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August 07, 2007
Vayamos Yanquis De Nueva York!
Afternoon Baseball makes a good case for Melky, Mo & the Viz in terms of how much they've helped the Yankees in the last two months.
Actually, if you think about it, the 2007 Yankees have a tremendous Latin influence with A-Rod, Betemit, Posada, Cano, Molina, Cabrera, Cairo, Rivera, Vizcaíno, and Abreu on the team. That's 40% of the active roster - and some of the most important players on the team.
This squad just may be the most "Latin" team that the Yankees have ever fashioned in a season. I wonder if people appreciate the importance of the contribution from the Latin community towards the success that we're seeing now with the Yankees? If not, they should.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at August 7, 2007 09:15 AM
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LOL, Steve. Just another reason for Chris Russo to hate the Yankees. Over the last 2 seasons Mad Dog has embroiled himself in a controversy over the Mets being "too" Latino, prompting a nasty on-air contretemps with Omar Minaya. The public reaction to Russo's moronic meanderings served to shut him up about that. We'll see if he reads WW and gets on his bigoted hobby horse again.
Posted by: JohnnyC ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at August 7, 2007 09:59 AM
mlb.com has the expected W-L totals in their standings, and according to that the yankees and the bosox should have the same record
without these players we'd be pretty screwed
Posted by: Corey at August 7, 2007 11:14 AM
Steve i'd go 1 step further and throw in the fact that we are most likely the most diverse team in the MLB.
Can't forget that:
1)Damon is Hawaiian,
2)Joba is Native American (I think I read that somewhere)
3)Matsui and (gulp) Igawa are Japanese,
4) Wang is Taiwanese
Prob forgot someone
Posted by: J.Poster at August 7, 2007 11:31 AM
Actually it's "Vamos Yanquis De Nueva York!"
Posted by: alvarof at August 7, 2007 11:37 AM
I think you are correct alvarof, vayamos is what the perfect tense or something?
Posted by: J.Poster at August 7, 2007 11:42 AM
It's what I got in the google translation
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at August 7, 2007 11:55 AM
What is a 'native American'? I was born in America, I'm a native American.
Posted by: Don at August 7, 2007 02:02 PM
What is a 'native American'? I was born in America, I'm a native American.
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They're the people who were formerly known as "Indians," which was quite amusing since none of them came from India, AFAIK.
I guess it isn't as amusing as Columbus' sense of direction, but that's another topic for another day.
Posted by: Raf at August 7, 2007 02:53 PM
Sorry, Gary Sheffield says the Yanks are not diverse; no authentic black players on the team, just a whole lot of Latinos who'll do whatever they're told.
Posted by: Evan3457 at August 8, 2007 01:44 AM
Sorry, Gary Sheffield says the Yanks are not diverse; no authentic black players on the team, just a whole lot of Latinos who'll do whatever they're told.
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LOL
Posted by: Raf at August 8, 2007 11:23 AM