Running Diary, Yank's Old Timers Game!!
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by user JasonComack
We are live in Alex Goldberg’s basement. I’m joined by Alex and Anthony for our first annual coverage of the Yankees old timers’ game. I’m so pulling for whatever team Paul O’Neil is on, even if Homer Bush is on his team.
I was looking for some vintage yanks memorabilia to wear. Unfortunately my Homer Bush jersey was no where to be found. (Homer Bush joke count: 2)
5 of the players in the old timer’s game are younger than our SP today
Bush, Leryitz, O’Neil, Brocious, Montelone
I think O’Neil could step in and play right field today. I would feel good about it.
I still get chills watching his last game.
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And the diary begins at 1:50
1:50 Wow, What a crazy moustache that guys has. Who is that? Some of these playe need name tags.
1:52 I think Michael Kay hit the bong with Paul O’Neil before the game. This might decrease my team’s chances.
1:53 Today marks the 3 month anniversary of our blog launching. Anthony and I just shared an awkward man hug as his girlfriend looked on in horror.
1:54 Rich Montelone is the first player I recognize. He’s younger than Clemens.
1:57 Jesse Barfield!! Wow Josh Barfield’s his son. Who knew?
1:58 Wow, someone in the dugout actually may have been taking a nap. This team sucks so far. They need to put O’Neil on it to even it out
1:59 HOMER BUSH!!! Enrique Wilson was unavailable. Apparently he hit .348 what in his Yankee career. In what like 5 games? Was Luis Sojo busy also? (Homer Bush Joke Count: 3)
2:00 Ed Figueroa, great moustache!
2:02 We need a Paul O’Neil chant
2:02 Eli Grba was the guy taking the nap before
2:04 Ken Girffey Sr. gets the biggest pop so far. Apparently this father son thing is going to be a re-occurring gimmick for this game. Remember the Simpson’s episode where Ken Griffey had a giant head? It’s kind of like what Barry Bonds looks like now.
2:04 More players we know, Bucky Dent.
2:07 Jim Lerityz!!!! I Miss the glory days
2:10 On an unrelated note; you know Gary Glover is the new closer for the Devil Rays? I had him confused with Gary Glitter.
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Nah Nah Nah Hey! Rock and Roll!!!
2:11 Making his way to the ring Dr. Bobby Brown, accompanied by Whitney Huston!
2:13 Wait Daryl strawberry is playing? Isn’t he in rehab? More famous father son tandems; Daryl and son D.J who was just drafted by the Suns. Are him and O’Neil really on the same team? Now I’m not going to be able to get any bets going.
2:15 Yea Scott Brocious!! I like him straw and Pauly batting in the heart of the order of my old timers team. Biggest ovation yet.
2:16 Paul O’Neil!!! I’m getting goose bumps.
2:18 Wow Goose Gossage needs to shave. Apparently he hasn’t shaved since the 80’s.
2:19 Bobby Mercer. Great to see him in good health, he was battling cancer for those who don’t know. Feel good story.
2:23 Guidry, Donny Baseball…I miss the Yankee greats. Seriously of players on our current roster; Jeter, Pettite, maybe Moose are likely the only guys that will end up on the Yankee Old Timers team one day. I hate our current team.
Anthony just compared Mattingly to Charlemagne. Something about them both being sparks in the dark.
2:25 Mr. October is playing right field. Bronx is Burring debuts after the home run derby. Anthony actually has the DVD of the first three episodes and said it was really good. Look for an exclusive review by the end of the weekend.
2:27 Yogi Berra! Anthony is excited, remember he met Yogi not to long ago.
2:30 Rizzoutu couldn’t be there. Rizzoto more like Rirooto, Billy Madison anyone?
2:31 Is there even a game? The intros are taking like an hour. How is there going to be time for Paul O’Neil to hit 5 homeruns? Unless there is a 5 homerun spot like in Rock and Jock baseball. Remember Rock and Jock Sports on MTV? Those were awesome!
(Bonus Points if you can name the host of MTV Sports don’t cheat. I’ll post the answer at the end of the column.)
2:33 Alex thought Billy martin was playing. (Apparently AG didn’t realize he died almost 20 years ago.) Apparently John Tutaro wasn’t available to bat today. (Catch the Bronx is Burning, Only on ESPN!)
2:38 Kind of sad as we go through the deceased player’s montage. It’s sad when players you remember playing die…Beck, Lidle, and Hancock
2:39 PLAY Ball!!!
2:41 Beer one. MMM…taste like blueberries
2:45 Ron Guidry on the mound, Paul O’Neil in left, El Senior October in right, Leyritz behind the plate. It’s apparently Team All-Star (Bombers) vs. Team Scrub-Squad (Clippers). No way I can get a bet going on this game L.
2:46 Roll call, that’s sick.
2:47 Ron Guidry throws behind the hitter.
2:49 Now pitching number 54 Goose Gossage and his awesome moustache.
Wow goose is really whipping the ball
2:50 Goose plunks Mickey Rivers, who doesn’t take his base. Mickey rivers just pulled something swinging. Nice play by Rick Cerone behind the plate.
2:51 PAUL ONEIL DO DO DODODOO
2:53 as Donny baseball limps over to first O’Neil tried to go to 3 rd and got caught in a rundown. Paul O’Neil is simply in much better shape than everyone else in this game. He just tried to steal 2 nd.
2:54 Anthony and I just had this exchange.
Anthony: “if we win today were back at .500 right?”
Me: “is that a positive thing?”
It’s been a long season…
2:55 It’s not October so Reggie strikes out. O’Neil with another hit. I hate bobby Abreu more than ever.
2:57 “These guys don’t even have to move to the ball…good thing because half of them can’t”-Paul O’Neil
3:02 Straw beats a rundown, than goes first to third on an error. He also had the slowest slide in history.
303 RBI for Brous, Leyritz singles behind him. Seriously, who needs Will Nieves?
305 Paul O’Neil now announcing and playing. We haven’t seen this type of double duty since Frank Trigg fought and commentated in the same night.
306 PAUL O’NEIL, 2-2 and the Bomber are beating the Clippers. No comment from Tyler the Yankee Clippard
3:12 6-4-3 double play.
3:13 homer bush batting. I’m feeling long ball. (Final Homer Bush joke count: 4)
3:19 Final score 4-0 Bombers; someone owes me some money.
