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Return of the Jinx

Episode III

Evil Empire on Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview cover for third year in a row. Won't return to Series for third year in a row either.


Lucchino Skywalker:

"The Force Will Be With Us"

 

"The Evil Empire extends its tentacles even into Latin America" to grab Jose Contreras

 

Luke Skywalker
Taking on the Evil Empire
"I can't see a thing in this helmet"

Lucchino Skywalker
Taking on the Evil Empire
"I can see clearly now Jose is gone"

Jabba the Hutt
Worm-like Slug,
Kingpin of Crime
"This bounty hunter is my kind of scum... fearless and inventive!"

Grabba the Boss
Worm-like Slug,
Kingpin of Crime
"This Contreras grab is my kind of scam... ruthless and invective!"

Princess Leia
Blaster Pistol for Weapon
"I'll cover you"

Queen Katie
Secret Weapon
"I'll sing to you"

Han Solo
Leader of the Rebels,
Prefers to fly solo
"No reward is worth this"

Han Theo
Leader of the Rebels,
Never flies solo
"No job is worth this"

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jedi Master,
Follows the Force
"That's no moon it's a space station"

Oh to be John Henry
Futures Master,
Force to be Reckoned with
"That's no ballpark it's a cathedral"

R2-D2
Can't Understand Him
"[beep... whoosh... whistle]"

ES-PN2
Can't Understand Him
"[beep... whoosh... whistle]"

C-3PO
Worry Prone
"Well sir, no one worries about upsetting a droid"

UZD-2BGM
No Worries
"Well sir, no one worries about upsetting a Yankee"

Yoda
Old Jedi Master
"There is no try!, Do or Do not!"

Grady
Old School Manager
"We tried the best we could"

Chewbacca
Needs Haircut
"[grunt... growl... roar...]"

Manny
Needs Haircut
"No money no pride"

 

 

The Empire Strikes Back

Steinbrenner Calls Henry "Stupid" and Lucky "Sick"

12.29.02: NY Daily News: John Henry, your former partner and owner of the Red Sox, was quoted as saying after you signed Contreras that he "was and is a big risk." What's your response?

GS: That's just ridiculous. It makes him look stupid because they did everything they could to get him, including offering more money than we did. They offered $10 million to get him away from us. I give credit to Mr. Contreras. He wanted to play for the Yankees.

John Henry put down $1 million to buy into the Yankees. He gets back $4.7 million. I hope he does as well for his partners.

NY Daily News: Larry Lucchino, president of the Red Sox, called the Yankees "the evil empire" after the signing.

GS: That's B.S. That's how a sick person thinks. I've learned this about Lucchino: he's baseball's foremost chameleon of all time. He changes colors depending on where's he's standing. He's been at Baltimore and he deserted them there, and then went out to San Diego, and look at what trouble they're in out there. When he was in San Diego, he was a big man for the small markets. Now he's in Boston and he's for the big markets. He's not the kind of guy you want to have in your foxhole. He's running the team behind John Henry's back. I warned John it would happen, told him, "Just be careful." He talks out of both sides of his mouth. He has trouble talking out of the front of it.


Wild Card Wannabees

AL Wild

W

L

GB

Oakland

46

36

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Boston

45

37

1.0

Anaheim

44

39

2.5

Chicago

42

38

3.0

Tampa Bay

42

41

4.5

AL East

W

L

GB

New York

51

31

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Boston

45

37

6.0

Tampa Bay

42

41

9.5

Toronto

38

46

14.0

Baltimore

36

45

15.0


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