was apparent in Brooklyn as well; he just has a way of wordlessly asserting that he’s “somebody” like Jeter does, and like Jeter, without strut or arrogance).
He also seems to have Jeter’s alertness to what’s going on around him, and his brand of respectful, old world charm.