The University of South Florida Bulls look pretty psyched to be facing the Yankees. They've been standing watching morning drills that the Yankees are doing.
Very interesting story in the New York Times's Play Magazine, which comes out Sunday but is already online. It's called "Oedipus Bronx", about the Steinbrenner family, but particularly Hank and Hal Steinbrenner. It's a great read, but you need a little time to get through it as it's nine pages online.
Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/playmagazine/02play-bronx.html
I believe it's the second major interview Hal has done (the other was with GQ) since he did a profile with Newsday for a story mentioned in this article when he was a senior at Williams College.
Bad news on Bobby Murcer. He's going back in for a biopsy after a spot was revealed on his brain. Hopefully things will turn out OK. Keep him in your thoughts and/or prayers.
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I missed the cut off on the last thread, so here’s my team (Jim A., I’m a bit all over the place as to where I got these guys, but I’d still be happy to call this my own final choice. I did see Mick, Yogi, Rizzuto, Ford, Maris and Reynolds play.)
Interesting question, as always DRU, in deciding who were the greatest Yankees ever. It would be hard to argue with any of their choices, except that I think you would have to seriously consider Flash Gordon and Tony Lazzeri at 2B and I'd put Joe D in CF and Mickey in left, but I suppose they want to keep strictly to position, though in the OF I don't see why that should matter (?!)
I'm also curious about the way they want to choose pitchers (?) I would have picked at least a starting RH and LH and a closer, or even an entire starting staff, bullpen and closer.
In that case, I'd probably go with something like Ford, Guidry, Reynolds and Raschi - sticking with guys in my lifetime only in the case of pitchers (and a very tough group to beat!), with Stottlemyre as the long man, spot starter (in case of injuries) and a pen of Lyle, Lindy McDaniel, Gossage as set up and Mo closing it out.
That's off the top of my head. I have to take a bit more time to think of another arm in the pen (for a ten man staff.)
It would be fun picking some of the other great Yankees as back ups on this roster too. How about Bill Dickey on the bench as Yogi's backup and RH DH and perhaps Roger Maris or Bob Meusel as 4th OF, and Mattingly as LH DH and back up 1B.
And then we would have a tough choice as reserves for the rest of the infield: Rolfe, Nettles, Gordon, Rizzuto, etc.??!!
I’d love to see some more ideas, everybody!
By the way, for those who haven’t seen it, the NY Times Magazine has, what appears to be, a very interesting, long article on Hank and Hal (haven’t read it yet!) – I see that’s late news too!
Yankee All Criminal Team
Ra__e:(Evidence came in too late to prosecute)
Dwight Gooden
Daryl Boston
Statuatory Ra__e:
Luis Polonia
Crack Daddys:
Steve Howe
D. Strawberry
Gooden
DWI Murder:
Jim Leyritz
Date Ra__e Drugging:
Brian McNamee
Lying to Congress:
Roger Clemens
Lying to Press:
Andy Pettitte
Great T-shirt in front of children:
C-Rod
Trying to kill Piazza:
Roger Clemens
Thought broken bat was the ball:
Roger Clemens
Syringe in wife's hiney:
Roger and Debbie Clemens
Stealing:
Ricky Henderson
also ...(re: salary)
Carl Pavano
Kei Igawa
Brian Cashman
Sex with teenager:
Mel Hall
Sex with yet another teenager:
Mel Hall
To quote Hank Steinbrenner, as told to the NY Post and Newsday, "You want to win, and to do it with class."
Does character matter?
Just ask Viper!
I thought the Steinbrenner article was an interesting one. It touches on some points that have been brought up here as well. Most people seem to speculate about whether Cashman's job is at risk but this writer takes a glance at it from the other point of view -- will Cashman want to stay if his role is much diminished from the days of Swindal, who really gave him the autonomy to build up the system in the way he had been wanting to do.
Very clever, Anony -mouse (courageously using his real 'handle.'), however most of the guys you mentioned probably got their criminal careers started elsewhere (Straw, Gooden, even Roger, if found guilty), Polonia, Hall, Henderson, etc.
However, you are on to something, anony-mouse. If we just exclude the Black Sox 8 and stick to modern day convicts, we could make up an interesting team that would probably eventually include Bonds and Clemens as their all time stars, move onto the folks you mentioned above and add people like Ron Le Flore.
Hey, Laptop Buchholz could be the team's Rookie Criminal of the Year candidate!
Anyone want to compile a list?
That was Anthony/Perion/AntColony/Anonymous.
He repeats the same salacious stuff endlessly.
Haven't seen such an unremitting passion for stale and prurient gossip since spending time in Hollywood.
Thanks for cluing me in Diane. It figures.
The Bulls will probably get destroyed by the Yankees but it's expected.
LOL
"unremitting passion for stale prurient gossip."- La Ninja
Vintage Ninja!!
Well played Diane..
I love when she does that!! ;-)
Diane thought the article was interesting. Great! I did too especially where he pointed out how he got all his baseball accumen while raising HORSES! Hahahahaha. Boy Dumb (or Dumber, I'm never quite sure) is just about as big a joke as you can get for an owner. I think he believes that he can send Mussina and Rivera off to the glue factory once they are done with them. Which probably will be mid-season but since that pitching staff is such a joke they won't because there is no options. Unless you count Kei Igawa. Can you imagine Kei Freaking Igawa is your backup plan. Really, Kei Igawa. How funny is that.
Hey Anonymous you left off a few derelicts from your listing. Dont forget the Joe Pepitone speeding through the streets of NYC with a carload of guns incident. How about the multiple assualt incidents with that little Napoleon you called a manager Billy Martin. Of course you can always let him off the hook since he got his butt whipped big time by the renowned tough guy ED WHITSON. The guy that couldn't handle New York. Well he handled New York Yankees manager OK didn't he?
Another freaking joke, Billy Martin. Traded from the team because he was getting the Mick drunk all the time. By the resulting liver condition the Mick had looks like they were way to late to the table on that one. How many butt whuppin's did he get trying to bully some player? Too bad they held Reggie back. That would have been a hilarious video to watch over and over. Reggie piledriving the little drunk to the dughouse floor.
Oh and what about the convicted criminal George Steinbrenner. Missed him from the list. Get him on assault to, but no since he also got his butt whipped in that elevator. No wonder his sons are retarded. You'd think that Georgie would have given Roger Cheater the talk about coping a plea like he did. Get that 14 count indictment down to two charges. He probably did but the Cheater didn't believe him. Probably though he was just lying again. Now that he did learn though.
Boy what a bunch of big mouths your team has had. Too bad they could only talk the talk. When it came time to walk the walk they were prone and looking at the ceiling.
Maybe Hank can suggest some Lasik for the players. He probably thinks those drugs they give horses will help his players. Forget that they aren't legal. The law never stopped his dad or his other players before, why stop now. Well Maybe they did stop his dad back in 1974. At least he wasn't a recidivist. Unlike Pettitte who just kept coming up with another reason to shot the stuff up.
Oh and how about Popeye! Tries to get in Pedros face like a big shot and gets slammed then every cries for him. Walk the walk popeye if your gonna talk the talk. I'm sure Dianes heart was warm and Fuzzy about him shooting his mouth off. Too bad he couldn't back it up. What does Pedro weigh, like 160 pounds?
So tell me again, where am I wrong?
Where to start?
Well, I guess with "dughouse".
That pretty much sums up the level of baseball savvy here.