Comments on: News of the Day – 6/17/09

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:50:45 +0000

[21] I have wanted him moved out of the position since 2004, but: 1) It seems strange to bring it up when his defense has improved; and 2) neither Cano nor Alex are likely to replace him. In fact, I don’t think his replacement is currently in the organizaiton.

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:58:34 +0000

[20] He can’t play shortstop forever.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:27:29 +0000

Why would they move Jeter from SS when his UZR/150 is 6.1 and other metrics rate him as improved as well?

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:24:07 +0000

[18] I wouldn’t be against switching him & Jeter. Depending on whether Cano can make the transition. Or move him to third & A-Rod back to SS (when healthy).

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:31:35 +0000

And speaking of Cano (in my head), what do we think about converting him SS?

By: Raf

Raf — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:29:05 +0000

There are a lot of other people to speak for me concerning what I want to say when people can’t or don’t hear me.

From a public standpoint, for me it was Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali. These two are/were head and shoulders above everyone else. In a completely different league.

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:31:51 +0000

[0] I’ll be at the Stadium Wednesday night, and will need time to recover from Wang’s start

Because you’ll be giddy with excitement that Wang threw 8 innings of 1 hit ball.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:15:04 +0000

[3] we play the Muts in Queens next weekend…

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:09:59 +0000

[10] I agree. Speaking as a brothah for a moment, there are reasons for us to be mad about injustices we’ve suffered as a collective, and I have my own experiences that have soured me on certain nouns (persons, places and things), but it is imperative on you as a person to deal with those things in as constructively as you can to combat the hate, perceived or real, or you will become that which you hate and not the person you want to be treated as. Some of us have an audience to be able to express on our behalf the feelings of injustice and how to deal with that, but some us again are too overwhelmed by the bitterness to either act or express these things in a way that will positively change the behavior of others. But then again, some of us in the position to be listened to have not the ability or interest to say something positive, contructive or otherwise defending our rights, so the opportunity is wasted.

I don’t look at Sheffield or most other athletes as role models because they have not proven to me they are capable of carrying a message that helps me in my life, and at the same time the things they do say that would otherwise be embarrassing at the least are non-factors in my opinion. Jeter probably has it right to just ignore his rantings, just like I would ignore the rantings of a John Rocker. Ultimately, it only really affects their own lives. There are a lot of other people to speak for me concerning what I want to say when people can’t or don’t hear me.

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:47 +0000

[11] Hell, I’m grateful he doesn’t wear Jheri Curls these days!

“Just let your Soul Glow!”

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