Friday, March 05, 2010

AROUND THE HORN WITH PICASNER

But first a little quiz:
Brett Gardner, in his rookie season, delivered a game-winning walk-off hit against the Boston Red Sox. In the last 30 years, two other Yankee rookies achieved the same thing. Who were they? Answer at the end of the posting.
Speaking of Gardner, when he hit his inside-the-park home run, he was timed at 14 seconds around the bases. Considering that Mickey Mantle was once timed at 3.1 seconds from home to first, that time is incredible, especially since Gardner had to make three turns while doing it.
***THE BEST GENERAL MANAGERS***
Tim Marchman of Inside Baseball, has ranked all 30 GMs.He rates Andrew Friedman of Tampa #1, based on his ability to put together a winning team without spending outrageous sums of money. Brian Cashman is 3rd, based, I guess, on his ability to sign checks. Just for the record, Dayton Moore of Kansas City was ranked last. For you Red Sox fans, Theo Epstein was #2 (and why are you reading a Yankee Blog!).
***HEADLINES YOU NEED TO READ TWICE***
From AP's Spring Training: Johan Santana faces live batters. Too bad, those dead ones were easier to strike out.
From Boone County, Miss., KBIA News: Boone County Commission says Baseball Field may be Used for Baseball. Gotta love those Southerners, always ahead of the curve.
***YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING***
Nick Johnson has missed a game with a bad back. And Generalissimo Francisco Franco...
***FROM LEFTCOASTSPORTSBABE***
Barry Zito hit Prince Fielder today to retaliate for last season’s theatrical home run celebration. The Brewers’ first baseman, however, didn’t charge the mound. Probably because it was Zito’s fastball, and until the umpire told him to take a base, Fielder hadn’t even noticed he’d been hit.
***WAY TO GO, COACH***
Texas A & M Commerce coach Guy Morriss praised his football team for stealing all 2000 issues of the college newspaper, which had a story about two team members arrested on drug charges. Said Morriss, "It was a great team-building exercise, plus I didn't know they could read." (I made up the last part)

Quiz answer: Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly

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