Oh, hot damn. No they didn’t. Yankees signed Scott Erickson.
Did they see how he was living?
I’ll dissect this one for the logically-challenged reader:
1) Erickson has a massive and uncontrollable drug habit. Desperate need to support his habit is all that explains his continued presence in the major leagues despite his remarkable lack of ability. Moreover, note his list of references. Mr. Giambi, would you bring your cup and step into this booth, please?
2) The Yankees want someone around who can talk to Al Leiter, thus keeping the rest of the roster away from Leiter’s Ben-Gay stink.
3) Well, there is Mrs. Erickson.
As Flargon would say,
He’s not even left-handed!
That said, it’s pretty obvious that they’re hedging their bets based on last season’s debacle, and simply stockpiling warm bodies who don’t get vertigo when atop a pitching mound.
Given that I predict the following, come September:
Johnson will only be at max 60%, given the milage
Mussina will be on IR (this is the year his arm falls off)
Pavano will be in Oakland, paid by the Yankees, in return for a Loogy to replace the suddenly terrible Myers.
Wright will have hung himself from the Brooklyn Bridge.
It’s looking like this may be their crunch-time rotation:
Johnson
Wang
Chacon
Small
Erickson/Leiter
Yuck. They may have (and I believe they do) the best lineup in the league, barring a complete collapse by Posada, but that rotation isn’t going to fool anyone come September. Is that Clemens guy available? I hear he’s pretty good.
Bringing him back would be just the leverage we need to get ahold of David Wells.
This tears it. They’ve earned the moniker I love so well.
Los Junkees, 2006 Edition.
Did they see how he was living?
I’ll dissect this one for the logically-challenged reader:
1) Erickson has a massive and uncontrollable drug habit. Desperate need to support his habit is all that explains his continued presence in the major leagues despite his remarkable lack of ability. Moreover, note his list of references. Mr. Giambi, would you bring your cup and step into this booth, please?
2) The Yankees want someone around who can talk to Al Leiter, thus keeping the rest of the roster away from Leiter’s Ben-Gay stink.
3) Well, there is Mrs. Erickson.
As Flargon would say,
He’s not even left-handed!
That said, it’s pretty obvious that they’re hedging their bets based on last season’s debacle, and simply stockpiling warm bodies who don’t get vertigo when atop a pitching mound.
Given that I predict the following, come September:
Johnson will only be at max 60%, given the milage
Mussina will be on IR (this is the year his arm falls off)
Pavano will be in Oakland, paid by the Yankees, in return for a Loogy to replace the suddenly terrible Myers.
Wright will have hung himself from the Brooklyn Bridge.
It’s looking like this may be their crunch-time rotation:
Johnson
Wang
Chacon
Small
Erickson/Leiter
Yuck. They may have (and I believe they do) the best lineup in the league, barring a complete collapse by Posada, but that rotation isn’t going to fool anyone come September. Is that Clemens guy available? I hear he’s pretty good.
Bringing him back would be just the leverage we need to get ahold of David Wells.
Separated at birth?
Puke.This tears it. They’ve earned the moniker I love so well.
Los Junkees, 2006 Edition.
posted by Alex at
12:01 PM
1 Comments:
I knew, from the moment I saw the first picture, that David Wells would be the second picture. I hadn't even read any words yet... the juxtaposed photos were funnier than if I'd actually read the "separated at birth" question. It was the Postgame Spread equivalent of the Chewbacca blog.
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