AP MFY IGT - 2006

[Guest cooby]

Frayed Knot wrote: and singled in a run

A run? Who was on second, Yogi?

[stevejrogers]

metirish wrote: You think he regrets getting traded to NY?

I think who ever said that ARod in Arlington was like the Mona Lisa in your garage should re-think that statement. ARod in New York is looking more and more like the Mona Lisa hanging in the Olive Garden!

[Elster88]

I'm sure I'll regret asking this, but what on earth does that mean?

[MFS62]

cooby wrote: [ Who was on second, Yogi?

No. Who's on second.

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[seawolf17]

MFS62 wrote: ="cooby"] [ Who was on second, Yogi? No. Who's on second. Later

That's what he asked!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Caple's Thoughts on Yankee Stadium

[stevejrogers]

Elster88 wrote: I'm sure I'll regret asking this, but what on earth does that mean?

The first part was a mediot's describing how a great star on a really crappy team, in a "small market" is like an expensive piece of art being shoved in your garage, buried behind all sorts of junk

The second part is my implication that ARod is now in NY but is treated as if instead of hanging the Mona Lisa in a real trendy Italian restaurant he is being treated as if he is in a laughable wannabe trendy Italian restaurant chain, like The Olive Garden.

Weak I know, but its the best I could try to come up with to mock the original comparsion.

[metirish]

Octavio Dotel was activated Wednesday by the yankees.

[MFS62]

seawolf17 wrote: ="MFS62"] ="cooby"] [ Who was on second, Yogi? No. Who's on second. Later That's what he asked!

Actually, I should have typed "Who's on first".
It was a slow time on the board, and I was trying to get into the Abbott and Costello routine. But I had a brain cramp.

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[MFS62]

Was driving home last evening and between innings of the Mets game, I tuned in the Yanks game.

Jeter made a backhanded stop of a grounder in the hole, got to a kneeling position and threw the runner out at first.

John Sterling yelled (I'll spare you the caps) "Another great stop by Jeter!!! He makes one of those every game".
Georgy's Girl inserted some fawning comments and then a few pitches later, Sterling added, "Whether in the field, at bat or on the bases, Jeter does something every game to help the Yankees win".

My thought is, "What does he do in games the Yankees lose, like last night? That play didn't help them win, John."

UGH! That'll teach me to keep it on WFAN.

EDIT: Scarlett, I just noticed your post about Mattingly. Last week, once caller to one of the sports talk station mentioned that Mattingly came up as an infielder, playing thrid and first. Even after the host pointed out that Mattingly was a lefty thrower, makin that highly unlikely, the caller persisted that he was right. I guess that's an example of what you said.
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[Guest ScarletKnight41]

No 62 - that's an example of someone who at least knew that Mattingly was a corner infielder.

The number of people from whom I get the Deer in the Headlight stare when asked that question is astounding.

[MFS62]

Then I guess it would be too much to ask them if they knew Babe Ruth was also a pitcher.
LOL!

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[Guest ScarletKnight41]

There's a whole group of MFY "fans" who know nothing prior to 1996.

They'd be hard pressed to tell you who the Iron Horse was.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

And there are a lot of Mets fans who don't know who Tom Seaver was.

At the one game I attended this year, there was a trivia question on the scoreboard asking who was known as the Franchise.

I don't remember who the choices were. I think it was Seaver, Koosman, Staub, and one other. Maybe Keith Hernandez. And somehow they tallied people's guesses (I don't know how they did that. Web voting?) Less than 40 per cent got the correct answer.

Ignorance of stuff from before you were born doesn't make you a bandwagoner; it just makes you someone ignorant of history.

Mattingly is a better litmus test than Gehrig, but only for fans who are 25 or older, I'd say.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

It just means that we're dealing with our own bandwagoners this season.

Real fans know The Franchise, no matter when they were born.

[Frayed Knot]

Mattingly did play a game or 3 at 3rd base (left-handedness be damned) during a short stretch when the Yanx were really strapped with injuries - but he certainly didn't "come up as" a 3rd baseman.

[Elster88]

7-2 Baltimore in the fifth.

[Centerfield]

Make it 12-2.

Toepick.

[seawolf17]

="Frayed Knot"]Mattingly did play a game or 3 at 3rd base (left-handedness be damned) during a short stretch when the Yanx were really strapped with injuries - but he certainly didn't "come up as" a 3rd baseman.

Actually, he came up as a "OF-1B".



Plus he played a third of an inning at second in 1983.

[Frayed Knot]

I knew he played some outfield early on - although, looking it up, he played there more than I remember: 76 games

- he played 3 games at 3rd as it turns out. Had 11 assists including being part of 2 GiDPs

- I wonder if that 1/3 inning at 2nd base was in the resumption of the "Pine Tar" game when Billy put out an ass-backwards lineup because he was pouting over the decision?

[stevejrogers]

Frayed Knot wrote: I knew he played some outfield early on - although, looking it up, he played there more than I remember: 76 games - he played 3 games at 3rd as it turns out. Had 11 assists including being part of 2 GiDPs - I wonder if that 1/3 inning at 2nd base was in the resumption of the "Pine Tar" game when Billy put out an ass-backwards lineup because he was pouting over the decision?

And Gator in the OF, yeah I believe that is correct

[seawolf17]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Frayed Knot"]I knew he played some outfield early on - although, looking it up, he played there more than I remember: 76 games - he played 3 games at 3rd as it turns out. Had 11 assists including being part of 2 GiDPs - I wonder if that 1/3 inning at 2nd base was in the resumption of the "Pine Tar" game when Billy put out an ass-backwards lineup because he was pouting over the decision? And Gator in the OF, yeah I believe that is correct

Nice call, Steve.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/07241983.shtml

[MFS62]

In case you missed it, there was a Kodak moment in yesterday's Yankee game. Late in the game there were 2 outs, and one of the O's hit a popup to the Yankee infield.

Jeter and Arod both settled under it, they bumped and the ball hit the ground.

Jeter just looked down, with an expression like "WTF, man" and walked away. Neither of them immediately picked up the ball and the runner on base scored from second. (And I think Jeter was given an error on the play.)

A-Rod - $25 million
Jeter - $17 million
That moment - priceless.

Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

(John Sterling)And that, is a Yankee Classic�

[metsmarathon]

y'know, i understand jeter calling for it and all, but arod was camped RIGHT UNDER the ball the entire time. what, did he even have to move a step?

[Elster88]

We got one!

[MFS62]

Oops, in the spirit of RMPL, I'll kill the other one.
Thanks,
Later

[Guest KC]

When I reincarnate, I'm coming back as Michael Kay.

[Willets Point]

="KC"]When I reincarnate, I'm coming back as Michael Kay.

What crime have you commited in this life to deserve that?

[MFS62]

1-0 Yanks after three. Lowell just hit a fly ball to right with the sacks juiced to end the 3rd.

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