When he was acquired by the Yankees, a Red Sox fan and frenemy of mine said, “the C.C. stands for ‘cheeseburger, cheeseburger.’” I countered that it stood for ‘Classic Competitor.’ Now, we know it stands for “Cooperstown Career.” Long may you wave, C.C. We’ll see you in the Hall.
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If Curt Schilling remains excluded, it will be a travesty. I wouldn't consider CC for a moment until Curt is inducted.
This commentator puts me in mind of something my father used to say. “Forty-thousand comedians out of work, and this clown is looking for a job.”
Question: Why does this article get top billing in the NYT sports section?
Answer: Because the Yankees sell whether they're good or bad.
Opinion: I'd rather read about the Mets or the Islanders since they're really doing well these days. Who cares about the Yankees, and their subpar performance. They're lucky they're 13 -10 (tied w the Mets who are playing tougher teams).
@TGA...Please, they have 13 guys on the IL, many of whom are perennial All Stars. 13-10 is stellar given their diminshed status...
3000? Call me in about 2000 more.
he could win 54 this year. You never know.
I remember when CC was signed by the Yankees. It was after some heavy workhorse years with the Indians. I was concerned whether his big contract would come back to haunt the Yankees (remember Ed Whitson, Kevin Brown, Kenny Rogers et al). CC has been worth every penny.....a great pitcher and leader for the Yankees.
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@John C
well said and (not to be a fuddy duddy) the first worthwhile comment on the board in my limited baseball opinion
Since today's metrics have proven strikeouts to be all but meaningless--an out is just an out- it's odd how we continue to laud pitchers for piling them up as if they were proof of a higher level of effectiveness. If they are indeed an important milestone for a pitcher, why aren't a batter's strikeouts seen as an equal and opposite deficiency?
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@mroberson
Last I checked, strikeouts are a batter's deficiency. Only thing worse is making contact and grounding into a double play. At least with contact there's a chance of advancing the runner. The strikeouts are taken into account in many offensive metrics, guys who don't whiff are prized commodities just like the guys who can draw walks well above the average rate.
@mroberson An out is an out, but for a pitcher a strikeout is a better kind of out, not only because it is evidence of a kind of dominance, but because strikeouts fail to advance baserunners. Strikeouts kill rallies. Strikeouts don't bring home the runner on third base, in the way a sacrifice fly does. The fact that the Yankees present-day lineup contains so many hitters prone to strike out often is indeed a deficiency.
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You know, I never once turned out at a ballpark to see metrics. Perhaps you should root M.I.T.’s team. There is nothing more exciting than a strikeout in a big situation.
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