It's about that time again (I thought this week would be slow, but it flew). Starting us off is a great mock poster from
Pretty In Pinstripes. Enjoy!
- Where Have All The Giants Gone? I know the song is about cowboys, but it didn't seem apt this week. ESPN's Matt Mosely rightly asks if Coughlin has lost the magic touch? I think he may have and the supporting cast has seemed to have lost the ability to be motivated. The Giants have a clear lack of depth at running back as The New York Post writes. And Mosely writes that Jonathan Goff will start for the G-men this week. While we're on football, how about a truly lazy football player from Yahoo! Sports (H/T Jenn)
- “MLB needs a strong Yankee franchise”. So says Brian Cashman in a morning sit down with Mike Francesa and River Avenue Blues. The Yankees 2001 World Series topped Big League Stew's list of best world series and Big League Stew also included some Yankee memories (good and bad) in their top moments of the decade. River Avenue Blues looks at Robinson Cano's [bad] baserunning.
- ...and then the Red Sox. Great move by the Red Sox to get a few appearances and a first round pick for a few fringe prospects (bad job by the Mets). Jerry Crasnick has all the details. Rob Neyer writes that it wasn't worth it for the Braves. Bad move by the Red Sox letting Alex Gonzalez go because the deal cost them a first round pick and money for a guy who may be a little better in Marco Scutaro (who they signed today). It's not a zero-sum game with picks and they could have kept the 1st round pick they gave up today. Bob Ryan didn't like letting Gonzalez go. It seems like it was just yesterday that Dustin Pedroia was the one moving to shortstop. Peter Gammons wrote about how excited Pedrioa was to move. Rob Neyer asked if Pedroia could have actually played the position. 3:10 To Joba takes the opportunity to call Pedroia a douche. Jason Bay could be headed from Boston to Seattle.
- Punch Your Hall of Fame Ballots. Alomar: Buster Olney says yes. Bob Kalpisch talks about Alomar's legacy. McGriff: Rob Neyer says let's wait. McGwire: Ken Davidoff says lets put him in. Neyer is definitely yes on Alomar, Barry Larkin, Tim Raines and Bert Blyleven and maybe on Edgar Martinez, Mark McGwire and Dale Murphy.
- Potpourri. The New York sports synergy became unbearable this week for Deadspin. Details has some, well, details about hot Jewish girls (H/T Jay). Rob Neyer on baseball's "ADHD epidemic". An interesting correction from the Washington Post. Martha Stewart makes latkes with beer which makes her at least 1% cool in my book. That will be the last time you see Martha Stewart's name on this blog.
Have a great weekend!
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