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Another Cashman trade comes back to beat the Yankees.
JP Sears owning Yankees is yet another nightmarish reminder of Frankie Montas trade
We've seen this before, haven't we?
By Thomas Carannante | Apr 22, 2024
https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/jp-sears-owning-yankees-is-yet-another-nightmarish-reminder-of-frankie-montas-trade-01hw3hn4hjwa
It's early but they looked good being up 2-0 and the Rangers will be in the house tonight. Go Blue.
"BAD UMPIRE MANIA" . . .
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To be fair the coach was calling timeout it was a judgement call by the ref if Maxey had possession at the time. when the timeout was being called. Personally I think he did have possession at that time. Knicks were lucky to get that one, very lucky, but I'm thrilled they got it.
Brunson gets a lucky bounce on a trey----then a steal after Philly doesn't call TO---HUGE rebound by Hartenstein after the 1st miss by DiVincenso---unreal
The knicks had no business winning that game. I couldn't believe it I was going nuts. It was such a good win, what a roller coaster ride. I'm so excited.
Garden rockin' again with that Knick finish....
I don't think it would have mattered considering the Yankee bats went cold again. 2nd game in a row with 2 great starters and they both went home without a win.
He switched shirts with a guy in the men's room!
Mason Miller fans the side with 100+ mph fastballs
Statcast measures the velocity on Mason Miller's ninth-inning strikeout pitches at 102.5 mph, 103.3 mph and 102.5 mph ......https://www.mlb.com
Such a clown move by Ump imho, Boone is clearly just standing there as the fan in blue shirt yells something and Boone gets tossed! MLB Should fine the umpire and retract Boone’s ejection which could have cost the Yankees the game without their manager and managerial decisions…
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-aaron-boone-ejected-for-fans-heckling-of-mlb-umpire-in-bizarre-sequence-i-dont-care-who-said-it/
When it happened the announce crew identified the guy in the stands with a blue shirt---they just went back to him in the 4th and he's wearing a white shirt--LMAO
That might be the quickest ejection in Boone's history.
1st inning--Boone gets warned by HP umpire after questioning a checked swing on 1st batter---ump says "that's it, another word and you're gone"...Boone zips it and somebody behind the Yankee dugout in the stands says something and Boone gets tossed...ump says "I don't care who said it"...
might be the biggest set of rabbit ears in history
I wouldn't move him just yet. the 3,4,and 5 holes need work first.
Volpe's slump pales in comparison to Judge.
https://www.mlb.com/player/aaron-judge-592450
.183 in last 30 games with 29Ks.
Drop Judge down to 5th or 6th and take some pressure off him. Perhaps Rizzo batting 3rd. Right now Cabrera needs to move up to get another at bat in the game.
I'm rootin' for him--except when we get back from Milwaukee
O's have tried a day off for Holliday a couple of times and it hasn't worked. They're winning, which is probably why he hasn't been sent down yet, but you gotta wonder how long they can stick with him. It can't be good for Holliday's mental well-being- it's hard enough for seasoned veterans like Judge to manage a slump, but for a kid?
Soto is gonna get pitched around no matter where---lotta his walks are just because he has a fantastic eye and doesn't chase----Yanks need to get him as many bats as possible----right now he is surrounded by icebergs as Judge is abysmal and Volpe has joined the Mendoza Club since moved to leadoff
Maybe it's time to bat Aaron Judge second and Juan Soto third. It's now very easy for opponents to pitch around and walk Soto to face Judge.
Jackson Holliday off to a rough start with the O's....1-31 with a single, 2 walks, 16K's
I agree the pitching Issues are huge right now, but in my opinion very correctable in the long run for the season. for starter Yamamoto not being great so far is a concern. They will get buehler back, and miller maybe as well soon enough which will help a great deal. Of course Dustin May and Kershaw may come at the end of the season as well. I think they will be fine, because I love there lineup, and once buehler and miller come back and I think Yamamoto will probably be better. And that should stabilize things. Dodgers in my opinion are still going to win 95+ in my opinion.
Judge's 4 Ks yesterday. Not even close.
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-shut-out-by-rays-in-10-inning-loss
What's hurting the Dodgers right now is pitching. 22nd in the league.
Unfortunetly Alvarez did have a torn ligament and needs surgery, he will be gone a while unfortunetely. That was a big hit to the mets season as I was looking foward to see him this year in my opinion, he may be back much later, but it is gonna be awhile to say the least in my opinion.
Well smith when he is out makes the lineup not deep. Muncy will burn you because he can hit with power (Although you can get him out). And hernandez is a good hitter. but the bottom of that order stinks 7-9 when smith is in the lineup, 6-9 when he is not. So I agree there will be some pitching around starategies that will burn you, but if smith is hitting 4th I wouldn't want to use that strategy much in my opinion.
Today the Mets displayed the strategy that will become the norm this season for all Dodger opponents: 8 walks to Betts, Ohtani and Freeman. Smith is a force, but if you get beat by Outman, Muncy and Lux, so be it. I love to see the Dodgers paying so much for a .500 team, though it'll suck to see Roberts fired in a few weeks.
The Brewers aren't slowing down a bit. Gonna enjoy it while it lasts.
Judge couldn't hit an outside pitch with a 10 foot pole he is so far off the plate.
O-4 with 4 Ks. .179 and batting cleanup. lol.
Alvarez going to the IL, I guess the good news is it seems like just a sprain, versus ligament damage or a break of the thumb in my opinion.
If baty is not gonna play, than IL him. I can't stand when teams play a man down, hoping to save a few days from the IL. Vientos is a far better option than Joey useless wendle who is playing again today, can't wait to see what he does for an encore after yesterday impressive performance in my opinion.
He is terrible. Having said that once baty gets back hopefully in a couple of day (He can sit next to zack short), pretty soon I'm gonna be asking the question why not IL him if he can't play for days and days. I rather see Vientos than wendle if baty needs and IL Stint. Hopefully not and baty plays today, because I don't need any more wendle.
Also I liked how the mets bounced back after that horrific defensive inning, to just score another 5 runs to win that game, that would be a game you would generally lose, at least last year they lost it practically every time it seemed, but than again they are really starting to hit, than again the 2022 Hitting Coach is back when they actually hit, why they moved him to the bench in 2023 I will never know. He is back as the hitting coach in 2024. Not saying that is the reason they hit less last year, but it probably didn't help.
Bad news is Alvarez had to come out of the game with the thumb trying to brace his potential fall. I think he could of messed it up pretty badly. Not sure it is broken, or ligament damage, but I fear time on the IL is coming here. I hope my thoughts and the managers thought after the game prove to be pessimistic. But I doubt it. All is just my opinion, and I could always be wrong though.
Soto hears 'M-V-P' chants after electrifying Yankee Stadium again
April 19th, 2024
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/juan-soto-hits-3-run-home-run-as-yankees-beat-rays
They love him in RF!
'JOH-N STER-LING!' Yankees' Bleacher Creatures add legend to Roll Call
April 19th, 2024
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/john-sterling-added-to-roll-call-at-yankee-stadium
With plenty of support, Montgomery pitches gem in D-backs debut
2:36 AM EDT
https://www.mlb.com/news/jordan-montgomery-makes-d-backs-debut-in-blowout-win
Oldest MLB player turns 100: Roomed with Yogi Berra, stymied Ted Williams
By Daniel Brown
Apr 19, 2024
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SONOMA, Calif. — There were no radar guns in Art Schallock’s day, and even if there were, the soft-throwing lefty knows he would have barely registered a blip. At 5-foot-9, 155 pounds, the New York Yankees pitcher got by on guile.
“I was sneaky,’’ Schallock said Monday.
But now, at very long last, the crafty lefty is about to hit triple-digits. Schallock turns 100 this month, a milestone day for the oldest living former Major League Baseball player.
And here inside this senior living center, where Schallock is the resident celebrity, they’re about to throw the party of his century. “Oh, it’s the big buzz,’’ said Wendy Cornejo, the executive director of the Cogir on Napa Road. “It’s all about Artie’s party.”
Schallock was born on April 25, 1924. Elsewhere that day, Babe Ruth hit a three-run home run against the Red Sox, while Wally Pipp played first base (Lou Gehrig’s epic Iron Man streak had yet to begin). Over in Philadelphia, “The Big Train” Walter Johnson lost a 2-1 decision to the Athletics.
So began Schallock’s lifelong connections to baseball’s gods. When he got called up for his major-league debut on July 16, 1951, the Yankees made room on the roster by optioning to Triple-A Kansas City a disappointing rookie named Mickey Mantle. They would joke about the absurdity of that transaction for years. And Mantle exacted his playful revenge, in 1955 when Schallock was with the Orioles, by hitting a home run that has yet to come down. The Mick smiled his way around the bases. “Jeez, he could hit that ball,” Schallock said.
Art Schallock pitched in the majors from 1951 to 1955, time enough to play on three World Series champions for the Yankees. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) :
Schallock’s first roommate on the road? The Yankees paired him with Yogi Berra, counting on the veteran catcher to share some wisdom with the rookie about how to attack hitters around the league. Schallock still marvels over how Berra knew the weaknesses of every American League hitter as well as who didn’t have one. “Once in a while he’d come across somebody and just say, ‘Hold them to a single,’” Schallock said with a laugh.
Berra got something out of the pairing, too.
“Yeah, when I roomed with him, the first thing in the morning, I had to run down to the lobby to get funny papers for him,’’ Schallock said, laughing again. “Hell, I didn’t know a thing about comic books, but he’d say, ‘Go down and pick up a half-a-dozen comic books.’”
With Schallock, as with some trees, you can calculate the age by counting the rings. He helped the Yankees win three consecutive World Series starting with his rookie season of 1951. For this interview, the facility adorned the walls of a conference room with photos from his Yankees days. By his side were the commemorative bats from those World Series winners and at one point he studied the names engraved on the 1953 model and began reading off royalty like roll call.
“Whitey Ford … Vic Raschi … Phil Rizzuto … Casey Stengel, oh, he was a great manager,’’ Schallock said. “He was a smart guy when it came to baseball. Half the time he’d be asleep on the bench and Frank Crosetti would run the ballclub.”
The golden names just keep coming. Though Schallock made just 58 appearances while shuttling between the big club and Triple-A from 1951 to 1955, he had time enough to play alongside eight Hall of Fame teammates — Berra, Mantle, Rizzuto, Ford, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize and Enos Slaughter with the Yankees; and rookie third baseman Brooks Robinson with the Orioles.
On the mound, Schallock faced 14 future Cooperstown residents. Let the record reflect that Ted Williams was 0-for-2 against him.
“I threw him fastballs, but never threw it as a strike. He’d kill me!” Schallock said. “I changed speeds with him. But he did knock the first baseman down one time. Tore the glove right off his hand. He picked it up and threw him out.”
Schallock’s voice is strong and his memories are vivid, as even his bygone minor-league tales hold up to fact-checking. But beyond that and his sense of humor, not all of his health is so robust. “I can’t see. I can’t hear. I’m falling apart!” he cracked.
Schallock took over the distinction of oldest living ballplayer when the aptly named George Elder died on July 7, 2022, at the age of 101. By the time of Schallock’s 100th birthday, he will have been the oldest living former major leaguer for 659 days.
“Is that right?’’ Schallock said. “Well, I’ll be darned.”
The next two players behind him are also undersized pitchers. Schallock is 131 days older than Bill Greason (a 5-10, 170-pound right-hander) and 519 days older than Bobby Shantz (5-6, 139-pound left-hander).
This has meaning to Schallock, who cites his stature when asked what makes him most proud about his baseball career. On Aug. 15, 1951, the New York Times described him as “the diminutive southpaw from the Coast” in a story headlined “Schallock Subdues Senators, 5-3, For Sweep of Series by Bombers.”
“I thought I had two strikes against me because of my size,’’ Schallock said Monday. “But I made it. I mean, you can’t get any higher than the Yankees, world’s No. 1 team.”
When asked to describe his pitching repertoire, Schallock talked about his fastball and a big breaking ball “like that left-hander from the Giants.” As he racked his brain for the name, it hits that his lifespan opens a wide range of possibilities — Carl Hubbell? Johnny Antonelli? Vida Blue? Barry Zito?
“Bumgarner,’’ he finally said, referring to the 2014 World Series MVP.
There are countless wonderful ways to fathom Schallock’s longevity. Also born in 1924 were iodized table salt, ready-to-use Band-Aids, Kleenex tissues, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Washburn’s Gold Medal Whole Wheat Flakes (known today as Wheaties).
Baseball researcher and historian Bill Chuck, who unearthed many of the statistical gems for this story, noted that Babe Ruth hit 240 homers before Schallock was born and another 474 after.
Schallock’s favorite baseball player growing up was outfielder Lefty O’Doul, who last played in the majors in 1934. O’Doul was from San Francisco and Schallock was born and raised about 15 miles north, in the Marin County city of Mill Valley.
O’Doul spent the latter part of his post-MLB career playing for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, and Schallock wanted to be just like him.
Alas, the admiration was not mutual.
“When I grew up, I wanted to play with Seals,’’ Schallock said. “But O’Doul scouted me and said I was too small.”
Art Schallock’s milestone birthday party will be met with much fanfare. The CBS Evening News is dispatching a camera crew. (Wendy Cornejo / Cogir on Napa Road)
Instead, Schallock took the backroads to his improbable career. He was a star at Tamalpais High School when, as a senior in 1942, he registered for the draft. By 1943, he was taken into the Navy — and his baseball career was put on hold while he served as a radio operator on the USS Coral Sea during World War II.
Schallock was discharged in 1946, having received 11 battle stars. Not long after returning home, he went on a blind date with a woman named Dona Bernard. It seemed to work out OK. They were married for 76 years until Dona’s passing last year at age 97.
She died on Art’s 99th birthday. They had two children and five grandchildren.
“They were amazing together. A true life-long love right there,’’ Zach Pascoe, one of the grandchildren, wrote in an email. “They were best friends. They truly enjoyed being in each other’s company, and as partners, they were even stronger. They complemented each other perfectly. They knew when to give each other space and when to be right there for each other.”
The Dodgers signed Schallock in 1946, and his career of rubbing elbows with legends was underway. His first manager at Class-A Pueblo (Col.) in 1947 was Walter Alston.
In 1948, he made his debut with the Triple-A Montreal Royals by relieving the great Don Newcombe on a team that also included Duke Snider, at age 21. The first baseman of that team was Chuck Connors, who later made a name for himself as the star of the “Rifleman” television franchise.
Maybe that brush with a future actor prepared him for life for the Hollywood Stars, where Schallock played in 1949. That team’s celebrity stockholders included the likes of Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
The fans were famous, too.
“Well, every homestand, Groucho Marx was there,’’ Schallock recalled. “He had a box in back of home plate. There were six seats in it, but he would only occupy one. … He was a neat guy.”
Dona cherished this time of their lives. “My wife loved Hollywood — rubbing elbows with all the movie stars,’’ Schallock said.
She was less keen at the time regarding the pecking order of the baseball universe. So Dona had a curious response when Hollywood Stars manager Fred Haney summoned her from the stands midway through a game in July 1951 to tell her that Art had just been traded to the New York Yankees.
“And my wife said, ‘Who in the hell are the New York Yankees?”’ Schallock said. “Fred Haney just about fell off the chair laughing.”
Schallock had his high moments in the major leagues. He threw three complete games and amassed a career record of 6-7 with a 4.02 ERA.
Though he played for three World Series teams, he appeared in only one Fall Classic. In 1953, with the Yankees trailing late in Game 4, he pitched the final two innings and gave up one run. And, as was his custom, he left with a story to tell. The first five batters he faced were Jackie Robinson, Gil Hodges, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider and Carl Furillo.
His favorite baseball memory, though, had nothing to do with the superstars in his midst.
“The height of my career was just walking into Yankee Stadium,’’ he said. “I thought it was a thrill just to be on the mound.”
Schallock will get the chance to tip his cap to the crowd at least one more time, at his 100th birthday celebration on April 25.
Staffers at Cogir on Napa Road will wear Yankees jerseys as they transform the parking lot into a mini-ballpark, complete with concession stands hawking popcorn and hot dogs.
Sonoma mayor John Gurney will present Schallock with a certificate saluting his centenarian status. The slightly younger players from the Sonoma High School baseball team will attend. CBS Evening News is dispatching a camera crew. There will be a live band.
“He’s just humble,’’ said Cornejo, the director of the facility. “And he loves baseball. It’s just an honor to be able to celebrate a living legend.”
Schallock wasn’t the hardest thrower, but it’s easy to see now what made the zip on his fastball so special. It had late life.
(Top photo of Art Schallock: Daniel Brown / The Athletic)
https://theathletic.com/5427558/2024/04/19/oldest-mlb-player-turns-100-roomed-with-yogi-berra-stymied-ted-williams/?source=nyt&access_token=11932965
Awesome baseball ⚾️ interview of Mickey, Duke and Willie
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/vipL88fBGWqAMcDi/?mibextid=TGkgF5
Probably signed as company for Voit!
Joey Useless wendle with 2 errors in 1 inning. Why is he here?
Aaron Boone hypes up Yankees' infield defense in first weird truth smudge of 2024
By Adam Weinrib | Apr 17, 2024
https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/aaron-boone-hypes-up-yankees-infield-defense-in-first-weird-truth-smudge-of-2024-01hvkxwv9e1y
Devastating week for the creme de la creme of the EPL----Arsenal and Man City crash out of the Champions League and Liverpool out of the Europa Championship...they can all concentrate on the EPL title now ...Man City has a 2 point lead with 6 games to go---City also has bigger fish to fry when they face judgement on their 115 fraud charges--they may get relegated out of sight...
Just want you to know the the owner of the Celtics Atalanta team beat the owner of the dead Sox Liverpool team
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Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way i feel.
Chorus:
Oh, put me in, coach - i'm ready to play today;
Put me in, coach - i'm ready to play today;
Look at me, i can be centerfield.
Well, i spent some time in the mudville nine, watchin' it from the bench;
You know i took some lumps when the mighty casey struck out.
So say hey willie, tell ty cobb and joe dimaggio;
Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now.
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Yeah! i got it, i got it!
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes;
You know i think it's time to give this game a ride.
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun;
(pop) it's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!
John Fogerty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raSJDLv-Wpg&feature=related
Field of Dreams (1989)
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray.
It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.
Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."
--Terence Mann (James Earl Jones) to Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner)
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