More goodies from the Yankees’ document dump, though this time they’re more amusing than outrageous. Among the paperwork the team sent over to the city as part of its “stadium planning” claims is a crib sheet listing players’ hotel-room aliases:
Among the more notable monikers:
Pseudonym: Simon Phoenix
Real name: Mike Mussina
Interpretation: Either the bookish hurler is a big Demolition Man fan, or he just identifies with characters who unexpectedly find themselves out of place in the 21st century. There is no truth to the rumor that when Wesley Snipes blew a line reading, he snorted, “Who are they going replace me with?”… [read more]