Yankee4Life

10 out of 10, 42 seconds. 42 seconds??? No way. I'm done for today.

4 out of 10, 57 seconds. This was supposed to be easier today? And like Jim I had seven soccer questions. Tuesdays and Thursday's really make me hate that sport. I mean what the hell kind of a sport is that? They run up and down a big field kicking a ball and you can't touch the opponent. At least in rugby you can clobber the other guy!

Fair enough, although I am not sure if this can be done.

I think that will be the toughest part of making this mod. Good luck.

6 out of 10, 98 seconds. 98 seconds! It was like I was sleep walking. They were tough today.

Yeah, but you still need to get permission from all three. I looked up the last time each of those guys were here and two of the three have been here recently. Geomlb87 (yesterday) vanopetrov (December 14th, but he always returns to update his mod) and Hanny (August 4th.) Hanny may be difficult. He is also a member of Mvp Caribe but he has not been there since 2023.

Why?

5 out of 10, 51 seconds. Acceptable since I had no idea what some of them were. When it's soccer I just guess and move on.

6 out of 10, 64 seconds. The game got me good. The last question was what stadium did the Indians play in 2002 and of course it was Jacobs Field. Well because I was trying to move fast I clicked on Jacobs Field stadium, which was wrong. Hats off to them.

10 out of 10, 38 seconds. Just like Friday! I know I should be happy with all ten right but the speed could be better after I know what you all will do today. Frustrating.

Alex Rodriguez, you are 100% right. A-Rod torches Yankees ‘absolutely broken’ hitting philosophy with Anthony Volpe at forefront by Peter Botte, New York Post Alex Rodriguez cited Anthony Volpe’s offensive struggles as an example of the Yankees’ “absolutely broken” hitting philosophy. During an appearance Friday on WFAN, A-Rod contended that the homegrown shortstop’s issues at the plate are emblematic of deeper concerns within the organization. “[Volpe] really is an incredible young man with a great family and the organization has fallen in love with him,” Rodriguez said in an interview with Brandon Tierney. “But at some point the numbers don’t lie, right? You have 167 strikeouts [in his rookie season in 2023], 156 [in 2024] and 150 [last season] and here’s a young man that the biggest way he can impact winning is with his No. 1 tool and that’s his legs. But we’ve taken his legs away. “And what I mean by that, here’s a young man who has stolen over 50 stolen bases in the minor leagues. He stole 18 last year. And it’s hard to impact winning when you’re striking out 150 times and you’re hitting .212. So I think if you zoom out, it’s an organization hitting philosophy that is absolutely broken, and until they fix it, I don’t think they win big.” Volpe, a New Jersey native, had success at the plate in the Yankees’ minor-league system, which follows the same hitting program as the one used in the majors. He tallied 27 homers with a 1.027 OPS at two levels of Single-A ball in 2021 and 21 homers with an .802 OPS split between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre the following year. But he has posted a .662 career OPS in three seasons in pinstripes, including a slash line of .212/.272/.391 with 19 homers and 72 RBIs in 596 plate appearances. Anthony Volpe has struggled in the majors. It was revealed late in the season that he’d been dealing for much of the year with a partial tear in his left shoulder, which required offseason surgery that could sideline him until May. Barring another move, trade-deadline acquisition Jose Caballero likely would open the 2026 season as the starting shortstop. “You can never predict somebody’s journey, somebody’s impact,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said earlier this month at the winter meetings in Orlando. “[Volpe and Caballero are] both quality players in their own right, but … I still believe everything that we felt about [Volpe] prior to his surgery, and I’m happy we have Cabby, as well. So I have no idea where things will go. “The game separates it all, the men from the boys. It dictates who should and who shouldn’t be playing over the course of time from the roster that the manager has. People continue to earn their playing time or they don’t … If it’s competition of guys on the club, may the best man win and keep it.” These comments follow critical remarks made by Rodriguez in which he critiqued the roster construction following the Yankees’ ALDS ouster by the Blue Jays.

9 out of 10, 63 seconds. I don't care what my score was. These were tough questions today. I appreciate any bit of advice. Thank you. I have a elliptical machine that I use that seems to help.

10 out of 10, 38 seconds. Forget it, just a lousy day time wise. You guys are again going to fly by it. That is good Jim. It really is. With my arthritic knees I can not walk so good anymore.

Beautiful! I am very happy for you. You just gave your family the best Christmas gift this year. Take care.

Just as long as it's that Jim and not your health.