Comments on: Reggie Jackson in No-Man’s Land http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sun, 19 May 2013 22:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276376 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo Tue, 01 May 2012 03:43:11 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276376 Reggie: my all time favorite player. Style, charisma, power. Just a superstar. Reggie: my all time favorite player. Style, charisma, power. Just a superstar.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276250 RagingTartabull Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:15:59 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276250 The whole Billy/Whitey/Mickey scene at the Banana Boat nicely captures what it's like to be around a bunch of guys who were once upon a time hip and dangerous and are now just kinda bloated and tired. Mickey and Whitey carousing at The Copa circa 1956: stuff of legend. Mickey and Whitey having a liquid lunch at some Florida tourist trap on a weekday afternoon in 1977: just sad. The whole Billy/Whitey/Mickey scene at the Banana Boat nicely captures what it’s like to be around a bunch of guys who were once upon a time hip and dangerous and are now just kinda bloated and tired.

Mickey and Whitey carousing at The Copa circa 1956: stuff of legend.

Mickey and Whitey having a liquid lunch at some Florida tourist trap on a weekday afternoon in 1977: just sad.

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276248 Alex Belth Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:01:43 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276248 You can see how insecure he was. And how the old cronies--Billy, Whitey and Mickey--got under his skin. You can see how insecure he was. And how the old cronies–Billy, Whitey and Mickey–got under his skin.

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276247 Chyll Will Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:38:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276247 [9] for [7] [9] for [7]

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276246 Chyll Will Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:36:12 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276246 True. Less sense of helplessness as a fan that the owner will totally disrupt what is otherwise a relatively sane plan. No fear of immediate reprisals on the office level, I imagine. fewer hanger-ons and enablers near the top of the ladder, influencing major decisions for personal gain. More of a "big picture" approach as opposed to micromanaging every level of operation from the ground up. Something that takes time for most people to get used to around these parts, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=7I9_pZ85zIQ&feature=endscreen" rel="nofollow">Ikendigget... </a> True. Less sense of helplessness as a fan that the owner will totally disrupt what is otherwise a relatively sane plan. No fear of immediate reprisals on the office level, I imagine. fewer hanger-ons and enablers near the top of the ladder, influencing major decisions for personal gain. More of a “big picture” approach as opposed to micromanaging every level of operation from the ground up. Something that takes time for most people to get used to around these parts, but Ikendigget…

]]> By: Bronx Boy in NC http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276245 Bronx Boy in NC Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:23:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276245 This should be required reading - repeat as often as necessary - for anyone who thinks Reggie Jackson is not a giant prick. This should be required reading – repeat as often as necessary – for anyone who thinks Reggie Jackson is not a giant prick.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276244 RagingTartabull Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:21:53 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276244 [6] oh I agree, I'm not saying I miss it per se. It's just very different is all. [6] oh I agree, I’m not saying I miss it per se. It’s just very different is all.

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276243 Chyll Will Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:17:29 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276243 [5] Yes, and he would be driving the bus at the head of the caravan that falls over the edge of the Grand Canyon. Exploding in mid-air, no less. I don't miss that one bit. ` [5] Yes, and he would be driving the bus at the head of the caravan that falls over the edge of the Grand Canyon. Exploding in mid-air, no less. I don’t miss that one bit. `

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276242 RagingTartabull Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:00:44 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276242 Yeah definitely. The entire experience of being a Yankee fan changed when George started to exit the stage, around 2006 or so. I'm not someone who pretends to "miss" the lunacy of Life with George, because it was a whole hell of a lot less charming when it was actually going on, but the whole vibe is definitely different. I mean shit, can you imagine his reaction to the Pineda trade?? Yeah definitely. The entire experience of being a Yankee fan changed when George started to exit the stage, around 2006 or so.

I’m not someone who pretends to “miss” the lunacy of Life with George, because it was a whole hell of a lot less charming when it was actually going on, but the whole vibe is definitely different. I mean shit, can you imagine his reaction to the Pineda trade??

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276238 Alex Belth Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:12:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276238 I like it when Paulie O or Tino or Boomer Wells talks about George in the '90s and they tell the current Yankees, "You guys have it easy, you have no idea what it used to be like." George was still a pill in the Torre Era for sure but those guys don't know the half of what it was like for the guys in the '70s and '80s. I like it when Paulie O or Tino or Boomer Wells talks about George in the ’90s and they tell the current Yankees, “You guys have it easy, you have no idea what it used to be like.” George was still a pill in the Torre Era for sure but those guys don’t know the half of what it was like for the guys in the ’70s and ’80s.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276237 RagingTartabull Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:38:04 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276237 Remember when Reggie and George got into a fight on the team bus during the '96 playoffs because Reggie insisted on sitting in the dugout for every game?? Remember when Reggie and George got into a fight on the team bus during the ’96 playoffs because Reggie insisted on sitting in the dugout for every game??

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276236 Alex Belth Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:31:35 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276236 Reggie was a writer's dream. Reggie was a writer’s dream.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2012/04/30/reggie-jackson-in-no-mans-land/#comment-276235 RagingTartabull Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:19:45 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=84031#comment-276235 "He was misquoted" "For 12 fucking pages?!" R.I.P. Thurman “He was misquoted”

“For 12 fucking pages?!”

R.I.P. Thurman

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