tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56754603976173779842024-03-13T19:47:51.263-04:00Cool Kid CornerFormerly inconsistent baseball ranting, now the hopefully more consistent life in words of an obbsesive teenage baseball addict.Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-56304396441545544072012-06-22T19:48:00.001-04:002012-06-22T19:48:15.340-04:00Back...And hopefully better than before.Hello again, my dear and dedicated followers. This once inconsistent young writer is self declaredly back again! And hopefully self declaredly is a word. Before I was a very inconsistent baseball writer who well, couldn't find much to write about besides baseball. But I have decided to expand a bit and write about the daily life of this starving writer dazedly dreaming of novels with her name on it, and some baseball stuff too. I'm going to try to make this a semi-daily blog, but I do tend to be a bit random with my various writing and rants.
So, as of now, I am officially back in the blog world.Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-67387218810406733412011-07-30T17:15:00.001-04:002011-07-30T17:15:41.015-04:00Message for Minnesota.<p>Hey Twins. You are in the weakest division in the American League. The Pirates are in the weakest division in the National League. Why am I comparing the Twins and Pirates? Because they need some interaction. The Pirates are in a close second to the Brewers. But the Twins are in fourth, six games behind the Tigers. The other day I heard the Twins were considering trading Jason Kubel to the Pirates. A word of advice to the Twins: DO IT! The Pirates have a rich farm system to give but lack a good major league right fielder. And the Pirates are in a division race. The Twins may be only six games back, but we all know they are out of it. It’s a good time to prep for the future Minnesota. After all, it does look like Joe Mauer’s breaking down. So do it. Captain Kubel could be great for the Pirates.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-69200673531005991142011-07-21T20:55:00.001-04:002011-07-21T20:55:19.364-04:00Marlins in Miami?<p>The other day I heard Michael Kay the Yankee announcer say that next year the Florida Marlins will be getting a new ballpark in Miami and moving there. This means they will become the Miami Marlins. First of all, the Miami Marlins is an extremely dorky name. Second, that would mean they’d have to change their logo. The problem is, their current logo is probably the coolest one in the National League.</p> <img src="http://www.nova.edu/alumni/enews/2007/june/images/marlins.gif" width="73" height="69" /> <p>How many other hats have fish swirling around the letters? So if they become the Miami Marlins, what will their new logo be?<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZtKKHjRnQ0Q/SczmUVoKixI/AAAAAAAABlk/6sS7ivTvcnc/s320/BP+hat.gif" width="85" height="83" /></p> <p>That. Don’t get me wrong, that is an equally neat logo. But does that mean in ten years the current Marlins logo will be worn on a hat with a “throwback uniform?” That new logo could be used now for the M standing for Marlins instead of Florida! The Marlins organization should really start thinking about the distant future and it’s throwback uniforms. But this is my question: will they change their current uniforms for next year? That should be interesting to see.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-68278134622942212792011-07-10T11:25:00.001-04:002011-07-10T11:25:15.174-04:00Congrats Derek<p>Yesterday was a wonderful day in Yankee world. For those of you who don’t know, Derek Jeter went 5 for 5 yesterday, almost hit for the cycle, and got his 3,000th hit in his second at bat. I saw that at bat, along with his at bat in the first inning, but didn’t watch the whole game because we were having a pool party with the family.</p> <p>I was there in Yankee Stadium with my family the day Derek hit his 2,994th hit and hurt his calf. I was also at his second rehab start in Trenton where he played six rainy innings. And after all that, it sure felt good to finally see that 3,000th hit on my television. It was wonderful when he passed Lou Gehrig as the all-time Yankee hit leader last year, but that just couldn’t compare to his 3,000th hit, in home run fashion. I sure hope my hero beats the odds and passes Pete Rose for the all time hit leader, but until then, keep being good old Derek Jeter.</p> <p> </p> <p> <img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/img/4.0/global/swapper/201107/110708.04.jpg" width="298" height="387" /></p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-58999060302800188002011-06-27T12:28:00.001-04:002011-06-27T12:28:04.607-04:00Fantasy Tip: Jorge Posada<p>Now let me start by saying I know Posada had a DREADFUL April and May this year. But lately, he is red hot. He may be batting only .234 this year with 8 home runs, but since June 25 he’s .500 and since June 22 he’s .538. That may not sound like much, but keep in mind, this is during inter-league play, and he’s a DH so he can only play at Yankee Stadium until normal games resume. </p> <p>So this is my tip: If you have Jorge KEEP HIM. If you don’t, pick him up like I just did. I can almost guarantee you that he’s either a free agent or on waivers. In my league he was a free agent, but I use the MLB.com public league and I don’t know much about any other leagues. Please comment on what leagues you all use, and let me know if you need any fantasy advice. </p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-9316665581459379482011-06-27T11:46:00.001-04:002011-06-27T11:46:16.904-04:00News on Everything<p>Hey everybody, this is Nickie back to you. I guess I’ve been a bit sidetracked lately. But anyway I ‘m going to be posting a whole lot more lately with no huge breaks in between. I also have some news on new content on this blog. I’ll still be ranting and raving about everything baseball, but I think I’m going to start writing about baseball cards and fantasy baseball to. Thanks to everybody who’s still reading.</p> <p>Now back to our usual productions at Cool Kid Corner.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-42274871903106564592010-11-02T13:32:00.002-04:002010-11-02T13:53:58.372-04:00Good Job Giants.<p>I’d like to acknowledge the 2010 San Francisco Giants for winning it all this year. After the Yankees were eliminated, I hoped they would win. And they did. </p> <p>It does come as a shock to me though. I mean, who would have predicted this in the preseason? Who would of even predicted it at the start of the playoffs? All the Giants really have is Buster Posey, Tim Lincecum and Pablo Sandoval. I doubt this will happen again next year. And that’s not saying that they were the 69’ Miracle Mets. Not that much of a miracle. Well, so much for Nolan Ryan getting champagne.   </p>Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-60064402213340731362010-10-24T19:14:00.001-04:002010-10-24T19:14:24.122-04:00Sad…<p>Today is a sad day for this blogger. The Yankees are out of it. I kind of knew it was coming. So, I hope the Giants win it all. Lincecum needs a ring. BUT YOU DON’T JOSH HAMILTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-80871133085410723842010-10-16T20:18:00.001-04:002010-10-16T20:18:11.832-04:00I Suppose I’m Satisfied<p>When I went to bed in the sixth inning of Saturday night’s Yankee game, they were down five to zero. I thought it would be a loss and that we’d have a comeback in game two. Then, on Sunday morning, I woke up to watch the news with my mom and what do you know? I look on the ticker for the final score and find that they beat the Rangers six to five. So I am happy and surprised and having a better morning then usual, when later that day, the Yankees lose game two, seven to two. So I guess I’m happy with the ALCS so far, considering we got a free win yesterday and a loss today. Not so sure how Monday’s going to go though, considering it’s Cliff Lee and Andy Pettitte on the hill. But Andy’s very good at home so I think it could be an exciting game. Hope the Giants win the NLCS on the other side of baseball.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-16394186151583381002010-10-13T16:27:00.001-04:002010-10-13T16:27:16.714-04:00A New Era Has Begun!<p>The Texas Rangers are in the ALCS, the Angels didn’t make the playoffs, weird stuff happened with the Padres that nobody can explain, and the Orioles are going to be a third place team next year! Why, what is going on?</p> <p>It was really about time for the Rangers, who with Josh Hamilton heating up and Cliff Lee in Texas, it was bound to happen. I see them winning the AL West next year also.</p> <p>Hooray! The Angels are out of the playoffs! Am I the only one board of seeing them represent the west every year?</p> <p>I don’t know what happened with the Padres, but I can say it definitely won’t happen next year.</p> <p>And why, you wonder, does Nickie think the O’s will be at third place in the east next year? Because at the the end of the year Buck made them play like winners. Nobody expected that.</p> <p>And that’s my little update on what’s going on. </p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-34365814473417252662010-08-24T18:36:00.001-04:002010-08-24T18:36:14.622-04:00I Have Decided It’s Time For Me To Discuss The Cy Young and MVP Awards.<p>It is about time isn’t it? So, I begin with the NL Cy Young. </p> <p>The NL Cy Young is in my opinion much easier to see into the future with than the AL Cy Young race. The candidates are…</p> <p>Tim Lincecum of the Giants who won in 2009 and 2008 and he’s been an all star for the past three years. This year he has a 3.72 era in the 26 games that he’s played and is 11-8 with 173 strike outs. He’s not exactly having his best season ever. He may look a bit odd while pitching…</p> <p><img src="http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseball/pitching/Images/Pitchers/TimLincecum/TimLincecum_2007_035.jpg" width="350" height="375" /></p> <p>but he is quite a pitcher.</p> <p>The next candidate is Josh Johnson who is 11-5 this year with the Marlins and he has a 2.27 era. He I believe is neck and neck in this race with Ubaldo Jimenez, but Ubaldo will in the end win it, because he’s 17-4 with a 2.66 era and is just pitching spectacular this season. The other candidate is Roy Halladay who will win if something bad suddenly happens to Ubaldo because he’s 16-8 with a 2.16 era. </p> <p>The AL Cy Young</p> <p>This race is much more hard to predict, but I have to say although Phil Hughes of the Yankees and David Price of the Rays are considered in the race, this one is definitely going to end up as either CC Sabathia winning as I hope will happen, or Clay Buchholz winning.</p> <p>Clay is leading the league with a 2.26 era, and has an ok win total with 15-5.</p> <p><img src="http://redsoxgirl46.mlblogs.com/Clay%20Buchholz.jpg" width="365" height="302" /></p> <p>CC is leading the league in wins, 17-5, and games started, 27. He has a decent 3.02 era and I hope and think will win it this year.</p> <p><img src="http://blog.nj.com/yankees_main/2009/06/large_cc-sabathia-new-york-yankees-625.jpg" width="357" height="260" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The NL MVP</p> <p>Albert Pujols. That’s all I have to say on the matter. If you disagree, check out <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pujolal01.shtml" target="_blank">his stats</a></p> <p>The AL MVP</p> <p>Miguel Cabrera. And if you disagree, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml" target="_blank">check out his stats</a></p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-65839890203478099392010-06-30T22:11:00.001-04:002010-06-30T22:11:24.470-04:00The Yankees Should Trade For “King” Felix Hernandez<p>Why? So he doesn’t pitch two hit, eleven strikeout, complete game shutouts to them like he did tonight! That’s two complete games in a row against the Yankees. Cliff Lee last night, and King Felix "(as the Yankee announcers call him) tonight. </p> <p>Think about it. The Mariners need offense, which the Yankees have, and the Yanks need a better pitcher then Javier Vazquez, which the Mariners have.</p> <p>The Yankees could give Brett Gardner, Nick Johnson, Javier Vazquez, (they have to get rid of him some how!) Chad Huffman, and possibly some cash. The Mariners in return would give King Felix, who would take place of Vazquez in the Yankee rotation. </p> <p>This trade makes perfect sense to me! The Mariners are trying to get rid of Cliff Lee, so why not get rid of Hernandez instead, and make the team be able to score more runs with more offense. I should be GM for the Yankees someday. General Manager Nickie…that sounds cool!</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-33988460023357955692010-06-25T12:24:00.001-04:002010-06-25T12:24:40.787-04:00What Year Is It In The AL?<p>Everything has changed completely from last year. It is all so unpredictable! Let me show you what I mean.</p> <p>The AL East.</p> <p>The Yankees of course are leading the way, they are 45 and 27. In the beginning of the year though, it looked like it was 2008 again when the Rays were in first place, and it still could be because the Rays are on fire in second. After the Rays are the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Orioles who are all having different seasons than last year except for the O’s.</p> <p>The AL Central.</p> <p>The central is pretty much last years central, except for the fact that the White Sox have gotten reasonably better and the Indians reasonably more worse than they were last year.</p> <p>The AL West.</p> <p>The Rangers are surprisingly in first with an eleven game winning streak even though they are currently for sale. After them are the Angels, A’s, and Mariners who have been a complete disaster because of their lousy offense this year.</p> <p>The AL Wild Card.</p> <p>Tampa Bay leads that race, and I have a feeling it will take them to the play-offs at the end of the year, not the way they’d prefer to go to the postseason though.</p> <p>So back to what I was saying before, I have no idea what year it will turn out to be like in the AL. Some of you are probably thinking " It’s 2010! Forget about past years! “ Well, I won’t forget about the past years! Because I have noticed that every year in baseball turns out very similar to another year by how the teams all do. You will see what I mean at the end of the year. You just watch.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-58431196749746405992010-06-07T18:56:00.001-04:002010-06-07T18:56:21.728-04:00I Kind of Feel Bad For Steven Strasburg…Just A Tad<p>The poor guy was the first round draft pick…that’s a lot of pressure. He may even know that he’s not the Nolan Ryan of the future that everyone thinks he is. Everybody is expecting great things from him. And in my opinion, the draft should not be how people rate players.</p> <p>Here’s what I mean. Tim Beckham was the first round draft pick of 2008 and he’s still in the minors. Yet, there was a pretty big deal over him to. This is him.</p> <p><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.queersighted.com/media/2010/04/timbeckham.jpg" /></p> <p></p> <p>The 2007 first round pick was David Price. He’s currently pitching for the Rays, and he’s 8-2 so far this year. Pretty successful for the Rays. Anyway, there are some big names in baseball that weren’t in the first round. Nolan Ryan was drafted by the Mets in the amateur draft of 1965 in the twelfth round by the Mets. You’d think he’d be a first round pick with his career numbers. So basically, the draft is just a lucky guess of weather the player will be good or not, and if he’s not, he is used in a trade. I do not believe the draft really makes a huge difference in teams very often. Sometimes it does, but usually not.     </p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-9079339467291546812010-06-06T21:16:00.001-04:002010-06-06T21:16:56.830-04:00Hey Mariners! You Should’ve Signed Matsui While You Could Have!<p>You sure did make a big mistake Mariners, because now that Ken Griffey Jr. is gone, you could really use a good DH. A lot of people were expecting you to signed him in the off season (including me) but you did not!</p> <p>And although you have two great pitchers in Cliff Lee</p> <p><img src="http://media.oregonlive.com/mlb/photo/cliff-lee-031510jpg-12bec8199eb287af.jpg" width="383" height="279" /></p> <p>and Felix Hernandez </p> <p><img src="http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/FelixHernandez.jpg" /></p> <p>Your new current DH, Mike Sweeny, is not batting nearly as well as Hideki Matsui. </p> <p>Let me tell you the stats:</p> <p> </p> <p>Mike Sweeny batting average .258</p> <p>Hideki Matsui batting average .259</p> <p>Mike Sweeny home runs 6</p> <p>Hideki Matsui home runs 8</p> <p>Mike Sweeny RBI 16</p> <p>Hideki Matsui RBI 32</p> <p>Mike Sweeny hits 23</p> <p>Hideki Matsui hits 50</p> <p>Mike Sweeny runs scored 11</p> <p>Hideki Matsui runs scored 17</p> <p>In Mike Sweeny’s defense, he has only played 27 games, and Hideki Matsui has played 55, so Hideki has a bit of an advantage, but you still should have signed him! I rest my case.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-20669366355093699222010-05-29T14:08:00.001-04:002010-05-29T14:08:47.275-04:00I Really Hope David Huff Is OK<p>This Yankee fan just witnessed the scariest baseball hit ever. Alex Rodriguez just nailed David Huff straight in the head during the Yankees vs. Indians game. David Huff fell down right away and had to be carried out of Yankee Stadium on a stretcher. It was so gruesome I’m not going to put a video of it happening because I wouldn’t want you to be sick. Even the replays were scary. If you really want to see it, it’ll probably be on Sportscenter tonight. I won’t be watching.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-37902210587884949912010-04-18T11:00:00.001-04:002010-04-18T11:00:53.947-04:00The First No-Hitter<p>So, the first no-hitter of the season has finally arrived! From a very unexpected pitcher. Ubaldo Jimenez tossed it out on Saturday against the Braves at Turner Field. It was the first no-hitter in Rockies history, and I think it will be the last of the season for the Rockies, but I do think the Rox will win the National League West this year, mostly because of their starting rotation. They have Ubaldo Jimenez,</p> <p><img src="http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseball/pitching/Images/Examples/Example_HipsRotatingBeforeShoulders_UbaldoJimenez_2007_015.jpg" /></p> <p>  A 26 year old righty who’s pitches often hit the 100 mph mark.</p> <p>They have Aaron Cook,</p> <p><img src="http://deconstructingthoughts.mlblogs.com/Aaron%20Cook.jpg" /></p> <p></p> <p>a 2008 all-star.</p> <p>Plus, Jorge De La Rosa</p> <p><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EmO8NaXf7dU/SeGESzJKbNI/AAAAAAAAAD4/YXyJVXcVbFQ/s320/Jorge+De+La+Rosa.jpg" /></p> <p></p> <p>Who had a 1.378 WHIP last year.</p> <p>And they have Jason Hammel</p> <p><img src="http://www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Philadelphia+Phillies+v+Colorado+Rockies+dV80skUYr1Tl.jpg" width="401" height="390" /></p> <p>who should really be in the bullpen because he’s 17-24 in his career.</p> <p>And not a bad lineup I suppose. Anyway, the Rockies will win the NL West this year. And I’ll be the only one expecting it. I won’t be wrong. </p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-15404801992663160112010-03-23T18:33:00.001-04:002010-03-23T18:33:52.595-04:00Opening Day?<p>So I heard today that the Yankees will be playing the Red Sox on opening day. Not just opening day for the Red Sox, but opening day for Major League Baseball. This struck me as strange because the Yanks and Sox have only faced each other on their own opening days 29 times before. Never on the MLB’s opening day. The record for this opening day rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees is 18 wins for the Yankees, 10 for the Red Sox, and one tie. This made me think “I wonder what would happen if these two teams faced each other on opening day, with their best players on the team in the team’s history.” So I made up an all star lineup for each team. (Babe Ruth is not in it because he was on both teams.)</p> <blockquote> <p>                                RED SOX                          </p> <p>Starting pitcher: Dick Radatz<img src="http://www.redsoxvyankees.com/photo-gallery/red-sox/Radatz%20Dick%201224.73_FL_NBL.jpg" /></p> </blockquote> <p>A terrorizing pitcher from 1962-1966 Dick Radatz had a career 2.65 ERA.</p> <p>Catcher: Victor Martinez</p> <p> <img src="http://getoutofmyballpark.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/vmartx-large.jpg" /></p> <p>Sure, he may not be the best catcher in Red Sox history, but you can’t keep a guy with four MVP’s out of the lineup can you? Plus, he’s a switch hitter.</p> <p>First Base: Mo Vaughn </p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/02/12/1171295759_7635.jpg" /></p> <p>328 home runs and 1,064 RBI’s? How many other first baseman's have done that?</p> <p>Second Base: Dustin Pedroia </p> <p><img src="http://baseballzone.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dustin-pedroia.jpg" /></p> <p>OK, he’s only played for four years. But in those four years, he has a .307 career batting average, an MVP, a Silver Slugger, a Golden Glove and two all-star appearances.  </p> <p>Third Base: Mike Lowell</p> <p> <img src="http://swamigp.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mike-lowell-4.jpg" /></p> <p>A good third basemen, and the MVP of the 2007 World Series for the Red Sox.</p> <p>Shortstop: Nomar Garciaparra</p> <p><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2008/0917/mlb_a_garciaparra_400.jpg" width="390" height="585" /></p> <p> No doubt Nomar is the best at short in the history of the Sox. No doubt at all.</p> <p>Left Field: Duffy Lewis</p> <p><img src="http://www.vintageball.com/files/Duffy_Lewis_frm_Joe_Wood_web.JPG" width="474" height="585" /></p> <p>Played with the Sox from 1910-1917 and had 1,248 hits with the Sox.</p> <p>Center Field: Tris Speaker</p> <p><img src="http://www.redsoxvyankees.com/photo-gallery/red-sox/Tris_Speaker.jpg" /></p> <p>A flat out amazing player, he was part of the “million dollar outfield” with Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper.</p> <p>Right Fielder: Tony Conigliaro</p> <p><img src="http://www.nowbatting19.com/images/tony_c_bw_photo.jpg" width="319" height="400" /></p> <p>Although he only played 876 games, he did get two MVP’s.</p> <p>                                    YANKEES</p> <p>Starting Pitcher: Whitey Ford</p> <p><img src="http://www.nydailynews.com/features/thestadium/img/magazine_03/05-whitey-ford-240.jpg" /></p> <p>One of the Yankees many retired numbers, Whitey Ford is a very popular Yankee, and a Hall of Famer.</p> <p>Catcher: Yogi Berra</p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://brettvanort.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/yogi_berra_thp0.jpg" /></p> <p>A 15 time all-star, Yogi is one of the best catchers in history.</p> <p> </p> <p>First Baseman: Lou Gehrig</p> <p> <img src="http://yankeeology.com/yankeefans/wp-content/uploads/gehrig.jpg" /></p> <p>One of the greatest first basemen of all time, the iron horse has 11 MVP awards, and is a 7 time all-star.</p> <p>Second Baseman: Robinson Cano</p> <p> <img src="http://rootzoo.com/uploads/group_photo_uploads/1216185958275137494.jpg" /></p> <p>Though many people have doubts about Robinson Cano being the best Yankee second baseman ever, he sure shows good <a href="http://http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canoro01.shtml" target="_blank">stats</a>.</p> <p>Third Baseman: Alex Rodriguez</p> <p><img src="http://weblogs.wpix.com/sports/thehuddle/alex-rodriguez-what-a-player.jpg" /></p> <p>The youngest player EVER to hit 500 home runs, a-rod is a strong possibility for the hall of fame.</p> <p>Shortstop: Derek Jeter</p> <p><img src="http://images.askmen.com/galleries/model/derek-jeter/pictures/derek-jeter-picture-1.jpg" /></p> <p>The greatest shortstop in Yankee’s history without a doubt, Derek Jeter has the most hits in Yankee’s history with 2,747, 11 MVPs, 10 all-star appearances, 4 Silver Slugger awards, 4 Golden Gloves, and he won rookie of the year in 1996.</p> <p>Left Fielder: Mickey Mantle</p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://nysportscrunch.com/overtime/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mickey-mantle.jpg" /></p> <p>One of the most loved Yankees, Mickey was a powerful switch hitter and great outfielder from 1951-1969.</p> <p>Center Fielder: Joe DiMaggio</p> <p> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PLjNWOu-Zn0/SoBkIZfIEUI/AAAAAAAAAro/Limre6rXjB4/s400/joe-dimaggio.jpg" /></p> <p>With 361 home runs, Joe DiMaggio is a Yankee legend known even by Yankee-haters.</p> <p>Right Fielder: Roger Maris</p> <p><img src="http://dunningrb.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/maris.jpg" /></p> <p>A four time all-star with 275 home runs, Maris was one of those under-estimated Yankees.</p> <p> </p> <p>So that concludes my dream roster that I’d love to see in action, if that were possible. I just wonder who would win. Hhmmm…</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-43976972375947091142010-03-10T18:19:00.001-05:002010-03-10T18:19:52.985-05:00Johnny or Curtis?<p>So today the Yankees played the Tigers…or should I say Johnny Damon played Curtis Granderson. I say so because secretly, all the Yankee fans have been wondering ‘is Curtis Granderson really worth Phil Coke?’ and ‘Johnny might be better than Curtis, I mean Johnny was an experienced veteran and was good in the lineup.’ Meanwhile all the Tigers fans have been wondering ‘No more Curtis Granderson, do the Tigers have a chance at all this year?’ and ‘Johnny Damon? He’s too old to play anymore!’ But today was the day that the Yankee and Tigers fans realized the truth. And it pains me to say it, being a Yankee fan and all, but it seems the truth is that Curtis Granderson is worth more than Phil Coke and Johnny Damon put together. And also that Johnny Damon probably should have retired. Sorry Yankee and Tigers fans, but it is the truth. I mean look at Johnny Damon in a tigers uniform,</p> <p><img src="http://media.nj.com/yankees_main/photo/johnny-damon-detroit-tigers-222jpg-43a199454868ee2e_large.jpg" width="412" height="406" /></p> <p>it looks odd and unusual doesn’t it? And Curtis Granderson in a Yankee uniform,</p> <p><img src="http://skipstigers.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/curtis-granderson-nyy-uniform.jpg" width="404" height="408" /></p> <p></p> <p>well, that looks a little odd too. I guess I’m just not used to it. We’ll see how the season goes, maybe I’ll be wrong. Anything’s possible.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-6610199086189528482010-02-24T17:42:00.001-05:002010-02-24T17:42:51.879-05:00The 2010 Season<p>Well with less than a week until the first spring training game, I think everybody is getting excited in baseball, including the players. Take a look at how thrilled they look.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:20e29ae3-8828-4f4c-9131-f8b629bebe2f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="cc6aa3e6-6f3e-4789-965a-c3fa9aa971ff" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4XGFwfVIHY" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_NmFB1jpcle8/S4Wrayvt6gI/AAAAAAAAABY/t_pUeytBVQE/video9ec0bbb660d7%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('cc6aa3e6-6f3e-4789-965a-c3fa9aa971ff'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/C4XGFwfVIHY&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/C4XGFwfVIHY&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>I’d be shocked if I found out that you watched that whole thing without falling asleep. My point is, everybody is making such a big deal about spring training this year and they all seem to think that the players are as pumped up as they are. These guys are in the MLB, they do this every year!</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-39631132363614885862010-02-11T17:19:00.001-05:002010-02-11T17:19:04.487-05:00No more Tom Glavine?<p>Well, Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves has officially retired. I am quite upset by this. I mean the guy did play for twenty two seasons and all, but I’m going to miss him. Though I’m not a Braves fan, I sometimes watch replays of old world series, one of those series being the 1995 world series, which he was the MVP in. Sure, I knew it was coming, but it’s still a bit of a downer for me. So I found a few photos of Tom Glavine, and put them together below.</p> <p><img src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/4/d/3/e/Tom_Glavine_47_7f29.jpg" width="396" height="585" /></p> <p>Photo from cdn.picapp.com </p> <p><img src="http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/files/CMS/image/tomglavine(1).jpg" /></p> <p>Photo from sportsmemoribilia.com </p> <p><img src="http://sportsmaven.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/tom-glavine-wins-300.jpg" /></p> <p>Photo from sportsmaven.files.wordpress.com</p> <p>Yes, he was on the Mets too.</p> <p><img src="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007/0731/mlb_300_glavine_412.jpg" /></p> <p>Photo from assets.espn.go.com</p> <p><img src="http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/35/351136.jpg" /></p> <p>Photo from media.scout.com</p> <p>And if you’re wondering why I miss Tom Glavine, it’s because he was a pitching genius with 305 career wins. But, there’s still some pitchers in the league that I’ve been watching lately. Ricky Romero from the Blue Jays seems like a real future prospect to me.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-25175187721120758752010-02-03T19:29:00.001-05:002010-02-03T19:29:21.426-05:00Girls Should Play Baseball<p>I had a request in the comments for a post on girls playing baseball. I found that no girl ever played in the major leagues, but that there was quite a famous girls league during World War Two. Take a look: </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:0233900c-5b30-4d56-9087-01fc068503cb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="1667de92-a72d-4aed-8d75-ae2c3b2a52c1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKK92sDwbaQ" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NmFB1jpcle8/S2oU4MpwX0I/AAAAAAAAABM/5L_SznBJaA0/video7304894a1da0%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('1667de92-a72d-4aed-8d75-ae2c3b2a52c1'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xKK92sDwbaQ&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xKK92sDwbaQ&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p>I also discovered that there was one girl in the Minor Leagues that struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Here’s the story.</p> <p>In 1931 the owner of the Southern Associates AA Chattanooga Lookouts, Joe Engel, signed a 17 year old pitcher named Jackie Mitchell. On April 2, 1931, Chattanooga played an exhibition game against the Yankees. The manager, Bert Niehoff, began the game with Clyde Barfoot, but removed him after he gave up a double and a single. Niehoff put in Jackie Mitchell, who was to face Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Tony Lazzeri. She threw the Babe ball one, then two strikes that he swung at, and a third strike that he looked at. Then came Lou Gehrig who swung at all three of her tricky little curveballs, and went back to the bench. Then came Tony Lazzeri who walked, at which point Niehoff removed Mitchell and put Clyde Barfoot back in. The Yankees ended up winning, 14-4. When I first learned all this, a thought to myself, there are men to this day who can’t even strike out a bench warmer, men who won’t even give girls a chance to prove that they can play ball, and yet, those men know on the back of there minds that there <strong>was a girl</strong> who struck out <strong>Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig</strong> and still they won’t give girls a chance to play real baseball. And I think the girls of the world deserve a chance. A chance to play and live up to Jackie Mitchell, because really, how many pitchers do you know of these days that might’ve been able to do what Jackie Mitchell did? To strike out two of the greatest hitters of all time.There really isn’t a written rule that states that girls can’t play in the MLB, but every time you mention it to someone high and mighty in baseball, they just laugh at you. Always. But, girls and baseball have made progress. There have  been some female major-league umpires, and here’s an interview with a particularly famous one</p> <p><a href="http://baseballreflections.com/2010/01/29/interview-with-an-female-umpire-part-1" target="_blank">here</a>. Hopefully, there will be more girl umps in baseball in the future, and maybe even girl players.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-36755103088372123472010-02-01T19:02:00.001-05:002010-02-01T19:02:40.938-05:00Target Field<p>With so many things going on with free-agents this off season, everyone seems to be forgetting some of the other excitements of the winter in baseball. For example, I haven’t heard <u>anyone</u> mention the Twin’s new ballpark that will open on April 12. It’s a mystery to me why I haven’t heard anything because it is going to be the Twin’s sixth ballpark since the team started as the Senators. And it’s the first field specifically made for the Twins.  <img border="0" src="http://www.twinsbobbleheads.com/Pictures/Target%20Field.JPG" width="410" height="412" /></p> <p>Picture from TwinsBobbleHeads.com </p> <p>Pretty nice stadium right? Of course everybody’s going to make a big deal out of it once the season starts, but I’ll be the only one who talked about it before hand. Maybe I haven’t heard about it because I don’t live near any Twins fans? I don’t know. Here’s a little history about the Twin’s old field, The Metrodome. </p> <ul> <li>The Metrodome opened officially in 1982</li> <li>The Vikings and Twins wanted a new stadium since the early sixties, but the city of Minneapolis rejected for years</li> <li>It cost The Industry Square Development Corporation 14.5 million dollars for the land where the Metrodome is </li> <li>Construction on the Metrodome started in December, 1979 </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>And so, I still wonder why I haven’t heard anything about the Twin’s new stadium. The Twins must feel so unpopular right now.</p></blockquote> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-42751285254997378922010-01-24T20:26:00.001-05:002010-01-24T20:26:35.185-05:00Carlos Ruiz, still a Philly.<blockquote> <p>Yesterday the Phillies signed Carlos Ruiz to a three year contract extension for 8.85 million. Now Ruiz seemed like a very decent player to me, but personally, I think the Phillies have gone a little crazy trying to sign and resign all the same players that have been on or are on the team. For example, they also recently signed Chad Durbin, Shane Victorino, and Joe Blanton. It seems to me that they’re going crazy trying to make the perfect team for this year so they’ll win the World Series. Thing is though, they don’t need the perfect team. They won the National League Pennant two years in a row and won the series in 2008. They already have a great team if they accomplished that. Nobody’s going to want to play them anyway especially since they have star pitchers Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Here’s a look at Carlos Ruiz from photobucket.com</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p></p> <img alt="PhilliesWinNLEast043.jpg Carlos Ruiz image by morgan50395" src="http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr266/morgan50395/Well-Known/PhilliesWinNLEast043.jpg" width="247" height="320" /> <p>So, the Phillies may have gone completely wild, but Carlos Ruiz was a good choice for a catcher. </p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675460397617377984.post-43907952046410308292010-01-13T17:27:00.001-05:002010-01-13T17:27:41.709-05:00Mark McGwire<p>Mark McGwire, though not getting into the Hall of Fame this year, is still receiving a whole lot of attention at the moment. Why? Because he just admitted taking drugs for over ten years of his record-breaking carrier. He must of thought that it was a perfect time to admit it, because he didn’t get into the Hall of Fame, so nobody would have really cared what he was up too since he didn’t get in. Well, he must not have thought about it much. In my opinion, it was a pretty stupid move admitting it now, when he’s going to be the Cardinals hitting coach this year, and if he does a good job at being a hitting coach, he might have gotten into the Hall next year if he didn’t admit it.</p> <p>I mean really, everyone suspected that he did take drugs, otherwise he might be in the Hall of Fame by now. Look at his stats, by admitting it now, he probably made a whole lot of people forget about his stats and start thinking about his drug abuse. This video is pretty much what I think of him.</p> <p>     <object width="384" height="216" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="ESPN_VIDEO" data="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all"><param name="movie" value="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="flashVars" value="id=4819006" /></object><a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4819006" target="_blank">Video from ESPN.go.com</a></p> <p>You have to admit, Mark McGwire was a great hitter, being number eight on the all-time home run list and all, but we can all agree now that Mark McGwire wasn’t the good man we all thought he was.</p> Nickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909115944564776539noreply@blogger.com1