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April 14, 2008

Albaladejo/Moeller Are In, Joba/Betemit Are Out

George King has the story. Chamberlain to the bereavement list and Betemit to the D.L. with pink eye.

You know, the formal word for pink eye is conjunctivitis - and that sort of rhymes with gingivitis.

Here's a true gingivitis story. Back in the early 1990's, I worked at a bank - in the human resources department. On the same floor was the bank's medical department. One day, at the front door of my department, I met a man who had very limited command of the English language. He kept telling me that he had "gingivitis" - or, at least, that's what I thought he was telling me.

Each time he said it, I told him that he needed to see the medical department, around the corner, and not the human resources department. We went through a few rounds of this and then he produced a piece of paper...and, then, I knew that he didn't have "gingivitis"...what he had was a "change of address"! Trust me, what he was saying sounded much more like gingivitis than change of address.

Funny, I bet that many Yankees fans, today, wish that Wilson Betemit was given a "change in address" rather than coming down with "conjunctivitis." Me? I dunno, I still think Betemit has value as a first baseman against right-handed pitching and as a back-up third baseman. If Giambi breaks down, Betemit could come in handy.

But, if Betemit is just on the team as a back-up middle infielder, and, it's clear that the team doesn't trust him in that role...it probably makes sense to move him along...

Posted by Steve Lombardi at April 14, 2008 02:24 PM

Comments

Shouldn't there be 3 spots opened on roster because of Molina going to the DL? Or has that not become official yet?

Posted by: gphunt [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 14, 2008 03:20 PM