Tuesday, February 11, 2025

An Above Average Haiku Tuesday ~ Tomorrow 'They' Report ~ Do YOU even care? Edition

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Where's James Bond when you need him?
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With camps set to open, the Yankees are still combing the scrapyard for spare parts

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It's not every day that the Death Barge signs three free agents - three! - without cracking an ESPN chyron. Yesterday, Cooperstown Cashm...
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Monday, February 10, 2025

Last night's Super Bowl revealed one truth about America: Finishing second is not an option

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Last night, it didn't take long to recognize the sad, fate of Kansas City. By the third quarter, everyone knew that...  a) At long last,...
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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Whichever city wins tonight, neither KC nor Philly will lead America in sports and cultural significance. That title remains in one city

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Where is America's sporting, cultural and geopolitical epicenter? On this Super Sunday, which tonight showcases two plucky contenders - ...
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Saturday, February 8, 2025

Forget third base. The Yankees need a new algorithm

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  It's Super Saturday, the holiest night on the ancient Buffaloan calendar, when Santa Goodell's sleigh lands in some warm clime, la...
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Friday, February 7, 2025

In an infinitesimal netherworld, the Yankees just replaced Allan Winans with Owen White

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Ever wonder WTF's happening in the incalculable, micro-depths of the Yankiverse? You know - the ever-changing pinprick of infinity that ...
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Thursday, February 6, 2025

It's near the end, Yank fans. For the last time, close your eyes and imagine...

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... a batting order that would win the AL East, going away... Jazz Chisholm 2B Aaron Judge RF Cody Bellinger CF Giancarlo Stanton DH Alex Br...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

The PECOTA projections are out, and they claim the Yankees have won this crazy winter

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Abe PECOTA as "Fish" Last night, I was talking to an old friend - (key word: "old") - and we agreed: The sixties were n...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

An Above Average Haiku Tuesday ~ Gee Whizz . . . Pee In or . . . . Peon? ~ Edition

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(AA's contract prediction)
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Fifteen reasons to celebrate the Yankees' signing of Carlos Carrasco. (Note: None involve high expectations.)

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Yesterday, the Economical Empire signed 37-year-old Carlos Carrasco to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.  If it turns out to matter in 2025, it...
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Monday, February 3, 2025

As they seek a backup catcher, the Yankees must wonder: Which Austin Wells will show up in 2025?

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By far, the most pleasant surprise of 2024 was pot gummies , Bianca Censori, heated car seats , the Willie Nelson Chia Pet , bacon-wrapped c...
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Sunday, February 2, 2025

After all these years, could Yoan Moncada finally become a Yankee?

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Long, long ago, we at IT IS HIGH had a hilarious, brilliant and absolutely delightful running gag, where somebody would post the name "...
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Do you know me?

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I'm T.J. Rumfield. I was missing from the Yankees' Top 30 Prospects List the other day. Evidently, ranked behind even 16-year-old ki...
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At age 35, how much should the Yankees expect from Giancarlo Stanton?

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Okay, people, close your textbooks and take out a paper and pencil. Time for a pop quiz on the Yankees' postseason hero and MVP of the A...
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Friday, January 31, 2025

As of today, the Yankees are bringing forth an old and brittle lineup. That isn't likely to change before April.

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When the music stops, and the final free agents - Bregman, Alonso, et al - scramble for the last empty chairs, it's increasingly clear t...
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Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Yankees Top 30 prospect rankings are out. It's a wish list.

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It's the butt-end dregs of January, that lumbering, festering time of year when... 1. Hollywood assholes give themselves awards. 2. Musi...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Monster Jam

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T.S Elliot (that anti-Semite bastard) once wrote that, “april is the cruelest month” but for me it’s always been that period between now and...
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"We’re going to be better defensively this time around, if we make it. I believe, if we make it, we’ll get the job done."

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It's a short move, from comedy to farce. And it's all in the timing. One moment, you set up the punch line. Next, bang, you mush the...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

An Above Average Haiku Tuesday ~ Wishing for a Handle Edition

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might need your glasses . . .
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The Redsocks might have baseball's strongest farm system. Is it time to worry?

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Yesterday, Keith Law of The Athletic  ejaculated his annual Top 100 prospects list, and I suggest you not go there alone.  It's baseball...
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