04/05: Johnny Damon Superstar?
Posted by: James
Mr. Abraham over at The LoHud Yankees Blog pointed out a link to Mr. Damon jamming on stage with Alter Bridge back in October of 2004. I couldn't help linking to it - he looks pretty funny on stage. Not quite as funny as cornrowed Bronson Arroyo who joins him onstage...but still, it's pretty amusing seeing Damon look all goofy.
Another link worthy of your time is over at Mike A's In George We Trust. He charted the velocities for both Harden and Mussina throughout last night's game and posted the results (and if you all don't know by now, I'm a sucker for graphs!) Take a look at the velocity Mussina is sitting at right now. Keep in mind that this is only as good as the radar gun giving out the results so if that's off, we could be looking at skewed numbers. Maybe if we ask nicely Mike can keep this up for a couple of Mussina starts to see where his pitches are consistently sitting. Still Mike mentions it in his post and I mentioned it during the projections - if your fastball is topping out at 90 mph when you used to consistently hit the low 90s, you will have problems adjusting. Still, if anyone can figure out a way to work and thrive with a new set of tools, the Moose from Stanford can.
Finally, on a sad note, Doc Gooden was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in prison for violating his probation by using cocaine.
Another link worthy of your time is over at Mike A's In George We Trust. He charted the velocities for both Harden and Mussina throughout last night's game and posted the results (and if you all don't know by now, I'm a sucker for graphs!) Take a look at the velocity Mussina is sitting at right now. Keep in mind that this is only as good as the radar gun giving out the results so if that's off, we could be looking at skewed numbers. Maybe if we ask nicely Mike can keep this up for a couple of Mussina starts to see where his pitches are consistently sitting. Still Mike mentions it in his post and I mentioned it during the projections - if your fastball is topping out at 90 mph when you used to consistently hit the low 90s, you will have problems adjusting. Still, if anyone can figure out a way to work and thrive with a new set of tools, the Moose from Stanford can.
Finally, on a sad note, Doc Gooden was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in prison for violating his probation by using cocaine.
With credit for time already served in jail and a drug treatment facility, Gooden likely will spend about 7½ months in state prison, said his attorney, Peter Hobson.
Gooden, 41, was serving three years of probation for speeding away from police during a drunken driving traffic stop last year when he failed a drug test and acknowledged to a probation officer that he had used cocaine.
"I have a problem, sir, with cocaine," Gooden, dressed in an orange jail outfit, told state Circuit Judge Daniel L. Perry. "I had a cocaine relapse."
Gooden, 41, was serving three years of probation for speeding away from police during a drunken driving traffic stop last year when he failed a drug test and acknowledged to a probation officer that he had used cocaine.
"I have a problem, sir, with cocaine," Gooden, dressed in an orange jail outfit, told state Circuit Judge Daniel L. Perry. "I had a cocaine relapse."
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