Required Reading

Posted by admin on January 17, 2009 under Required Reading | Be the First to Comment

It’s been a pretty crazy week for me – between being sick and my day job, I haven’t had much time for anything else. I’m just now catching up on all of my required Yankee reading for the week. I thought I would share with you some of the more interesting things I found this week. I think this is a section that I’d like to do on a weekly basis with hopefully a more in depth look when my week isn’t so crazy.

Baseball Hall of Fame Thoughts, Part Two : Bernie Williams in 2012!
Jim Rice has just been elected into the Hall of Fame on his 15th (and final) year of eligibility. All right. Bernie Williams should expect to be elected into the Hall of Fame now. Although he of course won’t be.

Yankees invite 20 to spring training
The New York Yankees announced today that they have invited 20 non-roster players to 2009 Spring Training in Tampa, Fla. The list includes four pitchers, five catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders. The total number of players now scheduled to report is 60.

Ken Burns working on update to baseball documentary
Hopefully, most of you are familiar with Ken Burns’s Baseball, a documentary on the history of the game. If not, I suggest you go drop $120 on the box set. While the creator says he’d never revisit any of his other works, he’s currently working on an update to the series. It’s a year away, slated for spring 2010 on PBS, and will be titled The Tenth Inning.