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Now Girardi tells us Mariano's shoulder has been bothering him
In the post game show tonight on YES, Joe Girardi admitted that Mariano Rivera's surgically repaired shoulder has been bothering him for a while now. He said it wasn't a major issue, but that it just seems to be a little tired which is affecting his velocity. Say, what? Is he kidding me? A...
Mo looks like Mo in spring debut
Eleven pitches. Eight strikes. Two called third strikes. Side retired. Yes, Mariano Rivera is back. I watched his inning of work last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and it made me smile. After off-season shoulder surgery, Mo looked like Mo in his first appearance of the spring. “I...
Adopting Mark Melancon for the spring
Mark Melancon Let's try something I have had a little fun with in the past. It's a little Spring Training game I call 'Adopt a Yankee.' Since I have my finger on the pulse of the people, and Mark Melancon mania is rampant, the highly-touted young reliever is an obvious choice...
Papelbon in NYC
ESPN has a disturbing story on the All-Star Game Parade, and how Papelbon was received by New York fans. The piece was written by his driver, an editor for ESPN. A snippet: Seeing the success they had with Morneau, fans started throwing items at Papelbon to sign … all the while hurling...
Random All-Star Sox thoughts
via d.yimg.com Congrats to JD Drew for winning the All-Star MVP award. I was worried he wouldn't win it because of the 'B' on his hat, but he definitely deserved it. He deserves the spotlight and it couldn't have happened to a better guy. And to think, he was voted in by players -- makes it...
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