Surely, between a four-year education at Stanford and doing the crossword every day in the clubhouse, Mike Mussina would have learned to not throw 87-mph "fastballs" over the freakin' middle of the plate to men named Manny Ramirez.
Film study and lineup preparation with the coaches and catchers would also lend itself to the inevitable "You shouldn't do it on a 3-1 count in first at-bat, then on a 2-2 pitch in his next at-bat" conversation.
What the heck do they teach at Stanford?
There goes the chance to get Dennehy in a Jeter jersey. That would have been nice. Instead, it's just another day in the world of Yankee fans forced to hope for a too-old-to-pitch-against-good-lineups Mussina. I'd rather watch Evander Holyfield fight.
- La Monica