Covering Tom Gordon for two seasons in the Bronx was, uh, interesting.
One day he was the nicest guy in the clubhouse, talking openly about most subjects. One time he randomly told me he spent the offseason taking Yoga classes because he wanted to be stronger in the postseason. Hearing him describe the sweat drop off his forehead during his yoga sessions was a bit bizarre.
Anyway, the thing about Gordon was, he was so nice one day, then the next day he acted like he had never met you. And I'll never forget on the day he cleaned up his locker for the last time as a Yankee, matter of factly saying he believed the media wanted to run him out of town. Huh?
In any case, here's the latest from Gordon, via the Philadelphia Daily News. In talking about Jimmy Rollins as a shortstop, he said, "I think J's better than Jete. Every time the team needed something done, Jete did it. I see the same thing from J-Roll. Like with Jeter, the game just comes to him naturally."
Jimmy Rollins better than Derek Jeter?
Sure....
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Do you think Jimmy Rollins is happy with the nickname "J-Roll"? Sounds like something you can order at Dunkin Donuts:
"Yeah, I'll have an onion bagel with cream cheese, a medium coffee, and a J-Roll to go."
As a Yankees fan, I can only hope that one day, Tom Gordon is named General Manager of an MLB team other than the Yankees. It will make winning far easier, given his uncanny ability for assessing talent and value.
Flash indeed.
Isn't that what they call a "split personality disorder?"
Norman Bates from "Psycho" comes to mind.
ON ANOTHER NOTE..
THE YANKEES CAN SECURE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE TONIGHT OR THE REST OF THE PLAYOFFS BY WINNING TONIGHT!! I am not sure on the season series against the Twins, so I guess they could maybe sneak by and get home field, but I highly doubt that so if the Yanks win tonight, they will have the homefield in the bag.
Chris B: No, they don't. If they win tonight and lose the three games against the Blue Jays, they would end up 97-65. If the Tigers sweep the Royals this weekend, they end the season 98-64 with home field advantage. With the Tigers' loss this afternoon, the Magic Number for best record and, thus, home field advantage is 2.
My bad, for some reason i thought we only had 61 losses. MY FAULT.
I can't believe they're getting no-hit.
It's the bottom of the ninth...
BASE HIT, BASE HIT, BASE HIT
Come on...
YESSS!!!!
So he's a little schizy. bfd