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the Pittsburgh pirates
and a date on the Bronx
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Gold Cup
They play on Thursday, the Yankees go to Cincinnati on Gold Cup day….nice spot and good call on ‘the Bronx’..
..Right, I’m going to do a bit more ‘studying’……need to…..there’s Sedgefield and Southwell tomorrow ….now THAT’S commitment!!! lol
Yes, did you see his interview after Denman won the Aon?? lol
Had a look at the ‘get out stakes’ on Friday, I fancy Psycho…..he’s a bit of a nutter though…..lol…unlucky last time……
Nice turn of foot jumping jumping the last by Muirhead….hmmm…
I like River Liane in the last race, the Fred Winter..
Sizing Europe (he could be anything) to win, Katchit (ew)
Not originals but Inglis Drever, although slight concerns about Howard Johnson’s form and Kauto Star…
What do you mean less intense, what do you mean Muirhead???? I wouldn’t back that horse with my enermy’s money, blar, blar, rubbarb, blar, rubbarb #*****###…opps……………sorry, I forgot this was the Lounge, it’s a place to chill right?…..LOL…..sorry, wrong section…lol
I tend to go for the less exposed horses and I like the chances of Rippling Ring and Sentry Duty. Nicolls was raving about Rippling Ring prior to his debut and won well (couldn’t believe the prcie) and as you have said, could be anything. To a certain extent Captain Cee Bee, although he did miss his prior engagement. Cork All Star? Can’t wait mate…lol…has been a bit disappointing this season so far….
I’m going to check out Muirhead on ATR…..
Who’s your Champion Hurdle fancy Maggs??
Maggs…..he said ‘Bernie goes boom….burn, baby bern’…..lol
Yep, the tennis ain’t looking too clever…lol
ok, Maggs….will look for a few more clips…
Don’t you mean ‘anyone for tennis’??? Didn’t WE invent that?? lol
Hi Maggs..
Yes, the hitter walks, the pitcher ‘walked in the run’ is just the way its called.
The pitcher is Bartolo Colon again, the guy we talked about before..lol…he must hate the Yanks as they keep smacking him around…lol.
Those 2 calls you mentioned were from John Sterling, the Arod 400th home run, and the ‘Giambino’.
I like those plays too and you mentioned you liked the catcher throwing to the bases to catch the runner by surprise. In that case you’ll like the ‘hit and run’, I’ll try and find a clip showing this…
I was hoping you’d do well, it wouldn’t look good on me if you got 3 out of 10..lol….but you did great….and some of the questions weren’t so clear-cut and blurry anyway…
I asked my brother-in-law ‘Whats an RBI’? He replied ‘Somethin’ to do with stats innit’??? ….lol…Yeah, larrrrrvly mate…lol
Anyway, here’a a bit of bedtime, or daytime viewing for you…only a few teams have these updates but it keeps you in touch with whats going on:
Go to September 26. Nice little interview with Jeets….
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/vide … ?season=07
Go to July 6, 2005. This one’s a bit out-dated as some of the players have left….but here, you get a chance to hear from another legendary Yankees announcer, John Sterling (he mainly does the radio commentary)….his catchphrase is…….."ballgame over….Yankees win, theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!!"…. I love it..lol…also, he has a different home run call for each player:
-If its Arod, he’ll say "An A-Bomb…..from A-Rod"…or "Alexander the Great conquers again"
– If its a Giambi home run "…the Giambino"…(the babe was called the Bambino, so play of words there) (see below clip)
-Jeter’s would be " A Jeterian swing", we used to have a player called Bernie Williams who was a lifetime Yankee and retired last year was "Burn baby Bern"….(see below clip)
– Johnny Damon’s " that was simply Damonic".or "positively damonic"….lol
– Jorge Posada’s is "Jorgie juiced one"
– If Joba Chamberlain does well, he’ll say "great joba….by joba" LOLHe appears on the bits:
May 15 – ‘Red-hot Tino’
May 16 – ‘Bernie slam tops Seattle’
June 8 – ‘A milestone for A-Rod’
June 15 – ‘Walk-off for Giambi’http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/vide … ?season=05
Also, here is a useful clip. It just helps you understand the scoring a bit and at the end, you see Damon out at 2nd base. He is also the 3rd out, but the run still counts because the runner touched home plate before Damon was out. Just as well we had a comfortable lead, otherwise, Damon would have got a right rolicking…lol. You also get to see a ‘squeeze play’ or ‘suicide squeeze’ (where do they come up with these terms?????..lol) its a dangerous play, bunting for a run…has a high failure rate. The first play, the pitcher (guess who it is, lol) walks in a run (bases were full, so everyone advances, therefore, a run is scored) note, that the count was at 3-0 and our fav pitcher threw another ‘ball’…Go to July 6, click on ‘Yanks six-run third’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200707
Anyway, I’m off to hopefully find a few winners for tomorrow, build up the bank so I can blow it all next week at Cheltenham….lol
‘deep to left, there it goes……..sssssssssssssee ya!!! (For now) lol
LETS GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Go where? I would say to my buddies on the forum) lol
ok Sharpy, I’ve done me best
:-1. A walk is: when the Count is 3-2 i.e. 3 balls and 2 strikes, if the next ball thrown is another ‘ball’ i.e. outside the strikezone, then the Hitter ‘walks’ to 1st base. If there’s already someone at 1st base they go to the 2nd. This is not good for the Pitcher or his team as it’s giving something away, so to speak.
Correct, but the count doesn’t have to be 3-2. It could be 3-0 or 3-1.
So half a point is fair.
2. The Pinstripes – correct3. 4 – correct
4. The Clean Up Spot. – correct
5. Middle Relievers [relief pitchers] – correct. I called them the bullpen but you must have read up to come up with those other terms..lol
6. An RBI is ‘Run Batted In’, which means if the hitter hits the ball fair and he has a team mate on one of the bases who can then reach home plate, then it’s credited to the hitter as an RBI. – correct
7. 30% or above – correct
8. Centre field and Right field – No, its 2nd Base and 3rd Base….Jeter plays next to Arod who is on 3rd Base.
9. 3-3 – No, its 3-2. If its 3-3 the batter would be out already.10. Count remains 2-2 [this foul is ignored] -correct.
….tell me the worst
Strictly speaking 7.5 out of 10.
But maybe I didn’t explain questions 1, 8 and 9 properly. Q8 We never discussed the field positions of each player, so, it would have been a guess in your part. So the question was a bit unfair.
Q9 – ‘full count’ is a terminology, so I can see where you’re coming from.
My brother-in-law got 7 out of 10 and he’s been following the game for 2 years!!! lol……so 7.5 (on mean marking) out of 10 is excellent.
I was REALLY impressed with Q10….I thought, ‘this will catch her out’…and also Q5, as you must have read up on it….
Great stuff Maggs!!
EDIT – Just read up on how I described a walk, using 3-2 as an example, and I didn’t explain it fully, so 8 out of 10!!!!!
We’ve covered a lot of stuff, having looked back, we’ve covered the basic rules, some strategic play, the structure of teams and a LOT about the 26 times world champions..lol…
Anyway, here are 10 questions which we should have covered, its a combination of the above:
1 – Whats a ‘Walk’?
2 – The Yankee’s uniform is known as?
3 – How many runs are scored when a ‘grand slam’ is hit?
4 – Arod bats 4th, whats that known as?
5 – There are several pitchers who are neither starting pitchers or a closer and pitch in the latter stages of a game, what are they known as?
6 – Whats an RBI?
7 – What batting average would be considered a good average in the Major Leagues?
8 – Jeter plays at Short Stop. Which two positions is he in between in the field?
9 – We talked about the ‘count’? What would be a ‘full count’. For example, they start at 0-0, and the next sequence is either 1-0 or 0-1…what is the maximum?
10 – If the count is 2-2 and the hitter fouls of the next pitch. What is the count then?Whilst typing these questions, I realised there are so much we have yet to cover, like ‘Whats a hit and run’?, ‘Whats a sac fly’? ‘What’s a squeeze play’?? ‘Whats a relay throw’?
I’m sure we’ll get to that, but one step at a time…
Good luck Maggs…I’ll have my marking pen ready….lol
No problem at all Maggs…..I’ve done my bit for Cheltenham and all the baseball talk is a way of relaxing and getting away from all that ‘studying’…lol…studying form, yeah right….lol…..I’m just doing a bit of ‘studying’ (my, I’m a hard working soul, lol) for tomorrow’s racing. With the possible rain forecast for next week, I might have to revise my Cheltenham selections…..
Oh yeah, before I forget, the difference between the AL (American League) and NL (National League) is:
1 – The Amercian League has better teams (cause the Yanks are in it, LOL) No, but if you look at the past winners of the World Series and more importantly, the month were they play inter-league, the AL always win more games.
2 – This is the important bit. In a NL game, the pitcher has to bat, usually in the last spot (9th). Therefore, there is more bunting in NL games.
In the AL, the pitcher doesn’t bat so there is a DH (Designated Hitter) who just hits but doesn’t field. Some teams have a permanent DH, the Yanks usual DH is Jason Giambi, but sometimes he plays 1st base so if one of his team mates needed a rest and then someone else becomes the DH (or the person taking the rest, i.e no fielding today, just hitting).
If its an inter-league game, like the one you’re watching today, it depends on the home team. As Cleveland is the home team today, the pitcher doesn’t bat.
I know, some announcers can be off putting. I watch the games on mlb.tv, whenever we play away, we have to put up with their announcers, so lots of bias going on….I’m sure other fans say the same regarding our announcer Michael ‘See ya’ Kay..lol
Ok, I’ll do a few questions, which will come up shortly….a kind of mock exam….lol
Re Phil Hughes pitching
I’m not clear about this and please excuse my way of describing it.
Am I right in saying that the pitchers job is to avoid the strike zone?
He seemed to be aiming the ball low outside the zone making it difficult for the batsman to hit it – bit obvious I suppose but is this the object? it seems to be crucial and if I’m right then I’m beginning to understand it better, and why did the Catcher just walk off with the ball after the first shot in that sequence, was the match over then in fact? like the batsman must have got 3 strikes and out, that right?You’re right Maggs. Like cricket, the bowler or pitcher in this case doesn’t always target the wicket/strikezone. If you look at the count, which was 1-2 at the time, Hughes had the advantage with 2 strikes already. Therefore, he kept the ball low hoping the batter would swing and miss (which counts as a strike) and he did. If he would have aimed for the strikezone, the chances are, unless it was a great pitch, the hitter had a better chance of hitting the ball. If on the other hand the batter decided not to swing, that pitch would have a ‘ball’ (cause it was low and not in the strike zone), therefore the count would have been 2-2. Just read your edit….if the batsman doesn’t swing and the pitch is in the zone, yes, thats a strike.
Normally, a pitcher will go for the strikezone early against a batsman, to try and gain advantage on the count.
Why did he swing? Maybe the ball looked like it was going straight for the strikezone but curved or dipped at the last moment.
Some hitters like to hit low balls, others like high ones, this is where the ‘scouting report’ comes in. Basically, each team has scouts and they spend all their time watching other teams in action and make notes of their pitchers and hitters (what a tough job hey? lol). Therefore, the pitcher has already been briefed about each player of the opposing team and what they like to hit (or not like to hit).
The catcher (Posada) and Hughes were walking off because there were already 2 outs and they just got the 3rd out. Therefore, it was the Yanks turn to bat…
This umpire is confusing me as his motions are different to the fisty one the other night. [that sounds terrible…lol]
Why did they jeer him so, he got an injury didn’t he? bit mean.
Some of the crowd weren’t aware to the extent of the injury. In fact, this was in Texas and some of the people who jeered were Texas fans because their team were down and had no chance of winning anyway, so they wanted to see a no-hitter. At the time, he threw 7 innings of no-hit baseball. He was on course to throw a ‘no-hitter’. A no-hitter is only second to the ‘perfect game’
A no-hitter is when a pitcher throws 9 innings without being hit once.
A perfect game is when a pitcher throws 9 innings without being hit, or giving up a walk, therefore, no one gets on base in 9 innings, 27 up, 27 down. Only 3 Yankees have acheived this, so you can imagine how hard it is to do.
Because this was only Hughes 3rd Major League start, it was unheard off, to be so close to throwing a no-hitter.
Re Joba Chamberlain
Great throw to 1st base wasn’t it when the ball bounced in front of him and he got control and threw it, and the batsman was run out.
However, on the 3rd take in this sequence why did that batsman run to 1st base after the ball bounced, it was described as overbase and the catcher then threw it to 1st base and he was easily out, presumably he had no choice but to run?
I think I’ve only just realised that the Catcher is a team mate of the Pitcher, I had been thinking they were on opposing teams. It’s that darn umpire standing behind gets me all confused.
This is a good introduction to pitching for me, I’m really pleased about this.Yes, right again (you are getting this baseball lark, lol) The batsman already had 2 strikes against him, but he catched didn’t catch the ball….the hitter swung and missed, so it was his 3rd strike….it was just formalities, he had to run to 1st base, but he was out easily (catcher threw to 1st base).
The catcher puts up signs using his fingers when he’s crouching down ready to take a pitch. He is indicating where he wants the pitcher to throw and what type of pitch to use. In a way, the catcher is the conductor….unless of course, you are an established pitcher, in which case, but have a say in how and where they want the pitches to be thrown.
A lot of cat and mouse goes on…..
What is a sacrifice bunt? I read it somewhere.
This is getting technical now Maggs….a bit like the off-side rule…lol
A sacrifice bunt or sac bunt, is used to advance runners to the next base. For example, it is a close game and the score is close, or tied, a hitter gets on 1st base, no outs. The next hitter wants to get his team mate to 2nd base so they have more chance of scoring. He would therefore not swing at the pitch but just put his bat on the ball so he kills the ball dead….the likely scenario is he would be thrown out at 1st base, but his team mate would have moved to 2nd base. Therefore, it is now 1 out, but they now have a runner on 2nd base. He ‘sacrificed’ himself and gave up an out to advance a runner. I’ll find an example somewhere and post it later…
Also, if in the same scenario, a runner is at 1st base with no outs, and the next batter isn’t that great, a sac bunt would normally be applied. Because the chances are he will not hit anyway, they might as well get something from his at-bat. Therefore, you will hardly ever see an Arod or Jeter sac bunt….only in extreme circumstances like a tied game in the 9th inning…
"Joba pitched the 7th or 8th inning basically as a bridge to get to Mo in the 9th"..
I don’t get this either. What do you mean exactly – …a bridge to get to Mo in the 9th??In an ideal world, a starting pitcher would pitch brilliantly and as he begins to tire, he can pass the ball to his closer in the 9th inning to close out and win the game. A closer is not used if his team are losing, no point to ‘save’ a game when they can’t win. Anyway, as this is not always the case as the starting pitcher may only go 5-7 innings (he might have pitched too many balls already or is being hit, left, right and centre by the opposing team) you need to call on your ‘bullpen’ or relievers.
They are vital to any team. These are the guys who have to pitch the end innings and what I mean by Joba being a bridge to get to Mo…
Mo is our closer and pitches the 9th inning if we are leading (sometimes he would pitch the 8th and 9th depending on how important the game was) so for instance, if we were leading a game and our starting pitcher goes out of the game in the 7th inning, Joba would come in and hopefully pitch one or two innings without giving up our lead and hand the ball to Mo in the 9th.
re Arod’s Home Runs
Oh fantastic, this is what I like to see….but do you think it’s partly to do with poor pitching? I noticed the pitcher didn’t seem as good, I don’t know, like it played into his hands, except for that last one when it was pitched low and he still whacked it, I thought that was the best because the ball was dropping.The guy pitching was Bartolo Colon. Guess what? He won the ‘Cy Young’ award THAT year, 2005(Pitcher of the Year in the American League). He normally is unhitable which is why Arod’s performace was truly remarkable…..the hitters equivilent is the MVP (Most Valuable Player) although pitchers can win this too…..Arod has won it 3 times, twice as a Yankee……you might recall in one of the clips I sent you, when Arod hit 2 home runs in the same inning, Michael Kay said ‘MVP indeed’….well, that game was nearing the end of the season and the voting was about to start on the years MVP.
I’m doing my Baseball A-levels after this Sharpy..lol
You’re doing great Maggs…..you’re getting it faster than my brother-in-law did, and he had the benefits of dvd’s and me talking him through it….lol
Hi Maggs…..no one really knows for sure what’s going on….I remember watching all those Arod home runs, like the ones I sent to you and thinking ‘we won’t ever see this again, well, not Arod in a Yankee uniform anyway’……but, glad that is not the case now….I forgot about this one, 3 home runs in one game……with a Grand Slam thrown in just for good measure…lol
Go to April 26, click on ‘Arod’s huge night’.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200504
Anyway, we’ve talked a lot about the batting, Arod & Jeter, home runs etc, and you mentioned those ‘quieter’ moments that you may have to deal with…I too, used to think like that, however, when its our turn to pitch, its more ‘tense’ for me as opposed to being able to relax until its our turn to bat….anyway, here’s a few links to show you what potential we have in store in the pitching department.
Firstly, I mentioned Phillip Hughes, who was one of the best pitching prospects we’ve ever had. He came up last year, a YEAR earlier than anticipated due to so many injuries to our pitchers…..here he is pitching in Texas and even their commentators were impressed with him:
Go to May 1, click on ‘Hughes’ excellent start’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200705
Now we move on to Joba Chamberlain. Again, he came up towards the end of last year, a year earlier than anticipated. Unlike Hughes (who was a starting pitcher) Joba pitched the 7th or 8th inning basically as a bridge to get to Mo in the 9th….such was his impressive start, the Yankees wrapped him up in cotton wool and only allowed him to pitch on alternative days, to protect his arm. This was known as ‘The Joba Rule’. The whole idea was to give him the experience but to save him for this year, where along with Phillip Hughes, he would be a starting pitcher for the Yanks…
As mentioned before, Hughes was always the Yanks number one prospect, however, after Joba’s impressive displays, he became the number one and thus, he was an ‘untouchable’. We talked about the Santana trade and how we offered Melky Cabrera and Phillip Hughes…..they wanted Joba, we said no way jose…!! lol
BTW – Santana is the best pitcher is baseball, but like most team sports, one player doesn’t make a team a winning one….
Anyway, back to Joba….he is 22 years old, a Native American, he grew up in poverty, his dad is confined to a wheelchair and suffers from various illnesses including polio…..the boy is hungry for success….I think he’ll do it..:now you see banners and T-shirts with ‘Joba Rules’ everywhere..lol
Go to Aug 13, click on ‘Joba’s electric frame’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200708
That was his first start at Yankee’s stadium.
Below we see Joba in action, this time, his dad is in the crowd, watching his son for the first time as a Yankee:
Go to Sept 7, click on ‘Chamberlain blanks Royals’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200709
Again, we see Joba’s dad, this time, he see’s his son for the first time, pitching in The House that Ruth Built:
Go to Sept 23, click on ‘Chamberlain’s first save’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200709
Two contrasting styles, Hughes is methodical and calm, Joba is very animated and throws 100mph……these two along with Adam Kennedy are the future of the Yanks….
The Colorado Rookies made it to the World Series for the frist time this year, they got swept by them Dirty Sox, but it was a great achievement by them nevertheless, as they are a smallish club. Also, a lot of American’s have a American League team that they follow and a National League team….maybe to hedge their bets….lol
You mentioned NASN goes to too many commercial breaks, if you ever get a chance to watch Channel 5 baseball, there are lots of discussion and explainations, so you’ll get a chance to see other teams and players. The presenters are very good also. Jonathan Goode is funny, and most important of all, he can laugh at himself…..its cult viewing and very informative..
Santana played for the Minnesota Twins (funnily enough, the team from yesterday) but this year, there were bids from many teams to get him. The Yankees were favourite, but the Twins wanted a bucketload of cash, PLUS Melky, PLUS Phillip Hughes (who is the best pitching prospect we’ve had for years) PLUS Adam Kennedy (again, one of the best pitching prospects we’ve ever had).
Anyway, we decided not to bother, which is why for the first time in years, we have a young pitching staff with great potential. Santana ended up being traded to the New York Mets…..good luck Santana…at least you can say you played in New York (just for the wrong team, lol)
They would never let Arod play Short Stop, not even for a game. The reason for this is mainly psychological and in a small way physical. If Jeter gets injured or is resting, the Yanks has a stand-in short stop.
It take months and months, even years, to learn to play a new position, let alone to play it at major league level (Arod learnt to play 3rd base in quick time and did make ‘rookie’ errors when he first started). If he switched, just for one game, he could make costly errors…..people like Melky, is known as a ‘utility’ player, because he can play at a good level (not brilliant, but good) at most positions and usually fills in when some of the players in the outfield (Right field, Centre Field, Left Field) are injured, or resting. Although he is getting better with more experience, he might gain a full time place in the future (a lot depends on how he contributes with the bat).
Also, the hottest story maybe ever took place last October. Arod’s contract finished and all through last season, it was a case of will he or won’t he re-sign? Every game, people kept mentioning it could be his last season as a Yankee. Anyway, to cut a very long story short, he opted out of his contract during the game Boston won to become World Champions…….Arod’s agent planned this and guess what? Not only did he piss off Boston and most of baseball, for his timing but his story got more coverage than Boston actually winning the World Series! lol
Bottom line was that this wasn’t his idea but his agent’s (has a reputation for spin and negotiation power). I was gutted……also, my brother-in-law had ordered a #13 Arod shirt from the US….I told him to burn it! lol….it was like being dumped by a girlfriend, I hated him for it, but would have taken him back in an instant…lol
Anyway, it was all very complicated, and headline news over in the States….eventually, after a month of media circus, he came out, spoke and gave his side of the story. He sacked his agent, went to the Yankees and said, ok, I want to stay a Yankee, I’ll even take a pay-cut…..attaboy Arod….you know it makes sense..lol….
Here is a link, which shows why I thought he would come back..This is the press conference following his 500th career home run (that ball he hit is worth tens of thousands of $$$$$). A couple of things to note. He kept talking about the ‘pinstripes’ (known throughout baseball as the Yankees uniform) and near the end of the conference, he talked about New York and ‘coming full circle, hopefully, there will be a happy ending for me’…..During his 3/4 years, he has had a love-hate relationship with the fans. A couple of seasons ago, he was booed by YANKEE fans….AT YANKEE STADIUM!! lol…Yes, the New York fans are very hard to please, but if you give them your all, they will worship you.
.Go to Aug 4, click on ‘Arod’s press conference’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200708
Arod also knew that there were only a handful of teams that could afford him (for instance, Tampa Bay Devil Rays combined salary, so that’s 40 or so players, doesn’t even double that of Arod’s, lol) and also, if he moved, what about his legacy? Arod, as with most baseball players do care about the traditions and history of the game. Here is a link, to show how the Yanks like to remember great achievements….Go to Aug 13, click on ‘Arod’s pregame ceremony.
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200708
He doesn’t want to be remembered as a money man, who moved from team to team just to chase the yankee dollar (if you pardon the pun, LOL)
But by signing this new 10 year contract, he will go down in history as a Yankee great and have his number #13, along with the Babe, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle, Maris, and his team mate Jeter, retired forever….and maybe he’ll get a plaque in Monument Park….On a lighter note, check this out….lol
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tq74z_icWY4
The bit where Jeter says ‘hey man, your kid sucks’…lol and ‘has he even seen a baseball before, was he brought up in Europe or something…’…classic…lol….and ‘don’t worry, if the police catch us, I’ll get Steinbrenner to pay them off again’…lol….Steinbrenner is the owner of the Yanks….
Totally agree, you might click with another team and so far we haven’t talked about anyone else, so there’s no comparison….as long as it not the Dirty stinking Sox…..please….lol….also, just before you have a look elsewhere…..have a look at this….
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYK4pwKvXT0
How can you argue with the chairman of the board, ole blue eyes himself?? lol….just kidding, there’s a picture of Jeter diving into the crowd (as mentioned before)…I just like the song, that’s all………lol
Glad you’re liking the links Mar……yes, he’s a bit like McEnroe and Becker in terms of diving and trying so hard, but thats where the comparisons end….he’s a very calm character…lol
The Hall of Fame is very exclusive. Being an above average player doesn’t guarentee getting a place….. there is also an All-Star game each year in mid-July (half-way through the season). Fans get to vote for who they want to play in this game and vote for each position, i.e 1st base, 2nd base, catcher etc
Arod has been an All Star 11 times, Mo 9 times, Jeter 8 times….(Jeter missed out a bit early in his career because his position, Short Stop was very competitive…..none other then AROD used to get the vote ahead of him in most years) however, I forgot to mention this before, but Arod used to play in Jeters position throughout his career, up until 2004, when he joined the Yankees. Obviously, the Yanks can’t have 2 short stops, so Arod had to move over to 3rd base….yep, even he knows he has to do whatever he has to do to become a Yankee!! lol
Anyway, this year is especially special, because for the first time in 31 years (it would have been longer if it wasn’t for the fact that the Yankees will be moving to a new stadium in 2008) its going to be at Yankees Stadium. Its going to be shown on Channel 5, with all the build up, cermonies etc…..the stadium is going to shake when they introduce Jeter, Arod, Mo and maybe a few other Yanks (if they make the vote).
Also, they will no doubt show the history of the Yanks and past players, Monument Park etc….
Anyway, here’s another link. I understand it can be a bit quiet when we’re not batting, so here’s a fielding play to show you that it can also be quite exciting, by Melky Cabrera (little Melky is a rookie who graduated from the Yanks farm system) you often see banners from the crowd saying ‘Got Melk’??? lol….basically cause he’s little and young….ah, bless…lol….he was also going to be traded (along with a few of our younger players)last year for a top pitcher (Johan Santana, the best in baseball) from another team, but the deal fell through and Melky is still a Yankee….lucky Melky!! lol
Go to June 6, click on ‘Melky robs Manny’
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/multimed … &ym=200606
That was against the smelly sox……SWEET!!!! lol
