Some fun facts, courtesy of Wikipedia:
1. He is the son of Joan and Jim Casey of Willingboro, New Jersey.
2. His family moved to Upper St. Claire, Pa., when he was young.
3. He graduated from Upper St. Claire High School in Upper St. Claire.
4. He played baseball for the University of Richmond Spiders.
5. He was a member of the Sigma Phil Epsilon fraternity.
6. In 2007, Sports Illustrated named him "the friendliest player in baseball," due to his proclivity for talking to base runners at first base.
7. He is a member of the Irish American Hall of Fame, the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and the Virginia Hall of Fame.
8. He and his wife live in Upper St. Claire.
9. They have two sons, Andrew and Jake.
10. Last year, he declined a similar offer in order to stay home and help his wife battle cancer. (She is now in remission.)
So, I know what you're thinking:
What a loser. We know where nice guys finish. And what's this crap about staying home with the sick wife, rather than work for the Yankees? That kind of loyalty might win them over in Upper St. Claire, but this is Gotham, pally, where the rats will drag the pizza right out of your homeless shelter.
So, if this were a movie - if ONLY this were a movie...
Well, we'd be watching an obviously decent human being sent to confront the ultimate monster, the biggest shredder of dignity aside from being elected to Congress. Will Yank veterans - earning $25 million-per-year - listen to a word he says? Damn, if this were a movie, Rudy could save the soul of Notre Dame, or Cuba Gooding could teach a miserable town the meaning of love. More likely, though, it would feature slow-moving zombies. (If we had the fast zombies, the 28 Days Later type, we'd have a chance.
Can a fundamentally good person save the Yankees?
Maybe he'll bake them biscuits, quote sixties rock lyrics and promote the equipment handler to defensive strategist. Maybe a nice guy is what the Yankees need.
Or maybe Dillon Lawson was a nice guy. And maybe this isn't a movie.
Well, a bunch of rich players are about to get a second chance at 2023. For most of them, this will be their last chance in NYC.
Let's hope that changes are coming. Can Ted Lasso save the Yankees?
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The only way that will work is if Bonehead has a pair of gonads surgically implanted. Big enough to bench players that refuse to adapt to the situation and not swing from their heels every damn pitch.
Of course, then he'll finally be fired.
Ted Lasso huh? That's a really interesting take. I like it.
Rufus you are asking who will be his Roy Kent.
My son was coached for years at a baseball academy by a wonderful guy who was a teammate with Casey.
We were told that he was a great guy who played the game the right way. Many of the kids actually tried to emulate him because of what they were told. They were showed tapes of Casey's ABs and shown his approach after 2 strikes.
Had the utmost respect for this coach who was also an asst. principal at a Catholic HS.
I really hope that Casey does well.
Good guys SHOULD finish first.
Replaced a vampire with a spider. Well OK then.
I believe it’s a good hire - and as ED pointed out - he took the job this time around and if given a chance he may in fact have an impact on this sad, sputtering mess.
Alternatively of course it may lead nowhere as we continue to collectively bear witness to this Yankee apocalypse as it shifts its unrelenting destructive power to Casey, ripping his pinstriped soul out through the pours of his skin.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
And remember everyone, it’s Prince Spaghetti Day. Go get yourselves a big plate of tasty pasta and remember to wash it all down with your favorite cool beverage.
Maybe Anthony Rizzo needs to bulk up and get his power back. This woman seems to think so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ti1hnLiLw
This blog is one of the high points of the day. I love el duque's humor.
You know Durocher said "Nice guys finish last" about Mel Ott, who was saddled with some pretty poor Giants teams as manager, and who Leo replaced.
The year he did, Durocher's Giants came in fifth. Dick Young wrote, "Not-so-nice guys finish fifth."
Although I disagree with the choice of Casey (call me crazy, but I prefer experienced coaches with a proven track record of success) now that he is here I wish him success and all the luck in the world…he’s gonna need it with this bunch!
There’s a certain sportscaster I know who would make an awesome hitting coach. He’d demand they bunt, he’d implore them to play small ball, the words “Exit Velo” and “Launch Angle” rarely exit his pursed lips, and then only sarcastically. His name is John Sterling.
So I ask, with complete ignorance, what is this man like as a sportscaster?
Very few people here have been through the soul altering real world view of life as I have between 40 years of criminal law, cancer and the sudden death of a child, BUT the unflinching romantic in me that cries when Judy Garland sings Somewhere over the Rainbow or the final scene of Saving Private Ryan, I WANT Casey to succeed to show me that there is still hope for this world.
A tad dramatic, but I'm old and I don't give a shit :).
Archie - Agreed - I am hopeful
Archangel,
I'm glad you're with us.
El Duque
Reading about Sean Casey on the NYPost, it sounds like he could be a very good choice. Yes, no coaching experience, but according to someone posting on there, he does have experience as a swing doctor for major leaguers. Approaching 50, so that's a good age for a coach, not too young, not too old. His main credentials are his .300 batting average over an excellent MLB career and ability to get along with everyone, which earned him the nickname of "The Mayor". He also said the right things on being interviewed, like he's not there to fit everyone into a square peg and that such an approach is doomed to failure. He'll take the individual approach and try to help each hitter maximize his abilities. It sounds like he favors using a cerebral approach, rather than a one dimensional, mechanical approach. We'll see.
Every notice of a Yankee coaching or managing opening comes with the following in boldface: NO PREVIOUS MLB EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
Along with the following disclaimer:
"All Yankees coaches including the Manager must realize that winning is not the primary goal of the organization EXCEPT AS REQUIRED TO KEEP FANS COMING TO THE STADIUM AND ADVERTISERS SPENDING ON THE YES NETWORK along with advertisements inside and related to the Stadium including player uniforms.
"ANY ATTEMPTS TO MAXIMIZE THE WON-LOSS RECORD OR PREVAIL DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS PROHIBITED. For proper corporate guidance on maintaining the current, slightly above average team performance, consult with the Front Office and the on-field Manager."
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