Daily Archives: February 11, 2010

Untitled, by Mark Rothko (circa 1950s)

So you didn’t think we were going to make it through the week without hearing from these guys, did you?

Times Two:

The first time I visited London, my father’s friend made me a proper Irish Breakfast–bacon, eggs, grilled tomatoes, toast. And he served it with a bottle of Daddies sauce. It tasted like a thicker, sweeter version of A-1. I didn’t realize until later that Daddies was a knock-off of the more popular HP sauce. Being the sucker for conidments that I am, I love ’em both, though it’s much easier to find HP.

You can get Daddies at the wonderful British food shop, Myers of Keswick, a Greenwich Village institution.

From a recent BP chat, our old pal, Jay Jaffe:

Nick Stone (New York, NY): How do you see the Marcus Thames/Randy Winn/Jamie Hoffman situation shaking out? Do Thames and Winn have anything left in the tank, given last season’s fades? I would have though Thames would pinch hit and Winn would then take over to avoid exposing Thames’ glove (or lack thereof). Does this mean Hoffman will be returned to the Dodgers shortly?

JJ: First, I think this probably means Hoffman is going back to the Dodgers’ organization. I like the natural fit between Thames (a lefty-masher) and Winn (a switch hitter whose bat died vs. lefties last year) or Granderson (who’s struggled vs. southpaws lately as well), but it’s worth remembering you’re talking about fourth and fifth outfielders here, since Brett Gardner is projected to start somewhere, too.

The other good thing about Thames is that he can spot for Nick Johnson at DH against tough lefties, though the Stick has had at least some success against southpaws as well.

Today’s update is powered by the ballad of Beaker:

• Its never too early to worry about NEXT year’s Yankee free agents:

The Yankees could be facing a most interesting offseason following the 2010 season. Closer Mariano Rivera and shortstop Derek Jeter, two franchise icons, will become eligible for free agency, and manager Joe Girardi’s three-year contract will expire.

The Yankees have a strict policy of not negotiating contracts until the current one has expired. Thus, questions about the future of all three will hang over the Yankees all season. GM Brian Cashman, though, does not see that as a potential problem.

“Everybody signed those contracts and there is a lot of money being made and people are comfortable,” Cashman told the New York Post‘s irascible George Arthur King III.

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