It’s time for another dose of that medicine that I like to refer to as “Why doesn’t anybody listen to me?”  And you’re about to get a heaping spoonful. Warning: If you’re tired of talking about Joba, you’d be best to click on your merry way.  Because, yes, I’m going to do that again. I’ve [...]

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Tonight, they meet again.  Yes, live from Yankee Stadium, it’s another addition of the Battle of the Braggarts. Joba will face off against Huff for the first time since the infamous in-your-face fist pumps of May tenth. For a recap, Huff hits a dinger off of Joba, and as he’s rounding the bases makes an [...]

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For three consecutive days, the Yanks have won beat the Twins with a walk-off home run.  And for three consecutive days, the Yanks have shoved a whipped cream pie in the face of the guy responsible for the victory. Here’s what I want to know:  Where do these pies come from?  Are they just lying [...]

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Earlier today, I was at my neighborhood coffee shop — not an uncommon phenomenon as caffeine is my lifeblood.  Some clown in front of me wearing a Yankees hat and an oversized royal blue tracksuit with an unfortunate sheen to it walked up to the counter blabbing away on his cell phone. He took a [...]

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(For those of you who are unfamiliar with my use of quotations to signify irony, see this post on the subject.) During about the fifth inning of last night’s game against the Twins, I received the following e-mail from a friend.  A friend from whom I probably haven’t heard since late ’08:  “Do you realize [...]

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Honesty is such a lonely word.  (Everyone is so untrue) My reference to Billy Joel is pointed.  I figure that since I am tipping my hat to Upper-deki, I might as well pay tribute to his recently discovered love of America’s favorite 80′s pop rock icon from Long Island.  (He has mysteriously changed all of [...]

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At the moment, there are a lot of things going on that I could talk about. A.J. Burnett returning to his old hometown, where he was met by both a crushing defeat and a chorus of boos.  Upper-deki leaving the game after just one at-bat with a strained hamstring. Derek Jeter sitting out last night’s [...]

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Those of you who have gotten to know my approach to the world might look at this photo of two Pirates fans I encountered at Citi Field today and assume you know what’s coming.  You probably figure that I’m going to bemoan the state of America’s youth and then mercilessly insult them for their overblown [...]

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And by the underground, I obviously mean the Citi clubhouse. I talked to David Wright about his recent slump today.  I asked him if,  in the middle of a rough patch, the thought ever crossed his mind that maybe he should have followed in the family tradition and been a cop.  (His father Rhon is [...]

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A-Roid. Mark McGwire.  Barry Bonds.  Jose Canseco.  Roger Clemens. Sammy Sosa.  Manny Ramirez.  What do all of these players have in common? Well, as of about noon today, the obvious answer to that question is that that they’re all alleged to have used some kind of performance enhancing substance. (In Manny’s case, exactly which kind [...]

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