Bill Carter
@wjcarter
Author of 4 books including The Late Shift+ War for Late Night. NYT Media reporter for 25+ yrs. Exec Prod of doc series "Story of Late Night"
Insane to trade this guy now. Maybe offer Wells?
Yankees fans need to realize that if Eugenio Suarez is going to be in pinstripes we’re going to have to give up Spencer Jones
As I said yesterday, CBS could only be deluded if it believed the “financial pressure” rationale would fly unchecked. Hollywood outraged, WGA calling for investigation into possible bribe. And Trump openly jumping for joy. Rough ride ahead.
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The guy who stiffed and cheated every contractor he ever promised to pay actually stiffed a gullible senator whose vote he needed? What a shocker!
Remember all of those hefty handouts Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski won in exchange for sealing the deal on Donald Trump’s behemoth budget bill? It looks like the president has found a way to get out of delivering. “I feel cheated." trib.al/kKjOO4F
Does ANYBODY believe Trump will respond to a sternly worded statement? The guy lives for publicity. Put up or shut up: boycott his trip, stop enabling him. If WHCA has any juice at all it will take action and not just wag a finger at a bully and then go on as normal.
Statement by @weijia on behalf of the @whca on Trump excluding the @WSJ from the White House press pool as punishment for its coverage:
This guy really needs an injection of self awareness bc he is without a shred of it.
Did he get into which skills he had that made him so valuable to a Ukrainian gas company in here or no?
Why are ppl not saying this is starting to look like an unreal talent who took time but has figured it out? Judge took long time too. Guys w that size usually have big holes in swing— until SOME of them figure it out. Jones’ last 15 games are not just great. They’re spectacular.
Okay I know the red flags are all over the place with Spencer Jones and his contact rates. But at some point the guy hits an absolute bomb every single game lol. This is an insane heater and you know....his Triple-A K rate is only 27%.....
Here's best Yankee comparison. Player goes to AAA; 40 games, bats .361, 11 HR, just under 1.100 OPS, before being called up. Jones has played 15(!) AAA games, bats .428, 10 HR, over 1.400 OPS (!) First guy? Mickey Mantle. Of course you never know, but trade a guy like that?
I wasn’t a believer in Spencer Jones as more than a lottery ticket until 6 weeks ago, when he started destroying baseballs & even then I retained skepticism. What he’s doing right now is something I’ve never seen from a prospect at any level. You cannot deal him for a rental
Insanity. Who hits like this and doesn't become a stud?
Sell high!!!!! Where is he playing on the Yankees?
Trade Grisham, who's having EXCELLENT season, to NL contender who needs good CF. Or one of the catchers. Plus good P at AA or AAA. That should bring decent return. Almost nothing you could get for Jones would guarantee a Championship team. Giving away a MASSIVE slugger? Loony.
Spencer Jones is playing himself out of trade talks. Seems like he’ll be MLB ready very soon. The outfield is crowded. What do you do?
Who in their right mind would trade a guy who looks like the next great MLB slugger? For ANYTHING. Yankees had been waiting to see if Jones would figure it out: 440 BA. 10 HR in 16 games, 1300+ OPS? And ppl say trade him for 33yr old rental player? Complete insanity.
Yankee fans better be prepared that the price for Suarez may be Spencer Jones. Not saying the Yankees should or shouldn’t do it but there is a bidding war
Totally accurate. Would not be championship team even w Suarez.
We don’t win the World Series with this team and we don’t have Spencer jones for the next 6-12 years. Not just no but hell no.
Such a misbalanced team: 4 good outfielders ( w Jones now tearing AAA apart) and a black hole on left side if infield. Also 3 left hitting catchers and good prospect at AAA. If they trade it should probably be a catcher. Or Grisham. Not Jones.
Yankees 7/20 Domínguez LF Judge RF Bellinger CF Stanton DH Chisholm Jr. 2B Goldschmidt 1B Rice C Volpe SS Vivas 3B Stroman SP
To be fair, nobody trashed ppl paying the bills more than Dave L. Issue isn’t $ loss; that’s fair reason to make a move, tho doesnt happen often w much-watched show. Issue is timing. Paramount has deal hanging, pushed this decision now. That LOOKS like capitulation to bullying.
Reaction to Stephen Colbert getting fired by CBS. It takes a special type of arrogance to be making 16 million, losing 40 million and publicly bash the people paying your bills.
Odenkirk’s range is astonishing. Check out his performance as Uncle Lee in “ The Bear.” Looks like a 30 year older version of this kick ass guy. Amazing.
Nobody ruins his vacation. Nobody 2 hits theaters August 15.
Missed both badly. Ump stands up too high, gives crazy high strike zone.
Where’s ABS when you need it
This is truly world-class what-about-ism. Suggesting a name GIVEN to him at birth is somehow an indictment and he’s guilty of something bc of it. Congrats on the achievement!
Seriously? What kind of U.S. president has Hussein for a middle name?
They need much more than 3B. Their SS is not a major league player. Pitching is a shambles. No way to build champ team thru trades at this point. Shouldn’t give up Jones for futile chase. They blew this season w terrible off season. Get minor upgrade at 3d, play season out.
Yankees need Suarez for 3B (or anyone not batting .149!)
This isn’t a championship team no matter what moves he made. Pitching is train wreck. Total blank on left side of infield. All he has to trade is Jones, who’d likely go on to be a 40 HR guy somewhere else. Better to keep him. Make minor acquisition for 3d, play out the season.
Just a terrible Yankees team man, wasting Judge prime years, Cashman better make HUGE moves by July 31st if they wanna win a World Series. If not, they may miss playoffs.
Thanks for the shoutout.
With The Late Show coming to a close, I highly recommend @wjcarter’s: •The Late Shift (on Leno vs. Letterman for Tonight Show & creation of Late Show) •The War for Late Night (on Leno vs. Conan) Both books provide integral background to late night TV & all of its intricacies
Writers Guild is asking NY Attorney General to investigate “potential wrongdoing” by Paramount in canceling Colbert.