Tagged: Big Puma
Should I Ask My Mother To Change Her Name?
I’m thinking about it. Why? Because her name is Joyce. As in this guy.

He broke my heart with his home run off Huuuuughes last night, and he nearly broke it again tonight when he took Vazquez deep. But the Yankees prevailed. Here’s what I learned from our win at the Trop. The running game is fun if you’re the Rays.

But the Yankees can mash.

The Rays kept taking the lead, and these guys kept taking it back.



Nice performance by Javy to give the boys a chance to come back. Really nice outings by Robertson, Logan and, of course, Mo. All of a sudden, our pen doesn’t look so bad. Which brings me to today’s official comings and goings.
Going:
We’ll see Juan Miranda and Colin Curtis later in the season, so I’m not crying over them. But Chan Ho? He’s gone. I felt sorry for him when I read that he asked A-Rod for a signed #13 jersey on his way out the door.

Coming:
Well, two out of the three are in Tampa already and one played in today’s game (going 0-for-4 but who’s counting). Lance Berkman was actually quite entertaining from the quotes I’ve read. In his session with the media, he said the magic words: His favorite player growing up was Donnie Baseball and his dad’s favorite was The Mick. Good enough for me. He also said that in addition to “Big Puma,” his other nickname is “Fat Elvis.” I’m going with that one.

Austin Kearns was described as a quiet guy who was just happy to have been shipped to a contender and will play wherever and whenever he’s asked. I like the team spirit. That leaves the impending arrival of Kerry Wood, who probably spent today shaving off his beard.

I admit I wasn’t wild about this deal. Yeah, he didn’t cost much, but isn’t he on the DL all the time?

On the other hand, if he can stay healthy he could be a terrific pickup for the pen. I just hope he realizes we already have a closer.

Anyhow, looking forward to the rubber game of this series tomorrow. So far the match-up has really lived up to its billing.