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Discussing Roberto Alomar, great Yankees moments, and things to be optimistic for in 2024.
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Paul, I enjoyed watching your entire podcast, and I especially enjoy all the positivity. I always have a positive optimistic outlook on everyone of the Yankee players going into the season, and yes, even Giancarlo Stanton, who I am optimistic can still have a year in which he is one of the most feared hitters in baseball. I think he still has it in him. Also optimistic about a bounce back year from DJ.
Alex Verdugo is going to have a better year as a Yankee than any year as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Due to the way Yankee Stadium compliments left handed hitters, "Yankee Stadium Verdugo" will be much better than "Fenway Park Verdugo". And …
Ironically, Roberto Alomar and the umpire he spit on, John Hirschbeck are now best of friends! Two of Hirschbeck's sons developed a rare disease, and Alomar has gone out of his way to help both of his sons, and he has donated enormous amounts of money to help them and to help find a cure for their disease. https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2000/0515/533467.html
Sorry to hear about your family Paul.
For far too long, Hal really was a hands off owner. Cashman, I'm assuming here, laid out what he wanted to do to Hal in bi picture form, then was allowed to do as he wanted to go about and do it.
Misspending money needs to fall on both Hal & Cashman. Cashman for keep doing it, and Hal for never stopping and asking him: Why should I let you spend $X on Player C when you screwed the pooch on the signings of Players A & B. Why didn't Hal ever demand that Cashman make sure that at least one rookie be in a prominent spot on the club every year, …
I never think of Roberto Alomar without remembering that I thought him to be mentally ill or drugged out of his mind
after he spit on the ump