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.
A very depressing first game against the Blue Jays. It's too bad Rasner wasn't able to get a win. Burnett's stuff is electric, it's amazing that he doesn't have more success in his non-Yankee starts.
My four year old daughter named her doll, Kim Jones. Is it possible that I watch too many Yankee games?
A quick confession. Sometimes when I'm typing (and looking at the screen) I hear Doogie Howser music in my head.
Competing in the Steeplechase must be very annoying. By the time you're finished with your race, your sneakers and socks are all wet.
This is totally coming from my heart, but I think the Jets can be really dangerous this year.
Speaking of the Jets, Eric Mangini has gotten lots of the attention, but in my opinion, the Jets also have a real good one in Mike Tannenbaum.
Bruce Springsteen is rumored to be playing the half time show at this year's Super Bowl. If the rumor is true, then it would only be fitting if a Jersey based team played in the game.
In recent days, I've heard numerous people (Al Leiter, Mike Francesa, etc...) say that Pudge Rodriguez is a borderline Hall of Famer. What do you think?
I found out today that my wife listens to (and enjoys) Craig Carton every morning. I think Carton can be amusing at times, but he strikes me as a little sleazy. Not the good kind of sleazy (think Angelina Jolie) either. I'm not exactly sure why I feel this way about Carton. I guess it's just one of those gut feelings, or maybe it's only because he hates the Yankees.
Speaking of my wife, we have tickets for the last two regular season home games at Yankee Stadium. I would like to go to the games, but my wife wants me to sell the tickets and make some money. I guess we're at an impasse. What would you do?
I was at a pig roast recently in eastern Connecticut. This particular part of Connecticut is evenly split between Yankee fans and Red Sox fans. There were lots of kids there that day, and I noticed two things. Number one, all the well behaved kids were the Yankee fans, while all the poorly behaved future juvenile delinquents were Red Sox fans. I found that very interesting. Number two, all the kids who were Red Sox fans had red hair and freckles. I'm not talking about one or two kids either. There were like 15-20 red haired, freckled, future juvenile delinquent Red Sox fans at the pig roast. Anyway, it reminded me of this hysterical video.
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.
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