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Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:50 am EDT

Yankees go the healthy route in clubhouse

By Joe Zedalis

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So it has come to this in New York: You can't get a Baby Ruth in the clubhouse that was home to Babe Ruth. New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi has banned candy and ice cream in an effort to create a more healthy diet.

Furthermore, the Journal News of Westchester County reported that the Yankees asked opposing teams to remove the offending items from the visitors' clubhouse before the team arrives. In Tampa Bay, the candy was replaced with nuts, dried fruit and granola, hardly an inspiring rhyme scheme for "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" ( . . . Buy me some peanuts, dried fruit and granola, I don't care if I ever go hoo-ma?).

Yankees players, meanwhile, were seen smuggling banned items (candy bars, not steroids) into the clubhouse. It all leads to one important question: If the Yankees announce the hiring of Craig, will it be Roger or Jenny?

Source: Los Angeles TimesNew Window

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  1. shiekdom
    1. Posted by shiekdom Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:19 pm EDT

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    Leave it to the Los Angeles Times to find such exciting news. Why Yahoo would waste space on it is really the question.
  2. Skippy
    2. Posted by Skippy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    This is old news. What they did not say is whether or not the Yankees banned chewing tobacco. It would be pretty rediculous if they did not.
    "Oh, I'm sorry you cant have any candy but you can most certainly put some cancerous filth in your mouth!"
    Stupid!
  3. yankeefans.rock
    3. Posted by yankeefans.rock Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:54 pm EDT

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    There are depictions on the back of iodine bottles of people who are smarter than this author! What a waste of bandwidth!
  4. Kenneth C
    4. Posted by Kenneth C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    There are depictions on the back of iodine bottles of people who are smarter than this author! what a waste of bandwidth!
  5. Brown Clown
    5. Posted by Brown Clown Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    it so easy to criticize others' work. how would you like someone coming to your job and telling you that you're a waste of space. if this article was a waste of time, why'd you click on it. there was intrigue, so you clicked. i agree it's not earth shattering news, but you all need to get a life.
    don't like the story, you do some reporting, send it in for submission, and see if it gets picked up. until then, shut your mouths and focus on something more productive to do with your time, like actually contributing something valuable o this world.
  6. Skippy
    6. Posted by Skippy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    They should also ban chew then too.
  7. ADAN H
    7. Posted by ADAN H Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    While this is certainly not a major story, there's some sense to it. Part of the team's promptness to injuries, besides the age of some of the players, is that some of them are or were overweight and out of shape. We know that Giambi and Abreu were required to lose weight in the off season and during spring training, as well as other players; although I don't think Giambi's weight problem has to do with food, but that's a whole other blog. While the team cannot control how they eat in their own time, they can at least attempt to help what they eat while in the stadium. I just hope that Girardi doesn't start noticing that some fans are too fat and decides to substitute beer and hot dogs with green tea and garden salads.
  8. live 4 surf
    8. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    hey man do you have a snickers.
  9. thomasg.
    9. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    healthy is good, they need to go surfing or eat some peanut butter cups.
  10. Jason
    10. Posted by Jason Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    The Yankees are a bunch of pansies.
  11. A Yahoo! User
    11. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:51 pm EDT

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    you all, including me, should get a life! Go White Sox!!!
  12. A Yahoo! User
    12. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:52 pm EDT

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    Go white sox!!!!!
  13. A Yahoo! User
    13. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:53 pm EDT

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    Omg!!! go white sox!!!
  14. A Yahoo! User
    14. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:54 pm EDT

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    Loud noises!!!!
  15. Lou.M.
    15. Posted by Lou.M. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    Is that a cigarette in Giardi's hand in the accompaning picture to this article?I could be wrong because I have poor eyesight due to a poor diet.
  16. Peter D
    16. Posted by Peter D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:21 pm EDT

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    yeah it hurt to read this
  17. Bob D
    17. Posted by Bob D Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    Acutally its a pen in girardi's had. He's notoriously famous for taking notes on strategy while he was Torre's bench coach and probably still does.
  18. The Champiiiin
    18. Posted by The Champiiiin Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    Zing.... old news
  19. malachi poopntach
    19. Posted by malachi poopntach Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    While this is certainly not a major story, there's some sense to it. Part of the team's promptness to injuries, besides the age of some of the players, is that some of them are or were overweight and out of shape. We know that Giambi and Abreu were required to lose weight in the off season and during spring training, as well as other players; although I don't think Giambi's weight problem has to do with food, but that's a whole other blog. While the team cannot control how they eat in their own time, they can at least attempt to help what they eat while in the stadium. I just hope that Girardi doesn't start noticing that some fans are too fat and decides to substitute beer and hot dogs with green tea and garden salads.
  20. stedman
    20. Posted by stedman Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

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    wow the rest of you criticizing this article for being a waste of time and energy, sure spent time and energy to read it and then post a comment... got hypocrisy ?
  21. Lou.M.
    21. Posted by Lou.M. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    #23--thank you for clearing that up for me. I didn't know you could become notoriously famous--for taking notes lol
  22. jerry b
    22. Posted by jerry b Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    Can we ban Hank Steinbrenner next?
  23. Kim Chee
    23. Posted by Kim Chee Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    they should have more cabbage in clubhouse
  24. ABEETZWMOOTS
    24. Posted by ABEETZWMOOTS Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    Craig out of the bullpen sounds better than Hawkins or Farnsworth!

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