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Daily Archives: July 1, 2008

You Buggin

From the Game Thread:

Millwood’s looking like Scott Feldman tonight…

…And the Yankee offense is looking like Marty Feldman.

Rangers 3, Yanks 2.  Mariano takes the loss.  This one hurts like a Molina cross-up to the cubes.

Joe G’s got some ‘splainin to do.  Yankee fans, please stay away from sharp objects.

Tell Me Something Good

Our Man Joba is on the hill tonight. This is the first really good hitting club he’s faced since becoming a starter. Let’s hope the Yankees’ maddeningly uneven offense puts it together against Kevin Millwood and tells us something good.

Let’s Go Yan-Kees.

 

Know When to Walk Away…

E-Ticket

Here is a nice vignette from Mark Winegardner’s book about the legendary scout Tony Lucadello, "Prophet of the Sandlots."  (For more on Lucadello, check out Gare Joyce’s terrific e-ticket piece.) The following took place at a Michigan-Michigan State game on a chilly spring day in 1988.

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Victory

SI.com caught up with Gillette’s new pitch-man, Derek Jeter.

Act like you want it, What! Bring the Drama, act like you want it.

And Now For Something Completely…(Don’t Call Me Stupid)

I love Dumb Fun.

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