Marc Carig is the Yankees beat writer for the Star-Ledger, and his musings on Twitter are often priceless. He’s down in Tampa, of course, and came up with this beauty earlier today:
Confirmed: Michael Pineda’s hands are the size of dinner plates. CC’s dinner plates.
From now on, every time I see Pineda, I’ll look at his hands and think of these.
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Oh my goodness that is a hoot Jane.
That’s fabulous. Not only a great line…but a great asset!
Nothin’ like having big oversized hand for an athlete, esp. in our fave team sports. Being of the opposite end of the spectrum, I know all too well the disadvantages of the reverse…
Once upon a time, late ’90s I think, my son and I got passes to go to the NBA All-Star Game pregame festivities. They had a lazy afternoon full of fun, kid-friendly hands-on activities. One thing that Alex and I never forgot: place your hand into a plaster cast mold of SHAQ’S (that’s Mr. O’Neal, he of the 7-foot-plus, 400-lb. frame) and see how it measures up. Alex’s was like a puppy’s…my whole hand barely filled the palm of Shaq’s. All the better to hold that spheroid object, whatever it is…and do amazing things…!
I thought so too, Peg.
Dave, I would imagine that Shaq has hands the size of Rhode Island, or maybe bigger.
LOL! Just hope CC doesn’t get HONGRY and try to snatch whatever’s in Pineda’s dinner plate hands. Haha. Great tweet.
Supposedly, Jeff, CC is planning to watch his weight this season, which may mean he’ll watch it go up!
I have to imagine that CC’s dinner plates are the equivalent of average people’s serving platters. :-)
I was seriously considering posting a pic of two platters instead of plates, Sue. We’re on the same page!
No Braun post, Jane? I don’t blame ya. I’m tired of it too. PS, I will be watching CC’s waistline very closely now this season! LOL!
Are you sure they are the size of CC’s plates and not his bowls holding his box of Cap’n Crunch?? hee, hee
I have nothing to add about the Braun situation, Jeff. I don’t follow the National League or its players much, and the PED issue is so old to me. Yes, it’s big news that he was the first to get his suspension overturned – on a technicality too – but I just don’t find myself getting all hot about it.
I think CC’s given up the cereal, DJ. Maybe he’s eating granola these days. :)
At the Safe at Home event with Sandy Koufax, Sandy compared hands with Clayton Kershaw. Boy! Sandy has big hands! I am remembering Little Red Riding Hood saying to the wolf “What big hands you have!” I think it was when I was in 3rd grade that I played the wolf in a Saturday show the school put together.
-Emma
I’m laughing at all the big hands comments, Emma, including yours about Koufax. I can’t help thinking about what they say about men with big hands…..
Lol Jane. Funny I never thought about that. Was just thinking when I played the wolf in the Little Red Riding Hood. But now you got me thinking…. Hmm LOL
I’m corrupting you, Emma! I just can’t help remembering the OJ trial when Marcia Clark said to F. Lee Bailey, “Mr. Bailey, this glove must belong to you because you have small hands.” And he was mortified.