Friday, March 15, 2013

Old Timer's Day Redone: Doin' Timer's Day

My brother and I stumbled upon this amazing idea. One day, we were talking about older Yankees, particularly ones who were recently arrested and played during our youth (essentially mid 1980s on). We stumbled across a great idea: the Doin' Timer's Day. We're going to take Old Timer's Day, the classic Yankees game of former players, and do a team of former Yankees who have been arrested. It'll be in a prison and we'll call it The Doin' Timers Day game. So, what qualifies you to make the team? There are a few requirements.

  1. They had to play for the Yankees in some capacity. Outside of a current prospect and a former prospect who was a bust, each player played for the Yankees at some point in their career.
  2. They have to have a verifiable arrest, either a mugshot that was released, a police report notice or a news clipping that can be traced (most papers have posted old, archived articles on the internet).
  3. Position, Name, Charge listed in order 

Let's take a look at who could be on the roster:

Offense

C   Jim Leyritz (Vehicular Manslaughter)
1B Joe Pepitone (DUI, Assault, Cocaine Possession)
2B Chuck Knoblauch (Assault)
SS Dale Berra (Drug Possession/Drug Raid)
3B Butch Hobson (Cocaine Possession)
LF Chad Curtis (Sexual Misconduct - inappropriately touching children)
CF Mel Hall (Rape - 12 year old girl)
RF Jose Canseco (What didn't he get arrested for? Reckless Driving, Battery, Loaded Weapon)
DH Darryl Strawberry (Drug Possession, Prostitution Solicitation)

Bench 
OF Otis Nixon (Drug Possession), OF Andruw Jones (Assault), OF Rusty Torres (Sexual Abuse), OF Luis Polonia (Sex with underage girl), OF Austin Kearns (DUI), OF Shane Spencer (DUI), OF Karim Garcia (w/Spencer, beat up a Pizza shop owner), OF Claudell Washington (Drug possession/Spousal assault), OF Slade Heathcott (Top Prospect currently/DUI)

Starting Pitching

SP Doc Gooden (Assault, Battery, Drug Possession, DUI multiple times)
SP Brien Taylor (Did not play in majors/Bar fight, Child Abuse, Cocaine Trafficking)
SP Michael Pineda (DUI)
SP Matt Keough (DUI multiple times)
SP John Montefusco (Aggravated assault, terroristic threats)

Bullpen

RP Al Holland (May not have been arrested but suspended by MLB for Drug Use)
RP Shawn Chacon (Unpaid gambling markers)
RP Joba Chamberlain (DUI)
RP Jeff Reardon (Armed robbery, drug use)
RP Jason Grimsley (Drug raid)

The Deceased (may they rest in peace)


SP Hideki Irabu (DUI)
SP Rod Scurry (Drug Possession)
SP Pascual Perez (Drug Possession)
RP Steve Howe (Drug/Alcohol)

Pseudo Arrest - Steve Sax (in the classic Simpsons episode, Homer at the Bat)

What do you think? My biggest question is: Why are there so many outfielders?

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