"A New York Treasure" --Village Voice

What’s New Pussycat?

The Tigers are in town. Justin, Fielder and Miggy:  Oh My.

Tonight gives Verlander. Ivan Nova counters for the Yanks.

I know it’s the MVP/Cy Young Award winner tonight, still how about a Score Truck sighting, boys?

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Nick Swisher RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C

Never mind the side show (Dear Delmon, thank you for playing, Love, Hymie Town): Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Branco and Beautifully Insane]

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1 Dimelo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 3:28 pm

Can we get a score truck picture, please?

2 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 3:31 pm

Was Delmon bailed out in time to be available tonight?

Verlander vs. Nova...I'm kind of excited about this matchup.

3 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 27, 2012 3:33 pm

1) See above. Just added Branco's latest shot.

4 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 3:40 pm

Maybe instead of Lays potato chips, how about Kellogg's Frosted Flakes for the next few days please?

5 Dimelo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 3:49 pm

[3] Thanks man!

[4] Haha! Works for me.

6 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 5:41 pm

Excellent story out of Red Sox Nation. A couple of days ago, Bobby Valentine changed his mind and submitted a new line-up a few hours after he had announce the Sox order against the Twins. The reason: he had thought Liam Hendricks was left-handed.

7 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 5:55 pm

[6] I try to avoid Jim Rome's radio show like the plague but I heard about that story from him yesterday. He had me laughing out loud describing the potential reactions of Ugly and Pony. : ) Atta boy, Bobby V! Good times.

8 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 5:57 pm

[7] It's confusing, because he's right-handed, but then again he's from Australia so maybe it's backwards? Like which side you drive on, or water swirling down the drain...

9 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:09 pm

Win it for the Moose

10 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:11 pm

The write up on that Delmon Young incident was really unclear..he harassed tourists from Chicago? Or the panhandler? (And the pan handler was wearing a yarmulke??)

Cold night and Verlander..yikes..

11 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:11 pm

The ump misses the first pitch of the game. Oh, boy.

12 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:14 pm

Nice curve, Nova.

13 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:17 pm

Phew, got through that inning.

14 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:17 pm

Didn't Prince Fielder used to have a neck?

15 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:19 pm

I'm sorry to report this from a previoius thread, but I really need to get some feedback from yuz guys. Is my conclusion correct, or have a missed something? And if my conclusion is correct, is that $189 'cap' really that important to hit?

Hey guys.... I need some help here. I have reviewed the new CBA agreement, to see just how critical the 2014, #189m magic number is: Here is what I see.

1) The current agreement goes thru 2016, so there would be 3 years effected, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

2) If the Yankees meet the $189 threshhold, the 'Tax Clock' is reset. So in 2015, the 'new' Tax would be 17.5%, if over $189m and 30% in 2016, if over... instead of 50%.

3) So, using the following scenerio, where they meet the threshold in 2014 and then increase their payroll back up to $219 for the next 2 years, vs having a $219m payroll for all 3 years.

2014: $189m = $00m x 0.00% = $0000m tax vs
2014: $219m = $30m x 50.0% = $15.0m tax
Savings = $15.0m

2015: $219m = $30m x 17.5% = $5.25m tax vs
2015: $219m = $30m x 50.0% = $15.0m tax
Savings = $9.75m

2016: $219m = $30m x 30.0% = $9.00m tax vs
2016: $219m = $30m x 50.0% = $15.0m tax
Savings = $6m

So... over 3 years, the total savings is $30.75m
or about $10.25m/yr.

Is that it?
Are there any other implications to meeting the threshold?
I thought the savings was more.
Close to $31m might be made with one WS Win.

Am I missing something?????
$10m/yr doesn't seem that huge.

16 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:22 pm

Verlander is frighteningly talented.. My school's baseball teams are going to see the "Empire State" Yanks on Tuesday. The hope is that Pettitte will be there to pitch.

17 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:23 pm

[15] I dunno, I heard it could be about $40M.
Seems like a lot to me! I have no idea how much a WS win is to the Yankees.

18 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:24 pm

[16] Eh, he sucks. Curtis can mash him.

19 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:24 pm

When you're facing Verlander, its always nice to get that first hit.

20 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:25 pm

[18] I stand corrected.

21 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:25 pm

I mean, Verlander's ERA against us this year is now 27.00. How good could he be, really?

22 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:26 pm

[15] I think the Yankees lost money some years. I doubt George cared as he probably figured he didn't have much time left. Hank & Hal probably care more -- without knowing what the books look like, I can't tell about $10 million.

Good job, Alex.

23 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:29 pm

[22] I think this stuff is really complicated. Suppose George ran in the red for ten years. The capital appreciation of the team might swamp those deficits, and winning teams might be making the Yankees tons of money on the side, too.
But I do think we're seeing a different approach with Hank and Hal, anyway.
Another thing is, they might feel like the new CBA is designed to stick it to them, and their response might be, "Okay, fine, we'll just make more money and pay you guys less of it, if you all insist."

24 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:33 pm

Why in the name of all that is good and holy would you put Raul Ibanez in Yankee Stadium's left field?

25 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:33 pm

All the upper deck shots in the world aren't going to mask that horse shit. Triple my ass. E8! Oi!

26 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:34 pm

Werewolf.

27 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:34 pm

Hello,
Ya think Bret, or even Andrew Jones would have caught that?

Broken bat rbi triple. Let's see hoe Nova responds.

28 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:35 pm

[27] Blindfolded.

29 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:35 pm

[27] I think Jones at least keeps it in front of him.

Gardner keeps it in front of him and maybe catches it.

30 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:35 pm

Whoops! I meant E7, obviously. Scoring fail. In any case, that ball's got to be caught.

31 ms october   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:37 pm

I think Marcus Thames might have caught that.

32 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:37 pm

Eldred has been white hot in AAA -- 13 dingers in 20 games.

33 ms october   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:38 pm

Hilarious bobby v story riyank.

34 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:38 pm

How they call that a triple (as opposed to an error) I don't know.

35 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:38 pm

[32] Flash just said that, I believe.

My favorite thing about Nova was just displayed: ice water for blood.

36 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:38 pm

You can't blame Ibanez, he just should never be in the field. Why not have Jones in there?

37 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:39 pm

[32] Its obviously not always the case, but if you're 31 years old and in AAA, you *should* be tearing the cover off the ball.

38 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:41 pm

Kay is the worst story teller I've ever seen.

39 ms october   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:41 pm

Mr ok jazz - you know ibanez bats lh and jones bats rh, right? And you know verlander throws rh.

40 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:42 pm

[36] E0 then? (on the Manager?)

41 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:43 pm

[10] The panhandler was not only wearing a yarmulke, he was also wearing a Star of David. Delmon took offense when the Chicago tourists gave the panhandler $25. He assaulted the tourists and chased them into the hotel, where someone called the cops.

Or so says the NY Times.

42 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:43 pm

[39] Mr OK has been attending the Bobby V school of baseball management, set up in Tokyo a few years ago.

43 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:44 pm

[35] I only get the Tiggers feed here. Hens won something like 9 of 10 at one point. Guess which game I went to.

44 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:44 pm

[41] Wait...what?

45 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:45 pm

[39] Sure, but Ibanez already gave up a run with that non-catch. I'll take the glove over the bat in this case, leave the batting up to the big boys.

46 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:47 pm

[41] So Young was upset that the Chicago tourists gave a Jewish panhandler $25? This sounds like the set up to a bad joke..

[42] D'oh!

47 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:47 pm

[42] I'm thinking Bobby spends his time watching games in the reflection of mirrors.

48 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:52 pm

[46] So it seems. The homeless guy didn't approach Delmon, he approached a group of young men from Chicago. Delmon didn't like it when they gave him money.

Young was reportedly extremely drunk. He has since apologized for his behavior, and his lawyer posted bail just after 6pm. So I guess he is theoretically available tonight.

49 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:53 pm

[47] Hm, yeah, could be. That would also explain why some batting averages appear larger than they really are to him.

Yeah, Young was plastered, apparently. The Tigers are a good team for drunks. Here's one now!
I imagine Delmon will get a really big hand if he plays tomorrow, huh?

50 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:55 pm

This isn't good.

51 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:56 pm

1 double play, please.

52 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Ouch..havn't seen Pasta in a while from Jeter..

53 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:01 pm

[52] Low carb diet?

54 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:05 pm

Well, Nova has pitched well enough to have a shutout going. Too bad.

55 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:12 pm

[46] So...a step son of the south ballplayer, viisiting from Motown; after clubbing in Gomorra stumbling through the park; sees a mid american couple from the city of broad shoulders touristing by giving a NY goniff a big $25 tin pan donation. He then_________

56 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:27 pm

Awfully quiet in here all of a sudden.

57 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:27 pm

Nice.

58 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:28 pm

Paul sounds like Woody Harrelson sometimes.

59 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:28 pm

[56] Literally. Right during that homer my mlb.com TV froze!

60 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:29 pm

[58] OMG, yes!! Or is it just that all Mid-Westerners sounds alike? :)

61 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:33 pm

[56] Had to go make pancake batter for the morning.

62 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:36 pm

[55] Good one.

I think the tourists should be reprimanded for giving the panhandler $25 and ruining it for the rest of us. I thought the going rate was pocket change. ;>)

63 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:38 pm

[62] Apparently, Mr. Young agreed with you. ;-)

64 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:38 pm

Putting someone on for Prince is not good.

65 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:39 pm

Exciting!

66 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:40 pm

Do you guys hold your breath every time the ball gets hit to left field, too? It's almost like Little League.

67 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:40 pm

[55] says to the TV reporter, "I don't know what they were thinking about there... maybe that kinda thing plays well in Nepal, but not here."

68 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:41 pm

[62] [63] It's outrageous.
We should go to Chicago and give wads of money to homeless people, that'll teach those Chicagoans. Then we can go to Detroit and derogate an ethnic minority of your choice.

69 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:44 pm

Flash: Weighing your bats, you guys had too much time on your hands.

Paul: It was either talk to Michael Kay in the box or weigh my bats. What would you do?

Flash: Now it's making more sense to me.

70 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:46 pm

Nova is a half step from being great. How can pitching talent like that ever be doubted?

Ian Kennedy was half the pitcher of Nova at 25 years old. I hope Nova has a long Yankee career.

71 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:47 pm

[67] Good one! I am literally laughing out loud. (But I refuse to use that loathsome abbreviation)

72 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:48 pm

Hell yes!

73 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:48 pm

[71] C'mon Boat! OMG, We're BFF, can't we LOL together??

COLTRANE!!!!

74 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:49 pm

Wow. I'm glad I got up to watch this.

75 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:49 pm

[16] [17] See? Told ya.

76 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:50 pm

Dang, everytime I step out of the room, something good happens.

77 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:51 pm

[76] Keep drinking beer. We need to win this one.

78 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:52 pm

[73] Here's a laugh. Young, who was piss drunk, is being investigated for a bias crime, while Zimmerman didn't even get arrested for anything (until the media forced it).

79 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:53 pm

[76] And somehow that's a bad thing? >;)

80 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:53 pm

Kay tricked me. I thought he had that one.

81 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:55 pm

[76] Dare I go make coffee?

82 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:55 pm

[78] NY ≠ Sanford.

83 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:55 pm

Oh, Rob.

84 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:57 pm

[82] Stimmt.

[80] Same. JazzJr heard me get excited and thought it was "another home run, daddy?" "No, Jr. Just Kay misreading the ball again."

85 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:57 pm

[82] How do you make that sign?

86 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:58 pm

[81] Yes.

87 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 7:59 pm

[82] Thank you.

88 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:00 pm

shit. I guess I shoulda made coffee.

89 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:00 pm

[85] PC or Mac?

90 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:00 pm

[78] I scare myself. I'm thinking in the baseball context; What did Ryan Zimmerman do? I know he is injured and Harper is up to take his place on the Nats.

D'oh.

91 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:00 pm

More IBBs? ため息。。

92 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:01 pm

Another bad play at 2nd by Nunez costs us a run!
Oh... wait...

93 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:04 pm

Zimmerman≻Young;

Harper≈ Zimmerman

94 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:05 pm

[89] Mac.

95 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:07 pm

[84] What does "Stimmt" mean?

96 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:08 pm

[94] Firefox?

97 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:09 pm

No feed. What happened after Cabrera got tagged out at 3rd?

98 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:13 pm

[95] German for "そうですね。"

99 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:13 pm

[96] yes

100 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:15 pm

[98] Comprendo

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101 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:17 pm

[99] It's a secret.

102 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:18 pm

Robbie, My Little Pony is rapidly passing you in the best 2B discussion. Time to step it up.

103 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:23 pm

Jeez.... OPS-wise, rightnow, we might have the worst 3-4-5 in baseball.

104 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:23 pm

[85] Just google html entities symbols, or something like that. You get a list of them.

105 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:25 pm

E8. : )

106 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:25 pm

Ra-OOOOOOOL!

107 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:25 pm

In LF... Ibanez II.

108 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:25 pm

Ohferfuck's sake! I did it again! Dammit!

109 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:26 pm

LOL!

110 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:26 pm

Left field seems to be a problem tonight.

111 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:27 pm

[110] Ibanez was thinking, "Man, it's so tough out there, if I can just hit the ball to LF no way he catches it."

112 mhoward120   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:28 pm

That may well the the funniest shit I EVER have seen!

113 RIYank   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:28 pm

How the hell is he throwing 97mph after 100 pitches?

114 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:29 pm

WTF!

115 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:30 pm

[104] Tanx

116 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:31 pm

Verlander at 102 pitches. Have to think he's gone after the 7th. Yankee batters should make it happen.

117 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:32 pm

Boat: Edit > Special Characters > Mathematical Symbols > {≉} Insert:

118 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:32 pm

[111] It's a Bermuda Triangle.

119 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:37 pm

What do you think a conversation between Clay Rapada and Derek would be like? Just wondering..

120 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:38 pm

[117] I see it now. I never even used that menu. Doh!

121 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:43 pm

[119] Clay -Did you know my name anagrams to Alpaca Farm?
Jeter- Great, Kid. I have 3,100+ hits and sleep with supermodels and actresses.

122 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:44 pm

9 AB left.
Down by 1.
AT Home.
No more Verlander.
Well rested D-Rob and Mo.

This is a game we have to Win.

123 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:46 pm

[121] That's just fucking perfect.

A-Rod:"Hey kid, I know a lot of anagrams too!"
Clay: "Sorry, I'm talking to Derek now."

124 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

[113] Three of the last four pitches in his last no-hitter were 100 mph. I don't know how he does it.

Kinda makes you wonder if he could throw 110 mph if he really tried.

125 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

These umps can fuck off.

126 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

That's 3, maybe 4 calls against us!

127 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

These umps can go piss up a fucking rope! Grandy didn't check but the guy last inning did. Fucking Bollocks!

128 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

Rip off!

129 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 8:57 pm

I just realized, this is Country Joe West, the guy we all hate. It figures.

130 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:01 pm

[129] Cripes. That explains it.

I swear, he's still holding a grudge because Joe Torre got him suspended that time.

131 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:02 pm

[130] He definitely hates the Yankees.

132 rbj   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:03 pm

[129] Even the Tigers announcers question some of his calls.

133 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:05 pm

Ben-wa balls!

134 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:06 pm

[131] Remember when he called Robby Cano for running outside the line in Game 5 of the ALDS? He wasn't outside. And who calls that anyway??

135 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:09 pm

Fire up the score truck!

136 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:10 pm

[134] Yes. Bullshit. Especially in a play-off game.

137 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:10 pm

All right! Whole new game now.

138 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:17 pm

Soriano in the 9th?

139 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:24 pm

Odd little squibber for Jeter. Nice play. Oh, that Mo is still pretty good, eh.

140 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:25 pm

[138] No So, only Mo.

141 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:25 pm

Let's get 'em, boys!

142 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:26 pm

[140] Sounds like a Manhattan neighborhood.

143 mhoward120   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:33 pm

Let him walk everyone

144 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:36 pm

[142] How I loathe the need to cutely abbreviate the names of neighborhoods in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn in order for them to sound "hip". Is reading and articulation just too much to deal with for your average young on-the-go urban crusader? Yuck.

145 mhoward120   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:38 pm

As I said, with a little assist

146 Simone   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:42 pm

What weird win! I'm happy to take it.

147 Mattpat11   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:42 pm

I'll take it

148 Ara Just Fair   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:42 pm

Sweet! Don't see that every night.

149 randym77   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:43 pm

Walk off wild pitch.

Way to go, Cap'n.

150 OldYanksFan   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:44 pm

Too close at the plate.

151 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:45 pm

Now that was satisfying. Fantastic way to waste a morning.

Shot of DJ and A-Rod hugging: priceless.

152 Boatzilla   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:46 pm

[150] Yeah, but that's what made it fun.

153 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:49 pm

Take the win, leave the cannolis...

154 Alex Belth   ~  Apr 27, 2012 9:52 pm

Let's all applaud again! Nice job.

155 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 10:07 pm

Great ending.
Just put on SD-SF. Giants Stadium really is beautiful! Just says "California". Shame the NYS says "Larger than Starship Enterprise, more expensive than Chanel No.5"

156 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Apr 27, 2012 10:19 pm

Melky Cabrera with a great throw to 3B to nail a runner. Melky looks slimmed down and serious. Miss that guy.

157 Chyll Will   ~  Apr 27, 2012 11:04 pm

[156] New York's not the best place for everyone to grow up in. Some guys thrive in outer space (IPK), some get it together when they get kicked out (Melky). To be honest I think it was good to dismiss him; his departure was a wake-up call for Robbie, who started playing up to his potential afterward. Maybe he truly does get it and comes back later like Ruben Sierra, but this time around maybe Melk's got something to come back with.

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