Monday, January 17, 2022

A Time To Remember


When the Yankees first began informing us that their latest international signee, Jason Dominguez,  " is already as good as Mike trout," I had a revelation.

Wearing, one Sunday morning,  my full "Dragonfly Man" garb,  I saw this message in the mirror: "it isn't Jason, it is Jessica."

This is not a message intended to be demeaning to women.  It is a message to suggest that Jason will play more like "Jessica" than Mike Trout. And there are, as yet, no " Jessica's" in MLB.

And now we hear tales off over-eating, during the pandemic.  Lord knows I have done so.  I consumed more than 400,000 chocolate covered ants watching the Cowboys lose to the Niners. And loved every morsel.

So Jason has turned to triple cheese-burgers and large fries?  Accompanied by a quart-sized Grape soda? So what?  He is a rich teenager.  And he is a chubby .256 hitter against high school level pitching.  The focus this season will be on his diet and not his inability to play the game.  All diversions are protective of a stupid front office. 

Here is the takeaway for today;  The Yankees confidence in this young person is why the Yankees can't win a play-in game.  They think band-aids will heal their hernia. 

Let it be said, because things need to be said, that " I was among the first" ( probably the very first )  to predict that we did not have a new baseball sensation on our hands.

My " Jessica" is no Mike Trout.  Probably not even a Florial.  

Most likely, just another Koi for the big pond. 

Another fat swimmer with interesting coloration. 



7 comments:

  1. I think the Jupiterian is gonna be great, and you will put on 30 pounds by eating these words.

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  2. Let's see:

    Poor kid from the DR

    Given 5million at age 16

    Eats his way to Seattle.

    Sounds about right.

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  3. With the Yankees, expect nothing. Your expectations will likely be fulfilled.

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  4. I guess it’s asking too much to wait about 3 years and make a determination then…

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  5. I think we should feel lucky that he is only eating, and not spending his nights drinking, drugging, and wenching. I know that's what I would have done if someone had handed me $5 million at age 16. And $5 million in the DR is probably more like $50 million.

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  6. $5 million in the DR is likely a death sentence.

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