Yankee Baseball is Back!
It's Monday night and I'm settling into my baseball season routine - rush home from teaching a class at the gym, listen to the pre-game show with Sterling and Suzyn as I drive home, and then flip on YES and hope to catch the first pitch. Not sure who we have on YES tonight - Kay and Singleton, Flaherty, Kay, Singleton, maybe Al Leiter (or is he back?). In any event, nothing better to do when you're tired on a Monday night but lie around and watch the game. Moose is up tonight. Speaking of Moose, I had the opportunity to see him pitch in spring training against the Marlins. I'd have to say the highlight of that game was actually standing about ten feet away watching him throw his warm-up tosses in the bullpen and taking some photos though he REFUSED to turn around and look at me. Now, I should know better. He is the pitcher who my sister and I refer to as "The Thinker" so I don't think there was any way he was about to interrupt his routine to smile for my camera though I do wonder if I had mentioned I loved him in "Wordplay" if he would have looked. Unfortunately, he looked his best in the pen and not on the field, but I hope he can shake that tonight.
As far as the rest of the team, I agree with the rest of the sports world and believe that the Yankees (and for that matter the rest of the league) will start hitting again when it gets a bit warmer out. I think Joba looks phenomenal (though he still hasn't pitched many innings yet) and Mo is looking better than ever. Still a little funny seeing Joe Girardi in place of "Mr Torre" (I wonder who holds Derek's bat between innings now?), but I definitely think we're in for a good season. And of course, we get to let Fox and the delightful team of Buck and McCarver get us all fired up for the first series of the year between the "rivarly" this upcoming weekend. Feels good to just sit down and settle into a game.
What are your thoughts on the season thus far?
