Rented a laptop from my hotel for the evening. Using some intense negotiation skills I learned from covering agent Scott Boras, I was able to get the price down from $300 to $200. Still think that's way too much, but it will have to do. As for your Yankees, what a night last night. Pulling within one win (or one Red Sox loss) of clinching should be a happy event. But injuries overshadowed that.
Got to be worried about Jason Giambi right now. He's already had two cortisone shots for his left wrist, and it's still bothering him. He's talking about getting a third one right before the playoffs because he said it feels good right after the shot. But if the first two shots wore off within a week, what good will that be? At this point it's hard to expect him to give the Yankees much in the playoffs, I think. He hasn't homered since August 20 and says he thinks it's gone downhill from playing defense recently. Okay, so the optimistic fan might say, good thing they have Gary Sheffield coming back to play first. Well, let's see how he does there in a game before we get too excited about that scenario.
Also of note, Derek Jeter got hit in the hand and, in a rare moment of honesty after the game, likened the pain at the time of impact to slamming the clubhouse door on your hand. Not good. He'll get tonight off. It's a concern, sure, but there's little reason to doubt he won't be back in the lineup soon, playing up to his usual high level of play. His track record overcoming injuries speaks for itself.
Oh, and now it appears Carl Pavano isn't going to come back. That's a shame. I think the Yankees were really counting on him, cough, cough. What I'm interested to see is if he still chooses to show his face in the Yankees clubhouse in St. Petersburg, Fla. this weekend. My guess? No way.
Sorry for the lack of neat photos recently. My computer woes have limited my time to scour Google Images for vintage Yankee shots.
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I can't believe that Torre has played Giambi the last couple of weeks. He had to have rested the wrist to be ready for the playoffs. and now it may be too late. It's not like he was hitting anyway. It seems to have worked for Mo.
Cash should force Pavano to show up: then the boys should force Pavano to wear a dress like they do to rookies. Only Pavano has to wear it until he starts a MLB game.
We can't afford to put Giambi on the playoff roster and have that wrist act up again, forcing us to play a man short. He should get another cortisone shot immediately, and not play till the final weekend of the season. If he plays up to his normal capabilities, put him on the playoff roster. If not, he is out. "Clueless Joe" can't believe him if he says all is fine with that wrist. Any player will lie about an injury believing he can help the club. Giambi's performance that final weekend should decide whether he is on the playoff roster.