Great Guy, that Papelbon
Posted by Pork Flu Ribs on May 24th, 2009
After the Lord of the Ninth blew a save last night (on a two-run homerun to Mets backup catcher Omir Santos), he took his rage out on the umpires after a close play at second base in the bottom of the inning:
What Fire! What Intimidation!
Unprecedented. How is Jonathan Papelbon not the most loathed man in baseball? The sooner his elbow pops and his career ends, the better baseball will be.
We apologize for the lack of posts lately. Peter Abraham’s corporate masters have furloughed him, leaving us a little dry for material. Sam Borden has actually been doing an admirable job filling in in his stead, so can we dare hope that Honest Abe will be Wally Pipped on his own Yankee beat?
They All Look Alike
Posted by Pork Flu Ribs on May 24th, 2009
The Fox Saturday Baseball game between the Yankees and the Phillies featured yet another embarrassing episode of ‘when white sports broadcasters think black people all look the same.’ The context for this latest comedy of errors was the Major League debut of John Mayberry, Jr, the son of former Major Leaguer John Mayberry, Sr. For several innings the wretched Fox crew identified a man in the stands as John Mayberry, Sr, and appropriately showed him cheering when his “son” hit his first big league homerun.
The only problem is that man was not John Mayberry Sr.
John Mayberry, Maybe?
One would think the full Panama regalia would have been a dead giveaway?
Smarmy Joe Buck, Senile Tim McCarver, and Small Ken Rosenthal all had much yucks over their mistake. Overcompensating for the embarrassment, cameras kept returning to find Fake John Mayberry while Buck and McCarver shared laughs. Rosenthal found the ‘real’ John Mayberry and interviewed him about his son. All was made right.
Lost in this broadcasting mess was young John Mayberry. Congratulations are due to him for hitting his first big league homerun in Yankee Stadium. And he looks a little bit like Tony Clark, doesn’t he?
Sweet Lou?
Posted by Green Cabbage on May 18th, 2009
From the Pinstriped Bible Blog
• What if A-Rod just never gets his timing back? Remember when Lou Piniella, a guy who hit .300 six times, batted .196 over a full season? These things happen sometimes.
The same Lou Piniella who only played 74 games in 1975? The same player who didn’t qualify for the batting title played a “full season”? The Lou Piniella who OPS+ed 110, 138, 129 in the next 3 years (or since you’re on a BA kick .281, .330, .314)? That one?
I don’t know what Steven Goldman was thinking when he wrote this but pulling historical precedents out of your ass just to make a point and seem smart only works when the history you’re referring to is even tangentially related and doesn’t contradict your point.
There are no words
Posted by Green Cabbage on May 17th, 2009
Man, what a shot. Yankees win, the Yankees win. Everybody goes home happy.
But did that moment give you pause, if only for a split second? Be honest. I’d be curious to hear what you think because I sure can’t come up with an answer.
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Did anyone notice that he answered the question he posed?
David Eckstein Memorial Award
Posted by Green Cabbage on May 16th, 2009
Brett Gardner: Had a single, an inside-the-parker and a triple to start the ninth-inning rally. Those who evaluate baseball only by numbers dismiss him. But when you actually watch the games, you realize he brings something to the table.
Yeah, I mean, you just can’t put a value to that HR, 3B, or 1B..
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Oh, wait.
Peter Abraham comes to the realization that they don't literally mean eat all you can
The many faces of Papelbon
Posted by Jalapeno Cheddar Stuffed Enchiliditos on May 11th, 2009
Papelbon is a huge douche on mother's day
We here at the Buffet are on the edge of our seat waiting to hear what Aubrey Huff has to say about this positively Jobaian display.
Time Capsule
Posted by dead fish plate on May 9th, 2009
According to Ham, the eyes of time will be the true judge of Alex Rodriguez, and in 20 years it will be judged whether his acquisition was a dumb move or not:
A-Rod said all the right things about focusing on baseball and wanting to win. But we’re heard that all before. His words were great, but his actions will tell the ultimate story. In 20 years, will the acquisition of A-Rod be looked upon as a smart move or a dumb one? Only time will tell.
Well, let’s go to the lab and see what we can deduct:
2 MVP Awards
209 Home Runs (and counting)
619 RBI
153 OPS+
I don’t think anyone that knows anything about baseball is going to argue that getting Alex Rodriguez to play baseball for the Yankees was a bad move, Abe.
Ham's LoHud co-workers gasp as his daily rations are "acquired".
Sexy is back!
Posted by Green Cabbage on May 8th, 2009
First pitch?
Stop hatin' and start participatin'
Ham extra spicy after devastating loss.
Posted by Jalapeno Cheddar Stuffed Enchiliditos on May 7th, 2009
Leave it to the LoHud Journal’s finest beat writer to pick up the spirits of Yankee fans everywhere, or at least maintain some semblance of impartiality towards the team’s marquee player, in a time of need:
We have a winner! Funniest comment in LHYB history is revealed
From “Kingdome” at 11:21 p.m. this evening:
A-Rod will provide the leadership and heart this team needs. He is a winner and a leader. He will show us why he is the best player in baseball and what we missed the past month.
Congratulations. We’ve asked the Yankees to provide a prize and they said Kingdome can buy the $2,625 seat of his or her choice for the next game.
It is all there. The derision of his own readership, the scathing wit regarding the Yankees front office, and the smouldering hatred for Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez.
Intrepid reporter Peter Abraham risks life and corned beef sandwich to get a picture of the Great Leader
Update Friday May 08th, 9:46 PM - WELL, WELL, WELL, look who showed up and decided to tell CC how to fucken pitch and also won the game with a HR!