Friday, April 13, 2012

AROUND THE HORN

## Home cookin' today. The Yanks open in the Stadium with the 'new guy' pitching. Hiroki Koroda better do well, since the Yankee fans don't give new players much leeway. Jorge Posada is throwing out the first pitch. There is no truth to the rumor that the Angels will try to steal home when he does.

## Because baseball pundits are constantly talking about velocity when analyzing pitchers, it becomes the major reason offered when pitchers do badly. The latest victim of this curse is the Giants Tim Lincecum, who was shelled for 9 hits and 8 runs in less than 4 innings last night. When Lincecum came up, he threw in the mid-nineties, often nearing 100 MPH. Now he's averaging about 92 MPH. so naturally, this is the cause for his decline. Decline? It's one game, for crying out loud. I didn't hear any comments about Freddy Garcia losing velocity when he got slapped around in Baltimore. Of course, for Garcia to hit 100 MPH, you'd have to total two pitches. At least.
Garcia is an example of how pitchers learn to 'pitch' as opposed to 'throw' as they get older. It makes you really appreciate Mariano Rivera, who still reaches 92 at age 42.

## UPDATE: Jesus Montero is hitting .280 with no homers and 2 RBIs in 25 at bats. Michael Pineda had dinner at an Outback Steak House in Scranton, PA, last night. I'm just sayin.'

## Vod has apologized for calling Curt Schilling an 'ass,' while Booby Valentine is around. There is room at the top for both, Vod.

## To commemorate Fenway's 100th anniversary, ESPN Boston has released a list of the all-time top 100 players. Not exactly all Hall-of Famers. consider that #41 is Carl Mays, who compiled a 67-40 record with the Red Sox. Curt Schilling is #29, behind such notables as Harry Hooper (#20) and Smoky Joe Wood (#15). Interestingly, Babe Ruth is #8. #1, of course, is Ted Williams. Hard to argue that one.

## Is it me or does it seem like Joe Girardi is over-managing like never before? He appears to have little faith in his pitchers since the intentional walk is playing a big part of every game. Let them play, Joe.

***THEY SAID IT***
"Burger King apparently is introducing a Bacon Sundae. For all those who thought their menu was a little too health conscious." -- Janice Hough
"Over 2000 women in a recent survey said they spend three hours a week redoing chores their husbands had done. The rest said their husbands don't do chores." -- RJ Currie
"NFL Magazine is folding after producing just four issues. Four-and-out? How fitting." -- Dwight Perry
"The Mets' started 4-0. "I don't want to say it's surprising, but today the Mets tested themselves for steroids." -- Jimmy Fallon
"Opening day at Dodger Stadium: It was a little different this year. Instead of throwing out the first pitch, they threw out the last owner." -- Jay Leno
"Van Gogh Vodka announced a new Peanut Butter and Jelly vodka. If James Bond wasn't dead, this just killed him." -- Janice Hough
"Levi Johnston, the 21-year-old father of Bristol Palin's son, has gotten another woman pregnant, according to TMZ. I'm thinking he's one impregnation from an NBA career." -- Cam Hutchinson
"The Saints' bounty-driven defense have taken out more players than Kim Kardashian." -- Alan Ray

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