http://waswatching.com Laconic Commentary From A Yankeeland Zealot Sat, 17 May 2008 02:57:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jayson Werth had a big game for the Phillies tonight: Three big flies and eight ribbies. Why is this news in Yankeeland? Well, it's not. But, it's a good excuse to tell a story. Jayson Werth is the son of Kim Schofield and a former NCAA football star. ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/a-story-werth-telling/ My condolences to the fifty-something-thousand who dragged themselves up to the Bronx tonight, in the rain, only to find out 2 minutes before game-time that the game was being called. Shame on the Yankees for making everyone jump through hoops (like paying for parking, etc.) only to ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/rainout-theater/ Via the Journal News: These up-and-down Mets are just 20-19. Yes, they've been without Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez. But they are underachieving royally again, and they know it. "The effort is there," Billy Wagner said. "We're just not earning our money, as Hank (Steinbrenner) likes to say. "You look in here at ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/now-the-mets-are-quoting-hank/ Via Jon Heyman of SI.com - According to a person familiar with what's going on in the upper reaches of the New York Yankees' hierarchy, new boss Hank Steinbrenner currently "blames Brian Cashman for everything.'' And, the way things are going right now, that's a lot of things. Cashman said he "wouldn't comment ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/heyman-cash-on-thin-ice-with-hank/ Yesterday, Kat O'Brien decided to work the other side of the Brothers Stein. Here's some quotes from Prince Hal via Newsday: [Hal] Steinbrenner said of his team: "I've been discouraged at times. We knew with the young pitching that we might go through some growing pains. We knew we would ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/the-drew-lachey-of-yankeeland-speaks/ Via the Times: “This is not the Ian Kennedy that we all saw last year, and we need to find a way to get him back there,” said Manager Joe Girardi. “When he made a mistake it was a bad mistake and they didn’t miss. Sometimes those are singles. Today they ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/ian-kennedys-start-yesterday/ Franz Lidz looks at Jason Giambi at Portfolio.com. (Not a BALCO mention to be seen.) Hat tip to BaseballThinkFactory.org. Two snips: "I'm a year older than Mickey Mantle was in his final game," [Giambi] says. "My teammates used to call me the Modern-day Mick because I could play ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/16/giambi-now-later/ If you wanted to pick one game, and use it to depict the Yankees season to date, this would not be a bad choice. New York's kid starting pitcher allows one run for every inning pitched. Bomber batters, for the most part, fail with runners in scoring position. Weak and shallow Yankees bench ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/15/may-15th-the-rays/ I would be remiss if I didn't link to the latest Hank Stein quotes via Bill Madden. Here's the big one for me: This is what the new "Hammerin' Hank" had to say to me Wednesday when I reached him in Tampa with the greeting: "How 'bout those Rays!": "They're ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/15/hank-im-going-to-clean-up-on-5-years-of-mistakes/ Have you heard the story about the Mets TV announcers selling T-Shirts for charity? If not, click here for the details. In my opinion, this is one area where SNY has a leg up on YES. By going with three primary guys in the booth for most games, you ... http://waswatching.com/2008/05/15/booth-envy/