Comments on: Not Again

By: jameson and water

jameson and water — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:49:15 +0000

22. I've never seen Mussina grinning like he is in the one hug shot there. Good on ya Moose!

By: Shaun P

Shaun P — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:23:14 +0000

21. Nice blurb on Trot, Zack - ever since the Clemens-Pedro matchup on Memorial Day 2000, I've had a special dislike for Nixon. 'G-bomb' is a fantastic phrase, and I will definitely make use of it!

Wonder if there are any other pics like that out there . . . wonder how long until one of the NY papers picks this up?

By: bp1

bp1 — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:58:04 +0000

20. "Where's Mel with that clicker when you really need him?"

Ha ha ha ha ...

G-Bombs.

Cliff stapling half the team to Kevin Brown.

Heh heh ... you guys are too much.

By: JohnnyC

JohnnyC — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:23:35 +0000

19. Forget about pitch count. Moose's elbow seems to have succumbed to knocking back a few too many beers. Where's Mel with that clicker when you really need him?

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:13:32 +0000

18. "G-bombs" - That's fantastic!

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:11:50 +0000

17. Those pics were amazing! I never knew Moose had it in him to, I don't know, enjoy himself! And drink beers no less! Although, having pictures of you drinking it up during the season with a bunch of drunk girlies isn't nec. the best thing for a pro, but so be it...

Nick, I am with you 100% on Trot, stupid name, too many G-bombs(my words for anytime a player egregiously thanks God for his RBI etc. Compare him to Rivera, as religious as they come, but you rarely hear it from him), too overrated, too many injuries etc.

By: NetShrine

NetShrine — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:36:33 +0000

16. And the media would have you believe that Moose is only into crossword puzzles........

By: Somnambulist

Somnambulist — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:18:59 +0000

15. My source?

Webshots, and whatever the girl said in there. lol.

By: Nick from Washington Heights

Nick from Washington Heights — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:46:49 +0000

14. JohnnyC, just a little criticism of Torre is all. I still like the way he deals with George and the media. I'd find it hard to find a better person take on that part of the job. Torre, of course, has his shortcomings, in terms of game-time decisions, and an over-reliance on the lefty reliever. But most managers, when left to their own devices, are guilty of these weaknesses. Who would you say is better at the handling of the game and his roster? There are probably very few names you could come up with.

By: NetShrine

NetShrine — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:32:45 +0000

13. Great find Somnambulist!

What's your source?

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:27:23 +0000

12. I'm sorry, but the major league club comes first. If Columbus needs pitching, let them have Wayne Franklin.

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:21:41 +0000

11. Columbus is still in the wildcard hunt (3 games behind Indiannapolis). It's bad form to empty the pitching staff at such a point. More arms will be up after Labor Day, the Clippers probably won't make it.

By: Somnambulist

Somnambulist — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:13:36 +0000

10. The cause of Mussina’s problems: http://community.webshots.com/album/417332277HYuDCg

By: JohnnyC

JohnnyC — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:05:27 +0000

9. Nick, don't blame Torre. That's for me to do. It's why I'm here. Let's be pro forma if you will. Blame Tampa, blame George, blame Canada, but, really, Joe is blameless. So he fancies Wayne Franklin. Can't blame him. He's an awfully nice guy, not like that bad, bad man, (he's no manager's)Buddy Groom.

By: Nick from Washington Heights

Nick from Washington Heights — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:22:56 +0000

8. Torre gets these major man-crushes on lefties that suck. I guess Bean is just too ugly for him. Why doesn't Cash set him straight.

I realise that whole paragraph could be construed as homophobic. I didn't mean it as such. It just came out that way.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:55:05 +0000

7. They don't mention Wang or Mendoza either. I agree, Franklin is stupefying. With Bean, Proctor, Jason Anderson and Mendoza available, what need is there for Franklin other than his being left-handed?

By: Shaun P

Shaun P — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:37:24 +0000

6. More bad news from the Times:

"The Yankees will add at least five players when rosters expand in September. Designated hitter Ruben Sierra . . . will be activated Thursday. Reliever Wayne Franklin and catcher Wil Nieves will also join the team that day. Reliever Scott Proctor and infielder Felix Escalona will return as soon as Class AAA Columbus finishes its season."

Wayne Franklin AGAIN?! What about Colter Bean, Andy Phillips, Kevin Thompson (who could be useful even with Lawton around)? ARGH.

The thin reed of hope is the first sentence - at least 5 players. Let's hope its more!

By: Nick from Washington Heights

Nick from Washington Heights — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:10:43 +0000

5. That was not a good night for the Yanks. Damn Devil Rays blow the game after pouncing on Schilling early. Trot Nixon wins the game which for me personally is as bad as it gets. I hate Trot, his last name, and his contrived "dirt dog" persona. Then Chacon pitches like Chacon at Coors, and the Yanks fail to get anything done on a journeyman rookie. It's a bad sign when the most interesting thing that can be said about the night is that Michael Kay figured out the difference between a pallindrome and an anagram. The season has been up and down to say the least. And right now I'm not feeling too good.

The Big Unit has to come up big tonight.

By: Shaun P

Shaun P — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:03:04 +0000

4. After reading the 125 comments on last night's game, I'm really glad I turned it off and went to sleep after A-Rod walked in the first. My wife is a teacher, so we're always up early when the school year starts - which it did today - and that makes it hard to stay up for these late games.

I knew with the way Chacon's control has been deserting him lately that it would come around to bite O in the A. Better it happen against Seattle than Oakland or Boston.

By: bp1

bp1 — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:25:17 +0000

3. I feel lost in the evenings this week.

When I saw us blow that bases loaded situation in the first, I had two thoughts almost back to back.

1. We're gonna drive this guy out of the game by the 4th inning.

and then.

2. He's gonna wiggle out of every jam tonight, and the blogs will be lighting up with "gloom and doom" stories tomorrow.

I'm not doom and gloom just yet. We're gonna lose the occasional game. We brought in the Big Unit for games like tonight - to put us back on the right track. He had a strong outing last time. We could use another tonight.