Jane Heller

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

  • About
    • Bio
    • FAQ
  • Publications
    • Books
      • Romantic Comedies
      • Caregiving
      • Baseball
      • TV Tie-In
    • Articles
  • Blogs
    • Mainly Jane
    • Confessions of a She-Fan
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Press
    • Press Materials/Three Blonde Mice
  • Speaking
  • Contact

The Kids Are All Right

February 27, 2011

I’m in a movie mood, granted, given that the Oscars start in a few hours. But my headline isn’t about this.

It’s about Nova and Montero and Betances and – my fave from yesterday – Vazquez. Eric Chavez will probably get the remaining infielder job, despite his lobster claws playing first today, but Jorge the II can hit! Two homers in two days? Yeah, I know. Shelley Duncan was on that track and look what happened to him. But for now I’m liking him a lot.

Sorry, I digress. I meant to start with Nova. He was sharp. And fearless. He threw one that buzzed Polanco’s head and acted like it was no big deal. I know the word “poise” is overused, but he’s got some; you can just tell he’s ready for prime time.

It was fun seeing Montero make his debut. Did he do anything spectacular? Not really. But he and Nova seemed to be in a nice rhythm and he really worked his at bats.

I have to say that the highlight of the Yankees’ win over the Phillies was the appearance of Dellin Betances (whom I couldn’t help calling Beyonces). Um, why aren’t we FedEx-ing this kid right to the majors? He’s big and strong and throws strikes at 97 mph. As I watched him I kept going, “Who cares about Cliff Lee?” Speaking of Lee, he was interviewed by Michael Kay and said he chose the Phillies because they gave him the best chance to win a championship. Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that, Cliffy.

Photo: Kevin H./flickr

P.S. Friend of the Blog, Corinne, sent me a pic of her mom in Monument Park. As you can read from her comment below, she and her family arranged for a Stadium tour for her mother, who seems to have been given the royal treatment! Thanks for the pic and the wonderful story, Corinne!

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Cliff Lee, Dellin Betances, Eric Chavez, Ivan Nova, Jesus Montero, Jorge Vazquez, Phillies, Shelley Duncan, Yankees

Search

Archives

Blogroll

  • An A-Blog For A-Rod
  • Baseball & The Boogie Down
  • Baseball for Girls
  • Bats
  • Bleeding Yankee Blue
  • Blogging the Bombers
  • Bomber Babe
  • Bombers Beat
  • Boys of Summer
  • Bronx Baseball Daily
  • Can't Stop the Bleeding
  • Chat Sports Yankees Page
  • Cooperstown Cookie Company
  • Deadspin
  • DP57
  • Fanne Fatale
  • Gardy Goes Yardy
  • Generation Third
  • Heartland Pinstripes
  • It Is High, It Is Far, It Is…Caught
  • It's About the Money, Stupid!
  • iYankees
  • Jane Heller's Web Site
  • Lady at the Bat
  • Lady Loves Pinstripes
  • LenNY's Yankees
  • LoHud Yankees Blog
  • Made in 1903 Yankees Blog
  • MLB.com
  • My Pinstripes
  • MyYESWeekly
  • Paul Lebowitz
  • Pinstripe Posts
  • Red State Blue State
  • Respect Jeter's Gangster
  • River Ave. Blues
  • Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
  • Sliding Into Home
  • Sox and Pinstripes
  • Star Ledger
  • Subway Squawkers
  • Thanking the Lord I'm a Yankee Fan
  • The Bronx View
  • The Foxx Loves the Yankees
  • The Greedy Pinstripes
  • The Sommer Frieze
  • The Yankee Scrolls
  • This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
  • Through the Fence Baseball
  • Traveling Baseball Babes
  • Was Watching
  • Yankee Hottie
  • Yankees 'N More
  • Yankees Online Magazine
  • Yanks and More
  • YES Network Web Site
  • Zell's Pinstriped Blog

Tag Cloud

A-Rod A.J. Burnett Andy Pettitte Angels Bartolo Colon Blue Jays Brett Gardner Brian Cashman caregiving CC Sabathia Cinema Society Curtis Granderson Dave Robertson Derek Jeter Dodgers Freddy Garcia Hiroki Kuroda Indians Ivan Nova Joba Chamberlain Joe Girardi Jorge Posada Mariano Rivera Mariners Mark Teixeira Masahiro Tanaka Mets Michael Pineda Nick Swisher Orioles Phil Hughes Rafael Soriano Rangers Rays Red Sox Robinson Cano Royals Russell Martin Santa Barbara spring training Tigers Twins White Sox Yankees You'd Better Not Die or I'll Kill You

Follow Me!

  • Jane Heller on Goodreads
  • Jane Heller on Pinterest
  • Jane Heller on Facebook
  • Jane Heller on Twitter

Get in touch!

I’d love to hear from you! Contact me!
Tweets by @janeheller1

Copyright © 2019 Jane Heller