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April 13, 2007
Stops of local interest in the world of baseball . . .
THE NIGHTMARE LIVES: It's not on the site as I write this, but the folks at ESPN say it will at some point today. So make sure you click here a bit later and watch the latest This Is SportsCenter promo. All I'll tell you is it features David Ortiz, Jorge Posada and Wally The Green Monster . . . and gives life to our worst fears. I showed it to a bunch of Red Sox fans yesterday, and they all got a good laugh out of it, certainly more than they got from the "Hip, Hip, Jorge!" clip. (Personally, I think Wally steals the show.)
LET IT POUR: A rainy day at the ballpark can lead to some amusing rainy-day stories (projo.com). And some historically interesting ones, as well.
HEY, THAT'S OURS! Even the Met fans think Sweet Caroline is a Fenway Park tradition that shouldn't be copied at Shea Stadium (metsblog.com)
STILL CRAZY -- SOMETIMES -- AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: In an Q-and-A with the Vermont Guardian, Bill Lee says the Red Sox popularity may stem from the landing of the Mayflower. But he offers some pretty cogent baseball observations, as well.
'YOU WANT HIM ON YOUR TEAM. YOU KNOW YOU DO': Eric Wilbur is fanatasizing about a Red Sox Nation with Alex Rodriguez in it. (Boston.com)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO . . . Denny McLain -- Denny McLain?? -- has a blog, and he puts the A-Rod/Jeter nonsense into perspective. These are actually some pretty interesting insights from baseball's last 30-game winner, as he points out that fans respond mostly to winning and cites the booing of Al Kaline in Detroit prior to the Tigers' World Series championship in 1968 as proof.
IF YOU GUYS WERE DOING YOUR JOB BETTER, WE WOULDN'T BE GETTING HURT: Some of the Yankees think the training staff is to blame for the team's recent rash of injuries (Courier News).
DEAR MICHAEL: Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay has an entertaining mailbag, which includes a pithy response to a woman who chides him for using his standard home-run call -- "See ya!" -- when a non-Yankee homers. (yesnetwork.com) Think she's mad when John Sterling launches his "It is high! It is far! It is . . . GAAAAHHHN!!" when an opposing player homers?
(Speaking of that, Sterling has so many stock home-run phrases that they sometimes bleed into the next batter before he finishes them all. That happened the other night in Minnesota, where it took him so long to finish the "High/far/gone!"/''An A-Bomb! From A-Rod!"/"Alexander The Great!" troika that the game had actually resumed before he finished.)
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE MOVES YOU DON'T MAKE . . . Remember when the Sox were mulling Octavio Dotel as a potential closer? (mlb.com)
DOWNS AND UPS: Craig Hansen's troubles continue in Pawtucket (projo.com). What the story doesn't say is that Davern Hansack was in double figures in strikeouts (10) for the second straight start, even though he only pitched five innings. His ERA this season is 0.84.
(Speaking of the PawSox, don't forget their home opener is tonight. Joe McDonald will be doing some on-site blogging from McCoy, so check back this evening.)
GOOD NEWS: It appears Jeff Reardon is on the road to recovery (Palm Beach Post).
OLD FRIENDS: Josh Bard is on the disabled list in San Diego (San Diego Union-Leader) . . . Alex Gonzalez is on bereavement leave in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Post) . . . Shea Hillenbrand is still hobbled by a balky hamstring (mlb.com) . . . Kelly Shoppach is getting to play a little with the Indians because of Victor Martinez' injury, and he loved the way Tuesday's game ended (Cleveland Plain Dealer).
-- ART MARTONE
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