Comments on: How Old Are You Now? http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/23/how-old-are-you-now-2/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 01:57:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: William J. http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/23/how-old-are-you-now-2/#comment-85860 William J. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:46:29 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=61614#comment-85860 Definitely a well written article, but not sure if nine pages was needed to say that Derek Jeter is old. There really isn't anything profound about the matter. What would be intriguing, however, is how Jeter feels about getting old, but we all know he'd never express that in public. Definitely a well written article, but not sure if nine pages was needed to say that Derek Jeter is old. There really isn’t anything profound about the matter. What would be intriguing, however, is how Jeter feels about getting old, but we all know he’d never express that in public.

]]> By: weeping for brunnhilde http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/23/how-old-are-you-now-2/#comment-85859 weeping for brunnhilde Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:10:26 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=61614#comment-85859 "(The Yankees can well afford their shortstop’s salary, which is only the sixth-highest on a team with the richest payroll in baseball. On the other hand, if the front office is giving out money as an expression of goodwill, there might be more needy beneficiaries in the New York metropolitan area than Jeter, whose expired 10-year-contract paid him about $19 million a season.)" “(The Yankees can well afford their shortstop’s salary, which is only the sixth-highest on a team with the richest payroll in baseball. On the other hand, if the front office is giving out money as an expression of goodwill, there might be more needy beneficiaries in the New York metropolitan area than Jeter, whose expired 10-year-contract paid him about $19 million a season.)”

]]> By: weeping for brunnhilde http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/23/how-old-are-you-now-2/#comment-85858 weeping for brunnhilde Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:56:09 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=61614#comment-85858 "The mythology is that old-time players, who did not lift weights and knew nothing about nutrition, had mercilessly short careers. And that today’s players, who condition themselves year-round — often with the help of private trainers, the most up-to-date scientific methods, nutritionists and massage therapists — play longer and have more years of peak performance. It makes sense. It’s also not true. " “The mythology is that old-time players, who did not lift weights and knew nothing about nutrition, had mercilessly short careers. And that today’s players, who condition themselves year-round — often with the help of private trainers, the most up-to-date scientific methods, nutritionists and massage therapists — play longer and have more years of peak performance. It makes sense. It’s also not true. “

]]> By: weeping for brunnhilde http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/06/23/how-old-are-you-now-2/#comment-85857 weeping for brunnhilde Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:53:33 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=61614#comment-85857 Enjoying this article, Alex, thanks. Here's a gem: "His fastball has been clocked at 97 miles per hour. But to watch him out there on the mound, a fat man with a bionic arm, is a little surreal." Enjoying this article, Alex, thanks.

Here’s a gem:

“His fastball has been clocked at 97 miles per hour. But to watch him out there on the mound, a fat man with a bionic arm, is a little surreal.”

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