Comments on: Derek Jeter’s revamped swing remains a work in progress

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:46:05 +0000

I knew you’d come through.The devourment looks like it’s a little scrawny around the cheeks. Probably wasn’t catching enough mosquitoes from the third deck

By: SmackSaw

SmackSaw — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:38:14 +0000

Yep, he’s done. The next three seasons will be sad. All Yankee fans will have left are glimpses of former glory.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:13:04 +0000

Len: Here’s a good one, clearly demonstrating why you wouldn’t want to step on one of these things barefoot, and why their disappearance is complicating life in a state already plagued by scorpions, rattlesnakes, heat inversions and a governor who is arguably even uglier than this horned toad:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/58375581_a76e902f78.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnlamb/galleries/72157622888617006&usg=__Y130GUbUCrZEG5sPMUfmWuuiKQQ=&h=391&w=500&sz=125&hl=en&start=37&zoom=1&tbnid=3pmxzVC6VVprtM:&tbnh=155&tbnw=236&ei=xAptTdzJBYOGtweXnpjDBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2Bof%2Bhorned%2Btoads%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D653%26tbs%3Disch:10,1531&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=159&vpy=175&dur=168&hovh=198&hovw=254&tx=134&ty=120&oei=RQptTbmeI4OClAfzwLjVBA&page=4&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:37&biw=1024&bih=653

Also, for your delectation and hopefully to stoke a quiet reverie or two, here’s one of a FAT TOAD meeting the sort of fate you had in mind for it:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.articleroad.com/photos/92002187-100731090732.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.articleroad.com/pets-and-animals/reptiles-and-amphibians/snakes/snake-breeds/easternhognosesnake-14.cfm%3FFind%3DFree%2520information%2520about%2520Eastern%2520Hognose%2520Snake&usg=__As8DB-s5jEGHc2PfRKdq69iPoWY=&h=237&w=300&sz=17&hl=en&start=87&zoom=1&tbnid=GYbBriz8Z6OSdM:&tbnh=153&tbnw=194&ei=0gxtTfqBKYu5tgeVpOHJBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2Bof%2Bhognosed%2Bsnakes%2Beating%2Btoads%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26nfpr%3D1%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D653%26tbs%3Disch:10,3549&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=743&vpy=249&dur=2880&hovh=189&hovw=240&tx=134&ty=206&oei=PwxtTdygNMGBlAeNxc3ABA&page=8&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:87&biw=1024&bih=653

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:08:27 +0000

The healing powers of the rivers at Xanadu, once trod upon by Ponce deLeon.
Come to think of it, the Xanadu at the NewOLDMeadowlands in beautiful downtown East Rutherford look much like Beep-beep’s new place, and are equally as populated.

By: pisano

pisano — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:50:19 +0000

The only question I have is how are they going to revamp his age?

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:36:20 +0000

I feel I know the horned toad well now, maybe Craig will grab a shot of one and incorporate it in a post, or you could provide a textbook example from “Animus Delecti” or whatever publication there may be available. I’ll post one of a FAT TOAD. Maybe even posing with Beep-beep.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:37:23 +0000

Eliminating the stride will cut down on the possibility that he’ll step on a horned toad. He should also learn to recognize the little skitter patterns they leave in the sand and try to anticipate where their heads are from where the tracks end. The last thing you want now is for BeepBeep to puncture his instep.

By: rcali

rcali — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:01:16 +0000

Not what Yanks management wants to hear after overpaying him so a problem could be avoided.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:58:28 +0000

I hope this works, although I would think it would reduce some power in his swing.