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February 08, 2006
Gator Speak
From the USA Today:
So maybe Guidry wasn't the Yankees' first choice. That was Mazzone. Maybe Guidry wasn't their second choice. That was Don Cooper, who stayed with the White Sox. Maybe Guidry wasn't even third in line before Dave Righetti decided to remain with the Giants.
Guidry doesn't care. Besides, when owner George Steinbrenner starts screaming, Guidry can always look at his plaque in Monument Park to make himself feel better.
"Having to pitch your whole career in New York and be successful, that has to amount to something, doesn't it?" said Guidry, 55, a three-time 20-game winner and the 1978 AL Cy Young Award winner for the Yankees.
This raises a good question. How many pitchers have pitched their whole career for just Big Stein and been good?
It's just Gator and Mo. That's some select list.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 8, 2006 03:19 PM