Archive for August 17th, 2009

How did we miss this story?

We all knew that Damon bought a fake WWE wrestling belt that they were giving to the player that “won” that night’s game, but did you know that back in June Jerry “The King” Lawler, who is a friend of CC Sabathia, gave the Yankees a REAL WWE championship belt to use until he can [...]

Milestones

Lauding Jeter for most hits as a Shortstop is an artificial milestone, Ruth had HR’s as a pitcher; Pete Rose played multiple positions, it’s a non-stat category for me. The only position where it’s even a bit interesting  is for catcher since those guys get beat up so badly. They deserve any kind of acknowledgement.
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You don’t get points for degree of difficulty.

Was it really necessary to sit Matsui, Cano, and Melky on the same day?  I’m all for keeping guys fresh, but why does Girardi insist on doing it all on the same day.  I know that Matsui had some fluid drained from his knee so resting him makes sense, and Melky has been slumping and Cano needs a breather, but a lineup with Pena, Hairston, and [...]