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“John had no guile. He didn’t understand it when people were mean to him because he could never be mean to anybody."—Suzyn Waldman

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Severino, gone?

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Out with "loose bodies" in his elbow. Going to see the doctor. Another Carl Pavano? Season on the brink...
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Time seems to be running out on MLB's investigation of the Redsocks

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Here's a sign that we don't need a centerfield camera and specialized software to decode:   The longer that MLB delays unveiling...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

I Need To Retire

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The training camps are barely getting started and the Yanks are down a key starter and, possibly, their best outfielder.  Sure, we ...
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Judge's injury raises the question: Was last year the "new normal?"

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As you all know, Aaron Judge has been relegated to the Peloton and extreme kegels for the first week of spring training, and he'll mis...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Solved! Seven reasons why Jose Altuve's unfinished tattoo, "Melanie," (rhymes with "Felony") needed to be hidden from view in the moments after his glorious playoffs-winning home run

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One of the new lines from BattleWorld Houston is that after his (in)famous home run, Jose Altuve didn't want his bare chest exposed to...
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Ruh-roh

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Here we are, less than two weeks into the 2020 season and the Yanks already have two major injuries.  Exactly how it is that our boys go off...
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Astro Vespers

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With apologies to A. A. Milne   Little boy settles in over the plate,    Crosses himself, crouches and waits, Hush hush, s...
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Yankee enemies appear to be in tatters, but one can feel the echos of 2003.

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Yesterday, as the Asterisks took their first 2020 open batting practice, an anonymous hero emerged from the Florida Man gene pool. If th...
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Monday, February 17, 2020

This Is Why Throwing Out Titles Is Hard

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Remember this?  How can you not? Reggie Bush, pictured above, was stripped of his 2005 Heisman Trophy, and USC of its 2004 BCS Champion...
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Both Convicted In the Court Of Public Opinion

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Two cheating, malevolent slime balls. Brothers, of a sort.   The commissioner of baseball is not just mis-reading the players' re...
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The worst sports scandal since Sandusky and Nassar?

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It's been nine years since authorities charged Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky with 52 counts of sexual abuse on bo...
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Sunday, February 16, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Carping in Colorado

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Wheat Ridge Transcript Jan. 29, 2020 Dear Editors, Every bona fide player and fan knew about the Yankees having the scoreboard gu...
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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Letters to the Editor: Growling in Greensboro

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Greensboro News and Record January 27, 2020 Dear Editors, The Associated Press’ Tim Dahlberg must be a New York Yankees fan. In h...
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More Fuel

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Yesterday on TV in LA, Clay Bellinger ( Dodger hero ) said flatly, " Altuve stole my MVP award." I think we should design t...
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As Houston's scandal lingers, MLB may have shot itself in the foot over its investigation of Boston

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Hooray! Spring training is here! How do I know this? By the blah-blah-blah.   Deivi Garcia throws a bullpen session: "You can see w...
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Friday, February 14, 2020

The Astros seem to think the cheating scandal will go away: They are delusional

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Yesterday, I offered the Official IT IS HIGH Speech-of-Contrition Template, in case the Houston Astros wanted to see what righteousness lo...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020

A sorry day in America: Some words the Astros ought to summon

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Testing, one, two, three... Um... Thank you for coming today. My remarks will be brief, and I will not take questions, though I promise to...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The Lovely Trees

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I tend to read too much about our society as a whole into relatively little things, such as baseball.  It's a problem of mine.  But I th...
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The central Yankee question of spring 2020: What to do with Andu?

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Last time we saw Miguel Andujar, he was valiantly trying to play 3B with a string cheese shoulder, with the 2019 season seemingly destined...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

New Rules

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Here is my proposed cure for the baseball ills which have now been so aptly described. 1.  Each batter gets one pitch. 2.  If it i...
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