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Mark Teixeira leaves 6-2 Yankees loss due to wrist trouble, to see doctor on Sunday

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posted 2 days ago by Repoz to injury, yankees | 49 comment(s)

The hell with Teixeira’s meaningless .151/.270/.340 slash line…how are the Yankees ever going to replace his 12 RBI’s!? #francesspool

Up close, hitting coach Kevin Long harbored worry about his slugger. A staple of Teixeira’s pre-game routine involves hitting off a tee. When Teixeira attempted that practice left-handed, which places stress on the strained tendon sheath in his right wrist, he felt “discomfort,” Long said. His left-handed swing lacked “the whip and the bat speed that you ...

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51. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on March 29, 2012 at 12:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The other issue is if someone out there doesn't know what "Facebook" means, are they likely to hear "social networking site" and think..."ah, ok I got it now"?

I Sam Hutcheson agrees with this post.

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52. The Long Arm of Rudy Law posted on March 29, 2012 at 12:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The personal information about Pavano is that he wore a hoodie and ate Skittles.

53. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on March 29, 2012 at 01:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

*gold star*

54. David Nieporent (now, with children) posted on March 29, 2012 at 01:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The family of major league pitcher Carl Pavano told police that a former Southington High School classmate was trying to extort money and a luxury SUV from Pavano by threatening to reveal personal information about him,

"The Yankees paid Carl Pavano $40 million for 145 innings of an 87 ERA+."

55. Bhaakon posted on March 29, 2012 at 04:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

“attempting to extort monetary funds for his fabricated, false information”

I hate when people talk like this.

Hey now, the repetition of superfluous synonyms (or near synonyms) has been a staple of oratory since at least the Romans.

56. Gonfalon Bubble posted on March 29, 2012 at 05:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

searching "Sweeney Santorum" is not the first thing that comes to mind.

Searching "Sweeney Santorum" is the first thing I do every day. Nothing like some Sweeney Santorum to get you out of bed in the morning.

I've got Sweeney Santorum as my screen saver. My computer is greasier and more opaque than the camera lens they use to shoot Barbara Walters on "The View."

57. villageidiom posted on March 29, 2012 at 05:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm not that old, so I guess I don't really know, but it seems to me that being 36 years old ought to give sufficient closure to any kind of high school relationship.

Never mind, I'll find someone like yoooouuuu...

58. Ray (RDP)

posted on March 29, 2012 at 06:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not complaining about the thread closing, but it's funny that after all that was happening there, Sam's "for those who are slow" comment was the last straw.

Don't people make a comment similar to that in, like, every third thread?

59. David Nieporent (now, with children) posted on March 29, 2012 at 07:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not complaining about the thread closing, but it's funny that after all that was happening there, Sam's "for those who are slow" comment was the last straw.

Don't people make a comment similar to that in, like, every third thread?

If you weren't so dumb, you'd know the answer to that.

60. Dave Spiwak posted on March 29, 2012 at 07:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

2 negatives make a positive!

Yeah, right!
(from the linguist-professor joke about a double-positive making a negative)

61. Dave Spiwak posted on March 29, 2012 at 07:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

it's strange to think of internet threads being older than people.

It will be less strange to you if you start naming you children after Internet threads.

(Sweeney Santorum is an obvious choice.)

62. zonk posted on March 29, 2012 at 07:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It will be less strange to you if you start naming you children after Internet threads.

My kids Petco, John F Mabry, and Ring Ding have gotten by just fine -- my daughter, John F Mabry, complains sometimes but I think that's just because she's developing a thing for Jeremy Giambi.

63. Never Give an Inge (Dave) posted on March 29, 2012 at 08:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I didn't know Pavano was from Southington...I have a couple of friends who are teachers there.

64. Lassus posted on March 29, 2012 at 09:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It will be less strange to you if you start naming you children after Internet threads.

I don't think naming your child O.J. at this point would be a good idea.

65. Gern Blanston posted on March 29, 2012 at 09:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Who's Bonilla in this analogy?

Please don't use that horrible word again, at least until we stop paying him.

Just how long do you think Sam has to live, exactly?

66. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on March 29, 2012 at 10:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just how long do you think Sam has to live, exactly?

Sam Hutcheson will live forever. Sam Hutcheson is the white devil!

67. Ray (RDP)

posted on March 29, 2012 at 11:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If you weren't so dumb, you'd know the answer to that.

I know you are, but what am I?

68. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on March 30, 2012 at 03:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Apparently the classmate threatened to reveal a gay relationship he had with Pavano unless he got an apology. And a navy Range Rover SUV with tan leather. No word if he wanted the Sirius XM radio or the extended warranty.

69. Blubaldo Jimenez (OMJ) posted on March 30, 2012 at 03:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Apparently the classmate threatened to reveal a gay relationship he had with Pavano unless he got an apology. And a navy Range Rover SUV with tan leather.

Yea, those cars are faaaaaaabulous.

70. Zach posted on March 30, 2012 at 04:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

“The only way your brother is getting out of this… is with a heart-felt apology and a navy Range Rover with tan leather,” Bedard said in one message to DeGennaro.

What an inadvertently great line. It's a little overwrought to start, but it reaches fabulous levels of delusion by the end. You can almost see the initiative driving away from him in a luxury SUV.

Note to blackmailers: don't talk price. It makes you look weak. Talk threat, and let the victim talk price.

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