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05-15-08, 11:17 PM
OK, I'm afraid this item will get lost in the megathread where I posted it, so let's take advantage of the thread-friendliness of ITL II. It's from Peter Abraham, who was watching the Yankees take BP today:
A-Rod, who is itching to get back in the lineup, was mashing the ball today. On his last swing, he hit a liner that seemed destined to either hit the top of the wall in center or sneak over it. But at the last second, a teammate raced over, made a Spiderman leap to the top of the wall and caught the ball. It was one of the best catches I’ve seen this season.
Rodriguez walked a few feet in front of the cage and flung his bat in mock disgust. “He did it again,” he said.
Who was that masked man? Johnny Damon? Melky Cabrera? The thief turned around and he had 42 on his back.
Mariano Rivera? The great closer loves to chase down fly balls to keep his legs in shape and delights in taking hits away from his teammates, particularly Rodriguez. It’s sort of a running competition between the two of them.
“Mo could play center in a game,” A-Rod told me as he walked into the clubhouse. “No question about it.”An Afternoon Web Gem to Remember (http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/15/an-afternoon-web-gem-to-remember/)
I wonder if Mo can hit, too? Maybe we should let him spell Melky once in a while. ;)
A-Rod, who is itching to get back in the lineup, was mashing the ball today. On his last swing, he hit a liner that seemed destined to either hit the top of the wall in center or sneak over it. But at the last second, a teammate raced over, made a Spiderman leap to the top of the wall and caught the ball. It was one of the best catches I’ve seen this season.
Rodriguez walked a few feet in front of the cage and flung his bat in mock disgust. “He did it again,” he said.
Who was that masked man? Johnny Damon? Melky Cabrera? The thief turned around and he had 42 on his back.
Mariano Rivera? The great closer loves to chase down fly balls to keep his legs in shape and delights in taking hits away from his teammates, particularly Rodriguez. It’s sort of a running competition between the two of them.
“Mo could play center in a game,” A-Rod told me as he walked into the clubhouse. “No question about it.”An Afternoon Web Gem to Remember (http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/15/an-afternoon-web-gem-to-remember/)
I wonder if Mo can hit, too? Maybe we should let him spell Melky once in a while. ;)