Not that Bernie.
With all the struggles of the Yankees, it's a wonder that (to my knowledge) no one in the media has trotted out Bernie Williams' absence as a contributor. With sports media these days (and schlubs like me voicing their opinions on the internet) no dumb idea seems to go un-explored.
Just take a trip over to FireJoeMorgan.com and you'll find all sorts of asinine articles written about "gritty" players like David Eckstein and Darin Erstad (did you know he used to punt at Nebraska? Seriously, just read every damn article ever written about him) and how they are the glue that holds their team together. Add in all the "true Yankee" crapola and it's a wonder that every injury, every sucky pitching performance, every botched defensive play isn't attributed to "The Curse of the Bernbino."
Hey, someone get Bernie on the phone, the Yankees are gonna need someone to play first with Mienkiewicz (note I didn't make the easy Mieljljsldkvjlklkjcz joke) and Giambi on the shelf. Surely, the Yankees are missing the soothing sounds of Bernie's guitar in the clubhouse. Apparently it was the source of their true Yankee clutchness.
The Yankees have already brought back Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, why not bring back Bernie and party like it's 1999? Of course, Bernie put up a 157 OPS+ in 1999, and if he came back this year, he'd be lucky to put up an OPS+ greater than 100.
In all honesty though, I always liked Bernie Williams. I always thought he was underrated in some ways, playing on those Yankee teams. I mean, in 1999, he hit .342/.435/.536 which is very good, with 25 HR and 115 RBI (although he had 9 steals and was caught stealing TEN TIMES). He was a great player in his prime, although not a hall of famer. By the way, did you know his full name is Bernabe Williams Figueroa? Also, did you know that he has more career HRs than Frank Thomas? (Not the Frank you were thinking of, but still!)
Bernabe's not what the Yankees need now though, what they need starts with P and rhymes with "pitching." The answer of course is: "better defense." Well, not really, what they need is pitching. After finding out that "Kei Igawa" is Japanese for "Jaret Wright" and that "Jeff Karstens" is English for "Jeff Karstens" the Yanks find themselves short on pitching.
I find it odd however, that there hasn't really been much call for Bernie since the news flap about him being invited to spring training.
With all the struggles of the Yankees, it's a wonder that (to my knowledge) no one in the media has trotted out Bernie Williams' absence as a contributor. With sports media these days (and schlubs like me voicing their opinions on the internet) no dumb idea seems to go un-explored.
Just take a trip over to FireJoeMorgan.com and you'll find all sorts of asinine articles written about "gritty" players like David Eckstein and Darin Erstad (did you know he used to punt at Nebraska? Seriously, just read every damn article ever written about him) and how they are the glue that holds their team together. Add in all the "true Yankee" crapola and it's a wonder that every injury, every sucky pitching performance, every botched defensive play isn't attributed to "The Curse of the Bernbino."
Hey, someone get Bernie on the phone, the Yankees are gonna need someone to play first with Mienkiewicz (note I didn't make the easy Mieljljsldkvjlklkjcz joke) and Giambi on the shelf. Surely, the Yankees are missing the soothing sounds of Bernie's guitar in the clubhouse. Apparently it was the source of their true Yankee clutchness.
The Yankees have already brought back Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, why not bring back Bernie and party like it's 1999? Of course, Bernie put up a 157 OPS+ in 1999, and if he came back this year, he'd be lucky to put up an OPS+ greater than 100.
In all honesty though, I always liked Bernie Williams. I always thought he was underrated in some ways, playing on those Yankee teams. I mean, in 1999, he hit .342/.435/.536 which is very good, with 25 HR and 115 RBI (although he had 9 steals and was caught stealing TEN TIMES). He was a great player in his prime, although not a hall of famer. By the way, did you know his full name is Bernabe Williams Figueroa? Also, did you know that he has more career HRs than Frank Thomas? (Not the Frank you were thinking of, but still!)
Bernabe's not what the Yankees need now though, what they need starts with P and rhymes with "pitching." The answer of course is: "better defense." Well, not really, what they need is pitching. After finding out that "Kei Igawa" is Japanese for "Jaret Wright" and that "Jeff Karstens" is English for "Jeff Karstens" the Yanks find themselves short on pitching.
I find it odd however, that there hasn't really been much call for Bernie since the news flap about him being invited to spring training.
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