Wednesday Morning Links: Thanksgiving, Legends, Jeter, Randolph, And Other Yankees News
by Brandon C. on Nov 24, 2010 6:00 AM EST
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PrintFirst off, with Thursday being Thanksgiving I would like to thank everyone here at Pinstripe Alley for being awesome. I'll be spending Thanksgiving without my grandparents for the first time in a very long time, and will not even be having turkey! I'll be spending the holiday with my rich uncle at a fancy restuarant that thinks it's cool to only serve turkey in it's soup! Oh, well, at least I'm with family, right? Feel free to tell what you're doing this Thanksgiving in the comments.
On to the news for the day:
-Alex Remington over at Big League Stew lists some Yankees legends that finished their careers with other teams.
-Ed Valentine (ever heard of him) wrote a roundup of the Derek Jeter situation for SB Nation New York. I want to single out a paragraph that I completely agree with and think Jeter lovers need to understand.
Jeter, though, eventually has to realize one thing. The Yankees hold all the cards here. The franchise has survived plenty of ugly breakups, and while there would be a short-term firestorm they would survive a breakup with Jeter, too. It is Jeter's legacy that would suffer most -- not the Yankees reputation, ticket sales or ability to win on the field. None of that would change dramatically if Jeter were to pack his bags and go pursue 3,000 hits elsewhere.
-Dan Connolly reports that the Orioles have hired Willie Randolph as their new bench coach.
-Rob Neyer wrote a piece for ESPN about the Cy Young-Hall Of Fame Connection a little while ago.
-Jon Lewin explains why David Price was rightfully ahead of CC Sabathia in Cy Young voting.
Out of boredom last night I looked through some Yankees blogs and found this. Shelley Duncan facts! Some favorites:
- Shelley Duncan is what Willis was talking about.
- When Shelley Duncan had surgery, the anesthesia was applied to the doctors.
- Shelley Duncan can make Joe Buck sound interesting
- Shelley Duncan caught a cold once. The cold still has nightmares about the experience
-Nomaas makes the point I have been saying since about 2008 -- the Yankees should sign Russell Branyan.
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Turkey soup?
Make sure to toss back some expensive drinks if your rich uncle has the tab.
And to everyone else, good luck avoiding a TSA pat down! Thankfully I didn’t get pulled for one this morning
by DukBudr on Nov 24, 2010 7:51 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Brandon doesn't drink.
He should ask his uncle to buy the Skittles factory though.
If you say anything, I'll thump you again.
The photo
I think it’s Moose and Mick, The guy on the right I really can’t see, but from the specs I’ll go with Ryne Duren. So?
Going to a big family confab at my sweet sister’s. Looking forward to seeing the gang, really psyched.
"I’m never really surprised, but I am thrilled sometimes." Joe G. 2010
No, that's Maris on the left
Not sure who the dude in glasses is, but I don’t think it’s Duren.
There's always next year
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This Aug. 7, 1982, file photo shows former New York Yankees sluggers Roger Maris, left, and Mickey Mantle, center, greeting new Yankees manger Clyde King before the start of the old timers game at Yankee Stadium in New York. King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain says King died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Goldsboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
You didn't say how to get the answers :D
by Monotonousblob on Nov 24, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for ruining it! I figured my caption would override theirs.
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by Brandon C. on Nov 24, 2010 4:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nice.
Have a happy Thanksgiving Brandon. I’ll be spending it with my family. No drama I hope. :/ for the sake of my grandparents.
Big D believes - One game at a time, Have a great Day.
Fan of the MFY
Hmmm,...
I plan to eat pie. And lots of it. And then catch up on Backwash.
If you say anything, I'll thump you again.
Hmmm,...
I plan to eat pie. And lots of it. And then catch up on Backwash.
If you say anything, I'll thump you again.
Happy Thanksgiving, Brandon
It’s actually been about six or seven years since I had my last Thanksgiving with my grandmother in Niagara Falls. I still miss getting together with my cousins and brothers for a couple days of pigging out, watching the Cowboys (my cousins are big fans of them), and playing pool in my grandparents’ basement.
This year we’re having dinner with some friends from my son’s kung fu class.
Usqueadbaugham! Anam muck an dhoul ! Did ye drink me doornail?
Funny
Derek Jeter(notes) is thankful for the easy, peaceful contract negotiations with the New York Yankees.
• Hmmm. Let’s try that again. Derek Jeter is thankful he gets to spend Thanksgiving with Minka Kelly.
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• Alex Rodriguez(notes) is thankful the Yankees do give players contracts well into their 40s so long as they represent the organization by opting out of their current deal during the World Series, cheating on their wife and using steroids.
There's always next year
what a douche
for me, I am thankful for Alex Rodriguez for earning every penny in 2009 by carrying the Yankees in the postseason to the World Series, as well as being an MVP candidate every season.
"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."- Kobe Bryant
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