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December 07, 2005

Sticking It To Bayonne

Thanks to Repoz for the heads-up on this story:

New York Yankees manager Joe Torre will be in Bayonne tomorrow - but apparently not to recruit a new centerfielder.

The Yankees skipper - who has piloted the Bronx Bombers to four World Series titles - is coming to Midtown Community School, Avenue A and 24th Street, to give a lesson on how "Teamwork Works," City Schools Superintendent Patricia McGeehan said.

Torre - who will be accompanied by former Yankee infielder and current vice president Gene Michael, and broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman - will pass on his team strategy to a student audience of about 600, including Midtown sixth-to eighth-graders and seventh-and eighth-graders from the neighboring Vroom School and School 14, McGeehan said.

Considering everything going down in Dallas this week, is this the best use of Gene Michael's time?

Posted by Steve Lombardi at December 7, 2005 11:32 AM

Comments

from MLB.com:

"With Pierre gone, the Marlins are looking at a number of trade options to replace the speedy center fielder, including a deal involving Tampa Bay burner Joey Gathright."

Sonuvabitch!!! Where are the Yanks on Gathright?

Posted by: Jason O. [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 7, 2005 03:35 PM

Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away

Posted by: Steve Lombardi [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 7, 2005 04:05 PM

Joey Gathright, isolated 'on-base rate' (ie OBP minus AVG), K/BB ratio, and ABs:

2002: age 20: A: .096, 36/21, 208
2003: age 21: A: .082, 54/41, 340
AA: .043, 15/5, 85
2004: age 22: AA: .058, 30/11, 126
AAA:.058, 46/19, 236
MLB:.066, 14/2, 52
2005: age 23: AAA:.083, 47/29, 226
MLB:.040, 39/10, 203

Essentially, since he hit AA ball, he's had 226 ABs where his OBP wasn't dependent on him hitting well - and 702 ABs where it was. Sure, he's fast (and 6 years younger), but I don't see anything in the numbers that makes me think he'll be any better than Bubba Crosby.

In short, meh. The view from the dock of the bay looks good to me.

Posted by: Shaun P. [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 7, 2005 04:43 PM

One other thing on Gathright - you know who his numbers do remind me of, come to think of it?

Juan Pierre. See nomaas.org for what to say to that.

Posted by: Shaun P. [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 7, 2005 04:46 PM