tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post4881481814830366862..comments2023-10-05T03:09:06.036-04:00Comments on Very Much So: Thank you, Trot Nixon.Gerald Sohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-89039570102850563192007-10-09T11:05:00.000-04:002007-10-09T11:05:00.000-04:00Yeah, I didn't mean the O'Neill and Williams today...Yeah, I didn't mean the O'Neill and Williams today, I meant them in their prime.<BR/><BR/>And it's not so much their physical abilities. Those guys (plus Jeter, Posada, maybe a couple of others) always seemed to come through when they had to.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-34766945467068068492007-10-08T17:21:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:21:00.000-04:00I do mean one more day. I'd love to have Williams ...I do mean one more day. I'd love to have Williams and O'Neill in their primes, but Melky Cabrera is faster and stronger than present-day Bernie Williams in center. Bobby Abreu, an above-average hitter with a decent throwing arm, is Paul O'Neill-ish. What they need right now is a third starter to back up Wang and Pettitte.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you that the current team doesn't have the swagger of the late 90s teams, but neither did the '96 Yanks.<BR/><BR/>I don't think they'll go all the way, but I'm excited to watch whatever they do, and as long as they're playing, who knows?Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-47090897440553508312007-10-08T17:01:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:01:00.000-04:00I assume you mean "another day" literally, as in o...I assume you mean "another day" literally, as in one more day. These Yanks just can't get it done. They need Bernie Williams and Paul O'Neill out there.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.com