tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post7876036786748774612..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: What Is a Jimmy Yacabonis?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-24091826722880153242017-11-08T22:54:20.164-05:002017-11-08T22:54:20.164-05:00Please excuse the typo: I meant here for his in th...Please excuse the typo: I meant here for his in the part just before *for generations.*vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-71556038728407581742017-11-08T22:51:45.448-05:002017-11-08T22:51:45.448-05:00Elisabeth: I take umbrage with what you said about...Elisabeth: I take umbrage with what you said about Yacabonis's name. JK.<br />I'm of Lithuanian descent and his name is almost certainly Lithuanian, even if it's possible that his family was his for generations and they lost touch with their roots.<br />The one common mistake is that the J in Lithuanian is pronounced like a Y; therefore, it's quite possible that somewhere in his past his name was spelled Jacabonis.<br />Remember Johnny Unitas? My father used to laugh whenever he saw his name on TV. Jonaitis---as he told me---is a very common name in Lithuania.vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-10285734683985889222017-11-07T20:53:44.303-05:002017-11-07T20:53:44.303-05:00hopefully, he's a future O'Day. He could ...hopefully, he's a future O'Day. He could probably learn a lot from being in the pen with Darren.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-10664230991380361812017-11-07T17:18:48.925-05:002017-11-07T17:18:48.925-05:00Yacabonis has a fastball with plus velocity and pl...Yacabonis has a fastball with plus velocity and plus movement. He has a good enough (45 fringe average) slider. His mechanics get out of sync routinely and he needs to do a better job of repeating his delivery. He's never going to have above average command, but he needs to be around the plate if he's going to stick in the majors.btwrestler119https://www.blogger.com/profile/13114527219746054252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-78174655195989271602017-11-07T10:56:50.356-05:002017-11-07T10:56:50.356-05:00Sounds like some kind of sour drink you would be s...Sounds like some kind of sour drink you would be served poolside in Aruba.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655243516414448784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-59593539051987499682017-11-07T09:18:55.540-05:002017-11-07T09:18:55.540-05:00All the tide guys seem to walk a lot. Is there any...All the tide guys seem to walk a lot. Is there any evidence it is a coaching problem? This was an interesting article and I look forward to more, but it doesn't seem that Yacabonis has any place in a good bullpen.<br />You mentioned Chris Lee, who has been terrible. Every time I read about him, I remember that he was kept in lieu of Andrew Triggs, who was waived and immediately became a solid Oakland rotation piece before an injury.<br />It will be interesting to read your commentary on Lee, I hope he won't be another bad decision.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.com