This is a completely different Arizona team than we saw back in April out there.

I know why you try to bunt there, but I don't like that decision with Rasmus up. He doesn't bunt well.

forsberg_us wrote:

I know why you try to bunt there, but I don't like that decision with Rasmus up. He doesn't bunt well.

Especially against a sidewinding lefty. It wasn't a terrible bunt, though. And the pitcher made a really good play.

I'll make my position known early, I liked the Gerald Laird move, and still like Laird, but I'm all for Tony Cruz as the back up catcher next season.

Hey, did Derek Jeter get his 3,000th hit today? There's barely been a mention of it on ESPN or MLBN.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Now the audio is back to McLaughlin and Hrabosky.

Got to hear a clever pun from Durwood, though. "Freese made us all *freeze* for a minute, but Chris made the catch on the warning track ..."

Get it? Freese made them freeze.

I had to think for a minute, but . . . yeah, I think I got it.  That was a thinker.

I thought with Cruz's versatility, he'd be able to stick around with Laird on the roster as well. But he'll probably be optioned back once Craig is healthy again.

Descalso filling in reasonably well when Freese got hurt earned him enough La Russa Bucks to keep his roster spot safe.

tkihshbt wrote:

I thought with Cruz's versatility, he'd be able to stick around with Laird on the roster as well. But he'll probably be optioned back once Craig is healthy again.

Descalso filling in reasonably well when Freese got hurt earned him enough La Russa Bucks to keep his roster spot safe.

There ought to always be room for a guy like Scal.

The guy who gave up the the ball is such a sap.

tkihshbt wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Not at all. It's a remarkable achievement for a classy guy who has epitomized what team sports are supposed to be all about.

I disagree with describing Jeter as "classy." I'm 1,500 miles away so maybe I just get the national viewpoint, but a guy who refuses to move off of shortstop for the guy who is the better shortstop, won't volunteer to move off shortstop at 37 and won't volunteer to move down in the order isn't very teammatey.

Maybe my standards are a little lower these days, TK. Jeter hasn't ever done anything to embarrass himself, his teammates or the game, on or off the field, with the New York media looking over his shoulder all the time.
(OK, maybe dating Mariah Carey was a little questionable, but if that's the worst thing you have on your resume, you've led a life of integrity.)

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

The guy who gave up the the ball is such a sap.

I found the guy's lack of greed kind of refreshing.

I can understand why he did it, but if you have a chance to make some good money, you should probably do it. The guy could pay off his student loans, put some aside for a house and maybe even get started on a college fund for Yankee Fan, Jr.

Max wrote:

Worst thing about giving the ball to Jeter is it makes it look like Yankee fans might be as good-hearted as St. Louis fans, and I cannot wrap my mind around a world where their fans can be equated with ours.

Until we get a reputation for throwing D batteries at opposing players, I think we're in good shape. One of the most obvious "Geez, ya think?" moments of my life was when I bought tickets from a Yankee fan who advised me not to wear a Red Sox hat to Yankee Stadium.