Yankees: Objects in Mirror are Closer then they Appear

[Lawrence of Arabia]

cashman "he will be dealt with"

heheh NY mafia connections eh?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

also looks like Loaiza just got a promotion - good news for him i guess - this guy gives up more homers than tim wakefield.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
including one $250 million loser.

(Though, to be fair, I really wished he had played in Boston...but then, Mientkiewicz, Cabrera, and Roberts wouldn't have joined this team, which I feel has made it far better than the first half of the season.)

Odd...the Red Sox' website had Adam Hyzdu playing RF for the Sox tonight...he's still on the Pirates, right?

Nope. IIRC, the Sox invited him to spring training and assigned him to Pawtucket, where he hit .299/28/79, .412 OBP, .561 slug, 92 runs scored, 33 doubles, 85 walks, 105 K's. (And he's a righty, like Kapler. Wonder why Theo didn't let him have a shot?)

And apparently, Brown broke his non-pitching hand punching the clubhouse wall.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Oh...I thought that came through his Iraqi reconstruction contracts (not serious) and ties with the Mafia (slightly serious).

BTW: NESN = Awesomeness...there is no better team than Don Orsello (sp?) and Jerry Remy...very evident by the teams made by Fox and ESPN. Remdog 4 Life!

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
also looks like Loaiza just got a promotion - good news for him i guess - this guy gives up more homers than tim wakefield.

Yeah, but does he get nearly as many strike outs/ground outs/double plays?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

guys we're seeing the epic collapse of the yankees in progress. they've never done anything which comes close to whats going on now. everything is unraveling and no one is pulling the team together. no empire lasts forever, and like the roman empire, this one too is going by the wayside. like the roman empire, this one is being brought down by greed and decadence. its the last night of the yankee dynasty, and while many claw to the notion that the yankees will be able to pull out of every tight corner, this time the magic has left, the luster is gone, and the look is no longer one of joy but one of shellshock. theres a revolution in the sports world, and the new kids on the block are pushing out the old. no longer will the fans be oppressed by king george or the pinstripes. the scales have tilted, and they will not move again for a hundred years.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Miss Cleo predicts Yankees take division by 7 games over the Sox, when the Sox lose 4 out of 6 to the Yanks.

Sorry...but as a Sox fan, I understand the need to be pesimistic in a time of optimism...it unjynxes the Sox.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

only the babe can jinx the sox.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Well, he has proven to be quite the jynxer

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov
And apparently, Brown broke his non-pitching hand punching the clubhouse wall.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

Santana's performance tonight:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K. He is now 16-6 and tied for the league lead in ERA with Huddy. Extended his Quality Start streak to Sid-knows-how-long.

I'll go out on a limb (sorta) and say that Santana is the favorite for the AL Cy Young Award. Which means Mulder will win it.

[ixnay]

Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov And apparently, Brown broke his non-pitching hand punching the clubhouse wall.

Gus Frerotte breathes a sigh of relief as he now no longer has the title of dumbest sports injury in the past 20 years.



edit: Well, maybe it's a tie between Frerotte, Brown, and Bill Grammatica

edit2: 4-way tie with the Jacksonville punter who almost chopped his leg off with an axe in the locker room

[asleepathewheel]

Hmm. Giambi steriods? whowouldathunkit

ESPN.com news services
The benign tumor Jason Giambi has been dealing with is in his pituitary gland, according to a report in the New York Daily News that a source within the Yankees has confirmed to ESPN.

The New York DH/first baseman has refused to disclose the location of the tumor; the Daily News cites one of its sources for the story as saying Giambi was afraid that doing so would make him appear guilty by association.

While pituitary tumors have been associated anecdotally with the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones, no documented studies make the connection, according to Friday's Daily News story.

Giambi testified before the grand jury investigating steroid trafficking by BALCO, the California health supplement company.

Additionally, the treatment for the tumor, which had to be approved by Major League Baseball, involves corticosteroids, a form of steroid that is not performance-enhancing although it would produce a positive result in a drug test. While anabolic steroids help build muscle, corticosteroids break down tissue and are used as an anti-inflammatory.

The Yankees would not confirm the report, spokesman Rick Cerrone and general manager Brian Cashman said. The team released a short statement about the "published speculation" with Giambi's comments.

"While I understand the continuing speculation surrounding the details of my medical condition, I continue to believe that it is a private matter. I appreciate the fact that the media has a job to do, but my focus now is on returning and contributing to this team," Giambi said.

He was not available for further comment before New York played Baltimore on Friday night.

"Our position on his condition is the same as it's been from the beginning. We issued that statement, and other than that, we're not commenting," Cashman said. "We're respecting his right to privacy."

Giambi called Cashman on Friday morning to ask if he could come to the ballpark later than usual because he was attending to a personal matter.

The 2000 AL MVP arrived while the Yankees were taking batting practice. He emerged from the clubhouse shortly after 5 p.m. dressed in workout shorts and he carried a bat toward the indoor cage.

Giambi, who felt weak all season and hasn't played since July 23, is batting just .221 with 11 homers and 36 RBIs, going hitless in his last 21 at-bats. The five-time All-Star has also been slowed by an intestinal parasite, a strained groin and a respiratory infection.

Giambi rejoined his teammates Tuesday for the first time since July 27 and has been taking batting practice all week. He could appear in minor league games soon.

"We'll see over the weekend how much work he can get in and how he feels," manager Joe Torre said.

Torre has said he isn't counting on having Giambi back in the lineup this season, but it's possible he could return in about a week as the designated hitter.

"He's pushing through, which is good," Cashman said. "Hopefully by this weekend, we'll have a pretty good idea whether we have a shot of getting him out within a week on a rehab assignment. Every day, he's getting stronger and adding more reps. He's building his endurance, which is pushing him closer.

Cashman said he doesn't think the story will affect Giambi.

"I don't see how it would. No one is confirming the accuracy or inaccuracy of it. It's just another story," Cashman said.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

NOTICE: OVERDUE RENT
Date: Aug 16th 2004
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TO: Mr. G. Steinbrenner
FROM: The Olde Towne Company

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Deadline for Item 1: Sept. 29th 2004
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Deadline for Item 3: Nov 1st 2004

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Thank You


Signed,
R.S. Nation; Olde Towne Company

[The Emperor Fabulous]

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