Does God love me enough to put Oliver Perez in pinstripes? No, I don’t think so.

let’s not even joke about that.

I don’t think God could hate the Yankees enough to allow that to happen.

Oh shit, Lowe is 36? I thought 32 for some reason. That changes things. Though he has been awesome the past 4 years.

Lowe is 36

CW is that he could go on forever, he’s like Kevin Brown without the back trouble. Whether you buy that or not is another matter.

Does he have the “punching brick wall and breaking hand” trouble?

CW is that he could go on forever…

You mean like the housing boom?

Cashman met with agent Scott Boras Thursday, according to a source, to discuss the 36-year-old righthander. Cashman was not reachable for comment, but it is believed that no offer was made, though that could come later this week or during next week’s winter meetings in Las Vegas. Cashman is also believed to have discussed other Boras clients, including Oliver Perez and Mark Teixeira, but Lowe was the focus.

So to sum up, nothing really happened, but something might, maybe real soon, or maybe next week, or maybe not so soon.  IOW, you got nothing, Feinsand.

It isn’t very likely that Sabathia will agree to a deal before the winter meetings begin.

It isn’t very likely that Sabathia will sign before the winter meetings end.

You mean like the housing boom?

Hey, it’s not my money.

Cashman was not reachable for comment, but it is believed that no offer was made

Ah, yes, passive voice. A poorly-sourced reporter’s best friend.

And now this: Red Sox to meet with Sabathia

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/thebuzz/

Smells like transparent bullshit (is that a Nirvana song?). Maybe this is the Sox countering the Yankees’ alleged “meeting” with our #1 target. Maybe teams joust with each other by claiming to schedule provocative meetings. Or maybe this is Boras driving up various salaries in a blizzard of bullshit. Really, wake me up in spring training.

I think it’s also the teams pandering to their fans.  There’s a sizeable chunk of the Yankee fanbase who feel entitled to having their team in on every major free agent.  I’m sure there are Red Sox fans who share that attitude.

teams pandering to their fans.

Quite possibly. There are people who enjoy this? (shakes head sadly)

I’m still crazy enough to think Ollie P will be a big time pitcher some day.
I just don’t want to spend enough on him to bail out GM to find out if I’m right.
MC- I’m cool for repeal day. Wondering what edible delights you have in store for the upcoming Holiday.
Pesce for the Eve and pasta for the big dance on the 25th?
My crew of whackjobs be lobbying for a turkey redux. The Puritan day bird I dealt was a work of art. I have never heard so many props thrown my way over a friggin bird. A fine Ham is not a bad thing.
Thurm the Katt, myself and the wee Auntie want the Weber to be ablaze with some fine domestic lamb. I am the Rod Carew of butterflied sheep limbs.
The Etruscans want the fish on the eve and turkey and lasagne on the J mans B day. I have a wee jones for some crab legs.Love me some shellfishies too.
I wonder if Mo ever feels pressure like this.
A nice pork tenderloin would not suck either. I can certainly hit those off the facade on a regular basis.
Mrs. otf’s homemade gnocchi and cavetelli are always a crowd pleaser.
Effin decisions. It ain’t easy being the decider. Just ask the Decider.

How about a goose instead of turkey?  Or a couple of ducks?  (Render the fat the day before and they cook up very quickly.)

I wonder if Mo ever feels pressure like this.

He feels nothing.  He just does.

Mo has his own restaurant so who knows.

fuck, transparent bullshit is the name of my new band… but it was a goddam secret. all the more reason to hate the sox.

is ‘tek a republican?

thurm the katt is a type A free agent.

ollie k-fax is gonna need to get some gefilte fish in his system if he wants to start mowin’ em down.

mariano rivera is made of steel frozen in ice. with sprinkles on top. and a side of hash.

spend any time in Gilford?

stats -

yankees lineup, 2009

1B the late, great buddy miles (leading off - fat’s got torque)
ss derrick jeet’r (zzZZzz…frrt…zzZzz)
rf x (gonna give it to ya)
lf Malcolm Gladwell (outlies like a mofo)
3b madonna’s vagina
2b l. bowa (viva viagra)
dh john goodman (gotz buddies who died face-down in the muck)
lf johann sebastian bach ( i had 21 babies! also, fuck you! [wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme])
cf r. henderson (cooperstown? fuck dat.)

Thurm,

No need to agonize over the menu.  Just do what my mom does—cook it all.  Dinner for twenty means food for eighty.  And no leftovers!  And that’s just for a Thursday night when all the kids and grandkids are visiting.

I did a pretty awesome barbecued turkey for Thanksgiving.  Going the whole nine yards for Christmas Eve this year since the good doctor has the night off.  Zuppa di Pesce, mussels in garlic and white wine, fried calamari, calamari in red sauce, linguine with clams, scampi, scallops (haven’t decided how to do these yet), scungilli for the true believers and some alio e olio with sardines and anchovies for the shellfish-intolerant.  There will also be things like crab dip and smoked salmon for the less adventurous (but there are fewer and fewer of those each year), and some fried smelts in memory of my Nonna Carolina.  Some people like these as an appetizer, but I think they’re just as good for dessert.  Then we’ll sit around pretending to drink coffee (but really drinking anissette and sambucca) until about two in the morning.

Christmas Day, sadly, is bad Americano food at the inlaws.

Never did send you any figs.  Sorry.  Had a bumper crop, too.

“Scungilli” = whelk?  What does that mean in practice?

Conch.

You probably wanted a bit more detail than that.  Boil them for about fifteen minutes, drain and let cool.  Slice about 1/4 inch thick.  Add some chopped parsley, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, olive oil and lemon juice.  Toss.  Eat.  Some people add black olives and celery, but not me.

Then there’s bacala…

A random guy on the web says scungilli is whelk, not that it matters - either way it’s basically marine escargot, which sounds consistent with parsley/garlic/olive oil.

Love X-mas eve, the only part of the holiday I miss after marrying into a Jewish family. My dad’s lasagna di mare is not to be missed. In part because it’s been scungili free since the early 80s.