The hunt for No. 28 begins

by Ed Valentine on Feb 17, 2010 7:59 AM EST in New York Yankees News

FINALLY! Baseball is back. Pitchers and catchers officially report today, so forget that snow outside your window if you live in the Northeast. It's BASEBALL SEASON!

Yippee!!!!!

I know you are pumped up about the beginning of a new season. Maybe not as pumped up as our own 'Crazy Yankee Chick,' though. The CYC messaged me this morning to say she was so excited about Spring Training that she hadn't been able to sleep. Sorry, CYC, I couldn't resist mentioning it.

Speaking of the CYC, some of you have asked if she is still part of the PA staff. Yes, and though she has been MIA through the off-season she will be back shortly. Here is a peek at what she has been up to lately.

Follow the jump for a new notes as we start the countdown to No. 28.

CC Sabathia wants to win more championships. The Yankees will need him hungry and at the top of his game, so that is good news.
The Yankees invited five more non-roster players to Spring Training.
How to get yourself a Mickey Mantle rookie card.
Jane Heller seems to have a crush on Mark Melancon.
Yankee Stadium might host first boxing match this summer.
Johnny Damon still does not have a job, though he seems close to finding one.

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PTL

Baseball is back. Pitcher and Catchers report! Surely one of the finest sentences in the English language. Especially after I just finished shoveling snow for the umpteenth time.
Time for the title defense to begin. Ya gotta love it.

"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel

by tnredneckyankeesfan on Feb 17, 2010 8:25 AM EST reply actions

i love how the biggest contract he has....

is 2 years $14mil, same as yankees… by taking that contract he looses… should have just stuck with the place where you know your number will get a boost!

by GriffMan on Feb 17, 2010 8:53 AM EST reply actions

Damon's Arm

I agree with that Damons arm is the worst I have ever seen at the MLB level in 30 plus years.

I love Damon in the 2 hole hitting as a DH only. Boras and Damon blew that.

by ABMANTLE on Feb 17, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions

The Yankees will need CC hungry

now there is something I feel totally confident that he can achieve.

This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.

by Lord Duggan on Feb 17, 2010 12:16 PM EST reply actions

ha

The headline on the backpage of the Daily News is “Hungry for More” over a picture of CC. I couldn’t help but think “They couldn’t lay off the fat jokes?”

by long time listener on Feb 17, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

Mickey Mantle rookie card....

My dad had TWO as a kid growing up in Bklyn. He is one of those guys whose “Mom threw away his cards” when he went into the Army. Sigh…

by NumberSeven on Feb 17, 2010 1:36 PM EST reply actions

I’ve got a Bowman from ‘51, it’s nice, a PSA7. I’d love to own the ’52 Topps.

by david d on Feb 17, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

Baseball cards

At one time I had exactly 714 cards. Of course, now they are all gone. No clue what my folks did with them.

by Ed Valentine on Feb 17, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions

if our grandmothers didn't throw away so many of those cards

they wouldn’t be worth as much today. If you’re counting on retiring based on your baseball card collection, count again. Everyone our age kept them, so they won’t be worth much money. It’ll be nice to pass them on to my hypothetical kids, though.

by long time listener on Feb 17, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions

my grandma had either Mantle or Gehrig I can't remember the story...

but when she moved from Brooklyn to Manhattan the movers stole the cards =(

by Jon F on Feb 17, 2010 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

ARight after the end of our Championship season what would you have thought of pulling the trigger on this trade?

Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Melky Cabrera for Curtis Granderson Javier Vazquez and Nick Johnson.

Yeah. Thought so. Yet we did it.

by rosebud on Feb 18, 2010 3:18 AM EST reply actions

+1

Just wish we could have held onto Melky. And no Mac, not to bench Gardner, just liked the kid. Melky in right over Swisher for the future is what I would have liked to see.

by david d on Feb 18, 2010 2:27 PM EST reply actions