" 'He never refused the ball, but we pushed the envelope a little bit with him,' Joe Torre said of Proctor, who led AL relievers with 102 1/3 innings, appeared in consecutive games 19 times, and worked three games in three days three times."
Proctor led AL relievers in appearances and innings only because Torre had previously shredded the shoulders of Tanyon Sturtze and Steve Karsay.
Which forces Cashman to carry twelve pitchers.
Which costs Bernie Williams a roster spot.
While Torre wonders why Bernie Williams won't return his phone calls.
Anyway, this article is about how Proctor is guaranteed a spot on the Yankees and can start settling down and look for an apartment in Manhattan.
George King describes the situation thusly:
"The Yankees' bullpen depth appears better than in recent years, but the chances of Chris Britton, Jose Veras, Luis Vizcaino or Humberto Sanchez taking Proctor's seventh-inning gig away are astronomical."
The chances of the non-Proctors pitching in the seventh inning are astronomical.
The chances of the non-Proctors pitching in the seventh inning are inconceivably large.
The possibility of this particular outcome is inconceivably large.
I know the New York Post ain't the New Yorker, and I also figured out what King is trying to say.
King meant to say the odds for the non-Proctors, compared to Proctor, are astronomical. Also acceptable would be that the chances for the non-Proctors are infinitesimal.
Since I am a reader who has a working knowledge of the English language, I was forced to do a triple-take.
George, seriously: Put down the booze and pick up a dictionary.
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