Posted by admin on March 24, 2009 under Spring Training, Uncategorized | 
I’m finally starting to get excited about baseball again. A-Rod, A-Roid and his circus show definitely put a damper in it for me. I didn’t want to admit it, but you can see the frequency of my posting definitely came to a halt after this second “admission of guilt.” Reading the Joe Torre book, “The Yankee Years” didn’t help much either.
But while watching the Yankee game tonight with the Yanks demolishing the Red Sox (yes, I know it’s only spring training and scores don’t count – but I’ll take any victory over the Sox), I started to get excited about the game again. Seeing the players on the field, even if it wasn’t the new or the old stadium, brought that good feeling back. It’s nice to see the names that I recognize playing again. I love watching players like Brett Gardner fighting for a spot in the big leagues. And seeing future all star Austin Jackson blasting a grand slam really put it all back in focus.
I can’t wait for the season to start!
Posted by admin on February 20, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Sorry, that I haven’t been around much this week. Been super busy with the day job and not to mention the whole A-Rod story has really soured me.
I should be back in full force soon, however until then check out Stilleto Sports. It’s a girls guide to sports, but I’ll admt that I’ve had some good laughs over there. It’s definitely a very unique and cool look at sports.
Posted by admin on January 20, 2009 under Uncategorized |
I’d like to think I know everything about baseball. I played baseball growing up, been watching it since I was six years old and I’ve been to more ball games than I can count, but every once in a while, I’ve come across terms I don’t know or are a tad bit blurry.
Hot Stove. It’s a term that I’ve been hearing a lot, but wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. Turns out the answer was pretty much in front me this entire winter and I just didn’t know it. It’s just a cool way of saying the off season and all of the trades, signings and rumors because apparently back in the day men, would stand around hot stoves and discuss baseball during the colder months. I guess, it makes sense to me.
Mendoza Line. It’s the level where if the players batting average drops below it, he has a pretty good chance of getting sent to the minors because no matter how good his defense is, it’s not worth the weakness he is in the batting lineup. The average is usually around .200 and there’s a pretty good story about it involving Geroge Brett and Mario Mendoza. You can read it here at Wikipedia.
The Infield Fly Rule. This is one I think I know, but really don’t know exactly. I know if I think about it long enough, I can figure it out, but I thought it was time for a refresher course. If there are runners on base and the batter hits a high pop-up in the infield that is so obviously catch, the ump will automatically declare the batter is out without waiting for the play to finish. This prevents the fielder from dropping the ball on purpose to tag out the baserunners and then throwing to tag out the batter. Thanks to Stiletto Set Sports for the answer on that one.
Posted by admin on January 18, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Found out Yesterday that sometime last month Don Zimmer had a minor stroke. He’s recovering now and working to regain his lost mobilitiy and speech. Hopefully, he’s back in time to be a bench coach again this season. Of course, it would be even better if he was bench coach for the Yankees.
Posted by admin on December 21, 2008 under Uncategorized |
Welcome to the home of Section 59, a Yankees blog. We’re under construction right now, so please check back again soon.
Until then make sure to check out Stiletto Set Sports
The name comes from Section 59 in Yankee Stadium, where I sat during the very first Yankee game I ever attended.
I’m finally starting to get excited about baseball again. A-Rod, A-Roid and his circus show definitely put a damper in it for me. I didn’t want to admit it, but you can see the frequency of my posting definitely came to a halt after this second “admission of guilt.” Reading the Joe Torre book, “The Yankee Years” didn’t help much either.
