tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post1052592761969333988..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Won't you come back, Dave Eiland? A.J. Burnett needs you!Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-14407460320787752882010-06-27T18:26:01.740-04:002010-06-27T18:26:01.740-04:00Reggie's "Sacrifice Thigh" made Laso...Reggie's "Sacrifice Thigh" made Lasorda lose the plot. Like Danny Ozark in '77, Whitey Herzog in '85, John McNamara in '86, Mike Scioscia in '05 and a few others I could mention, when the manager lets a perceived bad call get to him, the players follow his lead. The Dodgers were actually still in command at that point, leading 2 games to 1 and by a run in the game. They choked, the Yanks took advantage.<br /><br />Lasorda is bitter. In 1955, the Dodgers sent this chubby, ineffective lefty down. He told GM Buzzie Bavasi to keep him up. Buzzie said, "Okay, if not you, who should we get rid of?" Lasorda chose another lefty, one who had done nothing worth talking about. Buzzie told him they couldn't send that kid down because of the "bonus baby" rule. Lasorda said he was a better pitcher than the bonus baby. Buzzie said the rule tied his hands. Lasorda's career record at that point was 0-0. He went to Kansas City, went 0-4 for them, got his head handed to him in a fight with Billy Martin (they seemed to have made up by the '77 Series), and that was the end of his playing career. To this day, Lasorda thinks he didn't get a fair shake as a pitcher because of that bonus baby. Some kid from Brooklyn, name of Koufax.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-73971280885756617742010-06-27T14:35:05.186-04:002010-06-27T14:35:05.186-04:00One other thing about that World Series, I seem to...One other thing about that World Series, I seem to remember that Bill Russell also blamed the New York Sportswriters for some of the Dodgers problems. But if I remember right and maybe I am wrong, but I seem to remember there was a newspaper strike going on at that timenutballgazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953156266049373818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-32749893073159705682010-06-27T13:37:51.232-04:002010-06-27T13:37:51.232-04:00One other thing: all the Yankee gurus over the yea...One other thing: all the Yankee gurus over the years from Connors to Stott to Guidry to Eiland have not been particularly good at fixing hard throwing right handed Yankee pitchers. Remember Jeff Weaver? Jaret Wright? Contreras, Vasquez (Part I) and Farnsworth? Is Bob Gibson available to help?Jonmouk71https://www.blogger.com/profile/15689660857472257747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-26762159680997120422010-06-27T13:31:26.192-04:002010-06-27T13:31:26.192-04:00Lasorda has never gotten over Reggie sticking his ...Lasorda has never gotten over Reggie sticking his hip out and deflecting that DP ball in the '78 WS. Of course, if his team hadn't stopped playing, they should have swept that series after winning the first two games.Jonmouk71https://www.blogger.com/profile/15689660857472257747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-38161394797297369262010-06-27T12:24:39.218-04:002010-06-27T12:24:39.218-04:00AJ needs to stop acting like a little girl (sorry,...AJ needs to stop acting like a little girl (sorry, no offense to little girls meant) and pitch. Buck and McCarver were saying how Burnett has so much going on in his head that he was going to have problems (maybe it was worded differently but you get the point). Bottom line AJ, just pitch the ball!! He doesn't need Eiland to hold his hand. He is a true head case and guess what? That will never change and we have 3 more years of this crap. I wish someone would pay me 16.5M a year to suck! Actually, he is sucking very well so I guess he is earning his money! Btw, I paid very good money to see the Yankees here in Arizona and guess who was on the mound sucking? Allan James!!MONDOAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703061488064548013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-65834987484233694792010-06-27T10:14:17.153-04:002010-06-27T10:14:17.153-04:00The Lasorda/Reggie banter struck me as odd, but I ...The Lasorda/Reggie banter struck me as odd, but I kind of got the feeling that Lasorda just wasn't doing a good job with his delivery. They did hug each other at the end. It was uncomfortable for a while though. The Torre praise had me ready to throw up. Talk about revisionism on top of hero worship. Also no mention that the Dodgers don't seem to want him back next year, fwiw.Brien Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182082224021980181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-6374962136376419852010-06-27T09:23:00.045-04:002010-06-27T09:23:00.045-04:00I felt the same way about the Lasorda/Reggie confr...I felt the same way about the Lasorda/Reggie confrontation. Lasorda came off as being really mean-spirited. You could tell Buck and McCarver were really uncomfortable about the whole thing because they didn't know what to say. And that doesn't happen too often.Mark the Sparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125243484347512335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-65516498586962257942010-06-27T09:05:55.047-04:002010-06-27T09:05:55.047-04:00I did kind off enjoyed the Lasorda/Reggie banter, ...I did kind off enjoyed the Lasorda/Reggie banter, Reggie won in a Knockout<br />As far as AJ is concerned, I wish Thurman Munson or Billy Martin was alive, They would come out and hit A J in the Mouth and say next time he will crush his skull in if continued to mope aroundnutballgazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953156266049373818noreply@blogger.com