Daily Archives: June 18, 2003

JUAN MORE CHANCE

The Blue Jays didn’t waste much time scooping up former-Yank Juan Acevedo. Acevedo came into spring training geared up to prove the Tigers and every other team in the majors wrong for over-looking him:

And as much as he tried to play it down, you could tell proving the Yankees wrong is high on his list.

“I think it was quick,” he said of his release, “but I’m not crying over it. I know we’ll face them again and I’ll try to prove them wrong. But first and foremost I have to get my mechanics back to where they were in April and spring training. Based on today’s (side session), I’m confident I’m on my way.”

It’s fun that Juan will stay in the division and will most likely pitch in some meaningful games against the Yankees later this season.

A LITTLE RESPECT PLEASE

Is the pressure finally getting to Joe Torre? Don’t be so sure, but Torre voiced his displeasure with the way things have gone down in Fort George this year in a Fox television interview that will be aired today:

“At times I’d like [him to] just give me a little more credit that I know what I’m doing.”

“Conversations happen all the time,” the manager said. “Over the 7

TIT FOR TAT

The Yanks rebounded in the night cap last night, and pounded the Rays, 10-2. Boomer Wells pitched his third complete game of the year, and Jason Giambi had three hits. Giambi is starting to look like his old devastating self; he now has 18 HR, and 50 RBI. The Red Sox beat Chicago last night, and the Yanks are now a half a game up on Boston.

Jeff Weaver faced the press after the game, and was his usual grumpy self. I like Weaver, and I hope he can get his head together because he’s a talented pitcher, but as Vic Ziegel notes, he’s starting to look too much like Andy Hawkins, Eddie Lee Whitson, and Kenny ‘the gambler’ Rogers.

STILL NUMBER ONE

The night after the dazzling performance by Dontrelle Willis, three Mets pitchers combined to face the minimum 27 batters last night, hurling a one-hitter against the Marlins. It is the third consecutive one-hiter the Metropolitans have been involved in.

How ’bout that?

BOW DOWN TO A PLAYER THAT’S GREATER THAN YOU

The good folks over at ESPN ran a series of articles on the incomperable Albert Pujols yesterday. Don’t miss the glowing reviews from Rob Neyer and Alan Schwartz.

Meanwhile, former Yankee Tino Martinez is hearing the boo birds in St. Louie as his performance continues to decline.

NOT FOR NUTHIN

Not only does Godzilla Matsui have the biggest head in recent Yankee history, but he’s got the longest earlobes I’ve ever seen.