“I don’t want to play golf.  When I hit a ball I want someone else to go chase it” ~ Rogers Hornsby Saturday found your humble blogger at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees played game two of a three game series against the Houston (pronounced “How-ston” in New York) Astros. A heavy air hung over […]

That’s baseball and it’s my game, y’know  You take your worries to the game, and you leave them there.  You yell like crazy for your guys.  It’s good for your lungs, gives you a lift and nobody calls the cops.  Pretty girls, lots of ’em ~ Humphrey Bogart. Going up to Yankee Stadium I noticed […]

 “A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings” ~ Earl Wilson Superman has General Zod.  Batman has the Joker.  My stomach has dairy products. Ying and Yang.  For every force of good there is an equal and opposite force of evil.  Today, evil in the guise of the Boston Red Sawks […]

In my post for April 15th I wrote that Nick Johnson had changed his uniform number to “May 5” to honor the date he is placed on the disabled list: baseball-baseball-baseball Well baseball fans, I was off by three days.  Today May 8th the Yankees placed Nick Johnson on the DL.  And let it never […]

 If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry Today I went to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees play a matinee against the Baltimore Orioles. And if you […]

“Why are you downcast my soul?  Why do you sigh within me” – Psalm 42 I’ll tell you why my soul is downcast.  Saturday I went to Yankee Stadium and was greeted by the horrifying spectacle of Javier Vasquez taking the pitcher’s mound.  I suppose those stationed in Pearl Harbor on board the Arizona must […]

Despite winning the game and taking a 3-2 lead in the World Series against arch-rival the Brooklyn Dodgers, Yankee manager Casey Stengel faces criticism for removing Don Larsen.  Larsen, who had been pitching a perfect game, was removed after  6 2/3 innings in favor of a relief pitcher. Bombarded with reporters after the game, Stengel […]

“A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz”  ~ Humphrey Bogart The New York Yankees  (representing truth and decency and justice) played game two of their three game series against the Texas Rangers Saturday,  I was lucky  enough to freeze in the upper deck while watching. Being Spring the weather was […]

People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring  ~ Rogers  Hornsby Six long months after the New York Yankees, representing truth, justice and the American way, won their 27th World Championship, I attended my first game […]

It has been confirmed that celebrity super couple Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson have parted ways. “It’s true” said Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman when asked about the rumor.  “Our sources have confirmed that they are no longer together. Needless to say this is a big blow to the Yankee organization.  Sure we’ve already lost […]