Last night I took Chris (the boyfriend) to his first Yankees game of the year. I was originally not going with him but his buddy dropped out last minute. We then considered not going because of the recent slump the Yankees have been in, but the weather was so nice I proposed to Chris that [...]
Archive of posts tagged musings
How I Learned to Love Mike Mussina
Plenty of you kids out there only have memories of Mike Mussina as a Yankee and only sort of know that he was originally with Baltimore. But he was, and he was great there and I hated him. Not quite as much as I hated Roger Clemens, of course, but players as great as the [...]
But What About My Attendance?
I am currently reading a Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball. The title pretty clearly explains what it’s about. In one of the early chapters I came across a little tidbit of information that I found to be rather amusing: When a Western Union operator tried to enter the grounds, [Charles] Comiskey refused [...]
He Just Wins Games (Except When He Doesn't)
Let’s take a look at Andy Pettitte’s numbers in a few ways. I am doing this up because recently I whined about how not very good Andy has looked lately and the refutation was starts, innings, runs. So here we go. First, results only. Because as we all know, results are what are most important. [...]
Baltimore Series Preview: Frights and Delights
The Yankees are facing Baltimore for the first time at New Yankee Stadium in a three game series that starts tonight. The Orioles are still a flawed, in transition team with a scary good offense and scary bad pitching (except Jeremy Guthrie and to a lesser extent, Koji Uehara). Whether or not the series comes [...]
Hal Wants Cashman Back
As is being reported in all your major (and non-major) news sources, Hal Steinbrenner says he wants Brian Cashman to return next year. It seems like Cashman, however, is undecided. I can’t say I blame him given that the other brother won’t shut up (though he wasn’t at the final game at the Stadium, convincing [...]
