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May 03, 2006
Yankees Idol
An interesting thing occurred to me this morning - as I allowed thoughts of the Yankees and American Idol to enter my head at the same time. In some ways, each of the remaining contestants on Idol represent some of the different kinds of talented baseball clubs that could exist for a team. See the following:
Paris Bennett - Lots of natural talent combined with the sparkle and promise that is the byproduct of youth.
Elliott Yamin - The underdog that just keeps showing up - despite many challenges along the way.
Katharine McPhee - In a sitcom, she would be the ditzy and annoying next door neighbor. Still, if you can look past that, the combination of skills and years of training tell you that the potential for success is there.
Chris Daughtry - While perhaps not the flavor that many prefer, near perfect every time out. So much talent that professionals see it immediately.
Taylor Hicks - There's talent here - but, no youth, professional training, or underdog story along with it. And, while the near perfection each time that others may offer is not there, there's always fun and entertainment.
So, if the 2006 Yankees were an existing Idol contestant who would they be?
Certainly, they're not the underdog (Yamin) or young-ones (Paris). In truth, they're more the professional (Daughtry) or intentionally cultured (McPhee) type. And, there's nothing wrong with that - because the odds are better that those types will be a winner.
Still, at some level, I hope that the 2006 Yankees can be fun and entertaining (like Hicks). Since the last five years have shown that a ring is not always in the bag, for various reasons, at the end of the day, it's all about enjoying what you see, right?
Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 3, 2006 09:50 AM
Comments
Hmm...would that make Big Stein Simon?
I mean, you could equate Paula's drunken gibberish-laden praise with Joe Torre's undying love for all things Tanyon...
and of course, Brian Cashman is Randy Jackson DAWG!
http://www.yanksblog.com/item/640
Posted by: James Varghese ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 3, 2006 11:25 AM
Hey, I thought that I was Simon!
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at May 3, 2006 11:49 AM
Ugh!
I HATE that show. I can't stand the fact that I can't escape it either. It's everywhere - radio, news, ads and now at WasWatching.com!
Posted by: JJay at May 3, 2006 03:06 PM
LOL - I was you. In the past four years, I never watched 10 seconds of any episode - nada, zilch. Then, this year, I watched the 1st show to see what everyone was talking about for the last 4 years - and I got hooked. I've watched every show of this season. There must be something in the programming that gets you hooked - so, beware!
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at May 3, 2006 03:28 PM
That's the thing - I watched the first season and after that it was the same old crap over and over and over again. Same horrible auditions, same barking from Randy to his dawgs, same insults from Simon, same songs performed on the show and so on...
Posted by: JJay at May 3, 2006 04:24 PM