Okay sports fans, we are back to Picasner's sometimes sarcastic take on the world of sports.
***NO BONSER***
He's having shoulder surgery and will miss the entire 2009 season. Guess Picasner won't have "Boof" to kick around this summer. Did I have some smart remarks ready for good ole "Boof".
***DODGERS REDO MANNY'S MONEY***
The 'New' deal is $25 million the first year and $20 million next year, at the players option. So it's $45 million total, as opposed to the previous offer of...wait, isn't that the same offer? Maybe Manny won't notice.
***WASHINGTON MAKES CHANGES***
A scout/special assistant has been fired in the wake of the $1.4 million signing of a player that ended up having a different name and age. There is also talk of Jim Bowden, the Gen. Mgr., being canned. The player in question, Alvarez...er, Gonzalez...uh, Batman(?), says he's "...really, really sorry about this." But he's not giving back the money!
***JOBA TO START IN YANKEE STADIUM***
The Yankee pitching rotation would give Joba the 1st start. Quite an honor, but shouldn't it go to Andy Pettitte? Isn't this why Andy came back and a big reason the Yanks signed him? Picasner thinks it should be Pettitte. ...or Whitey Ford.
***YANKS LOWERING SOME TICKET PRICES. HOORAY***
Whoops. It turns out they're lowing some bleacher seats from $12 to $5. ...And they are "obstructed view" seats. The Yanks are so kind; you now only have to pay $5 to NOT be able to see them. How long did it take the Yanks to realize their mistake? On Monday, COO Lonn Trost said "The tickets are $12, and you have the option of buying them or not." Apparently there is a waiting list of people who want to NOT see them play. On Wednesday, Trost recanted: "Oh, the invoices were misprinted. The seats were always $5." The Yankee seating chart lists those seats as $12. Obviously, the Yankee accountant is on steroids, too.
***OLNEY: BASEBALL CODE OF CONDUCT RETURNING***
According to Buster, teams are actually paying attention to players who won't hustle or work out, or have become a bad influence in the clubhouse. We used to call them, Clubhouse Lawyers. It seems even players are getting irritated with people who think they are above the club rules and programs. Teams are even trading players they consider to be bad influences. Some players are being hurt financially (Manny?). Picasner hopes this trend continues.
***THE DON ZIMMER WING?***
Buster talked about the history of Don Zimmer. He's been in baseball for 61 years. He's experienced the Jackie Robinson era, the miracle of the Mets, the "Boston Massacre" against the Yanks and the Yankee dynasty of the late 90's. Olney thinks they should set up a special exhibit in Cooperstown for him. Baseball is all about history, more so than any other sport. Zimmer is certainly historical...and hysterical. Picasner is for it.
***A POSTING IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT A SCOTT BORAS STORY***
An LA writer wrote about a pretend phone call between Scott and Ned Colletti of the Dodgers.
Ned: "Hi Scott. Are we ready to make this happen?"
Scott: "Absolutely. How about 4 years for $120 million?"
Ned: "Scott, we've talked about this before."
Scott: "You said to call when things were different."
Ned: "That was yesterday."
Scott: "Right. That was Sunday, today is Monday."
Ned: "Goodbye, Scott"
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