Who? Tail Lion? From Trashmans Trashbin..? He's gonna chase his tail while roaring, or purring like Tony the Tiger over soggy frosted flakes..... The' re grrreeeaaattttt..... Not!
Jameson Taillon is coming off of his 2nd Tommy John surgery . He's most definitely a gamble; and one that can pay Off, hopefully ! Gerrit Cole stated- "if you're going to bet on a gamble, then Taillon is the guy to gamble on". He also is coming out a testicular cancer surgery . I'm curious- If His follow up treatment for cancer, will include some kind of steroid more than likely??? As for the Yankees, the trade also reunites a pair of former teammates in Taillon and Cole, who were both highly touted prospects in Pittsburgh's organization and played together with the Pirates in 2016 and 2017. Yankees manager Aaron Boone had asked Cole about Taillon after New York had engaged Pittsburgh in trade talks. "I told them, 'If you are going to bet on somebody, if you are going to go to battle with someone, that Jameson is the guy you want next to you'," Cole told the New York Post. "He is not fazed. He always makes people around him better. He is one of the most resilient people I have ever known." Taillon told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he's "super excited" to be reunited with Cole. "I'm excited. We used to dream of coming up through the Pirates system together and doing some great things. Unfortunately, we never completely hit our stride together. We had some great moments, but we developed a real friendship and connection," he told the newspaper. Taillon most recently pitched in the majors in 2019, when he went 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA in seven starts. He went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA the previous season. Taillon, who is under contract for $2.25 million in 2021, also missed time during the 2017 season while battling testicular cancer. His first Tommy John surgery was performed in 2014, when he was pitching in the Pirates' minor league system.
Just saw an Aaron Boone interview on "High Heat. Reminded me of an old Johnny Horton tune called :It.\'s the same old story that the crow told me". Boone had all the corrects answers for the homers. Gleyber must do better, We still like Gary and Chapman, gonna miss Tanaka, hope that Kluber and Tallion can come through. %^^%&&(((6 Gonna be another one of those seasons.
This article was posted today. CC Sabathia and the painful but all-too-relatable path to sobriety (espn.com)
Interesting, I had no clue, had some hunches, but not to the tune of "60 Vicodin or Percocets a day"! Geezus, it's a wonder the ol' draft horse is still alive. "Coors Extra Gold" almost forgot about that short time-variant. In His Own Words: "I had learned my lesson. And that lesson was: Don't eat honey mustard and onion pretzels next time. Because I was definitely going to drink again, as soon as I could."
