The Hardball Times has set up a memorial fund for John Brattain's family. He left behind a wife and two teenage daughters.
Four years ago, I found from personal experience how generous the online community can be to its own in their hour of need. I am now literally begging you to be even more generous than you were to me.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
So, that happened
I can’t say for sure how Joe Girardi imagined his tenure as Yankee manager beginning. Taking two out of three from the Blue Jays was probably about what he had in mind. Losing the next two games to Tampa Bay by a combined score of 19-7--while the manager himself was so sick he couldn’t make it to the dugout--probably was not.
But never mind. Five games is hardly enough to get worried about, even for someone like the Tigers, who seem to be channeling their 2003 selves. For the Yankees, 2-3 is hardly an ideal start. Just in case anyone thinks that means bigger things are not to come, they should take a deep breath and take a look at some past standings.
