Saturday, January 27, 2024

"Oumuamua" is still a Yankee (or, at least, a Yankee Railrider)

According to the Internet, interstellar wanderer Jeter "Oumuamua" Downs has cleared waivers and will settle down with the Yankees, home to his namesake. (And I don't mean Hugh Downs.) He will be invited to spring training as a middle infield lug nut and probably board a bus to Scranton. But you never know... 

In the meantime, the frugal Yankees are said to be backing away from free agent closer Hector Neris, due to his price tag. Instead, they are pondering Keynan Middleton and Wandy Peralta, figuring either or both will come as a bargain.

Remember the days when Yank fans never worried about money? We never went to bed hungry for a free agent, even if we didn't need the guy. Old George would shell out, whatever it took, even if it meant overcooking the team. 

These days, with Hal, it's always the same: Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload a dimes. 

Hey, E. Jean Carroll, wanna buy a team?

Oh well, New York City might just be rediscovering the Knicks. If they can win a few playoff rounds, the Yankee dominance on tabloid back pages is toast.  

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12 comments:

  1. AboveAverageJanuary 27, 2024 at 8:43 AM

    With all due respect, kind sir ED - I’d rather that Leo G. Carroll buy the team.

    Even if he is dead - he’d likely do a superior job than the other dead bodies currently running the show.

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  2. JMJanuary 27, 2024 at 10:22 AM

    I thought Oumuamua was a key lyric in "Surfin' Bird."

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  3. Doug K.January 27, 2024 at 10:25 AM

    AA -

    When I first moved to LA I lived in an apartment in the lower Hollywood Hills. My PM walk went right past Leo G. Caroll's house.

    Never saw him. I did see a young couple and their St. Bernard drinking martinis though. Strange.

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  4. HoraceClarke66January 27, 2024 at 11:11 AM

    Well, you know, Doug. It's just those Hollywood nights. In those Hollywood hills...

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  5. HoraceClarke66January 27, 2024 at 11:12 AM

    Yeah, speaking of your back pages, can anyone remember the last time the Yankees were SEVENTH? In a town that still doesn't have a real winner to speak of?

    But HAL figures he can still make money this way. Hey, I'm sure he's right.

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  6. Mildred LopezJanuary 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM


    My cousin had a St. Bernard that drank martinis, but only when company was over. His private load was Jack Daniels, something I never could understand.

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  7. BTR999January 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM

    Neris to cubs 1 @ 9M

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  8. Carl J. WeitzJanuary 27, 2024 at 11:50 AM

    I was going to post a comment about Leo G.Carroll but I could not come up with one that would be a Topper.

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  9. Carl J. WeitzJanuary 27, 2024 at 11:51 AM

    Neris spelled backwards is Siren.

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  10. edbJanuary 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM

    Woophee damn doo. Thanks for the info.

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  11. Celerino SanchezJanuary 27, 2024 at 12:14 PM

    I heard Hal went up $42.50hr for Neris, still didn’t get him though

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  12. HoraceClarke66January 28, 2024 at 12:44 AM

    A Neris too faris.

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