"Stick was a great man with enormous heart and integrity," Yankees president Randy Levine said. "One of the greatest baseball executives of our time. He was central to the success of the Yankees."
Master of the hidden ball trick. Pulled it off once or twice every season. He was also comically bad at hitting a baseball. His attempts at distracting the pitcher with a fake bunt on 3-0 counts were hilariously ineffective. More than compensated for all that with his performance in the front office. RIP, Stick.
A plaque in Monuments Park, a plaque in Cooperstown.
The final, discrediting joke at the Hall of Fame will come the day they give Cashman a plaque, but not Stick.
Incredible what a good shortstop he made himself, after making 56 errors in his first year in pro ball—and 55 the year after that, and 51 the year after that.
How serendipity for us, that that that experience helped him see beyond Jeter's 56 errors early on in the minors. Saved us both Jeter and Mariano.
Did you guys see Buck's interview regarding Stick today? What a tribute! This site is lots of fun. But by far the strangest aspect of it is the Buck bashing. Hard to understand coming from genuine Yankees fans.
I met Gene Michael about 4 to 5 years ago. You can't say you know somebody from one brief meeting. But he seemed like a genuinely decent person - amiable, comfortable in his own skin. We talked for about 10 to 15 minutes. When he saw I was a genuine Yankees fan, he got into our conversation. Even divulged some insider stuff.
I did think Buck was the best Yankees manager in my time (after Casey), despite my rage over that 1995 playoff game.
Showalter was terrific, and The Master included a nice tribute to him, saying how Stick and Buck (sounds like a minstrel show move, or maybe a football play), were an unbeatable combination.
Gotta' go along with you there, all-caps AND Horatio: the three you mentioned were my fave Yankee managers in my life-time, although Billy was a lot of fun at times, too - - and, by God, he wanted to win every damned game, too....We have been blessed with some decent managers during my more than half-century of fan-dom, just not lately. LB (No J)
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He and Bob Watson built the late 1990s teams.
ReplyDeleteNo plaque in Monument Park? Shameful.
You said it.
ReplyDelete"Stick was a great man with enormous heart and integrity," Yankees president Randy Levine said. "One of the greatest baseball executives of our time. He was central to the success of the Yankees."
ReplyDeleteThat would make Michael the anti-Levine, then.
Come on John M, no need to destroy our spirits by reminding us who runs them now.
ReplyDeleteMaster of the hidden ball trick. Pulled it off once or twice every season. He was also comically bad at hitting a baseball. His attempts at distracting the pitcher with a fake bunt on 3-0 counts were hilariously ineffective. More than compensated for all that with his performance in the front office. RIP, Stick.
ReplyDeleteToughest guy on the team, as witnessed by many.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what El Duque said.
Tick, tock.
A TRUE YANKEE.
ReplyDeleteA plaque in Monuments Park, a plaque in Cooperstown.
ReplyDeleteThe final, discrediting joke at the Hall of Fame will come the day they give Cashman a plaque, but not Stick.
Incredible what a good shortstop he made himself, after making 56 errors in his first year in pro ball—and 55 the year after that, and 51 the year after that.
How serendipity for us, that that that experience helped him see beyond Jeter's 56 errors early on in the minors. Saved us both Jeter and Mariano.
Did you guys see Buck's interview regarding Stick today? What a tribute! This site is lots of fun. But by far the strangest aspect of it is the Buck bashing. Hard to understand coming from genuine Yankees fans.
ReplyDeleteI met Gene Michael about 4 to 5 years ago. You can't say you know somebody from one brief meeting. But he seemed like a genuinely decent person - amiable, comfortable in his own skin. We talked for about 10 to 15 minutes. When he saw I was a genuine Yankees fan, he got into our conversation. Even divulged some insider stuff.
I did think Buck was the best Yankees manager in my time (after Casey), despite my rage over that 1995 playoff game.
ReplyDeleteShowalter was terrific, and The Master included a nice tribute to him, saying how Stick and Buck (sounds like a minstrel show move, or maybe a football play), were an unbeatable combination.
Hear, hear.
HOSS, I LOVED BUCK.....
ReplyDelete....AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE WE SENT HIM PACKING.
....BUT TORRE WAS GREAT FOR US, (NO GETTING AROUND IT).
I WOULD TAKE EITHER ONE OVER OUR MANAGER NOW....
EASILY.
Gotta' go along with you there, all-caps AND Horatio: the three you mentioned were my fave Yankee managers in my life-time, although Billy was a lot of fun at times, too - - and, by God, he wanted to win every damned game, too....We have been blessed with some decent managers during my more than half-century of fan-dom, just not lately. LB (No J)
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