(Non)Thoughts from a Ramblin’ (Gamblin’) Man…

Note to Melky - Field the ball first, THEN acknowledge the Bleacher Creatures

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 7/23/2008 on nyystadiuminsider.com

Embarrassing moment for Melky Cabrera to start off the game tonight. Check out the video below: For those of you who don't know, the "Bleacher Creatures" chant the name of every Yankee at the beginning of each game at Yankee Stadium. Typically, if ...

New York Yankees: It's Just Melky Being Manny, I Suppose

The Sporting Blog found this 7/23/2008 on deadspin.com

I'm just glad that George Steinbrenner didn't live to see this. Apparently there's a tradition at Yankee Stadium where a group of fans called the Bleacher Creatures chant out each player's name in the first inning. The player usually acknowledges ...

Yankees' Posada won't go for surgery yet

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 7/23/2008 on www.newsday.com

Jorge Posada will postpone the inevitable surgery on his right shoulder, Joe Girardi said Wednesday.

Best Father-Son Combo's Off All-Time

jl3 posted 7/23/2008 from ballhype.com

As Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds play out what appears to be their final years in baseball I'm reminded of the all-time greatest father-son duo's to ever suit up. The obvious one's are the Bond's, Griffey's and the Manning's, but over time there have been many more than just three families to grace the record books. Without further adieu here's the list in order of greatness.  ...

2008 Old-Timers Day - 1990's nostalgia-fest!

The Mets Police found this 7/23/2008 on nyystadiuminsider.com

There is one day each season that I can forgive Yankee fans for being ultra-nostalgic. That day is "Old-Timer's Day" at the Stadium, and it is a little over a week away. To keep with the underlying theme of this blog, let me list the 1990's Yankee ...