have not seen, nor smelled the Rotten Apple since August 21. Can't say I'm missing it. Haven't enjoyed this many consecutive days off in a decade.
Alas The Summer of Sliced ends September 7.

Off to the lake, and an ice cream run with my sons. We'll be following CC and the Boys on the Lumpy & Chuckles Show on the New York Yankees Radio Network.

Go Yanks! Go Banter!

Off to the dentist for a tooth cleaning. I expect the Yankees to be up 7-0 when I get back.

The Slump is OVER

Darnit, Tex.

since manhattan has cleared the f out, i decided to go to shake shack for lunch - pretty good.

hope swisher is okay.

What happened to Swisher? Heat stroke?

Jorgie Does Dallas!

ah - that red ass!!

Jorgito!

7) That is awesome

you know the last two times javy pitched well in relief po was his catcher. i'm just saying.

CC = Cruise Control

from lohud:

UPDATE, 2:02 p.m.: Jack Curry of YES reports that Swisher appeared to injure his left knee. He had hurt it back in Toronto and looked to be laboring as he ran.

[12] no es bueno ...

[12] Ugh.

[12] yeah yuck. if he has to miss anytime at least kearns can play a nice outfield and hit okay. too bad puma and thames are so damn useless in the field.

just clicked back over to gameday - robbie really is posada's star pupil.

what happened to Swish?

[16] You mean in Posada's "Base Running for Dummies" class?

[18] yes, prefer to think of it as "jorgie posada's base running academy," but i think "base running for dummies" sums it up nicely.

[17] stiff left knee.

[18] i loved your catch of will's dangling participle last nite. my mom would be proud. also, [7] rules.

[20] Ah, thanks!
Also, where the hell have you been?

oh btw did anyone catch that girardi's nickname for mosley is "mose" (it was in the post game notes on lohud from 8/31). just too god damn good.

[22] Shades of "Fire Joe Morgan!"!

Four innings of working Braden hard, and now this 7 pitch inning extends his life. Maddening.

I gotta go.
Please ensure that CC gets a CG. And a W.

[22] yeah, i did! i dug it, 'coz i dig Mose Allison. i can see him being a future "beat of the day" post for alex.

[23] i wish FJM did another daylong cameo appearance this season.

has braden gotten the bronx business today? any placards telling him to get the fuck off our mound?

[21] teaching. and busy prepping for my upcoming studio session. it'll be crunch time soon, so i'll prolly disappear more...

GRANDYMAN!

Dancers Groin Rust!

2-0

[27] i like mine better! : p

Bad Puma, Bad!

did jeter get hit by a pitch or did gameday make that up? I'm trying to figure out why Grandy hit a solo homer when jeter was on first.

[31] hbp. caught stealing.

[31] he was picked off, essentially. pitcher to first to second.

RI's favorite - IBB to load the bases.

let's go austin!

christ. first pitch groundout to pitcher.

total bollocks.

C.C. = Cruise Control

C. C. = Charles in Charge!

Me likey speed!

Meh.

[37] Nicole Eggert. mmm.... ; )

fuckity-fuck.

Oh fer FUCK'S sake!

GRANDYMAN!

GRANDYMAN!!!

CURTIS!!!

Curtis muertis the ball!

The Grandy Man Can

[32] [33] thanks guys! my internet actually went down right after i posted that lol

[43] nice! honestly, i had feelings for both his shots. i shoulda typed it here, got my nostra magik back. oh well, i'm just glad we've got a 4-run lead! that's 17 for the Grandyman.

oh, and A-Rod apparently left Scott Boras via a letter he sent him a month and a half ago...

[48] Who's his agent now?

OK, I wanted 7-0, but I'll take 4-0

this snippet is from the mlbtr post:

Pittsburgh attorney Jay Reisinger and Washington lawyer Jim Sharp now represent Rodriguez, according to USA Today.

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sounds weird to me, for a sports agent. is there a semantics difference between "attorney" and "lawyer"? (please forgive my ignorance!) alex is under contract til he's 42, so i'm not sure how large this looms. off the field ventures, i guess, but i thought he had some fancy hotshot for that. anyway...

i doesn't like the hbp to lead off the inning...

Uh ... C.C. =! Cruise Control right now ...

settle down, big bear.

hbp/bb to lead off teh 8th...

atta boy, very large man!

[51] The fancy hotshot Guy Oseary is no longer handling Arod's off field activities (remember that GQ spread?). He is Madonna's manager.

With Arod's image sullied, I don't think he is getting much in the way of endorsements. He'll have to live on his baseball salary of 30$M a year.

Nice recovery from CC! Love that big guy!

I'm back.
Very, very nice job, guys. (Incl. Ms. Oct in "guys".)

[51] First, there is no real difference between "attorney" and "lawyer". There once was. A nice old distinction was that "attorney" mean a legal representative. So, you would not often say, "I am an attorney" but rather "I am A-Rod's attorney". But this distinction is gone now. I think it's because lawyers liked calling themselves "attorneys".

Second, I've often thought that a player would be better off just having a lawyer who's good at negotiating rather than a sports agent. For one thing, the lawyer would be much, much cheaper.

Steve Tolleson? Any relation to Wayne? Both are from Spartanburg SC.

Why did Braden leave the game? I missed that part. His pitch count was low and he only gave up one run.

[59] Looked like he pulled a groin muscle, and left immediately.

[59] The Yankee Stadium mound took its revenge.

Teh Cap'n is just *painful* to watch right now ...

Jonathan, keep your balls to yourself!

[60] [61] That's a damn shame.
</irony>

Nice, easy, uneventful series sweep of the A's. Boring can be good.

What's the team winning percentage without Arod in the lineup? Something like .800?

[32] [33] thanks guys! my internet went down there. just came back online!

[66] see [47]. Your internet must have been up momentarily.

Nice win. And Giants play tonight (even if it is just preseason)

Sweeps are nice, ain't they?

[65] Higher. I think they're 19-3 without him.

[69] yes, as they imply "chops"! it's a musical thing... there are certain fills on a drumkit that are soooo cool and they're called "sweeps" (at least, i call them that!). then, there are "sweep arpeggios" on the guitar and they are all kindsa awesome. so are the baseball kind! : )

[71] i also have a bass drum technique that i call "The Flip", so perhaps i'm clouding my 2 loves - drums & baseball! : )

[beer & blondes don't tie into this post...]

[67] oh funny. I thought that didn't post! oops...

OMG!!! http://tinyurl.com/334r292