Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Goes 12 games without an RBI, yet media says "He's Smoking" - (4/20/07)
I don't want to get into this Jeter thing again, but I just wanted to update my fellow Crack Committee members on the continued brilliance of the New York media. In today's New York Post, they did a player vs player analysis of Yankees/Red Sox over the weekend. When you get to shortstop, the Post, year after year, always says things like, "Jeter here in a landslide", "Jeter of course has a big edge", but today was tremeundous for laughs. Us committee members over here at my work, , were laughing out loud. It is on page 136, and it says: SHORTSTOP "Derek Jeter has six errors, but he is smoking at the plate." You guys still think Jeter "is smoking" this year. He has one RBI since the second game. They see .323 and think he's amazing. He has the least RBI on the Yankees among starters (tied with Melky). He is playing good, but smoking? Stand strong Committee members, the tide is turning. When Baseball Tonight is on, and Jimmy Rollins is running around, and Jose Reyes is running around, the Jeterites get that little pit in their stomach, and they curse Joe Bruno. But don't blame me, he has NOT developed into the player you all thought he was in 1999.PS: I am starting a pool, please email me your picks, and the question is: When will Derek Jeter get to 10 HR, and 26 RBI? My pick is July 3rd.
Baseball is a game of runs, not hits - (7/6/06)
No, not enough said. Do you expect Cashman to put together a team of Brosius, Leyritz, Charlie Hayes, David weathers, Graeme lloyd? Guess what, you don't make the postseason. You bring up throws that jeter made, or when Jeremy Giambi decided not to slide, but Arod's doubles, home runs, rbi's make up for that and more that Jeter's flip plays. Jeter is a very good player, plays every day, plays hard. great baserunner, good average hitter. But don't tell me he's the best player in the league. That's a joke. What is batting average if you don't drive in runs and score runs? Baseball is a game of runs. If Jeter hit .434 this year, shattering Ted Williams record, but drives in 75 runs and scores 110, is he more valuable than Manny Ramirez, Guerrero, Ortiz, Arod, Giambi who drive in 130, but hit .290? Of course not. He's a good player, but a singles hitter. You keep bringing up rings, and those teams were great. The Yankee teams were great, but that was 2000, what is Jeter waiting for? If he "turns it on" tell him to turn it on, hit 2 doubles, a HR, drive in 5, and take over (like Arod did last night), but, Joe .....he can't do that, he doesn't have gamebreaking talent. Why can't Jeter have the year like he had in 1998? The era of juiced balls, watered down pitching, and expansion, Jeter can't even get to 40 doubles or 20 homers. He's good, but not great. You are not allowed to criticze him, but Arod (who will break Aaron's, record, possibly the best player of all time) gets booed. I dont get it. Joe, what has Jeter's slugging percentage declined every year since 1998? You will reply: Jeter's number don't matter....but I ask, why not?
But again with the rings..... - (7/3/06)
But again with the rings.....if Jeter was the reason for the rings , why isn't his fault for not winning the last 6 years? So the rings were his doing, but its arod's fault for no rings? But how do you expect a GM to go out and get marginal players like brosius, chad curtis, leyritz, duncan when you have a chance to get Sheffield, arod, giambi, mussina, damon, pavano, johnson? Do you not bring in Arod and bring in Joe Randa? Do you pass on signing Giambi and bring in JT Snow because may have intangibles? No you bring in the best players. How do you determine best players? You look at their production over time. why isn't Tino playing anymore, shouldn't the Cardinals trade Pujols for Posada? trade a loser for a winner, sign Tino, put him at first because he's a "winner"? Of course they wouldn't. This offseason if the Yankees have an oppurtunity to bring Jason Schmidt, should they? I say of course, but you would say no, he has no rings. But doesn't Pavano have a ring? all this ring stuff is a joke, measuring players on rings?
Remember when Arod wasn't clutch? (6/26/06)
A NO BRAINER MVP: Before the season began, ESPN's Harold Reynolds (expert analyst), told us that his pick for MVP was Oakland A's shortstop Bobby Crosby. After I was done laughing at that, I welcomed in the new season. After watching Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells, Alex Rios, Joe Mauer, Troy Glaus, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye all get off to thier usual strong productive years, Harold Reynolds decided to switch his MVP pick to Derek Jeter. "Best player in the game", he proclaimed. His panel on Baseball Tonight of course remained silent. I don't have Jeter as the MVP this year. I don't even have him as the MVP in the AL East. I don't have him as the MVP of AL East teams located in New York. I don't even him as the MVP of the in field of Yankees. I don't even have him as MVP of the left side of the infield on a AL East team from New York. Can someone win the MVP with 14 home runs?
THE NEWEST EXCUSE: Over the past 11 years we've heard everything under the sun explaining Derek Jeter's statistics. We've come across his sister's health (his numbers are down because she was sick), we've heard contract discussions (numbers down because he was worried about his long term deal), health issues (his numbers are down because he is hiding injuries), we'vw heard numbers don't matter (his numbers are down because he only hits when they need him) . The last one is my favorite. Why would someone not "want" to hit if they could? Another favorite: "He doesn't hit alot of homers, but he hits them when they need them" My question is: The Yankees haven't needed them? I guess not. Another small tidbit: Since Matsui and Sheffield have been out, Jeter has 1 HR and 7 RBI over the last month. Doesn't this qualify as the "step it up" moment these maniacs talk about on the FAN? We all know Jeter has this ability to "turn it on", and "step it up when the lights are on" We are all waiting.THE NEW STAT CATEGORY: The WFAN callers have a new stat category. For years they've been trying a find a category where Jeter tops Arod. The rings category is always a favorite of mine. Arod played on the Mariners and Rangers, 2 towns that haven't won. If Jeter was in Texas or Seattle, they would still not have won, any sane human can say that. But, getting back, the Yankee fans' new category: LATE INNING PRESSURE SITUATIONS. They call and try to sound intellectual. They try to sound baseball savvy. This stuff is great, "Hi, Mike and Chris, I was looking at Arod's numbers, he's 4 for 39 in late inning pressure situations" "We know all about it", Francesa says. The guy feels all smart because he found this website telling him Jeter IS better than Arod. He is relieved, he was starting to struggle to find Jeter's greatness. He knows the 4 ring thing is getting stale because we are in 2006 now. Every time the Yankee fan puts on SportsnetNY he sees Jose Reyes running around the bases, knocking down balls in the hole, stuff like that. So he's has found his new savior......the Late inning Pressure situation stat category. A simple search on the internet turned this up:
2005 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 19 for 72 a .264 clip. Had 11 RBI. 7th inning and later: He was 44 for 181 with 23 RBI, a .243 clip.
2004 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 14 for 61 a .230 clip. Had 11 RBI. 7th inning and later: He was 43 for 181 with 21 RBI, a .238 clip.
2003 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 8 for 46 a .174 clip. Had 3 RBI 7inning and later: .200 blah, blah, blah, you get the point
Now, you will never hear this anywhere. You are not allowed to hear this. If you call the FAN with these numbers, they will hang up and will hear 4 rings. Arod's stats are allowed to be dissected, anything Jeter related is off limits. Derek Jeter is a very good player. The reason why his numbers lag behind the great players is his extra base hit power. He does not have it. He does not hit alot of doulbles, triples, or home runs. You can TRY to tell me he does, but he doesn't. He is a good player on a good team. Hitting singles gets you to first base. Hitting singles with a guy on first, puts that guy on third. There aren't many RBI. Why do Hafner, Ortiz, Pujols score alot of runs? Are they fast? Great hitters score runs because they are among the leaders in Total bases, singles, doubles, triples, homers. Yankee fans used to love the Runs Scored category. They don't say much about that anymore, because during A-Rod's "pathetic 2006", he still has more runs scored.
CRACK COMMITTEE TIDBITS: I heard Ken Singleton say this about the Yankee lineup the other night, "With Matsui and Sheffield out, the power hitters are now: Arod, Giambi, Posada, and Jeter"......he has 5 HR, Ken.................Ever notice when Jaret Wright has a 1-2-3 inning, Suzyn Waldman can't wait to say things like, "Jaret is showing glimpses of his young days with Cleveland" My question is "Jaret Wright was good with Cleveland?"...............David Wright is in the middle of stretch that Derek Jeter can never and will never be at.......David Wright has no rings........If I could talk to David Wright or his agent I would tell him to stop hitting right now. If he wants to make it in this town and be a legend among Joe D, Mantle, Ruth, Gerhig, and Jeter, stop right now at 18 and 65.............. The Mets winning this division by 15 games is worrying me, because the first round against the 85 win Dodgers has upset written all over it............... If Andy pettite is a "money" pitcher, why isn't he stopping these Astro losing streaks (the answer is: no such thing as a money anything)................After watching Johnny Damon the first few months: He is no doubt a better offensive player than Jeter..............As always I welcome the 4 ring email. I also welcome the the "get a life" email. I know this is beating the dead horse, but do you guys see it yet? I still love you all, great friends of mine............
THE NEWEST EXCUSE: Over the past 11 years we've heard everything under the sun explaining Derek Jeter's statistics. We've come across his sister's health (his numbers are down because she was sick), we've heard contract discussions (numbers down because he was worried about his long term deal), health issues (his numbers are down because he is hiding injuries), we'vw heard numbers don't matter (his numbers are down because he only hits when they need him) . The last one is my favorite. Why would someone not "want" to hit if they could? Another favorite: "He doesn't hit alot of homers, but he hits them when they need them" My question is: The Yankees haven't needed them? I guess not. Another small tidbit: Since Matsui and Sheffield have been out, Jeter has 1 HR and 7 RBI over the last month. Doesn't this qualify as the "step it up" moment these maniacs talk about on the FAN? We all know Jeter has this ability to "turn it on", and "step it up when the lights are on" We are all waiting.THE NEW STAT CATEGORY: The WFAN callers have a new stat category. For years they've been trying a find a category where Jeter tops Arod. The rings category is always a favorite of mine. Arod played on the Mariners and Rangers, 2 towns that haven't won. If Jeter was in Texas or Seattle, they would still not have won, any sane human can say that. But, getting back, the Yankee fans' new category: LATE INNING PRESSURE SITUATIONS. They call and try to sound intellectual. They try to sound baseball savvy. This stuff is great, "Hi, Mike and Chris, I was looking at Arod's numbers, he's 4 for 39 in late inning pressure situations" "We know all about it", Francesa says. The guy feels all smart because he found this website telling him Jeter IS better than Arod. He is relieved, he was starting to struggle to find Jeter's greatness. He knows the 4 ring thing is getting stale because we are in 2006 now. Every time the Yankee fan puts on SportsnetNY he sees Jose Reyes running around the bases, knocking down balls in the hole, stuff like that. So he's has found his new savior......the Late inning Pressure situation stat category. A simple search on the internet turned this up:
2005 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 19 for 72 a .264 clip. Had 11 RBI. 7th inning and later: He was 44 for 181 with 23 RBI, a .243 clip.
2004 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 14 for 61 a .230 clip. Had 11 RBI. 7th inning and later: He was 43 for 181 with 21 RBI, a .238 clip.
2003 Late inning Pressure: Derek Jeter was 8 for 46 a .174 clip. Had 3 RBI 7inning and later: .200 blah, blah, blah, you get the point
Now, you will never hear this anywhere. You are not allowed to hear this. If you call the FAN with these numbers, they will hang up and will hear 4 rings. Arod's stats are allowed to be dissected, anything Jeter related is off limits. Derek Jeter is a very good player. The reason why his numbers lag behind the great players is his extra base hit power. He does not have it. He does not hit alot of doulbles, triples, or home runs. You can TRY to tell me he does, but he doesn't. He is a good player on a good team. Hitting singles gets you to first base. Hitting singles with a guy on first, puts that guy on third. There aren't many RBI. Why do Hafner, Ortiz, Pujols score alot of runs? Are they fast? Great hitters score runs because they are among the leaders in Total bases, singles, doubles, triples, homers. Yankee fans used to love the Runs Scored category. They don't say much about that anymore, because during A-Rod's "pathetic 2006", he still has more runs scored.
CRACK COMMITTEE TIDBITS: I heard Ken Singleton say this about the Yankee lineup the other night, "With Matsui and Sheffield out, the power hitters are now: Arod, Giambi, Posada, and Jeter"......he has 5 HR, Ken.................Ever notice when Jaret Wright has a 1-2-3 inning, Suzyn Waldman can't wait to say things like, "Jaret is showing glimpses of his young days with Cleveland" My question is "Jaret Wright was good with Cleveland?"...............David Wright is in the middle of stretch that Derek Jeter can never and will never be at.......David Wright has no rings........If I could talk to David Wright or his agent I would tell him to stop hitting right now. If he wants to make it in this town and be a legend among Joe D, Mantle, Ruth, Gerhig, and Jeter, stop right now at 18 and 65.............. The Mets winning this division by 15 games is worrying me, because the first round against the 85 win Dodgers has upset written all over it............... If Andy pettite is a "money" pitcher, why isn't he stopping these Astro losing streaks (the answer is: no such thing as a money anything)................After watching Johnny Damon the first few months: He is no doubt a better offensive player than Jeter..............As always I welcome the 4 ring email. I also welcome the the "get a life" email. I know this is beating the dead horse, but do you guys see it yet? I still love you all, great friends of mine............
Reggie Jackson's LCS numbers were terrible, why? - (10/10/06)
I know that this is a stretch, but I feel that sometimes this Mr. October thing for Reggie gets taken a little too far. Nothing against Reggie, I just do not believe in any "big game player" theories. Francesa and Russo were analyzing Reggie's World sreies numbers and just drooling. Mike was saying things like, "when the big game came, Reggie was ALWAYS there" I'll probably get screamed at for this, but Reggie hit .227 with 20 RBi in 163 at bats in the LCS. Were these games not "big"? Reggie was great, but I think I can rebut all these stupid "money player" things. Reggie went nuts in the World series but did not hit in the LCS, now which is it? I think if there are bad numbers along with good numbers, there is NO theory. there is no such thing as a "big game player" I am a Bill James theorist, am I wrong?11 Lg Chmp Srs 6-5 45 163 16 37 7 0 6 20 17 41 .227 .298 .380 5 World Series 4-1 27 98 21 35 7 1 10 24 15 24 .357 .457 .755
Yanks Eliminated and the Media Repeats Same Dumb Cliches - 10/10/06
The Yankees failed to win the World Series again, and people are struggling on whom to put the blame on. Some blame Joe Torre, some blame Cashman, some blame Joe Bruno, but the true blue Yankee fan, of course, blames Arod. The worst news the Crack Committee could have gotten, was Joe Torre was being terminated, with Lou Pinella being hired. We knew that if Torre stays, Alex Rodriguez will be gone. And that is great news for us. That is good news for the both of us. I cannot wait until he lights them up in the regular season, and then in the playoffs. But, getting back, Brian Cashman "has to get more role players in here" has been said over and over and over again. I'm starting to love this one. You guys call them role players, I call them: benchwarmers. I'm even hearing Yankee fans say, "guys like Endy Chavez is what we need, players like that". But do you guys realize how many Endy Chavez's are invited to spring training camps every year, by EVERY team? There are Chavez's all over, but they don't make the team because they are benchwarmers. You guys now want Cashman to go out and get mediocre players because they MIGHT do good in the playoffs? Good luck.
Some great stuff heard over the past week, said by the baseball "experts", or the New York Jeter "media":
1. "The Twins have momentum, winning 6 out of 7, to win the division" (got swept)
2. "The Mets have no starting pitching" (much the best)
3. "The Dodgers have momentum, winning their last 7" (swept; never a factor)4. "The Padres have the pitching, the Cardinals don't" (pitching, pitching, pitching)
5. "Johan Santana never loses at home" (Thomas' 2 HR proves power isn't important, right?)
6. "Kenny Rogers stinks, and isn't a big game, money pitcher" (this was a lock, the more I heard it, the more it became a lock)
7. "Who's Carlos Guillen?"
8. "Jaret Wright knows pressure games, he's been there before." (by Suzyn Waldman during a hysterical pregame show) (she and Sweeney just get better with age)
9. "We have to play small ball" (alot of Yankee fans heard this on the FAN, and have been repeating it, they're not sure what it means, but hey, why not?)
10. "We wouldn't have done the Abreu deal without Cory Lidle" (OK, so it was more than a week ago, but it was so great then, and still great now.
11. "I think they will win, this group knows their back is against is the wall, and they should respond" , said by Sweeney Merti. Now luckily a Committee member took that answer, because the rest of the Jeter media would have stayed silent. But WFAN's Chris Russo, said in usual fashion: "Respond?, they've lost every elimination game they were faced with over the past 6 years. Sweeney, are you serious?", he said. It was great, but the point is, we don't want to hear made up stuff, we want to hear the truth, and the truth is: the Yankees lost again, they haven't won since 2000, and their is no such thing as a big game player, and last but not least: Derek Jeter is a singles hitter, this series was not his fault. Two years from now, you will telling me that, "he hit over .500 against Detroit!!!!!". But, we all watched the games, when a singles hitter "goes off", who cares. I heard and read that Jeter "had a great series", but I guess that was a great series for a singles hitter. Next year is another year, and they will be in the playoffs again, you can't deny that. One year from today, you will be reading the following: "Team ABC has momentum", "Team DEF finished the season badly", "Player 1 is a money player", "Player 2 has bad postseason numbers", it's all a joke, don't buy it, its nonsense.
Some great stuff heard over the past week, said by the baseball "experts", or the New York Jeter "media":
1. "The Twins have momentum, winning 6 out of 7, to win the division" (got swept)
2. "The Mets have no starting pitching" (much the best)
3. "The Dodgers have momentum, winning their last 7" (swept; never a factor)4. "The Padres have the pitching, the Cardinals don't" (pitching, pitching, pitching)
5. "Johan Santana never loses at home" (Thomas' 2 HR proves power isn't important, right?)
6. "Kenny Rogers stinks, and isn't a big game, money pitcher" (this was a lock, the more I heard it, the more it became a lock)
7. "Who's Carlos Guillen?"
8. "Jaret Wright knows pressure games, he's been there before." (by Suzyn Waldman during a hysterical pregame show) (she and Sweeney just get better with age)
9. "We have to play small ball" (alot of Yankee fans heard this on the FAN, and have been repeating it, they're not sure what it means, but hey, why not?)
10. "We wouldn't have done the Abreu deal without Cory Lidle" (OK, so it was more than a week ago, but it was so great then, and still great now.
11. "I think they will win, this group knows their back is against is the wall, and they should respond" , said by Sweeney Merti. Now luckily a Committee member took that answer, because the rest of the Jeter media would have stayed silent. But WFAN's Chris Russo, said in usual fashion: "Respond?, they've lost every elimination game they were faced with over the past 6 years. Sweeney, are you serious?", he said. It was great, but the point is, we don't want to hear made up stuff, we want to hear the truth, and the truth is: the Yankees lost again, they haven't won since 2000, and their is no such thing as a big game player, and last but not least: Derek Jeter is a singles hitter, this series was not his fault. Two years from now, you will telling me that, "he hit over .500 against Detroit!!!!!". But, we all watched the games, when a singles hitter "goes off", who cares. I heard and read that Jeter "had a great series", but I guess that was a great series for a singles hitter. Next year is another year, and they will be in the playoffs again, you can't deny that. One year from today, you will be reading the following: "Team ABC has momentum", "Team DEF finished the season badly", "Player 1 is a money player", "Player 2 has bad postseason numbers", it's all a joke, don't buy it, its nonsense.
The Goal: $250 Million Dollar Payroll - (10/21/04)
THE GOAL: $250 MILLION DOLLAR PAYROLL As expected, many sad and depressed Yankee fans are rattling off things like, "26 championships", or "39 pennants", or "the Yankee legacy". The Crack Committee expected these tired and worn out lines about teams from the 20's through 50's. But to me, I can really only count the Yankee titles starting from the 1960's. Why? The reason is simple, but 2-fold.
Point No. 1: The Draft : The MLB Amateur Draft started in 1965. The first pick was Rick Monday, by the Kansas City A's. Honestly, think about it, any great amatuer player in the country was signed by the Yankees, the team with the most money. If there was no draft today, 80% of the top amateur talent would be in the Yankee system. In the 20's, 30's, and 40's, the first, second, and third place teams were able to get MORE talent. The last place team got the crumbs that were laying around, which is like free agency today......Yankee sign the three top guys, and the rest of us, pick from the crumbs.Click here: Baseball Draft History - Baseball Cube
Point No. 2: Free Agency : We all know that Carlos Beltran's locker is already set up at the stadium, and I ask, is it really fair that the Astro fans have say goodbye to Beltran? The town loves this guy, and all this town is to him, is Columbus. The rest of Major League Baseball is the Yankees' minor leagues. Nobody can outbid them. The goal of the young player today is: put in your six years, become an eligible free agent, and start lobbying George. Or if you are inpatient, start telling the press in your city that you are unhappy, plan on leaving, list 3 teams you will go to, with the Bronx on top, and get dealt there. The Yankees will send there usual 2 to 3 mediocre AAA players that they trumped up, and the Royals or Pirates will take what they can get. Its a vicious cycle that will not end as long as the YES network and no salary caps is MLB policy. Does this mean we give up? No way, we keep fighting. We hope that the next $15-$17 million guy they sign doesn't work out. In the last four years, they obtained: Mike Mussina (the Orioles developed him for George), Jason Giambi (Oakland groomed him), Gary Sheffield (always loved the Bronx), Alex Rodriguez (the Yankees were the only team that could take him on at $25 mil), Kevin Brown (when another team can't afford someone, call George). Not only do they go apple picking from the rest of us, they resign everyone. Many Yankee fans feel that the line,"We have homegrown talent" trumps the $190 million dollar payroll line. It doesn't. They don't lose anyone. Andy Pettite, before that Jeff Nelson, and before that John Wetteland. That's it. You never see a Yankee testing the market. Therefore, your homegrown remains YOUR homegrown talent. Our homegrown talent leaves. Last night's parade on that mound was Brown 15, Vasquez 10, Loaiza 2, Gordon 7, Rivera 11. $45 million in last night's meltdown, do you see the problem?
Crack Committee Tidbits: When you're in your local deli, or bowling alley, or supermarket and you overhear the "October" Yankee fan complaining about Sheffield, or Matsui or Tony Clark. (please note that Yankee fans forget Tony Clark's ground rule double in Game 5 that was inches away from ending it) If you can't help it, just ask the guy to name one of the two other teams that Jon Leiber pitched for. (This one is great, THEY CAN'T DO IT, but a side note: if they say "Columbus", give them a half of point for the comedy)Another good question is: ask them to name the teams they beat, in the 4 WS titles since 96. (This one is great, THEY CAN'T DO IT, another side note: Think of me when they say, "Oh yeah, San Diego")
JB (Crack Committee member since 1972)
Point No. 1: The Draft : The MLB Amateur Draft started in 1965. The first pick was Rick Monday, by the Kansas City A's. Honestly, think about it, any great amatuer player in the country was signed by the Yankees, the team with the most money. If there was no draft today, 80% of the top amateur talent would be in the Yankee system. In the 20's, 30's, and 40's, the first, second, and third place teams were able to get MORE talent. The last place team got the crumbs that were laying around, which is like free agency today......Yankee sign the three top guys, and the rest of us, pick from the crumbs.Click here: Baseball Draft History - Baseball Cube
Point No. 2: Free Agency : We all know that Carlos Beltran's locker is already set up at the stadium, and I ask, is it really fair that the Astro fans have say goodbye to Beltran? The town loves this guy, and all this town is to him, is Columbus. The rest of Major League Baseball is the Yankees' minor leagues. Nobody can outbid them. The goal of the young player today is: put in your six years, become an eligible free agent, and start lobbying George. Or if you are inpatient, start telling the press in your city that you are unhappy, plan on leaving, list 3 teams you will go to, with the Bronx on top, and get dealt there. The Yankees will send there usual 2 to 3 mediocre AAA players that they trumped up, and the Royals or Pirates will take what they can get. Its a vicious cycle that will not end as long as the YES network and no salary caps is MLB policy. Does this mean we give up? No way, we keep fighting. We hope that the next $15-$17 million guy they sign doesn't work out. In the last four years, they obtained: Mike Mussina (the Orioles developed him for George), Jason Giambi (Oakland groomed him), Gary Sheffield (always loved the Bronx), Alex Rodriguez (the Yankees were the only team that could take him on at $25 mil), Kevin Brown (when another team can't afford someone, call George). Not only do they go apple picking from the rest of us, they resign everyone. Many Yankee fans feel that the line,"We have homegrown talent" trumps the $190 million dollar payroll line. It doesn't. They don't lose anyone. Andy Pettite, before that Jeff Nelson, and before that John Wetteland. That's it. You never see a Yankee testing the market. Therefore, your homegrown remains YOUR homegrown talent. Our homegrown talent leaves. Last night's parade on that mound was Brown 15, Vasquez 10, Loaiza 2, Gordon 7, Rivera 11. $45 million in last night's meltdown, do you see the problem?
Crack Committee Tidbits: When you're in your local deli, or bowling alley, or supermarket and you overhear the "October" Yankee fan complaining about Sheffield, or Matsui or Tony Clark. (please note that Yankee fans forget Tony Clark's ground rule double in Game 5 that was inches away from ending it) If you can't help it, just ask the guy to name one of the two other teams that Jon Leiber pitched for. (This one is great, THEY CAN'T DO IT, but a side note: if they say "Columbus", give them a half of point for the comedy)Another good question is: ask them to name the teams they beat, in the 4 WS titles since 96. (This one is great, THEY CAN'T DO IT, another side note: Think of me when they say, "Oh yeah, San Diego")
JB (Crack Committee member since 1972)
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