I've been waiting 6 game for this, and The Horse finally comes through today with his first HR canter of the season. He must have just been waiting until the Yanks came home. What a guy.
It's the home opener today, and I'm sure everybody will be glued to that once it gets going, so here's the Linkapalooza a little early today. To the links.
- On Monday, Scott Ham of The Bronx View unveiled the Girardi Tracker to follow Joe's usage of his pitching staff. I've already reminded myself never to check this after a Yankee loss when I'm drunk.
- On Wednesday, Frank Campagnola of Pinstripe Alley voiced his opinion on Freddy Garcia, and it wasn't a positive one. This could have been a knee-jerk reaction to Freddy's poor first start, but Frank does make some valid points.
- George King of The Post had some quotes from scouts saying that Jeter looks quicker out of the box this season than he has in the past. No word on whether or not he's importing water from the fountain of youth.
I should be going with "Here Come The Yankees" for the Friday Jam again today for the home opener, but I don't want to use it 2 weeks in a row. Instead, I'm going with "Bulls On Parade" by Rage Against The Machine, one because I'd like to see the offense perform like a bunch of bulls on parade today, and two because Rage is the shit.
And there's your Friday the 13th weirdness for the day. The least-heralded part of the trade, at least initially, blowing people's doors off in his first experience in a full-season league while the other 3 guys spin their tires a bit at the wave of the green flag. If this trade wase a tennis match, the Yankees would be up 15-love in the first game of the first set.
P.S.- Did I get enough completely unrelated sports comparisons in there?