AP MFY IGT - 2006

[seawolf17]

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

I look forward to the day when I can kick the hell out of you.

[Willets Point]

]Randy Johnson Asks Chien-Ming Wang For Some Pitching Advice For A Pitcher Friend Of His August 17, 2006 | Onion Sports NEW YORK�Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson asked his teammate and fellow pitcher Chien-Ming Wang Tuesday for some pitching advice that was reportedly not for him, but for a "tall, lanky, inconsistent" southpaw friend of his. "He�my friend�is having trouble because he thinks his release point is erratic," said Johnson, who as the conversation went on had to vehemently deny allegations that the person he was talking about was himself. "So, Chien, what do you think about my, er, his release point?" Wang eventually recommended that Johnson tell his "friend" that when he releases the ball too high, he loses his ability to fool left-handed hitters, and to also mention that he will have to accept that at his friend's age, his slider won't be nearly as effective as it once was.

[Elster88]

Let me also add my wishes that you not come back as Michael Kay. I'd hate to kill you.

[metirish]

Poor A-Rod just struck out in his first AB today,that's eight strikes outs in this series so far,four friday night and three yesterday.

[Gwreck]

metirish wrote: A-Rod just struck out in his first AB today,that's eight strikes outs in this series so far,four friday night and three yesterday.

Fixed it for you.

[metirish]

From the MFY blog on Newsday......

] The latest on the $40 million bust named Carl Pavano: The pain he felt under his armpit is actually two fractured ribs suffered in a car wreck two weeks ago, on the morning of August 15, not from his West Palm Beach home. He hide the injury and car wreck from the Yankees until Saturday when he just so happened to be nearing his return to the Yankees. We report, you decide. The Yankees understandably are furious at him and put him on a conference call with reporters just now to defend himself. He said he hates being a distraction. But he didn't sound ready to apologize to his teammates or anything. More on that later. And expect the Yankees to hand him a fine. As for the ribs, Pavano has another doctor's appointment tomorrow and as long as he is cleared he will be pitching for Columbus Wednesday and then will join the Yankees. If you have to see it to believe it, we understand. More to come.

What a terrible deal this had turned out to be.

[stevejrogers]

Times like this remind me of one of the dumbest radio ads I've heard in a long while.

For a Sprint PCS apperance last year by a MFY player, but the ad couldn't use "Yankees" by name, so it became "An apperance by a player on YOUR favorite New York baseball team..." certaintly seems that way with all the Yankee gear being worn, anyway, that didn't bother me really, this part did "Baseball Great, Carl Pavano!"

That had me laughing. Not "All Star, Carl Pavano" not "World Champion, Carl Pavano" but "Baseball Great"

I mean can you give me a TRUTHFULL come on? Who was the intern that wrote that copy? "Gee, he's a Yankee, he must be GRRRR-EAT!"

Hopeless, HOPELESS personel!

[metirish]

I'm so glad the Mets didn't get that bum.

[stevejrogers]

Yeah, how'd you like to be the Yanqui fans who proclaimed that the Pavano signing would turn out better than the Pedro signing! Or that the Yanks should have gone after Pavano, not Pedro

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pavano hid car accident from Yankees

The Associated Press

August 29. 2006 6:01AM

NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano has a pair of broken ribs, sustained in a mid-August car accident that the oft-injured right-hander didn't tell the team about until last weekend.

Pavano, who hasn't played in the major leagues since June 27, 2005, due to shoulder, back, buttocks and elbow injuries, is scheduled for a medical checkup today and remains on track to make his final rehabilitation start Wednesday for Triple-A Columbus at Durham.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was unusually pointed in his remarks about Pavano, who signed a $39.95 million, four-year contract with the Yankees as a free agent before the 2005 season and went 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA in 17 major league starts before going on the disabled list.

"I think it's obviously frustrating, disappointing. There's a lot of words which would come to mind," Cashman said. "Of course I'm angry. ... I've got an army of people here that we provide to put our players in the best position possible to succeed, and I don't want anybody to sabotage that by holding back."

Speculation on why he hid it: he's the one who hit Duaner's cab.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Pavano's not a true Yankee, is he?

I'm glad I have no plans to ever create an Ultimate Yankees Database. I'd hate to have to go through all of those Yankee players and decide which ones were True Yankees and which ones were Pretenders.

[Centerfield]

That database would require constant updating as "True Yankee" status can be fleeting. For instance, when Giambi hit that grand slam in the 13th inning his first year with the Yanks, it was the moment he became a True Yankee. But he lost TY status when he lost 200 lbs and hit .150. But now that he has 36 HR's, he is a TY again.

Shit like this can be hard to keep track of. No wonder the MFY fanbase is so sophisticated.

[stevejrogers]

Centerfield wrote: That database would require constant updating as "True Yankee" status can be fleeting. For instance, when Giambi hit that grand slam in the 13th inning his first year with the Yanks, it was the moment he became a True Yankee. But he lost TY status when he lost 200 lbs and hit .150. But now that he has 36 HR's, he is a TY again. Shit like this can be hard to keep track of. No wonder the MFY fanbase is so sophisticated.

Heh! How about all the times the Yankee PR machines (YES, WCBS and 1050ESPN Radio) declare that "THIS is the moment it turns for ARod and he is now a beloved Yankee in this town"

Last done for the walkoff grand slam against the Braves

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Jim Caple Meets Jeffrey Maier

[Willets Point]

]"I got some good news earlier today before the show. Thanks to Alex Rodriguez, I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment in New York City." -- David Letterman

Heh-heh.

[stevejrogers]

BTW, someone refresh my fuzzy memory of September 2000? Specifically the Yankees' free fall to finish at 87 wins, and therefore seemingly a worse team than the Met team they faced in the World Series?

Was this accurate? Because I've heard alot of Yankee biased media members use the theory that the MFY of that year had such a large lead in the AL East that they pretty much put the brakes on in September, and thats why they failed to win 90 games.

Hmmmm.

According to Retro-sheet. The last time the Mets were in First Place at the start of September, 2000, they led with a 79-55 record. The Yanks, 5 games better than the Sox were at 75-56

At the end of the year, the Mets were at 94-68, just a game behind the Braves (7-13 run to start the month can do that) while the Yankees were 87-74, and actually the Sox closed the gap to 2.5 at season's end! Where was this 1998 MFY, or 1986 Mets-esque huge lead?

Yup. Another example of Yankee Bias in the media. "Oh the 2000 Yanks weren't THAT BAD! They just were in cruise control to finish the year."

Geez, how about they took advantage of their "postseason experience" against two AL squads in the postseason for (essentially in the Mariners case) the first time and a Met team that benifited from no Braves in the NLCS and the clock striking midnight for the Outfield of Timo, Benny and Jay.

[Frayed Knot]

The NYY 2000 division lead was never really in danger - it was their late free-fall that made it as close as it was.
But it absolutely was a free-fall. They weren't just losing, they were losing big and doing it to some lousy teams along the way. Specifically their pitching was falling apart (I remember Pettitte in particular getting his butt kicked all over the place) and Paul O'Neill was looking very old.

Met fans can blame Timo & Benitez all they want, but a huge factor in that WS was that O'Neill - waking up in what would be his penultimate season - suddenly started playing like Edgardo Alfonzo [u:5856af435f]had been[/u:5856af435f] playing all along, while Fonzie hit in the WS like O'Neill had been during that September. Fonz was 3-21 (all singles) w/1 RBI.
If those two had kept to their form of that season, that WS - where all 5 games were decided by 1 or 2 runs - may have had a very different outcome.

[Willets Point]

A-Rod on the DL

[metirish]

] Rodriguez�whose thin skin, remarkable sensitivity, and vulnerable nature have made him susceptible to chronic emotional problems

BRILLAINT

[Willets Point]

It's actually kind of sad, but then veers into the "funny cuz it's true."

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't really think it is true.

Just about anybody who is mistreated gets the mistreatment subsequently justified by any response he or she subsequently gives.

[metirish]

A-Rod on getting hammered by the fans and media.

] "(Mike) Mussina doesn't get hammered at all," he is quoted as saying. "He's making a boatload of money. Giambi's making ($20.4 million), which is fine and dandy, but it seems those guys get a pass. When people write (bad things) about me, I don't know if it's (because) I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team . . ."

good looking?...bleh


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/story/454161p-382201c.html

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, that parenthitcal may mollify that somewhat.

[Guest cooby]

Arod has not been good looking for about 3 years. Maybe if he'd grow his hair back...

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I don't think anybody looks good in a Yankee uniform.

Even Jessica Alba would be unappealing in Yankee pinstripes and cap.

[Guest cooby]

Well now, come on...

[Frayed Knot]

Jessica Alba would look good in burlap.

That ARod article - the full SI/Verducci cover story not just the NYDN excerpts - is going to cause a stir over the next few days. Both M&MD (who had advance copies yesterday) and the MFY broadcast crew last night were discussing it. The main theme doesn't even seem about ARod himself so much as it is about how much his teammates were willing to say about him. Singleton commented that it seemed like Verducci was part of the team he got so many quotes.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

She'd look great in burlap.

It's Bronx pinstripes that would mar her appearance.

[Willets Point]

If George wants to rid himself of his A-Rod problems (at a discount) I'd be happy for the Mets to take him on. He could play 2d base.

[metirish]

I just read the article over at si.com,some good stuff in it....