Good luck Irish! We might nickname you Costanza in no time

LoL, thanks guys.

Out of curiosity, any examples?

What does the term "flow" mean to me and provide examples of it in my life

That must be hard in an interview. I could probably write 1000 words on it, but to come up with it on the spot, verbally and coherently -- I can't imagine...

oh my God. that is a hairy question anyway good luck irish. don't even tell us what the hell you answered...



of course people brought that up at the original site of the article - dugoutcentral.com. the main point is that Jeter does not commit a lot of errors because he does not even get to many balls that an average SS would. "Converting batted balls hit into play into outs is what matters, and he is not very good at it relative to the rest of shortstops in the league".

"It is not about errors, but the amount of plays a defender makes. His range is poor and he does not get to a lot of balls that go through as base hits that would be converted into an out by an average or slightly below average shortstop"

"They (scouts) call him Past-A-Diving Jeter because he is always on his back after balls an average shortstop would get to without diving go in for base knocks"

It was. I had a 4 page sheet with common interview questions (about 50 total) and went over them a few times but many of these questions I had never heard before. They'd ask you a question and if you said yes (which you would of course), you'd have to provide an example and it's hard to do on the spot as you said.

A-Rod: Out 10 weeks with hip surgery.

Well, at least it happened early in the season, and not in September or October. Oh, wait, it's ARod!! He's never helped in the postseason anyway!

lol...he wont be a yankee in two years...hell maybe next year he will be on a different team.

The local news just had a "tease" story (before a commercial) saying that he may not need surgery. No details yet.

The Yankees say "they're exploring all options" including rest. A-Rod's brother says he's having surgery Monday.

I heard he could be out for up to 4 months now (possibly the season if it's bad enough)

TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery Monday and is expected to miss six to nine weeks. The Yankees slugger will need further surgery after the season.

The diagnosis by Dr. Marc Philippon on Sunday was yet another jolt to Rodriguez during a tumultuous month in which the three-time AL MVP admitted using steroids from 2001-03 while with Texas.

Philippon spoke from Vail, Colo., on a conference call with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Philippon, a noted hip specialist, will perform the procedure. Also on the call was team physician Chris Ahmad.

The decision eliminates the option of Rodriguez treating the injury with rest and rehab and playing through the season without surgery. This operation will not completely correct the hip. More aggressive surgery would have sidelined Rodriguez three to four months.

"The surgery that will just repair the labrum tear right now would shorten his rehab," Cashman said. "Then following the conclusion of the season going in and repair the remaining aspects that need to be repaired."

Rodriguez has a torn labrum and a cyst in his right hip. The cyst was drained Wednesday, and he had additional tests Friday to test the hip's strength and flexibility.

His hip had been fine until he experienced stiffness during spring training this year. The injury forced the 12-time All-Star to skip the World Baseball Classic, where he was to play for the Dominican Republic.

Philippon attributed the labrum tear to the rotational stress that Rodriguez -- "a very strong hitter, strong batter" -- places on his hip.

"Because of all the test findings, analysis, the function of Alex, I feel it's in his best interest to have his labrum repaired, remove part of his impingement and therefore stabilize his labrum," he said. "The goal here is to allow Alex to rehab rapidly in a safe manner."

Rodriguez is in the second season of a record $275 million, 10-year contract. Now, New York must try replace its third baseman and cleanup hitter, placing further responsibility in the batting order on new first baseman Mark Teixeira.

The leading candidate from the organization to take over at third base would be Cody Ransom, a 33-year-old who has a .251 average and 24 RBIs in 183 at-bats in six major league seasons.

Last year, Rodriguez was sidelined from April 28 to May 20 because of a strained right quadriceps -- his fifth career trip to the disabled list. An MRI exam at that time showed what Cashman called an "irregularity" in the right hip.

Rodriguez's 138 games last season were his fewest since 1999, when he tore cartilage in his left knee during a spring training agility drill March 30. He played in the first two games of that season with Seattle, then was put on the disabled list April 7 and missed 32 games until he returned May 14.

Since joining the Yankees before the 2004 season, Rodriguez has averaged 42 homers and 123 RBIs to go with a .303 average.

Curt Schilling retires

Eat your heart out Irish...THREE RINGS!

By the way, what happened to your usher Job?

i bet that he will be back at mid season just like clemons...to which team idk maybe cubs or rays.

I don't think Schilling will come back as there aren't any more bullets in the gun. Start the countdown to Cooperstown.

I'm afraid he will come back in the media somehow and we'll never hear the end of his theories and accusations.

Unfortunately, I believe that you're right

And this belongs in the Yankees thread why???

Because we've posted other Curt Schilling material here before and I felt this was the best news from him that I've ever heard

As a displaced Yankee fan I need a little TV advice. Two years ago when I moved to South Jersey, I subscribed to Direct TV. Comcast is the local cable carrier. They offered me a "Sports" package for $12, which included YES (and a bunch of other sports channels). I was elated! This was July. For the month I saw 3 games. They blacked out the rest. I cancelled the service.

Now, with the new stadium and optimism high, I inquired again. There appears to be no blackout, unless CBS, NBC, ABC or FOX carry the game. It's the same Sports package as two years ago. Do you think they are yankin' my doodle again, like two years ago? Anyone else have this experience?

No, MC. We switched to FIOS from Cablevision last year and didn't have a problem. YES is included in our rate.

My best advice to you, Mary Cas, is to drop the Yankees like a hot potato, become a Phillie fan, hold your head high, and watch all the games on Comcast Sports in South Jersey.

Blasphemer!!!

Now I know why SB loves President Obama so much :








It's almost uncanny!

I'll bet all half black/half white people look the same to you.

why bother watching the yankees...i mean really its not like they are going to the playoffs or anything.

No you're right. They're just going to win the World Series