To find a place where Charlie Rose, Mike Francesa, Youtube, Seth McFarlane, Chuck Todd, Woody Allen, and the Skipper from Gilligan's Island intersect, and make it my own
The Yankees had a closed door meeting in Toronto. It seems as if the meeting helped (at least for one night, anyway).
According to our sources, a friend of the Steinbrenner family was asked to address the team during the meeting. From what I hear, the guy is a real Larry Bowa-type, and really laid into everyone.
Supposedly, the guy's name is Blake. Other than that, nobody knows much about him.
CBLL was able to obtain this video of "Blake" from a few years back. Larry Bowa-type does not begin to describe him.
When Bobby Abreu was a young minor league player in the Astros system, he attended his first Major League baseball game. While sitting in the CF bleachers, Abreu and his teammates witnessed maybe the most gruesome sports injury ever to be captured on film.
Apparently, Abreu doesn't like to talk about the incident, however, the play has certainly had an effect on his outfield play.
Please be warned, this video is not for the squeamish.
In a nutshell, a guy does batting stances of past and current players. Maybe it's only because it's very late, but I thought it was very funny (and accurate, too).
Granted, Robinson Cano's play (and according to some, his attitude) this year leaves a lot to be desired, however, last offseason would have been the ideal time to trade him, not this offseason. The same goes for Melky Cabrera. Buy low, sell high. It's not rocket science.
Hank Steinbrenner should not be talking about next year (unless, he's using reverse psychology with the players). It sends a very bad message. I can't get mad at Hank, though. He's a funny and cuddly goofball, and with all his ranting and raving, it's not like he ever does anything rash or crazy (like firing the manager 16 games into the season). In fact, the more we learn about the Steinbrenner brothers, the more it seems as if Hal is the one with the most influence.
Brian Stokes pitched 4 shutout innings for the Mets the other night. Despite the fact that he entered the game with a 10-0 lead, he was awarded a save. I know it's within the rules, but how dumb is that? Wow! I just realized that this is something that Bob Raissman would write. Pretty scary.
Speaking of Bob Raissman. He's one of the few sportswriters who still uses the word, jive.
Getting back to Hank and Hal. Hank reminds me of the gruff (but lovable) guy who worked at the front desk on E.R. As for Hal, doesn't he look a little bit like Tom Cruise?
Mike & the Mad Dog were certainly annoying at times, with that being said, today is a sad day in the world of New York sports. Despite it's flaws, The Mike & the Mad Dog show was an institution that helped shape sports talk radio nationwide. During the Yankees 1996 championship run (among many other times), their show was a must listen.
I really like Robinson Cano. He has a sweet stroke, is young and tremendously talented (both offensively and defensively), but sometimes he really makes me scratch my head. His Chuck Knoblaugh impersonation in the 2nd inning of last night's game almost made me put my fist through the television. In addition, a player with his hitting ability should never have a .300 on base percentage.
Tommy Hunter reminds me of Andrew Giuliani.
After years of watching Jorge Posada, it was great to see a Yankees catcher actually block home plate last night. Jorge should try it some time.
Frankie Catalanatto would be the perfect type of player for the Yankees.
The Rays are not a fluke, but they will hit a rough stretch before this month is over. Mark my words.
In many ways 2008 is a transition year for the Yankees, and their current starting staff does kind of remind me of some of their starting staffs in the 80's. With that being said, the Yankees will make a real run at this thing (the WHOLE thing) this year. I just have a feeling.
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