On Monday, KC General Manager, Dayton Moore, told the Kansas City Star that Trey Hillman, "...is a tremendous leader. He's exactly what our organization needs at this point in time." The ink wasn't even dry on the newspaper when Hillman was canned 3 days later. I guess the "organization" only needed him on Monday.
***ON TO PHILADELPHIA***
Philly manager Charlie Manuel now 'regrets' having said anything about the binocular incident. "I should have just shut up," he said. Yeah, that's just how Ozzie Guillen would have handled it.
***AND NOW TO NEW YORK***
A-Rod's grandslam in the 7th led the Yanks to an 8-4 victory over Minnesota. A-Rod said he was just trying to elevate a pitch into the outfield to get the run in. Let's see: 1) He was confident facing the righthander, 2) He drove the ball to left, 3) And he didn't swing for the fences.
I'll never doubt Katie Sharp of ESPN again. (CP Blog of 5/13)
***AND IN TEXAS...***
Ranger catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is in Triple-A Oklahoma City, trying to rid of what the Rangers call "the Yips," the inability to throw the ball to the pitcher. Tuesday, 12 return throws either landed short of the mound or in center field. They think it might be caused by recent surgery, forcing Jarrod to learn a new throwing motion. Ever think it might be extra weight on his back, caused by all the excessive # of letters in his name?
***FINALLY, BACK TO NEW YORK***
Curtis Granderson is eligible to come off the DL on Monday, but he probably won't be ready for another couple of weeks. Now Swisher may be joining him, adding to the Yanks outfield woes. Golson, Thames & Winn just ain't doin' it. Golson shows some promise but Thames & Winn appear to be on the downside of their careers. Thames hits lefties okay but he's a butcher in the field. Winn doesn't seem to generate any bat speed with that short stroke of his. It's too early to looking for help and the Yanks have baseball's 2nd best record, so we'll just have to wait it out.
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