Recent reports have indicated that Yankees ace Carl Pavano will not be ready for opening day this season. Last season's opening day starter is recovering from Tommy John surgery he suffered after a year and a half of not throwing a ball. The surgery adds to a saga of injuries suffered by the dominant righty, which include a bruised buttocks, cracked ribs (suffered in a Porsche accident), and a forearm strain suffered in his fervor to sign the lease on the Porsche he purchased to replace the one he crashed.
Most fans hold out hope that he will be ready by mid-season. Whether the iron man is ready for the all star break or not, concerned fans can rest assured that he is holding onto his roster spot for when he is ready to pitch.
Fans can also rest assured that Pavano is working out hard this off season for his come back. He has made T-shirts which read "Pavano Tough All Day", and has been blarring the soundtrack to the Blair Witch Project to keep himself pumped. The "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog will keep you all updated as soon as more news becomes available.
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Showing posts with label New York Yankees. Show all posts
Friday, January 11, 2008
Yankees Sign OF Jason Lane
The Yankees have solidified the position of greatest concern to the organization when they signed outfielder Jason Lane to a minor league deal. With Lane in the organization, the Yankees have taken care of the glaring hole at 5th outfielder they had been having trouble filling throughout the offseason.
Lane has played for the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. His best season was also his first and only complete season where he batted .267 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI's. Injuries have plagued his career and limited his playing time. He's kind of like the Kerry Wood of outfielders.
The Yankees have historically signed an underperforming veteran outfielder to a minor league contract in case one of their own go down. In 2006 it was Terrence Long, and 2007 it was Jose Cruz Jr. I sort of hoped they would have signed Emil Brown recently released by the Kansas City Royals, but I suppose he would be looking for a major league contract.
All in all, the "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog will give this signing a gangster rating of 1. Its about as gangster as a cabbage patch doll hugging a teletubbie.
JASON LANE UPDATE:
According to an article on Yankees.com, Jason Lane will be in the mix for the first base job. Its a solid move for the Yankees considering the lack of right handed firstbasemen on their roster. In situations where there are several players at one position, the idea is either to have one win the position or they can platoon the position. Of course platooning the position would require someone not right handed to be available. I'm in the "Sign Mientkiewicz" camp personally, but with so many options already at first base the chances of that happening are very low.
Lane has played for the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. His best season was also his first and only complete season where he batted .267 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI's. Injuries have plagued his career and limited his playing time. He's kind of like the Kerry Wood of outfielders.
The Yankees have historically signed an underperforming veteran outfielder to a minor league contract in case one of their own go down. In 2006 it was Terrence Long, and 2007 it was Jose Cruz Jr. I sort of hoped they would have signed Emil Brown recently released by the Kansas City Royals, but I suppose he would be looking for a major league contract.
All in all, the "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog will give this signing a gangster rating of 1. Its about as gangster as a cabbage patch doll hugging a teletubbie.
JASON LANE UPDATE:
According to an article on Yankees.com, Jason Lane will be in the mix for the first base job. Its a solid move for the Yankees considering the lack of right handed firstbasemen on their roster. In situations where there are several players at one position, the idea is either to have one win the position or they can platoon the position. Of course platooning the position would require someone not right handed to be available. I'm in the "Sign Mientkiewicz" camp personally, but with so many options already at first base the chances of that happening are very low.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Respect Jeter's Gangster
This is a new site by new bloggers. We are avid Yankee fans, navy blue blooded ones who have spent a good portion of our lives in Red Sox territory. This is our attempt to keep sanity while being surrounded by the flood of Schilling and Ortiz jersey's we see day to day. So allow me to answer some questions for anyone visiting this site:
What's different about this blog?
We will keep it updated with posts by different columnists, a regular Pavano injury update, psychological evaluations which center on Abreu's fear of diving for balls, reasons for why Jeter is so gangster, and hopefully pictures.
Why is it worth checking out?
Here at the "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog we understand and value our readers need to break the mundane day at work with a constant string of posts which may or may not amount to anything interesting. We are here to provide that necessary distraction.
So why is Jeter so Gangster?
Excellent question! Here is a top ten list of reason's why Jeter is so gangster:
10: Jeter's two homes: New York and Florida.
9: He dates movie stars and super models... at the same time.
8: During the 2005 season he was asked how he received a thumb injury he had been playing through. His answer in short was "I forget". How does someone forget an injury? Because its too trivial for a gangster.
7: Jeter could hit 40 homeruns every season, but he knows that chicks really dig his opposite field swing.
6: He works for someone nick named "The Boss".
5: Manny Ramirez once referred to himself as a gangster, but everyone knows that Manny respects Jeter's gangster.
4: He wears pinstripes to work. You know who else wear pinstripes to work? Gangsters.
3: Jeter has mastered the art of answering stupid questions without sounding completely annoyed. The art of hiding feelings is one mastered by gangsters internationally.
2: Jeter never trained with Brian McNamee and never used flax seed oil.
1: Even Red Sox fans respect Jeter's gangster.
What to expect?
Stay tuned! We are just getting this baby started. Check back and please leave your comments! Its no fun to write if no one reads. So check us out and tell a friend, girlfriend, local representative, Derek Jeter, and anyone else to come along!
What's different about this blog?
We will keep it updated with posts by different columnists, a regular Pavano injury update, psychological evaluations which center on Abreu's fear of diving for balls, reasons for why Jeter is so gangster, and hopefully pictures.
Why is it worth checking out?
Here at the "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog we understand and value our readers need to break the mundane day at work with a constant string of posts which may or may not amount to anything interesting. We are here to provide that necessary distraction.
So why is Jeter so Gangster?
Excellent question! Here is a top ten list of reason's why Jeter is so gangster:
10: Jeter's two homes: New York and Florida.
9: He dates movie stars and super models... at the same time.
8: During the 2005 season he was asked how he received a thumb injury he had been playing through. His answer in short was "I forget". How does someone forget an injury? Because its too trivial for a gangster.
7: Jeter could hit 40 homeruns every season, but he knows that chicks really dig his opposite field swing.
6: He works for someone nick named "The Boss".
5: Manny Ramirez once referred to himself as a gangster, but everyone knows that Manny respects Jeter's gangster.
4: He wears pinstripes to work. You know who else wear pinstripes to work? Gangsters.
3: Jeter has mastered the art of answering stupid questions without sounding completely annoyed. The art of hiding feelings is one mastered by gangsters internationally.
2: Jeter never trained with Brian McNamee and never used flax seed oil.
1: Even Red Sox fans respect Jeter's gangster.
What to expect?
Stay tuned! We are just getting this baby started. Check back and please leave your comments! Its no fun to write if no one reads. So check us out and tell a friend, girlfriend, local representative, Derek Jeter, and anyone else to come along!
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